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What Are the Primary Tools for Settlement in Workers’ Compensation?
The two primary tools to achieve a settlement in a workers’ compensation case are settlement conferences and mediations. Settlement conferences and mediations are effective tools that can help adverse parties reach a mutually-agreeable resolution. In recent years, a greater number of police… Read more »
Can I Sue a Suspect Who Injures Me While Resisting Arrest?
Unfortunately, police officers are often injured when interacting with members of the public. According to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund on average, police officers across the country suffer 15,404 injuries per year. Police officers and deputy sheriffs are often aware… Read more »
What Does It Mean to be Permanently Totally Disabled?
Permanent total disability or “PTD” is a wage loss benefit paid to an injured worker whose injuries are so extensive that he or she is unable to find meaningful gainful employment. A judge at a hearing will determine whether or… Read more »
Can I Get Pain and Suffering Compensation for My Work Comp Case?
The Minnesota workers’ compensation system does not provide for pain and suffering. It does, however, provide for a different type of benefit called permanent partial disability (PPD). Permanent partial disability is the benefit that provides for the loss of use or function… Read more »
What is the Value of My Workers’ Compensation Claim?
Clients often want to know what’s the value of my workers’ compensation claim? To determine this value, we look at what has the client already been paid. Have those past wage loss benefits been correctly calculated? Is the employer using the right… Read more »
Discovery Disclosure in Minnesota Personal Injury and Workers’ Compensation Claims
Do I have to turn over my private medical and financial information to the insurance company as part of my Minnesota workers’ compensation or personal injury claim? We frequently get calls from our Minnesota personal injury and workers’ compensation clients wondering why they must… Read more »
Material Handler and Order Picker Workplace Safety
Order picking and material handling is an important task in most manufacturing industries and, unfortunately, on-the-job injuries are not uncommon. Back injuries incurred while lifting are among the most common hazards for order pickers. But order pickers also face risks of other… Read more »
Diagnostic Tests for Cervical or Lumbar Herniated Discs
Herniated discs in the neck and back are the most common type of work-related injury we see in our Minnesota workers’ compensation practice at Meuser Law Office, P.A. Herniated discs in the neck or back can occur as the result of lifting… Read more »
Minnesota Hot Weather Work Safety – How To Handle Heat Exhaustion and Heat Stroke
During the dog days of summer here in Minnesota, outdoor workers need to be aware of the signs and symptoms of heat stress and how to treat it. Heat stress occurs when a worker’s body cannot cool down quickly enough…. Read more »
PART FIVE—OPINION—Should “Unjustified” Be Defined in the Context of Minnesota Animal Cruelty Law?
In the fifth and final article of this five-part series, I discuss the current state of animal cruelty laws in the state of Minnesota and how these laws could be improved to provide a clearer standard for the public. To learn about… Read more »