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Deaths on Icy Minnesota Roads
The accident death information below is provided by Pritzker | Ruohonen, a leading Minnesota personal injury law firm. Car accident lawyer Fred Pritzker has over 30 years of experience and was named a Top Minnesota Super Lawyer by Minnesota Law & Politics magazine. To contact a lawyer at Pritzker | Ruohonen for a free consultation, please call toll-free at 1-888-377-8900 or submit the firm's online-consultation form. For links to valuable, online legal resources, please see "Car Accident Lawyer." For information on a statutory claim for wrongful death, please see "Car Accident Death."
January 16, 2007 - Four people died in three crashes on Minnesota roads on Monday, January 15, the morning after a heavy snow.
An Elk River man was killed Monday morning after he lost control of his SUV on Interstate 494 in Eagan. When he stepped out to inspect the damage, his SUV was hit by another vehicle that had spun out of control. The Elk River man was hit by his SUV and thrown to his death.
Around the same time, two other people were killed near Zumbrota after their van crossed into oncoming traffic on Highway 52, hit another van head-on and burst into flames. The driver of the other van was hospitalized.
A Prior Lake man died after his car skidded across the center line and collided head-on with a semi on County Road 86 on the Rice-Scott county line.
Source: Tad Vezner, Four die in weather-related crashes, St. Paul Pioneer Press, January 16, 2007.
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Yamaha Rhino Lawsuit
NBC affiliate KSBY interviewed Fred Pritzker regarding Yamaha Rhino rollover accidents. There has been a Yamaha Rhino recall. Read more Yamaha Rhino accident information and about a Rhino rollover suit.
Rich Ruohonen Successful Against Allstate Insurance Company
Pritzker | Ruohonen recently won an appeal on behalf of a client injured in a motorcycle accident.
Attorney Rich Ruohonen Has Article Published
Rich Ruohonen has written a ground-breaking article on traumatic brain injury.
Pain and Suffering
Rich Ruohonen recently chaired a legal seminar on obtaining compensation for pain and suffering in a personal injury case.
Traumatic Brain Injury
Pritzker | Ruohonen attorneys Fred Pritzker, Rich Ruohonen and Elliot Olsen spoke at the annual Minnesota Association for Justice Brain Injury Seminar.
Rich Ruohonen Interviewed by Lawyers USA
Attorney Rich Ruohonen was interviewed by Lawyers USA, a national legal magazine, for a story about lawnmower accident lawsuits.