Category: Personal Injuries
Sad Tragedy Reminds Us to Buckle Up and Be Safe
April 10, 2013 | Jon P. EricksonThere was a tragic motor vehicle accident this past weekend just north of Minneapolis where eight members of a family were in a van that was struck by another car. The accident caused four members of the van to be ejected from the vehicle. Those four were not wearing seat-belts, and three of them were killed. The fourth is still in critical condition. A lieutenant of the Minnesota Highway Patrol is quoted as saying: “The fact can’t be ignored that if they had worn seat belts, it could have ended in a different result.” It was further noted that in the last three years 352 of 864 traffic deaths in Minnesota had victims that were not wearing seat belts. This is 41{a0c01d20c42349884e67ff80c137866b0a9fe47aaae8f8a86a605a369ae487c3} of the deaths in these accidents. These deaths were all likely preventable! There was a second accident over the weekend in the metro area where a woman crashed her car into a tree, and was killed. She also was not wearing a seat belt. BUCKLE UP…seat belts save lives!
Read MoreDefective Product – When Products Don’t Function as Planned
January 21, 2013 | Adriel B. VillarrealEvery year there are numerous cases here in Minnesota where people are injured because of a defective product. There are legal rules regarding product liability and a personal injury attorney can help you navigate them, making it easier to possibly recover damages. Who Has the Liability? The liability for a defective product can lie on many different people, depending on the source of the defect. It could be the product manufacturer who is held responsible, the manufacturer of the component parts, the wholesaler or even the store that sold the product. The law is clear that manufacturers must take reasonable precautions to ensure that their product is not defective and should not injure a consumer. Furthermore, a product is required to meet the reasonable expectations of a consumer, and when it has an unanticipated danger or defect, it no longer meets a reasonable expectation. While there are no federally mandated defective product liability laws, there are state laws and commercial statutes that these claims can be based on. These cases can be brought to court based on manufacturer negligence, liability and breach of warranty. Examples of Defective Products In product liability cases, the plaintiff must show that the product in question caused the injury due to defects. There are the three main types…
Read MoreFacing an Animal Attack – Not Just in the Wild Anymore
January 17, 2013 | Adriel B. VillarrealThese days, many people own some sort of pet whether it be a cat, dog, ferret, bunny, guinea pig – you name it and someone has it as a pet. Many animals that were previously known as wild animals are now becoming household pets. The fact of the matter is that some animals just cannot be domesticated, no matter how hard their owner tries. When this happens, there is bound to be an animal attack. Picture the Possibilities Even the most docile looking animals are prone to bite when they get scared or feel threatened. Some even bite just for the sake of biting, with no intent to do harm. After all, they are animals. You can suffer an unprovoked animal attack at almost any time. Imagine all the circumstances: walking down a Minneapolis suburb street and passing an unleashed dog, petting a cat that wandered onto your property, scratching the head of your friend’s pet rabbit, helping your neighbor catch their pet guinea pig, etc. The potential situations are really limitless. It really could happen to anyone at anytime, virtually anywhere. Maybe you even have already suffered from an animal attack. If you have, don’t waste any time in taking action. What You Can Do As soon as you are bit, scratched…
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