IS PERSONAL INJURY SETTLEMENT TAXABLE? Is your injury settlement is taxable? Our personal injury lawyers are asked this question often. In many cases, the answer is no – a personal injury settlement is not taxable. IRS Code ยง 104 excludes from gross income money received in compensation for Personal Injury and Sickness. The intent of the code is that damages […]
SHOULD YOU TALK TO LAWYER BEFORE REPORTING CAR ACCIDENT CLAIM TO INSURANCE? Many people wonder after a car accident if they should talk to a lawyer before the insurance company. The answer to this question mostly depends on the seriousness of the accident. If there is just vehicle damage, there may be no need to talk to a lawyer before […]
ELECTRIC SCOOTER HIT BY CAR – LAWSUIT COMPENSATION LAWYER When a scooter is hit by a car, there can be serious injuries to the rider. Our lawyers have handled many scooter injury cases in Minneapolis, St. Paul, and throughout Minnesota. A University of Minnesota student recently posted this video on the university sub-Reddit. The video shows the student riding an […]
GET YOUR FLU SHOT AT AN ACTUAL CLINIC NOT A RETAIL STORE LIKE WALGREEN’S OR TARGET It is convenient to get a flu shot at a store like Target or Walgreens. They even give you a $5 gift card. The problem is they make you sign a liability waiver. This means you agree that they are not responsible for any […]
FATAL ACCIDENT TRUCK REAR ENDED CAR The Minnesota State Patrol reported today that a dump truck slammed into a group of cars on Highway 55 in Rosemount. As a result, two people in the crash were killed. The crash undoubtedly closed the highway for several hours. This is the type of case our truck accident lawyers handle. The report says […]
HOW TO HELP A FRIEND AFTER SERIOUS INJURY ACCIDENT When someone has been seriously injured, family and friends naturally want to offer help. An attorney in our office recently came across a book called How to Be a Friend to a Friend Who’s Sick, by Letty Cottin Pogrebin. Our MN lawyers have represent people who were seriously injured in an […]
SUING FOR COMPENSATION AFTER INJURY – MEDICAL BILLS, WAGE LOSS, MORE Can you sue the person that injured you, and is it worth it? That is a frequent question asked of our injury lawyers. The answer, of course, depends on the situation. Sometimes, just because you can sue doesn’t mean that you should. However, if you were seriously injured and […]
Doctor Hospital Mistakes Cause More than 250,000 deaths in the U.S. annually Each year, more than 250,000 deaths in the United States occur as a result of medical error. That makes medical mistakes the third leading cause of death in the U.S. This was the conclusion of a study published in The BMJ and reported in the online Medical News […]
CAN I SUE MY EMPLOYER FOR WORK INJURY? People injured at work frequently call our personal injury lawyers. Often, they want to know if they can sue their employer. As always with the law, the answer is that it depends. However, in general an employee is limited to workers compensation insurance and cannot otherwise sue the employer for an on-the-job […]
IS DOG OWNER STILL RESPONSIBLE FOR BITE IF THEY POSTED BEWARE SIGN? Can you still sue for dog bite even if the property had a “Beware of Dog” sign? In general, the answer is yes. Minnesota law holds the owner strictly liable if their dog bites or injures someone. In fact, there are only two exceptions: If the person was […]
