Under the Minnesota civil procedure rules, Minnesota juries can not be told about insurance. It really is lying to the jury as we go through trials against defendants who didn’t hire a lawyer, can…
Another email and video showed up this week from the U S Chamber. This time, the video is about a poor landlord who is facing an emotional distress suit from one of his residents. The video is…
GMAC Insurance has for a promotion conducted the annual national driver test. This is their six year. They then have provided ranking for states based on the results. Here’s where you find the…
Sarah Sponheim over at the Uptown Neighborhood News, had a very real story about her son’s collision with a van. It’s a scary story for any parent, she explains that: 13-year-old, Aidan was…
I was reading about a Red Cross unit in Ohio that is offering people who give a pint of blood the chance to win a car or a horse-drawn buggy. Sounds like a nice incentive, but it really shouldn’t be…
The first week of August, The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Fisher-Price, of East Aurora, N. recalled 96,000 Little People Play ‘n Go Campsite. The plastic Sonya Lee figure in the play…
The first week of August, Kawasaki Motors Corp. U.S.A., of Irvine, Calif. announced a recall of Kawasaki 2010 KLX110 Off-Road Motorcycles. A faulty housing for the ignition switch can allow water to…
I ran across a story in the New York Times recently that they are looking at the possibility of shutting down the Newport Rhode Island Cliff Walk. It’s a sad thing to even know they are thinking…
There has been all sorts of talk about the 2nd amendment as of late as a result of McDonald v. City of Chicago, the case that applied federal law to the actions of the city. Others who talked about…
Over time, I’ve written about the Minnesota Department of Heath’s report concerning self reported adverse events. They are defined as medical occurrences that should never happen and ranked as to…
A couple of years back, the Minnesota Department Of Motor Vehicles stopped checking for insurance verification when a person went in to buy tabs. I still have no idea why. I heard it was a budget…
The Minneapolis Tribune had an interesting story about a homeowner who has been caught in an insurance company limbo as they try to obtain coverage after a damage claim. The video with the story is…