Car Accident Insurance Claim
Eleven lives lost in Memorial Day Weekend Highway Accidents
26, May 2009
Felony charges of criminal vehicular operation are pending against a 25-year-old Winona man whom the State Patrol says was drunk when the vehicle he was driving broadsided a van, killing four people and critically injuring two others.
The accident Saturday was the worst of eight Minnesota fatal accidents that took place over Memorial Day weekend.
The State [...]
St. Paul Pedestrian Accident Is Fatal For Tot
25, April 2009
A tragic accident on the East Side of St. Paul has killed a 3-year-old girl whom police say was trying to cross the street to reach her father.
Fire Department spokesman Steve Zacard told the Star Tribune newspaper that the girl, Mai Yer Moua, was struck by a pickup truck in the 900 block of Rose Avenue East about 9:30 [...]
Man Charged In Chaska Pedestrian Death
21, April 2009
Two misdemeanor charges of failure to yield to a pedestrian have been filed against a Chaska motorist who fatally injured a pedestrian late last year at a busy intersection in downtown Chaska.
The charges against Gregory T. Benedix, 43, relate to his SUV hitting 86-year-old Jerome Meuwissen as he crossed Highway 41 at Second Street in a [...]
Hit-and-Run Victim Has Brain Injuries
8, March 2009
Police are investigating several leads that tipsters have offered in the brutal hit-and-run accident in Apple Valley Friday night that left a 26-year-old woman with traumatic brain injuries.
Joan LeVasseur, 26, of Apple Valley, was walking to Cub Foods a little after 9 p.m. when a large neutral-color vehicle ran into her in the crosswalk at Cedar [...]
Woman Badly Injured in Hit-And-Run
7, March 2009
Apple Valley Police Department officials are looking for help in solving a hit-and-run car accident that seriously injured a 26-year-old pedestrian.
Police told the Star Tribune that the woman was walking across Cedar Avenue at 153rd Street when she was struck by an unidentified vehicle, possibly a tan-colored van. That accident happened about 9:11 p.m. Friday.
Police [...]
What is Minnesota No-Fault Law?
19, February 2009
Under Minnesota no-fault law, accident victims are compensated for some basic economic losses, even if they are at fault. According to the Minnesota No-Fault Automobile Insurance Act (Minn. Stat., Sec. 65B.41), insurance companies covering automobile accidents in Minnesota must “provide for a minimum of $40,000 for loss arising out of the injury of any one [...]
Do I get pain and suffering under Minnesota no-fault coverage?
19, February 2009
Car accident victims with Minnesota auto accident insurance do not get pain and suffering compensation under their auto insurance no-fault provisions. Minnesota no-fault insurance coverage is governed by Minnesota Statutes, Sections 65B.41 to 65B.71 (referred to as the Minnesota No-Fault Automobile Insurance Act). Under Minnesota’s no-fault auto insurance law, a driver involved in a car [...]
What do I do when I am contacted by an insurance company after my Minnesota car accident?
18, February 2009
After a Minnesota car accident, you will be contacted by an auto insurance company. Do not talk to them. Contact a Minnesota car accident lawyer at our Minnesota law firm, PritzkerOlsen, P.A.
