The number of TBI-induced emergency room visits has increased 54 percent since 2006. This increase does not include the substantial number of Acquired Brain Injuries. Chronic medical conditions, such as cancer, along with prolonged alcohol or drug poisoning, causes...
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A Buffalo, MN Car Accident Lawyer Examines the Five Types of Driving Impairment
Typically, vehicle collisions are not “accidents.” Certainly, there are times when a victim is in the wrong place at the wrong time. In a few other instances, drivers let down their guard for a moment, and tragedy ensues. But for the most part, people...
Fleeing Motorist Kills Bystander
A local man faces murder charges after he fled from police and struck another vehicle. Can a Brainerd, MN accident lawyer help the victim’s family deal with this tragedy? Shortly after 6 p.m., officers responded to a disturbance call in North Minneapolis. They...
Alcohol-Related Head-On Wreck Injures Two
A March 2019 Rockford crash illustrates the factual and legal issues that Buffalo auto accident lawyers deal with in vehicle collision claims. According to police and witnesses, 46-year-old Thomas Wagner, of Hillman, was northbound on Highway 25 when he drifted into...
The Three Types of Negligence in a Brainerd Car Accident Claim
Most car accidents are not “accidents” in the sense that they were unavoidable or inevitable. Human error, mostly driver error, accounts for over 90 percent of these incidents. When that driver error is also a lack of care, which is usually the case, the...
How Do Brainerd Car Accident Lawyers Win Truck Crash Claims?
Pretty much every product on a Minnesota store shelf spent at least some time on a large truck. So, today’s semi trucks are larger and heavier than ever. As a result, the large truck fatality rate has increased 30 percent since 2009. These large vehicles are...
The Five Elements of a MN Distracted Driving Claim
Increased distracted driving is almost directly related to increased smartphone use and capability. It’s amazing how much these gadgets have advanced since the first iPhone came out in 2007. To keep up with these changes, Minnesota has one of the broadest device...
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...
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...