CAR ACCIDENT IN BORROWED CAR, OWNER AND DRIVER RESPONSIBLE – MN INJURY LAWYER What if someone borrows a car and get in an accident? The simple answer is that both the driver and the owner of the car are responsible. The Minnesota Safety Responsibility Act, MS §169.09(5a), explains what happens if a borrowed car gets in an accident. Basically, if […]
CAR CRASH DEATH FAMILY’S RIGHTS It is unthinkable that someone in your family could be killed in a car accident. However, the Rochlin Law Firm regularly handles these cases. Likewise where a semi-truck hit their car and killed them. Unfortunately, these terrible accidents do happen. Then, you are faced with a range of emotions from such a life-changing event. Worse […]
YOUR RIGHTS AFTER A CAR ACCIDENT Our Minnesota car accident injury lawyers take calls from people who were just in a car or truck accident. Often, the first question to our attorneys is, ‘What are my rights after a car accident?’ Here is a short summary of what you are entitled to, and what you should do, if you are […]
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 may offer yyou a quick settlement. They 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 were badly […]
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 […]
ATTACKED OR 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. […]
TEENAGE PASSENGER SEAT-BELT USE INCREASES A Children’s Hospital and State Farm recently released a report on teen driver safety. The report shows positive trends among teen passengers in car crashes. Apparently, more teenagers are wearing seatbelts. This is good news that will save lives. The Rochlin Law Firm car accident attorneys see too many tragic cases involving teenage drivers and […]
NECK PAIN WHIPLASH AFTER CAR ACCIDENT – MN LAWYER After a car accident, many people have injuries to their neck and back. This is often described as a ‘whiplash’ injury. Whiplash is a term that is used to describe an injury to the neck when the head is flung forward, then back. This is common in a rear end accident […]
REAR ENDED BY CAR OR TRUCK – MN LAWYER The most common Minnesota car accident cases are rear end collisions. People are often rear-ended on the highway when traffic starts to back up or slow down. Usually, the car behind isn’t paying attention or is just not keeping a safe stopping distance. Of course, another frequent cause of a rear […]
WHAT ARE PASSENGER’S RIGHTS IN CAR ACCIDENT? – MN LAWYER The Rochlin Law Firm often represents the passenger injured in a car accident. The first question the lawyer usually gets is: What are my rights when I was a passenger in a car involved in a car crash? Under MN law, the passenger has many rights if they were injured […]
