Garbage Truck Bicycle Accident Wrongful Death Lawsuit

Our attorneys won a $2,469,339 verdict in a
bicycle accident wrongful death case.

Attorneys Fred Pritzker and Eric Hageman won a $2,469,339 verdict from a Hennepin County jury on April 14, 2011 in a tragic bicycle accident wrongful death case. They represented the family of a 53-year old bicyclist who was killed on August 15, 2008 when she was run over at a busy intersection in Minneapolis, MN.

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Our law firm has won cases against waste management companies, including the following:

$2,850,000 in a garbage truck wrongful death case
$1,536,921 for personal injury case involving a hip fracture that required surgery and resulted in permanent disability.

Our experience is that accidents involving garbage trucks and bicycles are generally one of the following:

A garbage truck backs up and runs over a bicyclist
A garbage truck turns and hits the bicycle at an intersection.

In turn accidents, we build a case to prove that the driver of the garbage truck Garbage Truck Bicycle Accident was negligent in making a wide right turn, in moving into the intersection without the right of way, in carelessly not seeing the person on the bicycle, in being distracted, and/or otherwise making an illegal turn.

When a garbage truck driver was at fault for the accident, the owner of the garbage truck (a city, county or private company), the garbage truck driver and others may be liable. Our attorneys look at corporate the facts of accident and corporate documents to find all liable parties.

Garbage truck companies and their insurance companies generally refuse to settle a case if there is any question of fault in a bicycle accident wrongful death case. Our lawyers hire experts to analyze the wreckage and reconstruct the accident to prove that the garbage truck driver was at fault. We carry this expense until the case is resolved, and we are not paid by you unless we win your case. To contact a bicycle accident attorney in Minnesota about a garbage-truck-bicycle accident and wrongful death lawsuit, please call 1-888-377-8900 (toll free) or submit our online form for a free consultation.

One of our clients has designed a bumper sticker in memory of his wife, who was killed in a bicycle accident. According to the driver, he didn't see her. Read our tribute to Julie Casey. For information on obtaining a LOOK bumper sticker, please email Jon Jon Sandberg at jon@outdoordesignllc.com.

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Waste Management, Inc., Allied Waste Industries Inc., Republic Services Inc., Waste Connections Inc., Casella Waste Systems Inc., Norcal Waste Systems Inc., Waste Industries, Inc., Burrtec Waste Group, Inc., Schupan & Sons, Inc., Solid Waste Service, Inc. (doing business as J.P. Mascaro & Sons), WCA Waste Corporation, Country Waste and Recycling Service, E.L. Harvey & Sons, Red River Service Corp., Modern Disposal Service Inc., American Waste Management Services Inc., ABC Disposal Service, Inc., Mazza & Sons, J & J Refuse, Inc., Rustin Transportation, American Waste Control Inc., Aspen Waste Systems, Community Waste Disposal Inc. Randy’s Sanitation, JRM Hauling and Recycling Services, World Waste Services, Advanced Waste Services, Ace Solid Waste, Dick’s Sanitation Service, Rubatino Refuse Removal Inc.

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Bike Accident Information

$6,000,000 Recovery for Woman Injured in An Accident with a Drunk Driver

Attorney Fred Pritzker won $6,000,000 for a client who lost a limb when she was hit by a drunk driver. If you have been in an accident with a drunk driver, you may have a cliam against a bar or other place that sells alcohol. This is called dram shop liability.

$2,469,339 for Family of Bicyclist Killed by Semi-Trailer Truck in Bike Lane

Attorneys Fred Pritzker and Eric Hageman won a $2,469,339 verdict for the family of a woman who was killed while riding her bicycle in a bike lane in Minneapolis, MN. After an 8-day trial, the jury found the tractor-trailer driver at fault for the accident.

Attorney Fred Pritzker is a Former Racer

Attorney Fred Pritzker, is an avid cyclist, former racer and triathlete. He represents injured bicyclists in cases throughout the United States and has collected millions of dollars on behalf of people injured or killed while bicycling. Read more about personal injury lawyer and bicyclist Fred Pritzker.

Semi-Truck Crash Settlement

Pritzker Olsen attorneys Fred Pritzker and Eric Hageman recently won a $2,560,000 settlement in a semi-truck crash case. Read Minnesota semi truck accident lawyer information.

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