- Mike Bryant | September 30, 2009 4:17 PM |
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Wrongful DeathThis past weekend there were far to many reports of sever injuries and deaths all around the Greater Minnesota. Maybe it's the increased speeds with what may have been our last warm week or just the...
- Mike Bryant | September 30, 2009 9:00 AM |
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Automobile Accidents
I've been spending a lot of the summer in start and stop traffic. There have been one lane shutdowns along I-94, which have been doubling the trip time from St Cloud to the Twin cites. Sure, it...
- Mike Bryant | September 29, 2009 4:38 PM |
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Wrongful DeathSaturday afternoon, a car rolled over as it traveled along Ohland Avenue Northeast near 92nd Circle in Otsego killing the passenger. The car hit the right shoulder, lost control and slid into the...
- Mike Bryant | September 29, 2009 9:56 AM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)Another medical helicopter crash will continue to raise concern. This week a South Carolina crash killed three crew members. The helicopter had just dropped off a patient at a hospital in Charleston...
- Mike Bryant | September 28, 2009 9:28 PM |
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Wrongful DeathSaturday afternoon, a 2 year old was hit and killed as he crossed a road in Glyndon. A father and son had been riding a four wheeler, when the father stopped to talk to a passing driver, the little...
- Mike Bryant | September 28, 2009 9:07 AM |
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Wrongful DeathA teenager was killed when her car rolled as she traveled along Anoka County 22 (Viking Boulevard NE.) east of Rochester Street NE on an early September morning. Police that arrived at the scene do...
- Joe Crumley | September 27, 2009 1:05 PM |
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Medical MalpracticeCarolyn Savage thought the last few months were tough. She's really in for it now. If you missed the story, the Ohio woman was implanted with the wrong embryo by her fertility clinic back in...
- Mike Bryant | September 27, 2009 9:18 AM |
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Motorcycle AccidentsThe weather is still warn and as we enter October, there continues to be a large number of motorcycles getting those last miles in. This weekend has seen a couple of collisions that again reminds us...
- Mike Bryant | September 26, 2009 10:48 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsFor many years, anyone who gets near the interchange of 169 and 494 knows that you are going to have to wait. The State has done some great work south of the interchange, as you head toward Savage,...
- Mike Bryant | September 26, 2009 5:51 AM |
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Tractor-Trailer AccidentsFriday evening, a Elk River woman was sent to the hospital after the Jeep she was was hit by a Semi truck along Highway 10 in Becker. Both vehicles were traveling westbound near Hancock St which is...
- Mike Bryant | September 25, 2009 9:00 PM |
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Wrongful DeathFriday morning, A pickup truck pulling a construction trailer was traveling three miles east of White Earth on County Highway 34 when it collided head on with the vehicle the mother was driving. The...
- Mike Bryant | September 25, 2009 1:00 PM |
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Head & Brain InjuriesI saw this list when Injuryboard member Timothy Smith originally answered these questions. His answers demonstrate a lawyer that people in his area should be talking to when they are injured. As Tim...
- Mike Bryant | September 24, 2009 12:05 PM |
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MiscellaneousThis past week, a deaf man reached a settlement with two Minnesota counties after he was denied the help of a sign language interpreter after his arrest. The man was held in jail for six months on...
- Mike Bryant | September 23, 2009 10:01 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsThe blog pack is looking at various issues that we see in our day to day practices, each writer is looking at a topic from our various perspectives.
David Mittleman and Devon Glass of Church Wyble,...
- Mike Bryant | September 23, 2009 8:49 PM |
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Motorcycle AccidentsSunday evening, a St Cloud man was pulled over on the side of the road due to one of the riders in his group having mechanical troubles. A pickup truck ran him over and then fled the scene. Through...
- Mike Bryant | September 23, 2009 9:04 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsIn fall of 2005, a woman in Golden Valley was tasered during a call to 911. Her husband had been pulled over as part of highway 394 stop and was detained. She became concerned and made the 911 call....
- Mike Bryant | September 22, 2009 6:05 PM |
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Wrongful DeathThere is a real person behind every death on Minnesota roads. I'm reminded of that every time I sit down and talk to a family who has lost a loved one. So many times, we here at the InjuryBoard...
- Joe Crumley | September 22, 2009 7:01 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsWe’ve all been in this situation: you’re driving along, using your blinkers and checking your blind spots and behaving in a generally exemplary manner, when your cell phone buzzes. A...
- Mike Bryant | September 21, 2009 6:05 PM |
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Wrongful DeathFriday afternoon, a 2005 Suzuki sport-utility vehicle west on county road 35 collided with a 2007 Chevrolet Silverado pickup pulling a 1988 Coachman trailer that was going south on Hwy. 264. The...
- Mike Bryant | September 20, 2009 5:42 PM |
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Wrongful DeathTragic news of a young mother, that was hit and killed while she was out for a walk with her 3-month-old daughter. The child was in a stroller and was unhurt. The vehicle that hit her was traveling...
- Mike Bryant | September 20, 2009 1:37 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsFox news had an interesting story that actually caught the eye of a number of other outlets, about a woman who got impaled in the neck with a tree branch. I won't post the pictures here, but they...
- Joe Crumley | September 19, 2009 6:48 PM |
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Spinal Cord InjuriesA crisp and bright October Sunday morning. The kind of morning that inspires drives out of the city seeking clear air and crimson and amber leaves by roads and rivers.
First things first,...
- Mike Bryant | September 19, 2009 6:26 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsThe blog pack is back, looking at a topic from our various perspectives.
David Mittleman and Devon Glass of Church Wyble, PC in Lansing, Michigan,
Pierce Egerton of Egerton & Associates P.A....
- Mike Bryant | September 17, 2009 9:11 AM |
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Wrongful DeathTuesday night, a four car pile up resulted in one driver being killed. The decedent's car was stopped for construction on northbound I-35E near 80th Street when it was rear-ended by another and hit...
- Mike Bryant | September 16, 2009 9:56 AM |
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Wrongful DeathI've written a number of times about children being hit by cars. Yesterday there was the story about the 4 year old from Duluth that was hit and killed. Injurybaord member, Steve Lombardi has...
- Mike Bryant | September 15, 2009 9:40 AM |
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Wrongful DeathThis morning, a Duluth 4 year old that was hit Saturday night by a SUV, died in St Mary's hospital. A sad case which the police are still trying to find the cause. The tragedy happened on Grand...
- Mike Bryant | September 14, 2009 9:26 AM |
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Wrongful DeathPreviously, I wrote about the issue of when teens should drive. A recent studies go deeper into the issues, of why teens are having problems while driving. Defining the It can't happen to me...
- Mike Bryant | September 13, 2009 9:21 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeA number of times I've blogged about the benefits of the Minnesota medical legal system. The expert affidavit rule requires a case to have affirmed medical support before it can go forward. The...
- Mike Bryant | September 12, 2009 10:55 AM |
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Wrongful DeathFor the past two weeks a group of InjuryBoard affiliate writers across the country have be participating in a series of articles on interstate highways and underinsurance coverage (UIM). So I want...
- Mike Bryant | September 12, 2009 9:31 AM |
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MiscellaneousI was listening to a speaker last week who reminded us of how it wasn't that long ago when citizen's constitutional right to trail didn't depend on what party was in control. When each election...
- Mike Bryant | September 11, 2009 9:26 AM |
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Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)The U S Chamber has produced another attempt at their anti lawsuit ads. This time they go with a very nice lady who tells the story about a group of kids who apparently lost their place to play...
- Mike Bryant | September 10, 2009 9:33 AM |
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MiscellaneousIt is amazing how often clients who return after a second automobile collision have additional automobile insurance coverage the second time. The first one taught them how important it is to stack...
- Nicole Bettendorf | September 09, 2009 4:48 PM |
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MiscellaneousOn September 8, 2009, the Minnesota Court of Appeals issued its decision in State v. Chavarria-Cruz. That decision holds that when the police question a suspect who is taken into custody, that...
- Mike Bryant | September 09, 2009 1:36 PM |
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Wrongful DeathThe number of people who are dying on Minnesota roads continues to decrease, which is very positive news. Of those who still unfortunately die, the factors are often speed, lack of seat, belts and...
- Mike Bryant | September 09, 2009 9:00 AM |
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MiscellaneousIt was interesting when the anti-government group first started to get elected. Their mantra of term limits, new ways, and less government was very interesting to so many voters. The Contract With...
- Mike Bryant | September 08, 2009 9:49 AM |
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Automobile Accidents
I was taking a deposition recently and the issue of distractions on the windshield came up. In this case, the defendant had a large handicap sticker that may have played a role in what they...
- Mike Bryant | September 07, 2009 9:16 AM |
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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. It is meant to be a day for the regular worker to get a day off....
- Mike Bryant | September 07, 2009 1:23 AM |
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MiscellaneousWith the recent resignation of the Republican Senator from Florida , Mel Martinez, the Governor of Florida, Charlie Crist, needed to appoint a new Senator. Thankfully the business group Associated...
- Joe Crumley | September 06, 2009 11:57 AM |
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MiscellaneousThis article is a little different, and very personal to me.
My wife's father and my friend, Bruce Joseph Kane, died Thursday morning after a valiant fight against cancer. “Bruce Bear”...
- Mike Bryant | September 06, 2009 9:19 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsUsually when pharmaceutical companies are writing good stuff about themselves they are called advertisements. But, when they write it about themselves, except do so in ghostwritten scientific...
- Mike Bryant | September 05, 2009 8:53 PM |
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Wrongful DeathFriday afternoon, a truck rolled over as it traveled along County Road 11 in Longville killing the passenger who was thrown from the vehicle. The truck left County Road 11 a mile west of Minnesota...
- Mike Bryant | September 05, 2009 4:56 PM |
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Spinal Cord InjuriesDoctors are now looking to blue mice to deal with spinal injuries. Apparently, through the injection of Brilliant Blue G into injured mice, researchers are seeing substantial signs of healing. The...
- Mike Bryant | September 05, 2009 9:44 AM |
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Tractor-Trailer AccidentsIn some cases when you meet new clients or parents who have lost children they are very angry. In many cases, it's very understandable. Their lives were changed forever by criminal acts of the...
- Mike Bryant | September 04, 2009 3:24 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsFor the last two weeks the prolific writers here at the Injuryboard, have been participating in a daily dialog about their local perspective on various national issues. This is Minnesota's dive into...
- Mike Bryant | September 03, 2009 9:51 AM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)Over time, as part of investigating clients' claims, we get to a lot of different intersections. Places that you drive by a hundred times before and until that first meeting mean nothing more to you...
- Mike Bryant | September 02, 2009 8:36 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsThe last week of August, The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Baby Jogger,LLC, of Richmond, Va., recalled 41,000 Baby Jogger City Mini Strollers. The stroller’s restraint buckle...
- Mike Bryant | September 02, 2009 6:02 PM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)Now that many are back to school there are buses back on the roads. Dues to budget restraints there have been changes in many routes. Kids are being driven more and walking long distances. They may...
- Mike Bryant | September 01, 2009 9:41 AM |
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MiscellaneousThe first week of September, 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 not be forgotten. Bob...
- Mike Bryant | September 01, 2009 9:06 AM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)It amazing that people who are doing something wrong will actually have this stop them sometimes. Not that they are hurting someone, are doing something wrong, or that maybe they deserve to take...