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First Bishop in the United States Sued for Coercion

Media Advisory May 8, 2017 First Bishop in the United States Sued for Coercion In 2015, a Minnesota Bishop Suppressed Report of Child Sexual Abuse Survivor to speak publicly for the first time Tuesday about abuse by a former top official in Minnesota diocese Bishop…

By Mike Bryant

/ 8 May 2017

More Ice Means More “Slip and Falls” in Minnesota

There was a interesting story in Minnesota Tribune this week about an increase in slip and fall visits to the ER. These are always tough cases to deal with: – The Minnesota courts have been hostile to these claims. Thiese past couple of years have given…

By Mike Bryant

/ 12 Jan 2017

Minnesota Law: You Have to Sue the Person Who Hit You vs The Insurance Company?

In each new case we will get a question like : Do I have to sue the person who hit me, or can I sue their insurance company? Minnesota is not a direct action state. This means that despite the insurance company hiring the attorney…

By Mike Bryant

/ 7 Jan 2017

Constitutional Conservative? Nope Congressman Steve King

Well we are off and going with the introduction of bills to the One Hundred Fifteenth United States Congress. The one we saw this week was from Iowa Congressman Steve King. He introduced: King Introduces Bill to Prohibit Supreme Court from Citing Obamacare Jan 3,…

By Mike Bryant

/ 6 Jan 2017

Increase in Pedestrian Deaths: Yield for Crosswalks!

The Minneapolis Tribune reported this week that pedestrian deaths are on the rise: “It is distressing to see such an increase in pedestrian deaths,” Donna Berger, director of the DPS Office of Traffic Safety, said in a statement. “These are our neighbors, our co-workers, our…

By Mike Bryant

/ 6 Jan 2017

Let’s Have No DUI’s this WEEK in St Cloud

Let’s have no dui’s in St Cloud this week. Call Yellow Cab and get a free safe ride home. CALL 251- 5050 From The Radio Ad: We want to keep your New Year’s celebration…safe and fun. Over the years…Bradshaw and Bryant has helped THOUSANDS of…

By Mike Bryant

/ 1 Jan 2017

2017 New Years Resolutions: Stop Drinking And Driving!

As highway death statistics in Minnesota continue to stay steady they still remain high for alcohol related crashes. The safest way to prevent this is to simply not drink and drive. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has provided a number of safety tips that…

By Mike Bryant

/ 31 Dec 2016

What You Were Reading In 2016 At The St Cloud Legal Examiner

This year has been a good one. I did take a couple of months off from writing, but am back. There were a couple of trials that were taking up a lot of my time. We thank everyone, who took the time to read any…

By Mike Bryant

/ 30 Dec 2016

College Bowl Game: Don’t Include Drinking And Driving

There is no doubt that Jon Lewis and Larry Slagle, from here at the Legal Examiner, will be cheering on their local teams in the college playoffs.. Locally , we will be watching the Holiday bowl for the Gophers. It was my look to local bowls that…

By Mike Bryant

/ 27 Dec 2016

Thinking of Family Christmas Joys

Being a product of divorced parents I had the opportunity growing up seeing Christmas arrive in two separate parts of the country. With my Mom, Christmas in Rhode Island was lobster dinner at my God Mothers, midnight mass and opening of the first presents sometime…

By Mike Bryant

/ 24 Dec 2016

Fluctuating Temperatures Make for Icy Roads

The temperatures has been high and low. There has been sun, snow, and rain. All of this has combined to make the roads wet and to insure that with dropping temperatures there will be ice. I sometimes think it would be a lot safer if…

By Mike Bryant

/ 21 Dec 2016

Minnesota’s Expungement Statute

Changes to Minnesota’s expungement statute now allow individuals previously charged with, convicted of, or investigated for crimes a new opportunity to seal records. These individuals, hoping past mistakes—or alleged mistakes—do not continue to follow them, may now seal records held by the Judicial

By Mike Bryant

/ 13 Dec 2016