The experienced personal injury attorneys at Sand Law are here to help you get compensation for what you went through and are continuing to endure because of your personal injury accident.  We believe in getting clients big firm results were still providing them with a small firm level of service.

If you or a loved one was injured due to the negligence or intentional harm of another, contact us online or by phone at 651-362-4173 today for a free consultation. We can explain your rights and options to you.

Experienced Personal Injury Lawyers Helping Injured Victims in Minnesota Get Compensation

If you or someone close to you has been injured due to negligence in Minnesota, our experienced team of accident injury lawyers is here to help. We will pursue your claim on your behalf with the goal of bringing you peace of mind by helping you get compensated for your health expenses, lost pay, physical damages, pain and suffering, and monetary losses.

Sand Law LLC is well known by the insurance companies as a firm that does not easily settle or take small offers in order to move on to the next case. We pursue our clients’ claims until they get all the compensation they deserve and they are made as whole as possible. Our goal is to ensure our clients are as close to their preinjury state, financially and physically.

Contact our law firm so we can put you in touch with one of our Minnesota personal injury attorneys to discuss your case during a no-obligation, complimentary case review. We look forward to helping you get the compensation you deserve for your injury or illness.

Fighting for the Wrongfully Injured in Minnesota

Sand Law LLC is one of the most experienced personal injury firms in Minnesota. Our accident injury attorneys are 100% committed to helping their clients obtain maximum recovery. At Sand Law, our lawyers dedicate their time to studying your case thoroughly and coming up with an individual approach for your specific situation.

Minnesota Personal Injury Statute of Limitations

There is a deadline by which injury victims must file an insurance claim or civil lawsuit after they suffer harm. This sometimes differs from the filing timeline applicable in wrongful death cases. In the legal field, we use the terminology “statute of limitations” to refer to these case filing time frames.

The Minnesota personal injury statute of limitations refers to the time frame during which a personal injury lawsuit can be filed. Usually, the period to initiate a claim is six years from the day of the accident. Failure to comply with the time limit results in the court dismissing the case.

In rare cases, the time limit can be paused or extended. Such exceptional situations include the victim being under the age of 18 at the time of the accident or if they were determined insane. Understanding statutes of limitations, especially when extenuating circumstances apply, can be challenging. However, a knowledgeable personal injury lawyer can help you make sense of deadlines applicable to your case.

Types of Personal Injury Representation We Offer

The personal injury practice area is a broad one. It encompasses a wide range of ways in which individuals may get hurt, including, but not limited to, the following:

Minnesota Car Accidents

Car accidents due to drunk driving, reckless driving, distracted driving, or negligence often result in serious property damage as well as financial implications for the victim. A car accident victim can potentially recover compensation for the following damages (and others) by filing an insurance claim or lawsuit: 

• Hospital bills
• Future medical treatments
• Damaged vehicle
• Lost wages

Minnesota Truck Accidents

Tractor-trailer crashes and other types of truck accidents often happen due to driver errors, including operational issues and distracted driving, or equipment failure. In many cases, they result in severe injuries or death for the victim. The driver of the truck or the company itself could be held liable for the damages if they hadn’t complied with all trucking regulations at the time of the accident. 

Minnesota truck accident cases are unique in that many different parties may be liable for the crash. For example, potential defendants in the personal injury lawsuit could also be the cargo loader, the owner of the truck, or the truck parts manufacturer.

Minnesota Motorcycle Accidents

Motorcycle accidents are often dangerous for the rider. Given that they are relatively lightweight, motorcyclists must exert much more control over their vehicles compared to car drivers. Additionally, motorcycles lack crashworthiness characteristics, such as weight, bulk, airbags, roof, etc. Despite improving technologies for motorcycle riders, they are still a very risky form of transportation that can result in serious injuries.

According to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA), 82,686 motorcyclists suffered injuries in accidents in 2021. That same data reveals that of all fatal crashes that occurred that year, 14% of the victims were motorbike riders. 80% of all motorcycle crashes result in injuries or death for the victim.

Minnesota Pedestrian Accidents

Pedestrians are highly vulnerable to accidents involving vehicles, especially at night, when there is limited visibility. Other reasons for pedestrian-related accidents might include crossing at faded or unmarked crosswalks, and distracted drivers or drunk drivers not seeing them.

Minnesota Bicycle Accidents

Similar to pedestrians, bike riders are susceptible to being involved in accidents in Minnesota, especially if they are riding at night or on a multi-lane road that lacks a designated bike lane. Their reduced speed and smaller size also contribute to the possibility of an accident.

Because bikes operate at a lower speed than cars, it can be challenging for riders to escape potentially dangerous situations. Additionally, bikes’ smaller size can affect visibility and their lighter weight can make crash outcomes more severe.

Minnesota Brain Injuries

Head trauma isn’t uncommon when personal injury incidents occur. Traumatic brain injuries range from mild concussions to more severe injuries like hematomas. Brain damage can greatly affect the overall quality of life of the victim. Such injuries result from a hit in the head due to vehicle accidents, physical assaults, slip and fall accidents, or contact sports trauma.

Minnesota Child Injuries

Children may suffer harm due to another party’s negligence. For example, children can get injured during car accidents, at playgrounds, or while at daycare/school. Most of these accidents happen due to an adult error and without the intention of the child getting hurt.

However, distractions and failures to act still qualify as negligence. Minnesota law allows personal injury victims who can prove liability to hold responsible parties accountable for damages caused by their actions. 

Common child injury cases we handle at Sand Law LLC include:

• DAYCARE INJURY & ABUSE
• HARM INVOLVING SCHOOLS
• DANGEROUS CONDITIONS AT SCHOOL
• MINNESOTA PLAYGROUND INJURIES
• MINNESOTA SCHOOL STAFF ABUSE
• SCHOOL STAFF ABUSE FAQS

Minnesota Rideshare Accidents

Passengers of rideshare companies, like Uber or Lyft, who get injured because of an accident generally qualify for compensation for their damages. This is provided that they can show the rideshare driver or company’s negligence caused them harm.

If it was the driver’s fault, the compensation would most likely come out of their company’s liability insurance. Drivers for rideshare companies are also eligible to file a personal injury lawsuit for damages from their employer if they were injured in an accident caused by another driver.

Our state is a no-fault insurance state with a modified comparative fault rule in place. These factors make filing a claim or rideshare accident lawsuit challenging if you suffered injuries as a passenger. This is where getting a Minnesota personal injury attorney involved if an accident hurts you can make sense.

Minnesota Assault and Battery Injuries

Assault and battery claims are often filed together because they are closely related. Assault refers to when somebody intentionally tries to harm another person but doesn’t succeed. On the other hand, battery refers to the intentional act of hurting someone, which results in an actual injury.

It’s not uncommon for legal professionals like our team at Sand Law LLC to group these types of claims together given the similarities between these bad acts. In either case, it may be possible for you to file a personal injury lawsuit against the party who inflicted harm upon you.

You may also have a case against the entity whose negligent security left you vulnerable to getting hurt. If successful, you may be able to recover compensation for your losses.

Minnesota Boating and Drowning Accidents

According to U.S. Coast Guard statistics, over half of all boating accidents occur when passengers fall overboard or when the boat capsizes. In such circumstances, victims can qualify for compensation for their injuries, medical bills, lost wages, and other damages through the boat owner’s boaters insurance.

However, if the owner doesn’t have a boaters insurance policy, the compensation might have to come out of their assets or homeowners insurance instead. Your Minnesota boating accident attorney may advise you to pursue this option.

Minnesota Slip and Fall Accidents

Slip and fall accidents occur when a person gets injured due to a fall as a result of the negligence of the property owner. Failure to repair or indicate a danger zone is an example of negligence. It can result in the property owner being held responsible for the damages of the victim. Injured slip and fall accident victims may hold them liable for damages such as emergency room visit bills, surgery costs, physical therapy, and missed pay.

Minnesota Work-Related Accidents

If a person gets injured at the workplace in Minnesota, they are eligible for compensation through their employer’s worker’s compensation program. Generally, the only thing that the victim needs to prove is that they got injured at the job while working. Filing a Minnesota workers’ comp claim allows you to receive compensated medical care and reimbursement of lost wages.

There are situations where work injury victims may additionally be able to hold third parties, like equipment manufacturers, liable for their harm. In these cases, filing a personal injury lawsuit apart from or in addition to a workers’ compensation claim may be appropriate.

Minnesota Dog Bite and Animal Attack Injuries

Pet owners are responsible for preventing their animals from attacking people. Restricting dogs with fences or keeping them on a leash can minimize the chances of an incident. Nevertheless, if the dog bites a person, the owner or handler is still responsible for the damages even if they did their best to prevent such an attack from happening. The recovery will most likely come out of the dog owner’s homeowners insurance.

Minnesota Spine and Back Injuries

Back injuries and spinal cord damage can cause victims significant, long-term pain and result in paralysis. Damage to a person’s spine or back can occur in a number of different ways, including via:

• Car wrecks, motorcycle crashes, or tractor-trailer collisions
• Slip and fall accidents
• Work-related injury incidents

Minnesota Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect

Nursing home claims are based on acts of negligence, abuse, or neglect on behalf of the staff of the nursing home resulting in injuries and even death for the victim. Approximately 5 million older individuals face abuse in the U.S. every year per the National Council on Aging (NCOA). This mistreatment can take on many forms, including the following:

• Physical abuse, such as using chemical restraints
• Emotional abuse
• Sexual abuse
• Financial exploitation
• Neglect

Victims of such abuse or neglect may be eligible to recover compensation for medical treatment they may need to treat bedsores, injuries from falls, or malnutrition, mental health counseling after being verbally abused or socially isolated, as well as for any other damages incurred.

Minnesota Medical Malpractice

Medical malpractice occurs when a physician or other health care provider unintentionally causes a patient harm. Our Minnesota personal injury attorneys often find that these adverse outcomes occur because they: 

• Fail to properly monitor and respond to sudden changes in vital signs
• Make a misdiagnosis or delayed diagnosis 
• Leave a surgical tool in a patient
• Prescribe or administer the wrong or incorrect dosage of a medication to a patient

Minnesota Sexual Abuse Claims

The Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) contends that at least 433,000 individuals aged 12 and over face a sexual assault or rape every year in the U.S. Of course if we add in victims under the age of 12, there will be many more. 

These assaults can take on many different forms, but the common element they all share is that they involve undesired sexual contact. In the case of youth, since they’re not of age to consent to such interactions, any sexually-oriented treatment may qualify as abuse or assault.

Some common defendants our personal injury attorneys at Sand Law LLC hold liable for these sexual assaults include:

• Teachers and the school systems they work for
• Nursing home workers, doctors, and other medical providers
• Property owners that failed to improve their premises’ safety
• Coaches of sports teams
• Members of the clergy, like pastors, rabbis, imams, and others

Minnesota Wrongful Death Claims

Wrongful death claims are filed by the relatives of the deceased person who seek compensation for their emotional suffering and financial hardship as a result of the death. The death can either be caused intentionally or due to negligence on behalf of the defendant. Survivors may recover compensation for:

• Medical bills the decedent incurred before their death
• Pain  and suffering the deceased endured before their passing
• The victim’s lost wages and future lost earnings and benefits
• Funeral expenses and burial costs
• Losses of comfort, guidance, household services, etc.

Whether one of the accidents or incidents described above harmed you or something else, our Minnesota personal injury attorneys may be able to help you recover compensation. So, reach out to us to discuss your injury incident.

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Common Injuries Caused by Personal Injury Accidents

Injuries stemming from Minnesota auto accidents, nursing home abuse, medical malpractice, and other incidents can range greatly from mild to severe. Unfortunately, some injuries may result in death. More minor injuries can usually heal on their own.

However, severe injuries may require more treatment. For example, someone with a spinal cord injury may require treatment for the rest of their life. Common injuries that result from personal injury accidents include the following:

• Traumatic brain injuries
• Spinal cord injuries
• Soft tissue damage
• Internal damage
• Crushing injuries
• Broken bones
• Fractures
• Bruises
• Cuts
• Amputation
• Burns
• Road rash

Damages You Can Recover If You Get Hurt in a Minnesota Accident

When you file a personal injury lawsuit, you can recover damages in the form of a settlement offer. “Damages” is a legal term that refers to any losses you’ve experienced as a result of the accident and following injuries. Damages can be economic or non-economic. The only difference is their monetary value. Economic damages carry an associated monetary value, while non-economic damages do not.

Economic damages include the following:

• Medical bills
• Lost wages
• Lost earning capacity
• Property damage
• Funeral or cremation expenses

Non-economic damages include the following:

• Pain and suffering
• Mental anguish
• Permanent injury and disability
• Disfigurement and scarring

Contact the Experienced Personal Injury Attorneys at Sand Law Today

If you or someone close to you has suffered an injury due to an accident, negligence, or malpractice in Minnesota, you may need legal representation. Contact us through our online form or call 651-291-7263 to schedule a free consultation with one of our personal injury attorneys.

Our accident injury lawyers have a strong track record of helping our clients recover fair and just settlements in their cases. We want to assist you in recovering compensation for your physical pain, emotional distress, and only losses caused by your personal injury accident.

Sand Law Offices:

SAINT PAUL OFFICE

332 Minnesota St
Ste W2402
Saint Paul, MN 55101

651-291-7263

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2150 3rd St Suite 24
White Bear Lake, MN 55110

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WOODBURY OFFICE

7650 Currell Blvd #3140
Woodbury, MN 55125

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7650400 S 4th St Suite 401-217
Minneapolis, MN 55415

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