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Medical Malpractice Claims: Why not to represent yourself

October 5, 2012 By Hansen Dordell

The Minnesota Court of Appeals recently issued an unpublished decision affirming the dismissal of a pro se litigant’s medical malpractice action. Kolosky v. Dahl, No. 82-CV-11-3685  (Minn. Ct. App. Sep. 10, 2012) (unpublished).  Pro semeans the plaintiff in this case represented himself without an attorney in a medical malpractice action against a doctor and acupuncturist. […]

Filed Under: Blog Posts, For Individuals, Mediation and Arbitration, Mediation and Arbitration For Individuals, Medical Malpractice Tagged With: Medical Malpractice

How Long Can I Wait Before I Bring a Claim for Medical Malpractice?

August 23, 2012 By Hansen Dordell

Statutes of limitations limit the amount of for commencing a lawsuit to a certain period of time following the events creating the cause of action. More specifically, Minnesota Statute section 541.076 requires a patient or former patient to commence malpractice actions against a health care provider within four years from the date of cause of […]

Filed Under: Blog Posts, For Individuals, Medical Malpractice Tagged With: Medical Malpractice

But Officer, I Wasn’t Driving…

August 23, 2012 By Hansen Dordell

The Minnesota Court of Appeals recently reversed a district court in an implied consent case involving probable cause for a DWI arrest. Porter v. Commissioner of Public Safety, No. 87-CV-11-337 (Minn. Ct. App. July 2, 2012) (unpublished) (available here). The facts in the case involved a patrolling officer encountering a car parked on the side […]

Filed Under: Blog Posts, Criminal Defense, For Individuals Tagged With: DWI

What is Medical Malpractice?

June 7, 2012 By Hansen Dordell

Although medical advancements allow people to live longer and healthier lives, medical malpractice continues to have devastating effects for patients.  Not only does it affect patients, their friends and families suffer the consequences as well.  Recent studies have shown that over 98,000 hospitalized patients die every year in the United States as a result of […]

Filed Under: Blog Posts, For Individuals, Mediation and Arbitration For Individuals, Medical Malpractice

The Civil Consequences of Drinking and Driving

May 15, 2012 By Hansen Dordell

Under the Minnesota Implied Consent Law, drivers lose their driving privileges for various time periods and may have to participate in the Ignition Interlock Program as a consequence of driving while impaired.  Participation requires drivers to install a device in their vehicle that measures their alcohol concentration every time they drive.  You can read more […]

Filed Under: Blog Posts, Criminal Defense, For Individuals

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