Last month, a man was struck and killed in Elk River by a Northstar commuter train after walking into an area off limits for pedestrians, about two miles north of the Northstar station in Elk River. The accident, according to reports, killed the man instantly, and he...
The safety of a particular section of Highway 61 in Forest Lake recently become the subject of discussion following a fatal accident last month which left a man dead. In particular, the speed limit on the highway has been called into question. At present, the speed...
Medical malpractice is an important means of recovery for patients who suffer significant injury as a result of their doctor’s negligence. Medical malpractice litigation, however, is not always possible for injured patients. In some cases, there may have been...
Train accidents can have serious consequences, both financially and in terms of the human costs. This is especially the case for a 2011 crash in Nevada involving a tractor trailer and an Amtrak train. The accident, which our Minneapolis readers may remember hearing...
According to a recent article in Star Tribune notes, 317,000 large truck crashes occurred across the United States in 2012. That amounts to 868 crashes per day. As a result of those accidents, 3,921 people died, which amounts to 11 per day. This is far too many...
Let’s face it. Doctors make mistakes from time to time, and sometimes these mistakes cause serious injury or death to a patient. For some patients, there is the option of pursuing a doctor for medical malpractice if injuries are serious enough to warrant doing...
If you are injured as a railroad worker, you will likely have to pursue a claim under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, otherwise known as FELA for short. FELA claims can be complicated and can take quite some time. Knowing what to expect can help you...
On July 22, a vehicle traveling along Highway 252 in Brooklyn Park collided with the rear end of another automobile. The driver of the car that got rear ended was a 16-year-old student. He was taken to the hospital, but succumbed to his injuries and died a few days...
The booming oil fields of North Dakota are a dangerous place to work. Workers can be crushed by heavy machinery. As an endless convoy comes into and out of worksites, workers can suffer injury in truck accidents. But one deadly threat that is not always on the radar...
The Fourth of July is one of America’s great patriotic traditions. But, like any summer holiday, the Fourth means higher traffic volumes and a greater risk of suffering catastrophic injury in a car accident. A fatal crash that occurred just southeast of the Twin...