- Mike Bryant | December 31, 2009 10:04 PM |
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Wrongful DeathThis past Monday there were two real world examples of why not to drink and drive:
A 42 year old Minneapolis woman was charged on Monday with three counts of criminal vehicular operation and three...
- Mike Bryant | December 31, 2009 6:48 PM |
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MiscellaneousHere at the Injuryboard , we write a lot about pedestrians. Steve Lombardi has been working on a whole series on the issue. There is also:
Crosswalk Mayhem - 2009 Pedestrian Deaths Spike, Joe...
- Mike Bryant | December 31, 2009 2:49 PM |
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Wrongful DeathThere is no doubt that Steve Lombardi, Gibson Vance, Jeff Rasansky, and I will be cheering on our local teams in the bowls this year. Sure Gibson and Vance will have a little bit more at stake with...
- Mike Bryant | December 31, 2009 1:04 AM |
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Wrongful DeathThe highway death statistics in Minnesota went down for car accidents in 2009 but, they continue to stay high for alcohol related crashes. The safest way to prevent this is to simply not drink and...
- Mike Bryant | December 30, 2009 11:51 PM |
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Medical MalpracticeAnother week of Republican leaders talking about their being shut out of the helthcare bill. How they were never invited to make a truly bipartisan bill Oh, and how lawyers are bad.
I've pointed...
- Mike Bryant | December 30, 2009 10:42 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsDue to a number of ice related roll overs the Minnesota State Patrol is issuing a warning for the area. They also point out that it's a time to be careful throughout the State.
The Rochester...
- Mike Bryant | December 30, 2009 10:21 PM |
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Wrongful DeathMonday morning, A Browerville woman died after her car was broadsided by another vehicle on Hwy. 10 east of St. Cloud. The woman was exiting the travel information center south of St. Cloud when she...
- Mike Bryant | December 30, 2009 12:24 PM |
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MiscellaneousThis year has been an interesting one. We thank everyone, who took the time to read any of our posts. It was especially gratifying to have so many people weight in with comments. We hope to build...
- Mike Bryant | December 29, 2009 11:40 PM |
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Toxic SubstancesIn September, Johnson & Johnson as a precautionary measure voluntarily recalled certain lots of Children's and Infants' Tylenol over potential manufacturing problem. This week they are expanding...
- Mike Bryant | December 29, 2009 6:23 PM |
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MiscellaneousIt's been great to have a forum to talk about making the world safer, but even more important has been the opportunity to learn from Injuryboard posts by great lawyers across the country. Here's the...
- Mike Bryant | December 29, 2009 9:07 AM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)I have been watching this collision since it happened:
Company Lawyer Diagnosis The Condition Of The Austin Bus Driver, Mike Bryant | November 21, 2009 10:42 PM
What Caused The Austin Bus To...
- Mike Bryant | December 28, 2009 9:09 AM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)On occasion, we see snowmobiling injuries in the office. They are usually people running into objects, such as posts, fences or lines, in the right away of snow trails or people being hit by out of...
- Mike Bryant | December 27, 2009 4:46 PM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)The the over night wait in the Rochester case from this summer finally got the FAA to deal with tarmac delay issues. The limit is now three hours. Airline passengers have rights, and these new...
- Mike Bryant | December 27, 2009 9:04 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsThe third week of December, The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and IKEA Home Furnishings, of Conshohocken, Pa., recalled LEOPARD Highchairs.
The snap locks used to secure the seat to...
- Mike Bryant | December 27, 2009 12:30 AM |
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Wrongful DeathLast September, I wrote about the death of a man that was killed after being hit by a car that had been involved in a St Paul street race. The police had arrived at the race, so the one of the...
- Mike Bryant | December 26, 2009 4:23 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsThe continued budget issues and the heavy snow may be leading to bigger problems for Minnesota roads. One of the responses was especially concerning for all drivers:
Mike Kennedy, the Minneapolis...
- Mike Bryant | December 26, 2009 11:42 AM |
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Automobile Accidents
The local TV station WCCO had a interesting piece on driving in the snow. It's worth taking the time to review:
- Do the windows need to be clear?
- What speed can you drive?
- What about the...
- Mike Bryant | December 26, 2009 9:47 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsAlbert Lea is seeing an ongoing problem at the intersections of Main and Bridge. The problem is too many collisions. The Albert Lea Tribune looked at the Albert Lea Police Department crash data from...
- Mike Bryant | December 26, 2009 12:19 AM |
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Wrongful DeathThis week the state of Wisconsin toughened their drunk driving laws:
first offense drunk driving in most cases is equivalent to a traffic ticket. Under the new legislation, if there is a child in...
- Mike Bryant | December 25, 2009 1:01 AM |
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MiscellaneousDue to having divorced parents I had the opportunity growing up of seeing Christmas arrive in two separate parts of the country. With my mom, Christmas in Rhode Island was lobster dinner at my god...
- Mike Bryant | December 24, 2009 10:56 PM |
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Wrongful DeathWe have been representing injured people for a long time. Here at the Injuryboard there are regular stories about tragic collisions across the country. But, this is one of the first time I have seen...
- Mike Bryant | December 24, 2009 4:24 PM |
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Wrongful DeathThere is already a lot of snow out there. The predictions are that we will be seeing 2 or 3 more rounds of it. Makes you wonder where it will all get piled up. MnDot is already responding to...
- Mike Bryant | December 24, 2009 2:24 PM |
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Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)We have a fire hydrant on the front left corner of our yard. Other than having to cut the grass closer around it, I really didn't think much about it. Then one day, our local fire department...
- Mike Bryant | December 23, 2009 10:27 PM |
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Medical MalpracticeI've been watching the health care debate for the last couple of weeks. It's really tough to actually call this a debate considering it really is just a bunch of delay, deny and defend by a group...
- Mike Bryant | December 23, 2009 12:19 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsIt looks like we are about to see two to three days of snow. They are predicting the most snow ever for Christmas and a storm like we saw back with the 1991 Halloween blizzard. That one shut the...
- Mike Bryant | December 23, 2009 9:48 AM |
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Wrongful DeathMany insurance companies contain clauses for nonpayment when an injury is intentional. Taking the position that public policy requires that we not cover for things people do on purpose. Murder,...
- Mike Bryant | December 22, 2009 10:39 PM |
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Workplace InjuriesFinally, Senator Al Franken's amendment to the 2010 Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibiting the government from contracting with companies who require their employees to agree to...
- Mike Bryant | December 22, 2009 9:44 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeThird-quarter net income for Aetna rose 18% to $326 million from the same period in 2008. Most businesses would consider a percentage increase like that to be very good. But for Aetna, that just...
- Mike Bryant | December 21, 2009 9:43 AM |
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Wrongful DeathI came upon a startling story from 20/20 that should be required watching for everyone who uses tires.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-JDPgO_1rA&feature=player_embedded
If you take the time...
- Mike Bryant | December 20, 2009 10:30 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsAt a recent press conference, at the Franciscan Hospital in Boston, for Children W.A.T.C.H., Inc., presented the annual nominees for its 10 Worst Toys. For over three decades, W.A.T.C.H. has...
- Mike Bryant | December 20, 2009 9:42 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsThe Medesto Bee had a scary, but informative example of the problems with mistakes at pharmacies. A five year old girl was suffering from symptoms of H1N1. Her pediatrician prescribed a antiviral...
- Mike Bryant | December 19, 2009 9:50 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsWhen you are clearing sidewalks and drive ways, the snow can't be placed on the road. The Minnesota Department of Transportation sent out a press release pointing out that private homeowners and...
- Mike Bryant | December 18, 2009 9:17 AM |
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Nursing Home & Elder AbuseThe Minneapolis Tribune had a enlightening series about the growing problems in nursing homes. In a series called Deadly Falls, they looked at the deaths of more than 1,000 Minnesota seniors since...
- Joe Crumley | December 17, 2009 11:16 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsWatch out for those new energy efficient LED traffic lights. They're so efficient, they don't burn hot and melt snow as well as the old light bulbs.
The AP reports:
Authorities in several states...
- Mike Bryant | December 17, 2009 9:11 AM |
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Wrongful DeathThis past week, the Minnesota Department of Public Safety released it's list of the most deadly counties due to drunk driving. They are: Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice,...
- Joe Crumley | December 16, 2009 6:16 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous Products
Radiation danger from medical CT scans is much more worse than previously thought. According to two recent studies published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, the cancer caused by CT scan...
- Mike Bryant | December 16, 2009 9:08 AM |
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Medical Malpractice“JUDICIAL HELLHOLES” Report Unfairly Attacks Minnesota Justice
Minnesota legal group says the report—funded by big tobacco and pharmaceutical companies— is a disservice to...
- Mike Bryant | December 16, 2009 5:56 AM |
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Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)With the Christmas day coming soon, the kids can tell you to the minute, it's important that consideration go into safety with the lights and tree.
“Holiday decorating-related fires and...
- Mike Bryant | December 15, 2009 6:55 PM |
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Wrongful DeathSaturday evening, a head on collision in Lakeville killed three. The head on was between a truck driven by a 17-year-old and a car on Kenwood Trail between Jaguar and Ipava Avenues. The three that...
- Mike Bryant | December 15, 2009 9:50 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsThis week there were concerns raised about the affect taking St. John's wort can have upon people later developing cataracts. The InjuryBoard has been following the story closely:
St. John's Wort...
- Mike Bryant | December 14, 2009 7:33 PM |
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Wrongful DeathWednesday afternoon, A man was out inspecting the damage to his car on county Road 17 at the intersection with River Street when he was struck and killed by a passing Van. The man died at the scene....
- Mike Bryant | December 14, 2009 9:50 AM |
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MiscellaneousIt depends. They spend millions of dollars on campaigns to take away the constitutional rights of the average person to seek justice. They regularly send out emails, produce commercials, and mass...
- Mike Bryant | December 13, 2009 9:46 PM |
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Wrongful Death
Tuesday night , a 22-year-old Rogers woman died when her car ended up in a Maple Grove creek after spinning out on westbound Interstate 94 near Dunkirk Lane.
The woman had hit her brakes...
- Mike Bryant | December 13, 2009 5:53 PM |
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Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)the Minneapolis Tribune had an interesting story about the affect cities are seeing due to the increased numbers of empty houses showing up.
The house was in the bureaucratic black hole called...
- Mike Bryant | December 12, 2009 3:10 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsWe have been cheering the Vikings as they have had a great season so far. There has been nothing quite as good as watching their star running back Adrian Peterson as he runs away from opposing NFL...
- Mike Bryant | December 12, 2009 9:07 AM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)The Austin, Minnesota tour bus crash, which injured everyone after it rolled over, has many asking the question of whether there are better ways to keep people safe? These types of incidents always...
- Mike Bryant | December 11, 2009 9:04 AM |
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Wrongful DeathLast week, I wrote about the real problems the blind were having with the new generation of electric cars. The issue being that, as silent machines, the blind had no way to be aware of their...
- Mike Bryant | December 10, 2009 2:04 PM |
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Wrongful DeathThursday afternoon, it was reported that a second truck driver died from the November anhydrous ammonia leak at the Rosemount CF Industries fertilizer terminal. The other driver died at the...
- Mike Bryant | December 10, 2009 9:03 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsIt's a question that personal injury lawyers get from time to time. Because of a recent law change that fellow Injuryboard member covered recently with:
Medicare’s Harsh Collection Practices...
- Mike Bryant | December 09, 2009 4:57 PM |
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Wrongful DeathThis week, there was a guilty plea following the death of a disabled woman at a Wisconsin summer camp. The charges were based upon the woman being given the wrong medication and her being denied...
- Mike Bryant | December 09, 2009 9:10 AM |
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Wrongful DeathRecently, following legislation originating in the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, whose chairman, Rep.Jim Oberstar, D-Minn. the University of Minnesota's Center for...
- Mike Bryant | December 08, 2009 11:47 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsA real winter reminder is giving us very tough driving all over Southern to Central Minnesota. The Minnesota Department of Transportation has a winter-storm warning today through Wednesday for the...
- Mike Bryant | December 08, 2009 12:42 PM |
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Wrongful DeathThis past week, law enforcement groups in Minnesota have been stating that DUI patrols will be increased for the holiday season. Since a lot of our work is in Stearns County, which ranks Sixth...
- Mike Bryant | December 08, 2009 9:30 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsRecent I found out about Protecting Consumers Rights. Org . The site is filled with information that should be looked at by anyone who is interested in protecting themselves and their family. With...
- Mike Bryant | December 07, 2009 11:17 PM |
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Medical MalpracticeWe have talked about the insurance company strategy of Deny, Delay, Defend many times here at the Injurboard. A couple of companies have almost come right out and admitted that is their strategy....
- Mike Bryant | December 07, 2009 9:56 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeThere has been an going mantra from fans of tort reform that the main reason you need medical malpractice change is that doctors are quitting and fleeing states because of premiums. Many of the...
- Mike Bryant | December 06, 2009 10:46 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsSaturday night, a Toyota Tundra hit a Toyota Sienna sending a mother and her son to the hospital. The Tundra was driving wrong way on a ramp from I-94 at 49th Avenue. Five other children were also...
- Mike Bryant | December 06, 2009 7:51 PM |
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Medical MalpracticeInteresting series in the Huffington Post last week, which looked into the issue of what happens to women who make certain kinds of medical claims. Spotlighted were the cases of women who, after...
- Mike Bryant | December 06, 2009 5:05 PM |
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Medical MalpracticeI've written a number of times about what the issues should be at the heart of the health care debate: making sure more people have insurance, helping businesses that are being crushed by insurance...
- Mike Bryant | December 06, 2009 10:26 AM |
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Wrongful DeathThe first week in December has again seen an increase in highway deaths. Hopefully, this isn't a sign of what is coming for the rest of the month. It is important with so many people rushing around...
- Mike Bryant | December 05, 2009 9:15 AM |
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MiscellaneousRepresentative Joe Atkins recently passed along advice following his legislation concerning gift cards.
According to the National Retail Federation, gift cards are going to be this year's most...
- Mike Bryant | December 04, 2009 5:22 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsInternationally, roundabouts are a common road configuration. As time has passed, they have increasingly become an option in the United States as an attempt to slow traffic and utilize limited road...
- Mike Bryant | December 04, 2009 9:28 AM |
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Wrongful DeathI've had the chance to ride in a couple of Hybrids as of late. They seem like nice rides and they get great gas mileage and I like so many said Man, they are quiet. OK, maybe not everyone said it...
- Mike Bryant | December 03, 2009 9:19 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeIt was nice to see recently elected and finally seated Minnesota Senator Al Franken get his first amendment passed last month. Unfortunately, it was about a very weighty topic. The amendment to the...
- Mike Bryant | December 02, 2009 8:19 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsThursday afternoon, a hit and run driver was arrested by the Todd County Sheriff. The pick up driver had hit a 71 year-old man and left the scene. Witnesses were able to describe the truck and...
- Mike Bryant | December 02, 2009 9:47 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsWednesday night, two separate collisions in northern Todd County were reported. Todd County Sheriff personal believe that snow played a role in both incidents.:
Around 7 am a eastbound pickup...
- Joe Crumley | December 01, 2009 5:56 PM |
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MiscellaneousThe front page of the St. Cloud Times lists deaths in the area, and today’s caught my eye. It is accurately reproduced below, with the ages highlighted:
Madolin Bay, 91, Glenwood
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- Mike Bryant | December 01, 2009 9:12 AM |
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Wrongful DeathToday, only about 38-percent of the United States' population is eligible to give blood. Of those eligible, only about 8-percent donate.
A blood donation provides a true gift from the heart that...