Recently, 12 people suffered injuries when a PedalPub they were riding was rear-ended by a car in Minneapolis. According to Pioneer Press, the Pedalpub was crossing Hennepin Avenue Bridge when a Chevrolet Monte Carlo rear-ended it. As a result of the impact, the PedalPub rolled, pinning some passengers beneath it. The driver of the vehicleRead More
It’s the unthinkable. You’re driving your car, get into an accident, and suffer a miscarriage as a result.
Sharp shards of debris spew out toward the driver’s seat at high speeds. An animated video recently released by CNN depicts a Takata airbag explosion in slow motion. The images are horrifying—sharp projectiles move toward the driver’s seat. The Takata airbag recall is the largest in history, with 34 million cars, 15 brands, and 60Read More
With the recent deadly Amtrak accident in Philadelphia and with regulators citing Minneapolis as being particularly at risk of oil train accidents, the train industry has been under fire for lax safety standards and for its failure to protect passengers. At the end of May, train safety once again became the focus of local attentionRead More
If you’ve suffered from traumatic brain injury or memory loss following a car accident, you may be entitled to receive damages for your injuries or pain and suffering. However, according to Heather Brown, writing for CBS Minnesota, memory loss can occur in car accident victims even where there are no medically known or organically-caused brainRead More
Takata, the Japanese company that manufactures airbags for many major car companies recently announced that it would double the scope of its already large current recall. With this recall, Takata’s recall has become the largest in U.S. history.
Rail lines crisscross many of Minneapolis, Minnesota’s communities. Drivers pass over them on a daily basis. Children, schools, nursing homes, and private residences are located near these rail lines.
Dozens of emails are cited in a new legal effort by the American Civil Liberties Union and other civil rights groups to block police from enforcing the Arizona law’s so-called “show me your papers” provision recently upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Following protests of the death of Freddie Gray, Baltimore was placed on curfew and there were reports of protestors being detained by police without facing clear charges. The Guardian reports that Baltimore became the epicenter of riots, destruction, and large-scale protests. Some individuals were held without charge until habeas corpus petitions were filedRead More
While the common assumption is that the rear driver is always at fault in a collision, this may not always actually be the reality. Collisions occur for a variety of reasons and there may be instances where the rear driver may be liable for an accident.