Starry, Starry Night Gala: September 21, 2013
August 21, 2013 | Barna, Guzy & Steffen, Ltd.Stable Pathways, a program that provides horse-assisted activities for people living with cognitive and physical challenges, is hosting a benefit gala for fundraising. BGS’ Legal Administrative Assistant Sarah Thies is on the Board of Directors and helped organize the event. Barna, Guzy & Steffen is also a sponsor of the event. The fundraiser will take place Saturday, September 21st, 2013 beginning at 6:30 with Cocktails. Food, a program demonstration, and dancing with live music will follow. This is a western themed event so the suggested dress is Cowboy Casual – Rhinestones Optional! Tickets to the event are $35 with proceeds going to promote Stable Pathways’ missions. Stable Pathways is located at Bunker Park Stables in Coon Rapids. It provides equine-assisted activities for people living with physical and cognitive challenges under the careful direction of either a Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship (PATH) International Certified Instructor or a Minnesota licensed Occupational Therapist. Sarah says that therapeutic horseback riding helps riders “organize” body and brain. The horse’s gait is most similar to a human gait so riding provides a connection to a natural rhythmic movement from the horse that stimulated the rider’s body and brain. Riders at Stable Pathways have experienced positive changes in a variety of ways such as steadier balance, improved core strength,…
Read MoreHow Does Having a Personal Injury Attorney Help Me?
August 20, 2013 | Adriel B. VillarrealIn an ideal world, insurance companies would pay the fair value of an injury claim without any struggle. After all, you’ve paid all of your insurance premiums and you’ve upheld your end of the bargain. Unfortunately, things rarely go so well after an accident. The insurance company is not your friend. An insurance company is in the business of making money, and typically, they don’t really want to pay the full value of a claim. Some insurance companies will try to shift responsibility for an accident and the bills the accident comes with onto you. Other insurance companies will try to play pass-the-buck. They’ll try to argue that the bills are some other insurance company’s responsibility. In most cases, insurance companies may settle eventually, but it’s usually a mere fraction of the amount that it takes to meet your medical bills, replace lost wages, and deal with the suffering caused by a car accident, or someone else’s negligence. Some insurance companies may even get downright nasty, acting as if you’re trying to defraud them by asking for the money that the law and your insurance policy may rightfully be obligated to pay you. In addition, insurance companies are excellent at trying to manipulate people into saying or doing things that can hurt their…
Read MoreEmployer Liability for Employees’ Actions
August 19, 2013 | Jennifer C. MoreauMinnesota recognizes three negligence causes of action in which an employer is liable to a person for injuries caused by an employee: negligent hiring, negligent retention, and negligent supervision. This article will describe these causes of action. The Basics Negligence imposes a duty upon an employer to exercise reasonable care if the employer’s action creates a foreseeable risk of harm or injury to another. Though the particular injury need not be foreseeable, it must have been reasonable to expect so that a sensible person would take precaution. If the connection between the harm and the employer’s act is too remote, no liability will be imposed. Negligent Hiring An employer is liable for negligent hiring if it hires someone for a position through which the employer knows, or should have known through investigation, the employee would pose a foreseeable threat of injury to others. The injury must be physical but does not need to occur within the scope of employment. The duty of the employer to conduct a reasonable pre-employment investigation depends upon the job. For example, an employer owes no such duty for a maintenance worker whose responsibilities required no exposure to the general public and limited contact with coworkers. Yet in Ponticas v. K.M.S. Invs., 331 N.W.2d 907 (Minn. 1983), an employer…
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