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CASE DISMISSED . . . OR MAYBE NOT?
In 2013, the Minnesota Supreme Court amended the Minnesota Rules of Civil Procedure to require filing a case within one year of service of a summons upon a defendant. Failure to file results in automatic dismissal, with prejudice, of the case. This new rule, Rule...
Work Comp Intervenors Relieved from Mandatory Personal Appearance at Hearings
In an article published last fall, we reported that the Standing Order Regarding Required Appearance by Intervenors in Workers’ Compensation Matters had been issued by the Chief Administrative Law Judge at the Office of Administrative Hearings (“OAH”), which, in...
The Beginning of the End for Fraudulent No-Fault Claims?
On March 1, 2016, a significant change of the No-Fault rules regarding discovery became effective, which has the potential to both promote transparency in no-fault arbitrations, and curtail over-billing and abuse of the no-fault system. Under the newly amended Rule 12...
Important Victory in North Dakota Supreme Court
Brownson PLLC partner Kristi K. Brownson has secured a major victory in the North Dakota Supreme Court. In its March 15, 2016 ruling in APM, LLLP v. TCI Insurance Agency, Inc., 2016 ND 66, the North Dakota Supreme Court affirmed a summary judgment ruling previously...
Brownson PLLC Wins Decision at North Dakota Supreme Court
Brownson PLLC partner Kristi K. Brownson won a major decision from the North Dakota Supreme Court. In its March 15, 2016 ruling in APM, LLLP v. TCI Insurance Agency, Inc., 2016 ND 66, the North Dakota Supreme Court affirmed a summary judgment ruling previously...
Work Comp Intervenors: Appear or Forfeit Claim
In August 2015, Minnesota’s Chief Workers’ Compensation Judge Tammy Pust issued the Standing Order Regarding Required Appearance by Intervenors in Workers’ Compensation Matters. The Standing Order, effective for proceedings scheduled on or after September 15, 2015, is...
The Text Revolution: Changing Times Call for Changes in your Communication Practices
In today’s day and age there are numerous ways you can communicate with people, including your insurance customers. This includes phone calls, letters, text messaging, Facebook Messenger®, Skype®, LinkedIn®, and so on. The use of what was once known as...
Robert D. Brownson Joins American Chemical Society
Brownson PLLC Partner Robert D. Brownson has become an invited member of the American Chemical Society (ACS). The American Chemical Society is a global organization with a defined mission to “advance the broader chemistry enterprise and its practitioners for the...
Brownson PLLC Obtains North Dakota Summary Judgment
Brownson PLLC partner, Kristi K. Brownson, has successfully obtained the complete dismissal of Brownson PLLC client TCI Insurance Agency, Inc. of Fargo, North Dakota in a case venued in the Cass County, North Dakota, District Court. In the case of APM, LLLP v. TCI...
SV 40 Database Completed
Robert D. Brownson of Brownson PLLC has compiled the pre-eminent comprehensive database of materials related to Simian Virus 40 (SV-40) a viral contaminant in polio vaccines from the first polio vaccine trials in 1954 to the present. The database, comprising private,...
ALRA Group Paper Update
Robert D. Brownson is an author of the White Paper, "Asbestos Claims and Litigation: Update and Review: 2013 and 2014 New Case Filing: Summary and Analysis," by the Asbestos Litigation Risk Analysis (ALRA) Group. In this Paper, the ALRA Group presents and reviews...
Accepted Again in Best’s Directory of Recommended Insurance Attorneys
Brownson PLLC has again been accepted for inclusion in the Best's Directory of Recommended Insurance Attorneys, by the A.M. Best Company. A.M. Best Company is the leading provider of ratings and financial data for the insurance industry worldwide.