CAR WAS STOLEN IS OWNER RESPONSIBLE FOR CRASH? The owner is probably not responsible if the stolen vehicle caused a crash. Under Minnesota law, the owner of the vehicle is usually responsible for any injuries caused by the operation of the vehicle. However, this is only when the vehicle is operated with the owner’s express or implied permission. So, […]
OWNER OF AUTOMOBILE IS RESPONSIBLE WHEN DRIVER CAUSES ACCIDENT INJURY IN MN Our car accident lawyers MN handle many cases caused by someone driving another person’s car. We are often asked: Is the car owner still responsible if someone else driving their car causes an accident? The answer is usually yes in Minnesota. If you let someone borrow your […]
GET MOTORCYCLE MEDICAL INSURANCE COVERAGE BEFORE AN ACCIDENT Over the last 25 years, our lawyers have represented many injured motorcycle riders who were hit by a car. Also, many cases of injured motorcycle passengers when the driver of the bike lost control. We always first ask the injured motorcycle owner if they have PIP (medical and lost wages coverage) […]
CAN I MAKE HOMEOWNERS CLAIM IF I WAS BIT BY FAMILY DOG? The answer to this question depends mostly on whether or not you live in your family’s house. Most homeowners’ insurance policies exclude a claim by one resident of the household against another. However, that does not apply if you do not live at your family’s home. In […]
WHAT IS AMOUNT OF AVERAGE CAR ACCIDENT INJURY SETTLEMENT? How much can you get for a car accident injury? Simple answer: It depends. The money someone gets for a car accident injury settlement depends on three factors: (1) Who was at fault in causing the crash? (2) How bad and life changing are the injuries (including past and future […]
SNOWMOBILE ACCIDENT DRIVER SENTENCED TO PRISON SUED BY LAWYERS A snowmobile driver was recently sentenced for crashing into a family while they were setting up their fish house. The snowmobile driver was drunk and lost control of the snowmobile. Unfortunately, an 8 year-old boy was killed in the accident. The driver of the snowmobile was sentenced to 12 1/2 […]
DISTRACTED BAD DRIVERS CAUSE MN ACCIDENTS Minnesota recently came out poorly in a study of bad driving. According to online auto insurance marketplace QuoteWizard, our state was 6th worst in its list of bad driving states. Our car accident lawyers handle crashes throughout MN. We don’t usually think of Minnesota lagging the rest of the country in anything, so […]
Car Insurance Steps to take before and an accident Being in a car crash is not only stressful; it can be very expensive. A recent survey reported by Fox News found that two-thirds of respondents who were not at fault for their collisions still experienced high out-of-pocket expenses. They were often stuck with the cost of rental cars or […]
NEW YEARS EVE CAR CRASH – BEWARE BE SAFE Our lawyers have had just a few New Year’s Eve car accident cases over the last 25 years. There are probably at least a couple reasons for this: The police are out in force on New Year’s Eve looking for drunk drivers, and many people try to stay off of […]
THIS WEEK IS THE 20th ANNIVERSARY OF ROCHLIN LAW FIRM We are very happy to say that this week is the 20th anniversary of the start of the Rochlin Law Firm. To the memories: Pam Rochlin and David Rochlin had both been lawyers for about 10 years, married but working separately. When the opportunity to start our own firm […]
