Rental Car Accident Insurance

ARE YOU COVERED WHEN YOU RENT A CAR? Does you auto insurance cover rental cars? In general, if you own a car with insurance in Minnesota, your auto insurance will cover you if you damage a rental car. Your car insurance will apply even if you rent a vehicle in another state. If you cause an accident with another vehicle […]

Gas Line Explosion Cases

RUPTURED GAS LINE EXPLOSION Our attorneys represent people injured in a gas explosion. One case we settled recently involved a camper in Northern Minnesota. In that case, the gas line to the furnace heater was unplugged by the former owner before selling the camper. After our client purchased the camper, he turned on the gas to start the furnace. When […]

Slip Fall Accident In Office

‘SCARY’ SLIP FALL ACCIDENT IN LAW OFFICE ‘Angry Ghost at Law Firm Pushed Me to Ground, woman says.’ Yes — that is the actual title of a story we found on the ABA Journal news page. It even has a video of the incident. Honestly, it looks like ‘something’ really did push her. Take a look at the article and […]

New Laws For MN Teen Drivers

NEW LAWS FOR TEENAGE DRIVERS TAKE EFFECT Did you know that car crashes are the second most common cause of death for teenagers in Minnesota? There were over 6000 crashes involving a teen driver last year alone – over 16 crashes a day! Our car accident attorneys handle many cases where a teen driver caused a crash. In most cases, […]

Auto Insurance Pre Existing Condition

CAR INSURANCE DENIES INJURY CLAIM BECAUSE OF PREEXISTING CONDITION The new Affordable Care Act (Obama Care) has caused political controversy. But there is one thing many people like about it: You can no longer be denied health insurance because of a preexisting condition. Unfortunately, car insurance medical benefits don’t work that way in Minnesota. Auto insurers can still deny claims […]

Hit and Run Car Accident Insurance Lawyer

INSURANCE COVERAGE AFTER A HIT AND RUN ACCIDENT It is sad and frustrating that someone could cause a car accident and then flee the scene to avoid responsibility. Unfortunately, hit and run is something our Minnesota car accident attorneys have to deal with for injury clients. You do still have options after a hit and run crash. That is something […]

Snowmobile Accident Injury Lawyers MN

ACCIDENT INJURED ON SNOWMOBILE – MN LAWYER As it gets closer to Christmas break, our children are getting more anxious about the lack of snow. We have a family tradition of snowmobiling during Christmas break for many years. Now that they are teenagers and can drive the big snowmobile, they look forward to it even more. But as much as […]

Uninsured Car Accident

WHAT TO DO ABOUT UNINSURED DRIVERS The Star Tribune today had an article about uninsured drivers in Minnesota. They reported that 1 in 10 drivers in Minnesota are driving without auto insurance. That number seems a bit on the high side. Fortunately, less than 1 in 10 of our lawyers’ car accident cases involve an uninsured driver. Nonetheless, uninsured drivers […]

Uninsured Drivers Cause Accidents

CAR ACCIDENT – OTHER DRIVER HAS NO INSURANCE – MN LAWYER What can you do if the other driver in an accident has no auto insurance? Our car accident lawyers deal with this situation too often. You have to use your collision and uninsured motorist coverage. Tip: When You Buy Auto Insurance, Make Sure It Includes Plenty Of Uninsured Motorist […]