What You Don’t Know Now About No-Fault—Personal Injury Protection (PIP)—Auto Insurance Can Hurt You Later When you’ve been injured in a Minnesota car accident, handling the complex and confusing claims process can be baffling and overwhelming. Fortunately, Minnesota...
Minnesotans Out-of-State Car Accidents Needn’t “Chill” Your Winter Vacation
For better or worse, depending on a resident's perspective, Minnesota is known for frigid winter seasons. Our land of 10,000 lakes is well-known for its harsh, mercilessly cold winters. It’s not uncommon for winter temperatures to decline into −20 °F or −28.89 °C or...
4 Steps to Take if Your Loved One Was Killed in an Auto Accident
Car and truck accidents have the ability to cause catastrophic damages and sometimes fatal injuries. Unfortunately, the destruction and pain doesn’t stop after a negligent driver causes the death of another driver, passenger, or pedestrian. The deceased individual’s...
How Minnesota’s Pedestrian Roadway Laws Affect Your Personal Injury Case
If you’ve been injured by a driver while on the sidewalk, in a crosswalk, or in a parking lot, you know how unfair the situation can seem. Because you were on foot, your injuries were likely more severe than any injuries or damage sustained by the driver of the...
Common Misconceptions About Minnesota Personal Injury Law
Most people in Minnesota aren’t well educated about personal injury claims simply because they’ve never filed one before. Personal injury cases are often misunderstood, which highlights the need for clients to promptly hire a knowledgeable personal injury lawyer in...
Survival Guide for Personal Injury Claims During COVID-19
Unfortunately, many Minnesotans end up injured each year in motor vehicle accidents, medical malpractice incidents, or as the result of faulty or improperly manufactured products. When these events are caused by an individual or group’s negligence or disregard for...
Sieben Edmunds Miller Featured in Groundbreaking Attorney at Law Issue
Sieben Edmunds Miller Featured as First Law Firm of the Month With each issue of Attorney at Law Magazine comes an opportunity for one attorney to be featured on the magazine’s cover and written about within its pages. But this month the magazine is not featuring an...
New Teen Drivers at Higher Risk for Car Accidents in Minnesota
When the keys to the family car are handed over to a teen, it’s exciting for them and terrifying for the parent! The freedom a kid has once they have their driver’s license can go to their head, sometimes causing them to cast caution aside. Then there’s the sense of...
What to Do When You’re Injured in a Winter Driving Accident in Minnesota
Minnesota winters are some of the harshest in the whole country, with shockingly low temperatures and lots of snow. Many states are completely shut down with their infrastructure paralyzed if they get a few inches of the fluffy stuff, but Minnesotans are resilient; we...
Understanding Wrongful Death in Minnesota
The loss of a loved one is a devastating experience no matter the circumstances. Of course, no amount of money can replace your loved one, but you may be entitled to compensation if their death was caused by the wrongful conduct of another. A skilled Minnesota...
3 Questions to Help You Pick a Great Slip and Fall Personal Injury Attorney
Let me paint an all-too-common picture: you’re headed out to dinner on a Friday night. You walk into the restaurant in Minneapolis and your legs suddenly fly out from under you. The tile in the lobby is in a total state of disrepair, and the uneven flooring has become...
How long will my case take to settle?
“How long will my case take to settle?”Answering a Common Personal Injury Question One of the most common questions a personal injury attorney gets is, “How long will my personal injury case take to settle?” I understand why it’s a pressing question for many clients –...
Injured in A Car Accident While Using Uber Or Lyft? Here’s What to Do.
Being involved in a car accident is already unsettling enough, but it’s downright scary when you’re in the car with a stranger at the time. Yep, I’m talking about being the passenger in an Uber or Lyft driver’s vehicle and being in an accident during your ride. When...
6 Questions to Ask When Choosing a Personal Injury Attorney
If you’re looking for a personal injury attorney in Eagan, Minnesota, it means you’re already dealing with a lot of new challenges. Maybe you’re adjusting to life post-injury and trying to find your new normal. You may have been unable to work or handle other...
The driver who hit me does not have insurance. Am I out of luck?
Underinsured & Uninsured Motorist Insurance Coverage In Minnesota, failure to provide proof of insurance upon demand of a peace officer is a misdemeanor. Unfortunately, criminal penalties do not prevent people from driving without insurance. If you are found...
A Primer on Minnesota’s No-Fault Act
Posted: December 3, 2015 You are in pain, confused, and in shock. One moment you are driving to wrap up some holiday shopping, then the next you are surrounded by law enforcement and medical personnel. Accidents happen. That is why the state legislature created a...
Vehicle Accidents in Minnesota
We are quickly approaching the end of 2015. Where did time go? Like it or not, we are headed into busier schedules and colder weather. These finals months are filled with holiday cheer, shopping trips, and holiday plans with friends and family. Most people will get to...
Bird’s Eye View of Personal Injury
Posted: October 18, 2015 Welcome to the first installment of the Sieben Edmunds PLLC Personal Injury (PI) Blog Series! I’ll begin this series by explaining the basics about personal injury. Subsequent posts will focus on specific personal injury issues in...