Minnesota no-fault
Pedestrian Injured Badly By Car
10, May 2009
The Anoka County Sheriff’s Office and State Patrol are investigating a Minnesota car-pedestrian accident that left a 62-year-old Mounds View man seriously injured.
WCCO-TV reported that the accident happened about 10:30 p.m. Saturday in Spring Lake Park. The man, James Miller, was walking with a companion on the side of a service road along the 1600 block of [...]
DWI Arrests Hit 196 in March
4, April 2009
A designated Minnesota drunk driver enforcement campaign resulted in 196 DWI arrests in March, about a third of which occurred around St. Patrick’s Day.
The State Patrol said the monthly total was the highest since the program known as NightCap started last October.
The program targets the 13 counties with the highest number of fatal accidents: Anoka, [...]
Minnesota Fatal Accidents Down in 2008
1, March 2009
The full report is still a work in progress, but the Minnesota Department of Transportation has released the preliminary traffic death toll for 2008 — 441.
Even if the final count rises to 450, as some officials expect, it would be the lowest number of traffic deaths on record in a single year for Minnesota since [...]
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 [...]
