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When you’ve suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI), it can be a life-altering experience. The physical, emotional, and cognitive toll can be overwhelming.

As a personal injury attorney with over 40 years of experience serving Anoka County, I'm deeply concerned by the recent surge in car accidents.

In the context of personal injury cases, the term "Maximum Medical Improvement" (MMI) plays a critical role in determining the extent of a person's recovery and how much compensation they may be entitled to receive.

Experiencing a whiplash injury can leave you dealing with physical pain, emotional stress, and financial burdens. If you're dealing with a claim for personal injury in Anoka, Minnesota and the surrounding areas, understanding the types of compensation you may be entitled to for a personal injury can help you recover what you've lost and plan for the future.

When you're injured at work, you might wonder whether to pursue a workers' compensation case or a personal injury claim. A knowlegable lawyer can help you make a decision.

This past Monday the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released the final accounting for the crash toll on United States roads for 2021. There was a 10.5% increase in the number of deaths as compared to 2020. That is the highest number since 2005 and the largest percentage increase since 1975! At a news conference speakers from NHTSA focused a lot on distracted driving fatalities which are, of course, entirely preventable if people stop using their cell phones, eating or doing other things that divert attention from the road.

That was the headline in the Tuesday, September 6 issue of the Minneapolis Star Tribune. The article went on to point out that speed related traffic deaths last year (2021) surged 45% pushing overall traffic deaths to a level not seen in the state since 2007.

An online publication called Vox published an interesting article on April 18 of this year. The author noted that more than 31,000 people died in car crashes on America’s roads in the first nine months of 2021 which was a 12% increase over the previous year.

In today's New York Times was a disturbing article discussing road rage and guns. It seems that with the proliferation of guns in our society along with an increasing polarization of American Society has resulted in a dramatic increase in road rage related shootings.

In the online journal Slate on January 26, 2022 was an article with the same title as above. The author analyzed data from a study that was actually completed by the University of Michigan and published in 2008. That study looked at data from 6950 crashes and came up with 6 of the most common crash scenarios.