Duty Disability Benefits
Minn. Stat. § 299A.465 Health Insurance Coverage: Summary Judgment in Favor of Three First Responders in District Court
If you are a police officer or firefighter injured in the line of duty, you and your family may be entitled to health insurance coverage through your employer through the age of 65. The legislature through Minnesota Statutes § 299A.465… Read more »
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 »
New PTSD Law in Effect January 1, 2019 for Police Officers, Firefighters and First Responders
As of January 1, 2019, a new law has gone into effect that may drastically change the way work-related PTSD claims are handled in Minnesota. For PTSD injuries that occur on or after January 1, 2019, there is now a presumption for first responders… 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 »
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 »
Minneapolis Police Officers Raise Money for PTSD Service Dogs
If you are wondering why more police officers in Minneapolis are sporting moustaches this month, some shifts on the Minneapolis Police Department are raising money for Soldier’s 6. Soldier’s 6 is a Minnesota non-profit organization that provides Veterans and police… 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 »
Minnesota Continuation of Health Insurance Claims: The “Nothing to Continue” Defense
What benefits does Minnesota Statutes § 299A.465 provide for duty disabled officers? Minnesota Statutes § 299A.465 provides duty disabled police officers, firefighters and their dependents with health insurance coverage through their former employer through the age of 65. The employer… 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 »
Breaking the Silence: Firefighters and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
For over a decade, the attorneys at Meuser Law Office, P.A., have been fighting to help our state’s first responders get access to help for work-related mental health conditions – most prominently post-traumatic stress disorder. We have helped hundreds of police officers,… Read more »