We have been hearing all about the affect the Massachusetts senate election is having because the Democrats no longer have the 60 votes to get past cloture. So instead of a simple majority of 50…
Last week, South Dakota legislature voted down a bill that would have made it illegal to text while driving for minors with a learners permit. Now they are considering a law that would make it a…
The Injuryboard usually has a blog a week, sometimes more, concerning the issues of texting, drinking, and speed while driving. Sometimes it’s about the topic directly, other times it’s a story…
It’s always interesting to run across someones list of frivolous lawsuits. As always, there is a sense of eye of the beholder with each. There also are often times urban myths that are included…
Check out the keyword Text here at the Injuryboard and you will find all sorts of stories about the dangers of texting and driving. There are a number of them calling for bans. It clearly is a…
The second week of February, The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Health Canada, and Britax Child Safety, Inc., of Charlotte, N.C. recalled 25,000 Britax “Blink” Umbrella…
Friday morning, Assistant Chief Kent Berghuis of the Kasson police department was at the scene of a collision near the intersection of County Road 9 and Highway 14 in Dodge County when his vehicle…
I’ve written about these cars a couple of times now. Interesting to see the reactions. Usually it’s been a point about me being a lawyer. That I am trying to create cases or something along those…
The Minnesota Department of Public Safety released it’s 2009 numbers and the analysis of the resent drunk driving study. The report included findings of: From 2004–2008, Minnesota…
While highway deaths continue to be reduced, the number of deaths caused by drunk drivers continues to be to high. This just isn’t acceptable and needs to be addressed. According to the Minnesota…
Friday morning , there was a car/ school bus collision north of Dassel. On the school bus were students from the Dassel Cokato School District. Eight students were injured. The incident is still…
While the whole state saw a reduction in highway deaths, there was a slight drop in the highway deaths in Wright county. Wright County went from fifteen deaths in 2008 to fourteen in both…