- Mike Bryant | September 30, 2008 10:11 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsRecently I discussed the "Independent" study that was put together by the Insurance Research Council and touted by the Minnesota Insurance Federation . The studies impact according to press releases...
- Mike Bryant | September 29, 2008 11:07 PM |
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MiscellaneousWith all of the nations eyes wearily on what will happen with the bailout, there really isn't a lot that many average people can do. At the same time, there were two studies that came out...
- Mike Bryant | September 26, 2008 9:01 AM |
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Wrongful DeathToday in Downtown Minneapolis, a bicyclist was killed when he was in a collision with a truck. The 18 year old bike rider was on 5th street near Nicollet Ave. At present the police are still...
- Mike Bryant | September 25, 2008 9:43 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsThis past week, the Minnesota Insurance Federation has been touting the finding of a study on Minnesota No Fault from the Insurance Research Council. They claim the research is from an independent...
- Mike Bryant | September 24, 2008 9:22 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsI have had a run of mediations this week. Each day, we will be going through the Alternative Resolution Process (ADR) as required by the Minnesota Courts. You can't go to trial in Minnesota with a...
- Mike Bryant | September 22, 2008 8:56 PM |
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MiscellaneousThe recent shocking news of AIG's financial problems has lead to a number of questions about where they go from here. Of great concern, is their most recent move to put former Allstate chief Edward...
- Mike Bryant | September 22, 2008 8:14 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsIn Minnesota No Fault is a mandatory automobile coverage. At a minimum each policy provides for 20,000 in medical coverage and 20,000 in wage loss and replacement services if the bills are found to...
- Mike Bryant | September 21, 2008 8:09 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsGood Faith Insurance Law: Helping the Minnesotan Uninsured Policy Holder
- Mike Bryant | September 20, 2008 8:07 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsIn Minnesota Uninsured coverage is a mandatory automobile coverage. At a minimum each policy provides for $30,000 in coverage. It is needed when you are in an accident and the car that is at fault...
- Mike Bryant | September 19, 2008 7:05 PM |
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Motorcycle AccidentsOn Tuesday, the Minnesota Department of Transportation released a report that deaths involving motorcycles on Minnesota roads was up from last year. So far this year, there have been 52...
- Mike Bryant | September 19, 2008 9:03 AM |
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Wrongful DeathOn Wednesday, the Minnesota Department of Transportation released updated number concerning 2008 death by motor vehicle accidents in Minnesota. At that time, 301 people had died, which projected out...
- Mike Bryant | September 18, 2008 7:03 PM |
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Tractor-Trailer AccidentsToday in St. Cloud, a van driver was killed and his passenger injured, when they hit a moving trailer. The trailer was transporting an over sized load of wind turbine parts. The collision took...
- Mike Bryant | September 18, 2008 4:44 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsAfter years of debating the issue at the capital, Minnesota consumers finally have a Good Faith Insurance law. Years of questionable ads, commercials and claims by the Insurance industry were...
- Mike Bryant | September 17, 2008 7:06 PM |
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Tractor-Trailer AccidentsThrough the last year, as St. Cloud drivers travel to and from the Twin Cities, the increased use of cable barriers between the north and south bound lanes has been evident. MnDot has committed to...
- Mike Bryant | September 16, 2008 10:45 AM |
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Wrongful DeathThe issue of infrastructure has been a big topic across the nation. In Minnesota, the bridges that have been shut down and the 35W tragedy has put the state in the forefront concerning what should...
- Mike Bryant | September 16, 2008 7:39 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsI previously wrote about the national issue of when teens should drive. Recent studies go deeper into the issues, of why teens are having problems while driving. Defining what is the "It can't...
- Mike Bryant | September 15, 2008 8:39 PM |
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Wrongful DeathThe recent stories of death and injuries in Minnesota day cares has parents asking: how do they check out their day cares? The State has provided for a system so that you can regularly check on the...
- Mike Bryant | September 13, 2008 6:57 PM |
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Wrongful DeathLast night 3 Teenage High School Football players driving to a female High School Volleyball game were involved in a rollover accident right outside of Sanborn, Minnesota. Initial reports indicate...
- Mike Bryant | September 13, 2008 1:54 PM |
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Wrongful DeathToday in St. Cloud there will be a pre trial in the wrongful death trial against the Red Carpet. The case comes from the 2005 death of Justin Smiley, after he was in an altercation with bouncers...
- Mike Bryant | September 13, 2008 1:27 PM |
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Motorcycle AccidentsEarly this morning a bicyclist was struck and killed by a car that drove away. The rider was a 45 year employee of the Minikadha Country Club who rode his bike each morning to work because he had...
- Mike Bryant | September 10, 2008 5:40 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsToday, at the annual conference of the Governors Highway Safety Association in Scottsdale, Ariz. there was a call for increased ages for teenagers driver. The concern was the number of teens that...
- Mike Bryant | September 09, 2008 5:11 PM |
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Motorcycle AccidentsIf you are a motorcyclist in Minnesota you must review your insurance policy. In particular you need to review your UIM (Underinsured Motorist ) coverage. UIM is the coverage you buy to protect...
- Mike Bryant | September 08, 2008 7:54 AM |
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Motorcycle AccidentsSunday afternoon on 16th St in St Cloud a motorcyclist was hit by a SUV. Reports indicate that the SUV driver didn't see the motorcycle and and turn across the bikes path. A very common accident...
- Mike Bryant | September 07, 2008 3:40 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsA recent story in The Minneapolis Tribune questioned the connection between Medtronic and the Surgeons that use their products to preform back surgeries. At the heart of the story is payments that...
- Mike Bryant | September 07, 2008 3:05 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsA federal whistleblowers case and a couple of legislative investigations are looking at the connection between Medtronic and the Surgeons that uses their products for back surgeries. The question at...
- Mike Bryant | September 06, 2008 9:39 PM |
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Workplace InjuriesAs the summer comes to a end a number of Highway projects are being finished up. Currently between Minneapolis and Alexandria there are three projects going along I 94. Albany to Melrose, Douglas...
- Mike Bryant | September 06, 2008 10:59 AM |
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Workplace DiscriminationIn 1987 the St Cloud City Council passed a resolution that on all public funded projects of 200,000 or more the federal prevailing wage must be paid. In building the St Cloud Library this was not...
- Mike Bryant | September 05, 2008 8:29 PM |
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Wrongful DeathRecently Stearns County was ranked the Sixth deadliest county for DUI deathes in the State of Minnesota. In an effort to combat that problem, the Stearns County’s Safe Communities Coalition, a group...
- Mike Bryant | September 04, 2008 7:27 AM |
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Wrongful DeathA year ago many people were shocked when 6-year-old Abigail Taylor was sucked into a damaged Pool Drain at a local Country Clubs wading pool. Legislation was passed several months later to prevent...
- Mike Bryant | September 03, 2008 6:36 AM |
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MiscellaneousDue to Budget cuts there are less bus routes in the St Cloud school districts. Kids are being driven more and walking long distances. They may be seeing more transfers from vehicle to buses. All...
- Mike Bryant | September 02, 2008 7:56 AM |
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MiscellaneousWith Labor Day now passed, the first week of Septembers finds kids heading back to school. All the excitement of getting back to see friends and getting back to learning. It's important that safety...
- Mike Bryant | September 01, 2008 12:00 PM |
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MiscellaneousToday is a day of rest and parades. That was the call when Labor Day was originally created in 1882 as the Central Labor Union Day for the regular worker to get a day off. Regular workers that in...