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Curtis v. Altria Grp., Inc.

2 A release is a contract that will be enforced if it expresses “the intent to release, discharge, or relinquish a right, claim, or privilege by a person in whom the claim exists to a person who seeks to be released.”

Curtis v. Altria Grp., Inc., (stating that appellate courts review questions of statutory interpretation de novo).

n.3, 845-48 (Minn. App. 2010), rev’d on other grounds, d 891 (Minn. 2012).

See Curtis v. Altria Grp., Inc.

Curtis v. Altria Grp., Inc., (noting “where there is ambiguity and construction depends upon extrinsic evidence and a writing, there is a question of fact for the jury”).

See In re Polaris, Inc., (“Determining the appropriate legal standard is a question of law that we review de novo.”); Curtis v. Altria Grp., Inc., (explaining that we review de novo the application of the law).

(standing for the principle that the “judicial construction of a statute, so long as it is unreversed, is as much a part thereof as if it had been written into it originally” (citation omitted) (internal quotation marks omitted)); Curtis v. Altria Group, Inc., (same).

Cf. Curtis v. Altria Grp., Inc., -47 (Minn. App. 2010) (concluding that a plaintiff had not shown that a subsidiary was an alter ego where the record lacked evidence that the alleged parent company had no power to exercise control over the alleged subsidiary or its day-to-day operations), rev’d on other grounds, -96 (Minn. 2012).

Curtis v. Altria Grp., Inc., Dykes v. Sukup Mfg.

“A general release of all claims, known and unknown, will be enforced by the court if the intent is clearly expressed.” Curtis v. Altria Grp., Inc., 8 904 (Minn. 2012) (affirming district court decision to enforce a release in a settlement agreement).

of Bus., Inc., d at 133 (citing Curtis v. Altria Grp., Inc., ).

Curtis v. Altria Gr p., Inc., d 891, 901-02 (Minn. 2012).

Rather, we have said that section 8.31 gives the Attorney General “bro ad and comprehensive authority to investigate” potential violations of state law and “conduct discovery.” Curtis v. Altria Grp., Inc.

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D E C I S I O N “A settlement agreement is a contract, and the court examines the language of the agreement to determine the intent of the parties.” See Curtis v. Altria Grp., Inc. , 6 .

“[T]he remedies available to the State [ Attorney General] are broader than those available to a private litigant.” Curtis v. Altria Grp ., Inc.

See Curtis v. Altria Grp., Inc., n.6 (Minn. 2012) (assuming without deciding that one argument was meritorious because the case could nevertheless be resolved based on an alternative argument).

Under section 8.31, the attorney general enjoys “broad and comprehensive authority to investigate, conduct discovery, and sue responsible parties to remedy violations, or potential violations, of the laws under subdivision 1.” Curtis v. Altria Grp., Inc.

Curtis v. Altria Grp., Inc. , , 858 (Minn. App. 2010) (quotations omitted), rev'd on other grounds

Likewise, a release is a contract that will be enforced if it expresses “the intent to release, discharge, or relinquish a right, claim, or privilege by a person in whom the claim exists to a person who seeks to be released.” d 891, 902 (Minn. 2012).

ot to sue “any of the entities released hereby, based on any facts or events that arose on or before date of agreement, including but not limited to any claims released.” “Generally, a release must manifest the intent to release, discharge, or relinquish a right, claim, or privilege by a person in whom the claim exists to a person who seeks to be released.” Curtis v. Altria Grp., Inc.

“A settlement agreement is a contract, and the court examines the language of the agreement to determine the intent of the parties.” Curtis v. Altria Group, Inc., d 891, 901 (Minn. 2012).

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10 See Curtis v. Altria Grp., Inc., , 901 n. 6 (Minn.2012) (“[A] decision by the court ...

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