HOW TO SUE AFTER A WORKERS COMP CLAIM If you are injured on the job in Minnesota, you are entitled to workers compensation benefits. These payments come from your employer’s insurance.Usually, that also means you cannot sue your employer for the injury. In other words, you can only get the workers comp benefits. However, that may not be true if […]
CHILD INJURED AT DAYCARE – HIGHCHAIR NEGLIGENCE A recent study published in the journal Clinical Pediatrics examined injuries to children who were placed in a highchair. People expect that a child is secure and safe from falls and injuries while in a high-chair at home or daycare. However, the study showed that in the United States, a child is taken […]
MN LAWREQUIRESCOMPENSATION FOR NEGLIGENT ACCIDENT INJURY Our personal injury lawyers were asked why Minnesota law requires money compensation to people who have been injured in an accident. Here is the basic answer:Allowing lawsuits for injury compensation when one person is accidentally injured by another promotes civil justice and a peaceful society. Knowing you can hire an accident injury attorney and […]
CAR ACCIDENT IN BORROWED CAR, OWNER AND DRIVER RESPONSIBLE – MN INJURY LAWYER The Minnesota Safety Responsibility Act, MS §169.09(5a), says what happens if a borrowed car gets in an accident. A motor vehicle owner who gives someone permission to use his car is liable to those injured or damaged by the vehicle’s operation. The Safety Responsibility Act was adopted […]
CAR CRASH DEATH FAMILY’S RIGHTS It is tragic, and really unthinkable, that someone in your family could be killed in a car accident, or a semi-truck hit their car and killed them. But these terrible accidents do happen. Then, you are faced with a range of emotions from such a life-changing event. Worse still, you may be facing serious financial […]
YOUR RIGHTS AFTER A CAR ACCIDENT Our Minnesota car accident injury lawyers often get calls from people who were just in a car or truck accident, Often, the first question to our attorneys is, ‘What are my rights?’ Here is a short summary of what you are entitled to, and what you should do, if you are in a collision […]
Insurance Company Car Accident Settlement Offer:Should I Take It? Talk to an Experienced Minnesota Attorney First After a car accident, the other driver’s car insurance company will sometimes call you and offer a quick settlement.They will usually offer $500 or $1,000 if you are not badly injured.Sometimes they will offer the entire amount of their insured’s policy limits if you […]
PERSONAL INJURY LAWYER IN MN A Minnesota personal injury attorney represents people injured in an accident. This includes car accidents, defective product injuries, dog bites, slip and fall accidents, medical malpractice, etc. Lawyers who are experienced with personal injury law usually focus their practice on either helping people injured in an accident or defending insurance companies against those claims. At […]
ATTACKEDOR INJURED AT A BAR – ATTORNEYS A bar can be a great place to hang out, have fun, and meet people. Unfortunately, some people go to bars to get drunk and cause trouble. Our Minnesota personal injury lawyers represent people injured at a bar. For example, we represented a young woman who was hit by a beer bottle. A […]
TEENAGE PASSENGER SEAT-BELT USE INCREASES The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and State Farm recently released a report on teen driver safety. The report shows positive trends among teen passengers in car crashes. This is good news. Our car accident attorneys see too many tragic cases involving teenage drivers and passengers in their cars. Recently, only half of teen passengers […]
