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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Not a lawsuit, a court filing, or a guarantee that an insurer will suddenly play fair. A demand letter is a written notice sent before or during settlement talks that explains...

Not a magic eraser that makes an arrest or conviction vanish from every database forever. In most cases, expungement means a court orders a record to be sealed from public...

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,...

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

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...

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...

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 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

motion to compel

You may see this in a court filing, an attorney email, or a hearing notice saying the other side has filed a motion to compel because someone did not fully answer questions,...

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

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

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...