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With government shut down, workers' comp claims in limbo
Many in the state suffer with the government shutdown. "Non-essential services" are so very important to some. Mike's client, who is waiting for a ruling in his workers' compensation case, is one who the added wait is more than just a pain in the neck.
From Minnesota Public Radio

Still slippery after 2 years
Jeff Sieben battles odds for his client and wins settlement for a fall outside restaurant on hazardous handicapped parking space. The handicapped parking space becomes an ice rink because Denny's improperly designed the building so that water drains directly into the handicapped parking space and freezes there. Denny's offered to pay $5,000 towards medical bills but Sieben negotiates more than enough to pay all his client's bills and wages for the time she missed from work due to her injuries.
From StarTribune.com

Million Dollar Call
Driver distraction is now a leading factor in Minnesota car crashes. In Minnesota, it's not illegal to talk on a cell phone while driving. Harry Sieben recently represented a man who was hit by a distracted driver talking on his cell phone. The jury awarded Sieben's client $1.2 Million; making that one very expensive phone call!
From MyFoxTwinCities.com

Jim Carey filed a lawsuit on behalf of the husband of a woman who was killed when her car was struck by a semi tractor-trailer on Interstate 35 in Lakeville. Our client's wife was traveling behind a semitrailer loaded with 17 million bees. Upon impact, a chain reaction type collision occurred which caused both her vehicle and the vehicle traveling behind her to be crushed in between the two semitrailers, releasing nearly all of the 17 million bees. The suit alleges truck driver fatigue as the cause of the crash . Preliminary investigation suggested that the at-fault truck was traveling at least 68 miles per hour and there appeared to be no evidence of braking or other evasive action. Jim Carey said the family was hoping not only to get answers as to how and why this accident occurred, but also to prevent similar crashes in the future.
From StarTribune.com | From Pioneer Press | From Kare11.com | From MyFoxTwinCities.com

Tuberculosis Class Action Successfully Prosecuted by Civil Rights Group
On August 17, 2010, United States District Court Judge Richard H. Kyle approved a landmark settlement in a class action stemming from a TB outbreak at the Ramsey County Correctional Facility.
The case was filed in October 2008 by Sieben, Grose, VonHoltum & Carey, Ltd. lawyer, Jeffrey Montpetit and co-counsel Flynn, Gaskins & Bennett, L.L.P. lawyers Robert Bennett and Andrew Noel. Litigation arising from jail TB outbreaks is almost always won by the defendants. Generally, these cases deal with deficiencies in a correctional facility’s TB screening protocol. But this case focused on the deliberate indifference shown by jail medical staff to the TB-infected inmate for 54 days. The medical staff’s refusal to heed multiple oral and written complaints by guards and inmates caused over 100 inmates and up to 50 guards to contract the TB infection in its active or latent form. This misconduct also put the public at risk by virtue of TB’s contagiousness.
From StarTribune.com

Know the Warning Signs of Cyberbullying
"Cyber bullying" or using the internet or cell phones to post messages to intentionally harm or embarrass another person has been increasing over the last couple of years. Unlike physical bullying, electronic bullies can remain virtually anonymous. Lawmakers are seeking to address cyber-bullying with new legislation because there's currently no specific law to deal with it. Art Kosieradzki speaks to this new form of harassment with tips about how to detect cyber bullying and how to prevent or deal with it."
From Sun Current

Judge: Railroad engaged in 'staggering' pattern of misconduct
William Bongard represented the family of one of the four teens killed in a train crossing accident in 2003. When the families and their attorneys took the case to trial, a jury awarded them $21.6 million in damages. Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation appealed that decision and refused to pay.
From The Star Tribune | From Kare11.com - Video

Recession brings new challenges for injured workers
Workers' compensation attorney Bonnie Peterson speaks at the Minnesota Union Women's Leadership Retreat about the fear felt by injured workers to bring a claim in this time of economic cut backs and lay offs. She explains that many workers now are afraid to report on-the-job injuries for fear that they will also lose their jobs in retribution.
Work Day MN | Twin Cities Daily Planet | People's Weekly World

Minnesota Thanks The Special Masters Panel For Their Hard Work In Settling The I-35W Bridge Claims
The August 1, 2007 I-35W bridge collapse made headlines across the world. Minnesotans dealt with emotional and physical effects of the bridge collapse. The Minnesota Legislature appointed three lawyers to a Special Masters Panel to distribute compensation to the victims.  After months of hearing testimony from the 179 claimants, the Panel divided the $36.6 million in state funds and their offers were accepted.
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'Trial' Lawyers Become A Thing of the Past
John Carey is a nationally recognized personal injury attorney who has extensive experience in the field of medical malpractice. He is also recognized as one of the top 10 “Super Lawyers” in the state of more than 22,000 lawyers.  John Carey is not only a respected...
From Minnesota Lawyer

Cargill Settles E. Coli Lawsuit with 11-year-old Minnesota girl
Paul Downes, personal injury lawyer for the Sieben, Grose, Von Holtum & Carey law firm filed a lawsuit on behalf of the parents of a 10-year-old girl from Mahtomedi, who became seriously ill after allegedly consuming E. coli-tainted beef patties...
From the Star Tribune | From KSTP

 

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