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Should Police Be Added to Hate Crime Laws? There has been a renewed push to expand hate crime laws to include crimes of violence against police officers. The national Fraternal Order of Police is leading the charge to add protection under federal legislation.   Locally, three Minnesota cities have passed resolutions to add police officer protection under hate crime...

Should I Hire an Attorney? If you are injured at work, you may ask yourself, “Should I hire a lawyer for my work comp case?” Minnesota work comp is a unique area in that you don’t have to pay anything out of pocket to hire a work comp lawyer. There are few disadvantages to hiring a lawyer, but several advantages....

CHOOSING YOUR OWN WORK COMP DOCTOR If you have suffered a Minnesota work comp injury, many times the insurance company or your employer will send you to a Minnesota workers’ compensation doctor of their choosing.  Many times, they will tell you that you are REQUIRED to go to the doctor of their choosing.  Oftentimes, an injured employee will begin...

A NEW MINNESOTA LAW, ENTITLED “ADULTERATION BY BODILY FLUID,” IS SET TO TAKE EFFECT AUGUST 1, 2015. The law will make it a misdemeanor for anyone who:  “adulterates any substance that the person knows or should know is intended for human consumption.”  The new Minnesota law defines “adulterates” as “the intentional adding of a bodily fluid to a substance.”...

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS TIGHT END AARON HERNANDEZ WAS FOUND GUILTY OF FIRST DEGREE MURDER BY A JURY TODAY. In an interview, jurors said they were shocked to hear the criminal defense lawyer admit that Hernandez was at the scene of Odin Lloyd’s death.  From the witness testimony and evidence, it did not appear that the prosecution was going to...

The Penalties for a Minnesota Texting and Driving Citation Went up Over the Weekend. Beginning August 1, the fine for a repeat violation of the Minnesota texting and driving law has increased to $225 plus the base fine of $50. Some people have asked what is prohibited by the Minnesota texting and driving law. The law prohibits the use of a...

A MINNESOTA SECOND DEGREE DWI IS A VERY SERIOUS OFFENSE. You will almost certainly face jail time if convicted of a Minnesota Second Degree DWI. You can end up facing a 2nd Degree DWI charge in Minnesota under a variety of circumstances. A driver will be charged with a 2nd Degree DWI in Minnesota on a first-time DWI offense if the driver’s...

A proposal for a new Minnesota Revenge porn law has gained momentum ever since the Court of Appeals declared Minnesota’s criminal defamation law unconstitutional. Rep. John Lesch presented a proposed version of a Minnesota revenge porn law at the first legislative working group back on June 25.   The proposed Minnesota law is taken directly from the current Illinois revenge porn law.  Certain...

We’d like to tell you about a recent client we represented who was charged with felony criminal vehicular operation. First off, a little background on Minnesota’s Criminal Vehicular Operation (CVO) laws. Minnesota’s Criminal Vehicular Operation Laws Criminal Vehicular Operation is found in Minnesota Statute 609.2113. The offense can be charged as either a gross misdemeanor or a felony. The severity of a CVO...

Increased Benefits for Specific Types of Workers Comp Cases At Arechigo & Stokka in St. Paul, we work with people who have been injured on the job to get the best possible outcome for their workers’ comp case. We fight on your behalf to get you payment from the workers’ compensation insurance company to cover the costs related to...