ORGANIZATION HELPS CAR ACCIDENT VICTIMS Our car accident lawyers make sure that people injured in a crash get the compensation they are entitled to in Minnesota.We focus on medical bills, lost wages, future care, pain and suffering, and more. Of course, our attorneys also provide other comfort and advice to our car accident clients. We recently became aware of a […]
ON THE JOB INJURIES REDUCED BUT STILL A PROBLEM Workers have a right to a safe workplace and have rights if injured on the job. Minnesota and federal law requires employers to provide their employees with safe and healthful workplaces. Since the OSHA laws were passed in the 1970s, workplace injuries have been significantly reduced in Minnesota and across the […]
INCREASED PENALTY FOR CAR ACCIDENT DRIVER USING CELL PHONE KSTP recently reported they may have had an impact in changing the law. Specifically, the penalty for causing a car accident while using a cell phone in Minnesota. In November, a KSTP investigation found instances of deadly car crashes involving cell phone use for which drivers spent little or no time […]
TEEN CROSSING STREET HIT BY CAR IN ST. PAUL A 14-year-old boy was hit by a car while walking in St. Paul Sunday evening. Although he was not killed, the boy is now in critical condition. A St. Paul police spokesman said the collision occurred about 7:21 p.m. at Cretin and Carroll avenues. ‘The driver of the striking vehicle is […]
MULTIPLE CAR ACCIDENTS THIS WEEK FROM ICY ROAD – DRIVING TOO FAST The Pioneer Press reported three people died in unrelated car crashes on slippery roads this week in Minnesota. Two of these tragic crashes because of Monday’s snow. A St. Paul man died Monday when he lost control of his 1999 Toyota Camry on Minnesota 55 in Eagan. […]
STATE PATROL CAR ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION RECONSTRUCTION TAKES A LONG TIME Why does a police or State Patrol report/investigation of a car accident take so long to get? Waiting for a police report or State Patrol crash report is frustrating to the victims, as well as our car accident attorneys. The Duluth New Tribune recently reported on this question. The […]
ATV ACCIDENT OWNER RESPONSIBLE We recently received a call from a former client who had co-signed a loan for a friend to buy an ATV.Unfortunately, his name ended up on the title because he co-signed for the loan. His friend was driving the ATV and killed someone in an accident. This former client now has a serious problem. The owner […]
CAR ACCIDENT ON ICY ROADS IN MINNESOTA Minnesota state troopers were kept extra busy late Friday and early Saturday, the Star Tribune reported. Troopers responded to more than 260 crashes on icy and snowy roads across the state in a 24-hour period. People were injured in 33 of those crashes, a State Patrol spokeswoman said via e-mail. Our lawyers […]
WHY YOUR AUTO INSURANCE PAYS MEDICAL BILLS WHEN YOU WERE NOT AT FAULT Many people understandably think if a car accident is not their fault, their auto insurance shouldn’t have to pay.However, Minnesota is a ‘No-Fault’ state.That means every person’s auto insurance pays their own medical bills. Your insurance will pay up to $20,000 no matter which vehicle is at […]
BAD LIGHTING AT CONSTRUCTION SITE CAUSES TRIP FALL INJURY Our cousin was recently injured while walking near a construction site. She had been at a Thanksgiving dinner, and decided to take her dogs for a walk when she got home.Long story short, she tripped and fell and broke a bone in her foot.She also has a big bruise on her […]
