PEOPLE SERIOUSLY INJURED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT MANY DIFFERENT WAYS The Star Tribune recently reported that a speeding car skidded on an icy south Minneapolis street, went airborne and nose-dived onto two unoccupied vehicles parked behind a home. The crash occurred about 2:30 a.m. near E. 42nd Street and S. Oakland Avenue. It sounds like something right out of […]
CONCUSSION OR BLACKED OUT FROM CAR ACCIDENT – MN ATTORNEY Our car accident lawyers have seen many cases where people ‘black out’ or are temporarily unconscious after a crash. Often, they suffer a direct blow to the head, hitting the steering wheel or the headrest. However, sometimes it happens just by the violence of the person’s head being whipped […]
ACCIDENT CAUSED BY CO WORKER ON THE JOB – WHEN CAN YOU SUE? When you are injured on the job, you have a workers compensation claim. In Minnesota, workers compensation pays your medical bills and a portion of your lost wages for most work injuries. Workers compensation will also pay compensation for any temporary or permanent disability you suffer […]
MENTAL HEALTH CAN SUFFER FROM CHRONIC PAIN AFTER BEING INJURED Many of our cases involve people seriously injured in an accident. Our lawyers represent people with broken bones, torn tendons and ligaments, and amputations. Also, brain injury, loss of an organ, severe burns, and just about any other horrible physical injury you can think of. Unfortunately, most of these injuries […]
HOMEOWNER CAN BE SUED FOR DOG BITE EVEN IF NOT OWNER OF DOG Does homeowners insurance cover a dog bite when the owner of the house does not own the dog? Our attorneys are asked this question regularly. The answer depends on the relationship between the homeowner and the dog owner. In Minnesota, a landlord is usually not responsible […]
FAILURE TO STOP AT STOP SIGN CAUSED FATAL CRASH IN ALEXANDRIA MN The Minnesota State Patrol recently reported a crash at the intersection of Co. Rd. 1 and Hwy. 27 in Douglas County Minnesota. The crash report says a 66-year-old man from Alexandria, MN ran a stop sign and crashed into a pickup. His car then crashed into another […]
CHILD INJURED IN PARENT’S CAR CAN USE OTHER PARENT’S AUTO INSURANCE If an under-age child is injured in a car accident, he or she can get compensation through their parents’ auto insurance policy. But what if the child’s parents don’t live together and have joint custody? This is a very common situation in Minnesota. Our lawyers have represented many […]
MULTI VEHICLE CRASH STARTED BY SEMI TRUCKS SHUTS DOWN HIGHWAY 94 A pileup involving 29 vehicles – half of which were semi trucks – shut down Interstate 94 for hours in both directions near Monticello. A band of snow moved into the area Thursday morning. Unfortunately, the drivers on the road did not adjust their driving accordingly. This is […]
YOUR HEALTH INSURANCE PAYS YOUR MEDICAL BILLS EVEN AFTER ACCIDENT INJURY Were you injured in a car crash, or on someone’s property, or by a dog bite? If so, the insurance for the responsible person or business is required to pay your medical bills and other compensation. However, for the most part, their insurance will only pay you at […]
BURN FROM DEFECTIVE PRODUCT Many of our cases involve a client burned by a defective product. Our lawyers have handled propane tank explosion and burns from a defective gel pot. Also, electrical burns, burn from laser treatment, and many others. Sometimes the burn injury is caused by improper use of the product. However, often it is caused because the […]
