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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

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

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

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

right to remain silent

Not a free pass to ignore every question from every person, and not an admission of guilt either. The right to remain silent is the constitutional protection that lets a person...

A police warning that you can stay silent, ask for a lawyer, and have one appointed if you cannot afford one. Each part matters. "Stay silent" means you do not have to answer...

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

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

probation vs parole

Insurance companies and defense lawyers may bring up probation or parole to paint someone as careless, unreliable, or already "in trouble," especially after a crash or...

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

double jeopardy

Being prosecuted or punished twice for the same offense. "Twice" matters because the protection is aimed at repeat government attempts after a case has already been resolved....

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

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,...

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

exclusionary rule

A court-made rule that blocks prosecutors from using evidence obtained through a violation of a person's constitutional rights, most often an unlawful search, seizure, or...

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

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

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 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