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Workers’ Comp Benefits for Paralysis in Minnesota

If a fall at work leaves someone paralyzed in Minnesota, workers' comp can cover wage loss, medical care, equipment, and long-term support, but the fight is usually over how much and for how long.

ARTICLE by Pete Erickson

Second shock on a Plymouth jobsite, and the deadline may already be running

A delayed electrocution injury in Plymouth can still be a live claim, but Minnesota's notice deadlines start screwing people long before they realize how badly they were hurt.

ARTICLE by Pete Erickson

Gillette injury

$0 on the day it starts can still turn into a serious injury claim later - kind of like a hinge that loosens one tiny turn at a time until the door finally drops. In Minnesota,...

I got tagged for a small traffic violation in Plymouth and now they're trying to dump the whole crash on me

A Plymouth crash claim can survive a petty citation and a bad back history, but Minnesota's fault rules make the details matter fast.

ARTICLE by Karl Lindgren

Is my Bloomington employer trapping me with "light duty" after my stair fall?

What a police report or workplace incident report says about you "just tripping" does not decide your claim; no, "light duty" is not a free pass for a Bloomington employer to...

Prior Ice Fall Complaints and Minnesota Liability

If your landlord already knew a dangerous stair, walkway, or entry kept icing over and did nothing, that can change a Minnesota injury claim in a big way, especially when missing work could threaten your immigration status.

ARTICLE by Tom Wahlberg

Can the insurance company in Minnesota blame my neck pain on an old MRI after a rear-end crash on I-94?

No. In Minnesota, an insurer does not get off the hook just because you had a prior neck problem. If the crash aggravated, accelerated, or lit up a pre-existing condition, you...

Woodbury shop bosses love this line: "Use your health insurance" after an electrical burn

An electrical burn claim in Minnesota can blow up fast when the employer pushes regular health insurance, then argues you made your injuries worse by not getting the "right" treatment fast enough.

ARTICLE by Sandra Nguyen

The hospital lien can gut your motorcycle crash payout fast

A Duluth home health aide is dealing with a traumatic brain injury after a motorcycle crash, and the hospital says it gets paid out of the settlement first.

ARTICLE by Sandra Nguyen

Can my Woodbury employer cut my hours if I file after a bus injury?

Everyone says "keep quiet or you'll get pushed out," but filing a claim does not give your Woodbury employer a free pass to cut your hours. Situation 1: You were hurt...

How does a Minnesota car injury claim usually unfold?

For a moderate Minnesota car-injury case, settlements often land around $15,000 to $75,000 in Minnesota, while serious cases like a thoracic spine fracture can be far higher....

My Saint Paul crash claim is late and I've got broken ribs - am I screwed?

A Saint Paul retail worker with rib fractures and a punctured lung can still have options even after a late claim, but the deadline problem changes which money is still on the table.

ARTICLE by Nneka Okafor

Can I file for PTSD in Minnesota if I'm undocumented after a Saint Paul crash?

Six years is usually the deadline to sue over crash-related PTSD in Minnesota, and you can lose insurance benefits much sooner if you wait to report the wreck and start...

Worth pursuing a Plymouth dog bite claim if my daughter needs facial scar revision?

Yes - if this happened outside a Plymouth apartment near Highway 55 or after a stop off County Road 6, a facial-bite claim is usually worth the hassle because Minnesota...

Eight months later my neck still locks up and the insurer already cut off PT in Bloomington

A Bloomington business owner is still dealing with severe whiplash months after a crash, while the insurer shut down physical therapy long before the neck injury actually settled.

ARTICLE by Derek Williams

Who gets paid first from a Minnesota injury settlement?

Everyone says you just pocket the settlement, but actually you get paid last unless the claims on the money are cleared. Picture a Woodbury worker who slips at a bowling alley,...

Duluth surgeon hit the wrong body part, the insurer says deny it, and your family says fight

A wrong-site surgery case in Duluth can turn into two separate fights fast: one over who caused the harm, and another over why the insurer is refusing to pay.

ARTICLE by Derek Williams

I waited months to get PTSD treatment after a Minneapolis crash, did I ruin my case?

Your employer or landlord is hoping you never find out this: waiting a few months to start PTSD treatment usually does not ruin a Minnesota injury case. It can make the claim...

Wet floor lawsuit vs borrowed-car insurance fight - which path is smarter in Saint Paul?

If a borrowed vehicle set off the mess that led to your fall, you may have a premises case, an auto case, or both, and the faster-paying route is not always the one people assume.

ARTICLE by Greg Johansson

After a fatal Bloomington crash, panic can be the injury that matters

A spouse trying to figure out whether severe anxiety after witnessing a fatal work-related crash in Bloomington can turn into a real insurance claim.

ARTICLE by Derek Williams