Minnesota No-Fault Law – Survivors' Benefits

MN No Fault Survivors Benefits Minnesota no-fault law provides for benefits for families in the event of death occuring within one year of the date of a Minnesota car accident. The benefits include economic loss benefits (Minn. Stat. Sec. 65B.44, subdivision 6) and replacement services loss (Minn. Stat. Sec. 65B.44, subdivision 7). These benefits are called survivors' benefits.

Survivors' Economic Loss Benefits

Minnesota no-fault survivors economic loss benefits are subject to a maximum of $200 per week and "shall cover loss accruing
after decedent's death of contributions of money or tangible things of economic value, not including services, that surviving dependents would have received from the decedent for their support during their dependency had the decedent not suffered the injury causing death." A "surviving dependent" may be a spouse or child, depending on the facts of the case. Contact an auto accident attorney at Pritzker | Olsen, P.A. for a free consultation.

Survivors' Replacement Services Loss

Minnesota no-fault survivors replacement services loss benefits are also subject to a maximum of $200 per week and include "expenses reasonably incurred by surviving dependents after the date of the decedent's death in obtaining ordinary and necessary services in lieu of those the deceased would have performed for their benefit had the decedent not suffered the injury causing death, minus expenses of the survivors avoided by reason of the decedent's death."

The maximum benefit under the law for these and other losses is $20,000. Your insurance coverage may provide for additional coverage. Please contact one of our lawyers for more information about survivors' benefits under Minnesota no-fault auto accident law.

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The Minnesota car accident attorneys at Pritzker | Olsen, P.A. represent people injured in car accidents throughout Minnesota, including but not limited to the following cities: Minneapolis / St. Paul, Rochester, Duluth, Moorhead, Worthington, Austin, Bemidji, Brainerd, Mankato, Grand Rapids, and Thief River Falls.

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