The Minnesota Court of Appeals released a decision reaffirming the Commissioner of Public Safety’s ability to cancel driving privileges for drivers that have a no-alcohol-use restriction, also known as a “B-Card.” In Albertson v. Commissioner of Public Safety, No. A12-0255 (Minn. Ct. App Nov. 19, 2012) (unpublished opinion), officers entered a home without a warrant, […]
Medical Malpractice Claims: Why not to represent yourself
The Minnesota Court of Appeals recently issued an unpublished decision affirming the dismissal of a pro se litigant’s medical malpractice action.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 Sep. 10, 2012) (unpublished).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. […]
How Long Can I Wait Before I Bring a Claim for Medical Malpractice?
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 […]
But Officer, I Wasn’t Driving…
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 July 2, 2012) (unpublished) (available here).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 […]
What is Medical Malpractice?
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 […]
