WORKERS’ COMPENSATION
What is a No-Naig No Reverse-Naig Settlement?
In certain circumstances when you are injured during the course and scope of your employment you may be able to bring a civil claim against the third-party, other than your employer, who is ultimately responsible for your injuries. When pursuing… Read more »
Evidence of PERA Duty Disability Payments Are Inadmissible at Trial
In cases where Minnesota police officers or firefighters are injured in the line of duty through the fault of a third-party, typically a suspect or the driver of another vehicle, then he or she has a separate cause of action against the… Read more »
New Changes to the Minnesota Workers’ Compensation Act as of October 1, 2018
Did you sustain an injury on or after October 1, 2018? If so, there are a several significant changes that went into effect in 2018 and 2019 that may increase the value of your Minnesota workers’ compensation claims. Temporary Partial Disability benefits… Read more »
Importance of Photographs After a Car Accident
Typically, injured employees who sustain injuries in the course and scope of their employment are unable to bring civil claims for damages they sustained. In certain circumstances when the injured worker can demonstrate that a third-party, meaning someone other than his… Read more »
Meuser Law Attorneys Invited to Present at the Annual MSCIC Conference
Ron Meuser and the attorneys at Meuser Law Office, P.A. were honored to be invited to present at the Minnesota South Central Investigator’s Coalition (MSCIC) annual winter conference in Mankato, MN. Held at the Verizon Wireless Conference Center, over 500 people attended… Read more »
Are PERA and MSRS Duty Disability Benefits Collateral Sources?
Police officers or firefighters who sustain injuries in the line of duty with a third-party civil claim component to their claims, may be faced with the question if PERA and MSRS Duty Disability benefits should be offset from their wage loss recovery…. Read more »
Deposition Tips
Arrive on the correct date and time. Wandering in late does not endear you to the attorneys and plants a healthy fear in us as well as a hope in the defense counsel that you will decide not to show… Read more »
May I Return to Work While I’m Making a Workers’ Compensation Claim?
1. Working “light duty” with date of injury employer When you sustain an injury at work and have been released to return to work in some capacity by your treating physician, you are able to return to work while continuing… Read more »
Can I Afford an Attorney?
Do not let the cost of an attorney prohibit you from obtaining counsel. At Meuser Law Office, P.A. there is absolutely no fee to retain an attorney nor will you be responsible for hourly fees. At Meuser Law Office, depending on the… Read more »
What I Wish My Clients Knew
Report, report, report your injury! Let’s say you have been a St. Paul firefighter for 18+ years and you have lived through numerous explosions or a Minneapolis police officer who has wrestled numerous suspects or kicked in doors, that does… Read more »