Easy Claim Damaging Mistakes After a Car Accident
Don’t Make These Common Mistakes After a Car Accident A car accident can be a confusing and perplexing time for all parties involved. There is often damage that discombobulates and injures the individuals unfortunate to experience the collision and the matter of what happens next is not the first thing on their mind. It’s not… Read more »
Delayed Injuries Caused by a Woodbury Car Accident
You Could Have Injuries From Your Car Accident You Don’t Even Know About Being involved in a car accident can turn someone’s life upside down. One second you may be driving back from work and the next thing you know you are dealing with a host of issues that spring up out of nowhere because… Read more »
Sand Law Attorneys Recognized As 2018 Super Lawyers
Congratulations to Bill Sand and Rick Sand for their selections to this year’s Super Lawyers Rising Star List – an honor recognizing fewer than 2.5% of all attorneys. This is Rick’s second consecutive selection to the list. This is Bill’s first selection. Sand Law is a personal injury law firm with offices in downtown St…. Read more »
Car Accident In Minnesota? What You Need to Know
Car Accident Advice from a St. Paul Car Accident Lawyer Car accidents are as American as apple pie, and in 2008 the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimated that about 5.8 million police-reported traffic accidents occurred throughout the country’s roads. That same year, AAA reported that car accidents alone cost Americans about $164.2 billion every… Read more »
Motor Vehicle Accident Injuries
Minnesota Car Accidents Millions of Americans are injured in traffic accidents each year. In Minnesota alone, there are more than two hundred crashes on an average day resulting in dozens of injuries. In addition to incurring billions of dollars in costs for hospitalization, surgery, chiropractic care, and other medical treatment, injured people may lose the… Read more »
Winter Motor Vehicle Accidents
Minnesota winter road conditions are infamously dangerous. Low visibility, less daylight, snow, slush, and ice combine to form hazardous conditions. However, poor road conditions do not excuse a driver’s duty to exercise due care and reasonable caution when operating a vehicle. Drivers who end up in an accident because of negligence or a failure to… Read more »
Tools to Fight Distracted Driving
Drunk driving and distracted driving are different acts with similar outcomes. They result in a driver operating at less than their best, putting lives at risk all across St. Paul and the Twin Cities. Drunk driving —- now called “driving while impaired” to account for drug-related effects — has historically received the most attention. Perhaps… Read more »
Winter Car Accidents in Minnesota
Winter in Minnesota creates a unique set of hazards for drivers on the road. The Twin Cities have received our first real winter weather of the year, causing widespread commuting delays. Delays more than an hour were common. However, many people dealt with more serious results of the storm than being late for work. The… Read more »
Opioid Related Car Accidents On The Rise
Driving while intoxicated poses a threat to everyone on the road, especially when the intoxicant is an opioid. The nationwide rise in opioid abuse is having a direct effect on driver safety. A recent article from Addiction Now sites that a Columbia University study has found that “the use of prescription drugs like hydrocodone and… Read more »
What to Do After a Hit and Run Car Accident in Minnesota
The legal definition of a hit and run car accident is one in which one driver hits another with his or her vehicle and then flees the scene. Hitting a pedestrian, a fixed object, or a parked car and not stopping to render aid or leave contact information also falls under the category of a… Read more »