Tort reform is not the answer. It will not lower health insurance rates. It will not lower health care costs. It will not reduce doctors’ premiums. Rather, it will penalize the most critically injured patients. Furthermore, it will reduce the pressure on medical professionals to avoid careless medical errors.
The focus should be on reducing the [...]

In closing, statistics DO NOT support tort reform. Tort reformers fail to see that medical malpractice reform will not saves lives.

Minneapolis came in as the safest city on the Forbes.com top 10 list. Forbes.com looked at the 40 largest metropolitan areas and used 2008 statistics from National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and a number of different government agencies in determining the rankings. Minneapolis was in the top 10 in all [...]

Liebeck v. McDonald’s, “The McDonald’s Coffee Case”, has been widely misreported and misunderstood. The jury’s award was for $200,000 in compensatory damages and $2.7 million for punitive damages (equal to only 2 days of McDonald’s coffee sales). Punitive damages were allowed because McDonalds’ conduct was deemed reckless, callous, and willful.
Stella Liebeck was found 20% [...]

Hennepin and 1st Avenue are reverting back to two-way streets to save downtown businesses by making it easier to get to the business of your choice. Bike boxes and bike lanes are ready to go.

Cell phones are an integral part of our lives. In fact, some statistics show that there are more cell phone subscribers than registered vehicles. The urgent question is, How dangerous and deadly is it to operate the two at the same time? Many studies are starting to show that dialing and texting are the most [...]

In light of the fatal crash in Hugo, Minnesota, where a semi truck struck a minivan and killed 2 of the 3 occupants; let us reflect on safety measures for truck drivers.
Semi truck drivers owe it to the general public to drive carefully and within all of the legal parameters that regulate the trucking industry. [...]

The Minnesota dog bite statute is one of the most liberal in the United States. It is set up to protect innocent people from dog attacks. The Statute reads:
Minn. Stat. Ann. sec. 347.22: Damages, owner liable.
If a dog, without provocation, attacks or injures any person who is acting peaceably in any place where the person [...]

A personal injury attorney will initially attempt to negotiate a settlement with the opposing party or their insurance company.

Whiplash, sustained in a car accident or truck accident, can cause severe neck pain. If imaging shows no neck injury, your doctor will first recommend treatment through non-invasive measures. These treatments offer remediation for soft tissue injuries and include:

medication
behavior modification
physical therapy
chiropractic adjustment
injections into the joint

If the pain does not abate through any of [...]