Killed in a Head-On Collision

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Under Minnesota law, a driver is presumed at-fault for a head-on collision if the driver did one of the following:

drove while drunk or under the influence of drugs
crossed the median
went the wrong way on a one way street
went the wrong way on a freeway ramp
was texting or talking on a cell phone--under certain circumstances.

If the driver was DUI/DWI, our lawyers investigate to determine whether a bar or restaurant can be sued under Minnesota dram shop laws. Under the Minnesota dram shop liability statute, a bar can be sued if the at-fault driver in a head on collision was drunk and had been served alcohol at the bar:

A spouse, child, parent, guardian, employer, or other person injured in person, property, or means of support, or who incurs other pecuniary loss by an intoxicated person or by the intoxication of another person, has a right of action in the person’s own name for all damages sustained against a person who caused the intoxication of that person by illegally selling alcoholic beverages (Minnesota Statutes, Section 340.801, Subdivision 1).

Head-On Collision Wrongful Death Claim in MN

In Minnesota, wrongful death claims are governed by Minnesota Statutes, section 573.02. According to the statute:

When death is caused by the wrongful act or omission of any person or corporation, the trustee appointed as provided in subdivision 3 [the trustee represents the surviving spouse and the next of kin] may maintain an action therefor if the decedent might have maintained an action, had the decedent lived, for an injury caused by the wrongful act or omission.

Minnesota Statutes, section 573, governs wrongful death cases in Minnesota. Under the statute, a decedent's spouse and next of kin can sue for wrongful death, but damages are limited to financial loss resulting from the death, including:

Funeral expenses
Medical expenses
Potential earnings
Loss of advice, comfort, assistance, protection, counsel and society
Punitive damages upon clear and convincing evidence that the acts of the defendant show deliberate disregard for the rights or safety of others.

Attorney Fred Pritzker and his team of accident attorneys represent accident victims throughout the United States. The firm has offices in Minneapolis, MN. Cities in Minnesota: Twin Cities, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Rochester, Duluth, Moorhead, Mankato, Brainerd, Bloomington, Eagan, Eden Prarie, Apple Valley, Maple Grove, Edina, Plymouth, Minnetonka, Stillwater, Thief River Falls, Bemidji, Grand Rapids, Austin, Worthington, Woodbury, Maplewood, Golden Valley, Shoreview, Blaine, Anoka, South St. Paul, White Bear Lake, Roseville, St. Cloud, Arden Hills, Brooklyn Park, Forest Lake.

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Attorney Fred Pritzker won $6,000,000 for a client whose right leg was amputated when the motorcycle on which she was a passenger was struck by a drunk driver. If you have been in an accident with a DUI driver, you may have a cliam against a bar or other place that sells alcohol.

Truck Wheel Accident Death

Our law firm recently won $2,850,000 for a family whose loved one was killed by a truck wheel that crashed through a car windshield. Read about a truck wheel off accident.

Tow Truck Accident

Attorneys Fred Pritzker and Elliot Olsen obtained a $2,750,000 recovery for a 59 year-old truck driver who suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI), the loss of his left eye and significant disfigurement when the tow chain being used to pull the man’s semi tractor-trailer out of a ditch broke loose from a front-end loader to which it was attached.

Semi-Truck Crash Settlement

Pritzker Olsen attorneys Fred Pritzker and Eric Hageman recently obtained a hard-fought $2,560,000 recovery for a couple who were seriously injured in a semi-truck crash. The husband suffered serious head injury (TBI). Read about the semi truck crash settlement.

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