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What To Do With Medical Bills While Awaiting A Settlement The first step towards receiving compensation for an injury is filing a personal injury claim. Reaching a settlement is the next step, and this process often takes months. In some cases, a trial is necessary, and this can take multiple years. While all this is…

Bike Safety Tips All Riders Can Use People ride bikes for all kinds of reasons. Some ride because they are an environmentally friendly alternative to cars, and others ride simply for the pleasure and health benefits. No matter what propels you to get on a bike and ride, it’s important to remember the fundamentals of…

Civil Rights Violations: What Minnesota Residents Should Know As Americans, we’re afforded numerous freedoms, many of which are not found anywhere else in the world. When our freedoms are infringed upon, we consider such offenses to be a big deal—and rightfully so! Among these important freedoms are our freedoms of speech, assembly, and religion; our…

Don’t Suffer With Car Accident Chronic Pain: Seek Compensation Car accidents are traumatic, and the more severe an accident is, the more likely you are to sustain serious injuries from it. On the other hand, accidents that don’t look too serious from the outside (i.e. there’s not a lot of exterior vehicular damage), can still…

Don’t Accept An Infringement Of Your Civil Rights: Get Expert Help Too often in the news these days are stories of unarmed individuals being beaten, tased, shoved or shot by members of law enforcement. As many of these tragic instances are caught on video, more people are becoming aware of the injustices. Minneapolis, specifically, has…

Motorcycle Accident Advice: For Victims & Their Families Motorcycles are an exhilarating way to enjoy the road, but unfortunately accidents involving motorcycles happen often in the United States. In 2017 alone, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) found that motorcycle accident fatalities accounted for almost 14 percent of all fatalities on the road. Motorcycles…

Understanding Vicarious Liability Many car owners consider this question: “Can I be liable for someone else driving my car?” The answer is yes, and this is because of the vicarious liability principle (otherwise known as imputed negligence). Even if an owner is not present when someone gets in an accident using their vehicle, the owner…

What to Do if You’re Injured at a Hotel Hotel owners are legally obligated to safeguard guests from preventable accidents, and when they fail to do so they should be held liable. Nobody stays at a hotel with the assumption that they’re going to be injured, yet slip-and-fall accidents and other adverse events can still…

There are 80 million dogs in the U.S. at last estimate and close to 4.5 million dog bites are documented each year. Some dogs are truly dangerous, often because of poor treatment or training. If you or a loved one have been injured by what you believe to be a dangerous dog, it may be…

How to Make Hiring a Dependable Personal Injury Lawyer Easy Hiring an attorney for the first time can be overwhelming, especially if you’re someone who prefers avoiding confrontation. Sometimes, the only way to get deserved compensation for damages/injuries caused by another is through the legal system. You’ll need a highly skilled attorney to help you…