Mesothelioma is a very rare and aggressive form of lung cancer. Asbestos exposure is basically the only known cause. Back in the day, builders commonly used this natural mineral in ships, skyscrapers, churches, and even family homes. The tiny fibers are so small that...
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Buffalo-Area Hockey Coach Succumbs To Brain Injury
A St. Michael pee-wee hockey coach who slipped on the ice in November has died. What lessons does this tragedy have for Brainerd personal injury lawyers? In November 2018, Coach Harv Graczyk’s skate caught a groove in the ice, and he fell on his head. Coach...
Can Brainerd Personal Injury Lawyers Make Car Crash Defenses Fun?
There is nothing “fun” about a serious car crash. Just a few seconds alter the victim’s life forever, causing tremendous pain and suffering in the process. However, constant hand-wringing and depression over your physical and financial condition...
Should My Brainerd Personal Injury Lawyer Settle My Case?
In the forgettable game show Deal or No Deal, contestants picked numbers at random to win prizes. With a compelling setup like that, the program has to be a winner, right? As their odds for selecting the big prize alternatively rose and fell, the deal, or the...
How Do Brainerd Personal Injury Lawyers Win Slip-and-Fall Claims?
Slip-and-fall incidents account for more than eight million ER visits a year. That’s more visits than car crashes, drug overdoses, or any other kind of unintentional injury. Occasionally, slip-and-fall injuries are not terribly serious. But much more often than not,...
How Do Brainerd Personal Injury Lawyers Help Brain Injury Victims?
Brain injuries lead to more than 2.8 million emergency room visits a year. Even seemingly minor head injuries usually cause hematomas. After a bump on the head, the injured area swells. The skull is to thick that the swollen matter cannot expand, so it remains in...
A Hit-and-Run Driver Injured Me. . .Should I Call a Brainerd Car Accident Lawyer?
More people are asking this question because the number of these incidents is on the rise. Statistics vary by jurisdiction, but somewhere around 50 percent of hit-and-run drivers are caught and successfully prosecuted. But in a way, as far as Brainerd car accident...
How Do Brainerd Accident Lawyers Leverage Vicarious Liability Rules?
In terms of auto insurance, Minnesota has one of the lowest minimum coverage requirements in the country. The $10,000 property protection requirement is not nearly enough to cover the cost of a new vehicle. Moreover, the $30,000 personal injury requirement may only...
What Can Brainerd Injury Lawyers Do About Dog Bite Injuries?
In many cases, dog bite injuries are much more than just embarrassing or annoying. Since 2003, the average injury award has increased 70 percent to over $30,000. That trend will probably continue. Between 2016 and 2017, the average award increased...
Brainerd Accident Lawyers and Motorcycle Crashes
Vehicle collisions kill or seriously injure millions of people each year. Yet for the most part, today’s cars are much safer than they were at the turn of the 21st century. In fact, car crashes are no longer far and away the leading cause of injury-related death in...