Teen drivers know, but ignore, the dangers of drinking and driving or texting behind the wheel. It looks like many teens do not understand what it means to drive safely. "I’m not really texting. I’m checking my homework assignments." About half of teens who say they...
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The Stowman Law Firm, P.A., in Detroit Lakes, MN, has experience helping clients injured in accidents and hurt at work for more than 40 years – since David Stowman opened his law office in Detroit Lakes in 1972.
Should I talk to the insurance company when they call after my accident?
The short answer is no, you should not talk to the insurance company if they call after your accident. Instead, you need to ask questions about your accident to a Minnesota or North Dakota personal injury lawyer. Here are the reasons why. If you get hurt by a...
Head-on Crash in Mahnomen County SendsThree to Fargo Hospital
A two-vehicle head-on crash on Highway 200 near Mahnomen, Minnesota, left two injured and three others seriously injured. The seriously injured people were sent to a Fargo, North Dakota, hospital. A 2004 SUV crossed the center line, lost a tire, and collided with an...
Fargo Man Killed in Car/Semi Truck Crash near St. Cloud
A collision between a semi-truck and car on I-94 in Stearns County near St. Cloud has killed a Fargo, North Dakota, man. The Minnesota State Patrol reported that the semi-truck was heading east when it jackknifed and went across the median. The tractor part of the...
Semi-Truck Train Crash Kills Bemidji Driver
A crash between a semi truck and a train killed a Bemidji, Minnesota, truck driver. The accident happened in rural Todd County, west of St. Cloud. The St. Cloud newspaper reported that the semi truck driver was driving a flatbed tractor-trailer, and that he failed to...
Adverse events at Minnesota medical facilities – 2012
The personal injury attorneys at our law office help people hurt and injured in the Fargo, ND, area, and northwestern MN. This interactive graphic from TwinCities.com shows the number of adverse events – medical mistakes – in 28 different categories that were reported...
Northern Minnesota and Eastern North Dakota Crash Victims Looking for Doctors
We are accident attorneys helping people in northern Minnesota and eastern North Dakota hurt in car and truck crashes. We see the effects of closing small rural care centers when our clients are hurt in accidents. Getting an MRI may be an all-day affair. Sometimes...
Northern Minnesota Rollover Crashes
A Minnesota rollover car crash in Douglas County near Alexandria seriously injured a driver, and a Hubbard County SUV rollover accident killed a Cass Lake, Minn., teenager and injured two passengers. Both car accidents happened in late October, 2013. The Alexandria...
Fatal Rollover Crashes Unfortunately Common
Our Minnesota personal injury wrongful death lawyers found several similar fatal rollover crash reports - all car and truck accidents - a fatal rollover crash in Hawley, Minn., a fatal rollover accident near Wahpeton, ND, and a rollover crash near Staples, MN. The...
Bicycle Rider Killed in Crash in Cass County near Brainerd, Minnesota
The Minnesota bicycle accident attorneys at the Stowman Law Firm help after someone is hurt or killed in an accident while riding a bike. This fatal bicycle crash near Brainerd, Minnesota, shows the questions that arise when a car hits and kills a bike rider. This...