INJURY CLAIMS AGAINST OTHERS

In Minnesota, a person injured in a motor vehicle accident might be able to assert an injury claim against someone whose negligence is equal to, or greater than, the negligence of the injured person. That injury claim might include money for economic losses, such as uncompensated wage loss and unpaid medical expenses. In addition, if a "tort threshold" is met, the injury claim might also include money for non-economic losses such as pain and suffering.

The following are "tort thresholds", which might entitle an injured person to seek money for "non-economic losses" (such as pain and suffering): (1) $4,000 in reasonable medical expenses (not including x-ray expenses); or (2) a permanent injury; or (3) a permanent disfigurement; or (4) 60 days disability. Any one of these thresholds is sufficient, and the injured person does not have to meet all the thresholds.