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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

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

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

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

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

own recognizance release

Insurance companies and even defense lawyers can twist this phrase to make someone look less harmed or less credible: "If the court released them without bail, the case must...

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

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

Your cousin got a big burn settlement - so why is this Bloomington LLC offering scraps?

An office worker got burned by exposed wiring on a Bloomington construction site during the commute, and now the business says the LLC is basically broke.

ARTICLE by Nneka Okafor

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

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,...

crashed on my Bloomington mail route and now I panic behind the wheel can I still file if my immigration status is shaky

A Bloomington postal worker can still pursue a crash claim for PTSD, panic attacks, and driving anxiety, and immigration status does not cancel that right.

ARTICLE by Rachel Kowalski

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

Ashamed to say it out loud: the crash ended, but you still can't drive in Brooklyn Park

PTSD after a wreck is a real injury, and the company driver being "off the clock" does not automatically get the employer off the hook.

ARTICLE by Tom Wahlberg

My coworker got a real settlement in Woodbury - why is my chemical burn claim getting treated like nothing?

A Woodbury bus driver got burned by an employer-provided cleaner, skipped the ER, and now the insurer is using that gap to cheapen or deny the claim.

ARTICLE by Pete Erickson

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

I took the burn settlement in Saint Paul did I just get lied to about the coverage

A bad steam-burn case at a Saint Paul kitchen can be workers' comp, a third-party claim, or both, and "policy limits" talk is often where the insurer starts playing games.

ARTICLE by Derek Williams

Monell liability

$250,000 in medical bills later, you just got a letter that says the city is not responsible for what one employee did. That is where Monell liability usually comes up. It is...

Can I switch lawyers in Minnesota if my medical bills keep getting worse?

Many Minnesota auto-injury claims with treatment fights settle around $15,000 to $30,000, but that number drops fast when bills, treatment gaps, and lien issues are mishandled....

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...