WORKERS COMP – NOTICE OF INJURY In two of our recent Minnesota workers’ compensation cases, we successfully argued that although no written or verbal workers compensation notice of injury was given to the employer by the injured employee the employer...
Read MoreTHE MINNESOTA COURT OF APPEALS HAS DECLARED THE MINNESOTA CRIMINAL DEFAMATION STATUTE UNCONSTITUTIONAL The Court released a published opinion today holding the statute unconstitutionally overbroad. For those familiar with our cri...
Read MoreIS A FREE CONSULTATION REALLY FREE? Yes, at our firm it is. The reason we offer a free consultation is so we can have an opportunity to meet you and learn about you and your case. In our opinion, an attorney is only really in a posit...
Read MoreTEMPORARY TOTAL DISABILITY (TTD) The first potential work comp wage loss benefit is Temporary Total Disability. This is explained under Minnesota Statute section 176.101, subd. 1. Basically, an employee is entitled to this benefit if...
Read MoreMINNESOTA EXPUNGEMENT As some of you may know, a new Minnesota expungement law took effect January 1, 2015. This new Minnesota expungement law, commonly referred to as the “second chance law,” has made obtaining an expungement mu...
Read MoreA CLIENT’S FELONY CHARGES WERE DROPPED BY THE RAMSEY COUNTY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE TODAY. The client was facing felony animal cruelty charges. The charges stemmed from a falling out the client had with a former roommate. The ex-roommate left b...
Read MoreOUR MINNESOTA CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS KEEP CLIENT OUT OF PRISON A recent client from Minneapolis, B.H., was facing a lengthy prison sentence after she was charged with contributing to the death of a young man who overdosed on drugs he bought from ou...
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THE TYPES OF MINNESOTA DWI PENALTIES YOU COULD POSSIBLY FACE DEPEND ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF EACH INDIVIDUAL DWI CASE. Minnesota DWI penalties include both criminal penalties and civil penalties. Criminal DWI penalties refer to actually serving...
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A TYPICAL DWI ARREST WILL USUALLY INVOLVE THE USE OF DWI FIELD SOBRIETY TESTS. In order for a police officer to require an individual to submit to DWI field sobriety tests, the officer must have observed something that lead to a reasonable suspi...
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ANOTHER MOTOR VEHICLE SEARCH WARRANT EXCEPTION IS KNOWN AS THE INVENTORY SEARCH. An inventory search of a vehicle occurs when the police are impounding a vehicle. As long as the vehicle is being lawfully impounded, the police can search th...
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