Minnesota's primary ABA-verified burn center — Hennepin Healthcare in Minneapolis — serves burn victims from across the upper Midwest. Minnesota law provides a 6-year window to file most negligence-based personal injury claims for burn injuries, with no cap on compensatory damages.
ABA-verified burn centers in Minnesota. Treatment records are critical evidence in a burn injury claim.
ABA-verified burn center at Hennepin Healthcare, the primary Level I trauma center for the Twin Cities metro area. Treats adult and pediatric burn victims from Minnesota, the Dakotas, and the surrounding region.
ABA-verified burn center at Regions Hospital (HealthPartners) serving St. Paul and eastern Twin Cities. Treats manufacturing, construction, and utility burn patients from the eastern metro and border region.
Minnesota generally requires negligence-based personal injury claims to be filed within 6 years under Minn. Stat. § 541.05. Other deadlines are shorter: product-liability claims generally have 4 years, and claims against government entities require notice within 180 days. Missing the deadline that applies bars your right to compensation.
Minnesota follows a modified comparative fault rule — you may recover as long as your share of fault is 50% or less. Damages are reduced by your percentage of fault.
Minnesota workers' comp provides no-fault benefits for workplace burn injuries. However, you retain the right to pursue third-party claims against contractors, equipment manufacturers, and other non-employer parties.
If your burn was caused by someone else's negligence — a dangerous worksite, defective machinery, chemical exposure, or an unsafe property — you likely have a viable claim in Minnesota.
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Minnesota allows 6 years for most injury claims, but evidence disappears long before that. Get your free review today and protect your rights.
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