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• 800,000 Dollars Paid To One Doctor For What?????

  Mike Bryant | July 07, 2009 9:27 AM | 4 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  This past week, Medtronic confirmed that they paid $800,000 to Timothy Kuklo, an army doctor who consulted on a Medtronic's bone morphogenic protein called Infuse, which induces the formation of...

• As You Read This Watch Out For Computer Injuries

  Mike Bryant | July 06, 2009 9:59 AM | 4 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  The National Electronic Injury Surveillance System database recently concluded that more than 78,000 cases of acute computer-related injuries were treated in U.S. emergency rooms from 1994 through...

• Palin Quits Guv Job Early - Will She Run for Prez?

  Joe Crumley | July 03, 2009 9:01 PM | 4 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  Alaska Governor Sarah Palin announced today that she would leave her post as Alaska Governor at the end of July, fueling speculation that she plans to run for President in 2012. Palin was John...

• Krazy Kongresswoman - Even Republicans Agree!

  Joe Crumley | July 02, 2009 7:21 PM | 4 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  Representative Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) has gotten criticism from every corner, but usually it's her political opponents leading the attack. Now her own party is taking her to task. Last month,...

• Question of the day: Do I have to sue the person who hit me, or can I sue their insurance company?

  Mike Bryant | June 15, 2009 9:25 AM | 4 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  During the month of June, I am addressing common questions that get asked in our practice. Today's Question is: Do I have to sue the person who hit me, or can I sue their insurance...

• Kinky Sex Gone Horribly Wrong? - What Carradine's death can teach parents

  Joe Crumley | June 05, 2009 3:07 PM | 4 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  David Carradine's death now appears to be accidental, a result of autoerotic asphyxiation, according to the Washington Post and other news sources. Police in Bangkok, where the death occurred report...

• Question of the day: Will I be going to trial?

  Mike Bryant | June 03, 2009 1:50 PM | 4 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  During the month of June, I am addressing common questions that get asked in our practice. Today's Question is: Will I be going to trial? While we don't take cases just to settle them, the reality...

• Consumer Victory: Obama Issues Clear Statement Against Preemption

  Mike Bryant | June 02, 2009 9:38 AM | 4 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  For a long time here at the Injuryboard, many of us have looked at the issues surrounding preemption. Basically, the use of the federal government to override state laws. The Bush administration...

• Newt Gingrich Panders To Doctors Without The Facts

  Mike Bryant | May 26, 2009 9:21 AM | 4 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  Newt Gingrich is now writing opinion pieces for the Philadelphia Inquirer about the topic of tort reform. Its premise is that the real victims of malpractice claims are: The Economy and New...

• Watch Out For Bicycles

  Mike Bryant | May 24, 2009 4:02 PM | 4 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  Last week, I looked at the issue of increased bicyclist deaths in Minnesota. A Wednesday morning, Semi/ Bicycle death brought the issue home again this week. A semitrailer driver had began to make...