A growing number of U.S. commuters rely on our roads, rails and airways to get to work.
A startling new report details how corporate corner-cutting, lax federal oversight and relentless attacks on our legal rights are threatening the safety of millions of Americans.
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Under Minnesota’s No-Fault insurance law, a person suffering injuries arising out of the maintenance or use of a motor vehicle has a right to benefits – payment of medical bills, lost wages and other economic losses – regardless of who’s at fault.
The term “use of a motor vehicle” seems pretty straightforward. But introduce Minnesota ice into the picture and the definition becomes, well, a little more slippery.
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It’s that time of year with the first major storm already upon us. As the wind, snow and ice start to build, now is a good time to talk winter driving safety. As an accident attorney with over 30 years of experience witnessing the perils of winter driving first hand, I thought I’d take a moment to share a few safety tips for your winter travels.
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These stories from our 2018 Justice Served issue of You Should Know show how our civil justice system and right to a jury trial levels the playing field for any courageous American willing to take on those with more power ... just as our forefathers intended when they wrote the U.S. Constitution.
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Sixteen SiebenCarey attorneys were selected to the 2017 Minnesota Super Lawyers list. Fifteen were chosen as Super Lawyers in their specific areas of practice and one selected to the Minnesota Rising Stars list. Just five percent of all lawyers in Minnesota are named to this list each year.
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If you were driving 55 miles per hour while your eyes were closed, you would drive the length of an entire football field. That’s a long distance. But no one chooses to close their eyes while driving, right? No one would willingly be so reckless.
When you look down from the steering wheel to answer a text message, it takes an average of five seconds. Five seconds to travel 100 yards, all while your eyes and your focus are on a phone and not the road. Five seconds that could be deadly.
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When a winter storm hits and you must venture out onto the roads, you may have to adjust some of your driving habits to protect yourself and those around you. After practicing personal injury law for nearly 30 years, I’ve seen way too many tragic mistakes caused by winter driving negligence. The best way to avoid an accident and legal liability is to simply drive safe. Here are some tips from the Minnesota Department of Public Safety on how to stay safe while driving in bad winter weather.
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Texting and driving is dangerous. Anyone who thinks otherwise is not paying attention to the facts. Approximately 500,000 people are injured a year because of this problem. Everyone should realize that if you text and drive the consequences will be your responsibility. But what about sending a text to someone driving? Is that person liable? Before we get into this liability issue, let's take a moment and think about what could happen.
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Minnesota state trooper Gregg Gerhartz knows the perils of distracted driving. He learned the hard way.
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Minnesota law protects your right to pursue a claim for injuries that you sustain as a result of a motor vehicle collision with a phantom vehicle. Your recovery is from your own uninsured motorist automobile insurance.
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Children are often the victims in vehicle versus pedestrian backing collisions. These tragedies often occur right in our own driveways. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that 2,767 children were victims of reverse/back over injuries between July 2000 and June 2001.
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In 2000 Minnesota State Patrol Trooper Ted Foss was killed, while conducting a routine traffic stop in southern Minnesota. A semi-truck passing by the scene crashed into his patrol car and the stopped vehicle killing Trooper Foss. He was survived by his wife, Andrea; son, Mitchell, age 5; daughter, Hannah, age 2. Soon after, our Legislature enacted a new law in honor of Trooper Foss.
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Insurance company offers $10,000, jury awards $1.57 million
Jury awarded $1.57 million to a father who lost two sons in a car accident. Originally offered $5,000 by Progressive Insurance for the life of each son, Charles Dack took his case to a jury that agreed that the offer was unacceptable. Progressive offered to settle for far less than the family's policy was worth.
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