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Minneapolis Car Accident "Super Lawyers"

Pritzker Olsen car accident lawyers Fred Pritzker, Elliot Olsen and Eric Hageman have been named, once again, "Super Lawyers" by Minnesota Law & Politics magazine. Law & Politics magazine performs the polling, research and selection of "Super Lawyers" in a process that the magazine describes as "designed to identify lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.”

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Top Car Accident Personal Injury Settlement

Our lawyers represent people injured in car accidents throughout the United States. Our offices are located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. To contact car accident "Super Lawyers," please call toll-free at 1-888-377-8900 or submit the firm's online consultation form.

Car AccidentBelow are links to the car accident FAQ and other valuable information.

Minnesota Car Accident News and Topics

Wrongful Death: Other Driver at Fault
In every wrongful death accident, the law looks at fault to determine if the family can be compensated under the state wrongful death statute. The law says the fault of all of the drivers involved in an accident must add up to 100%.

Personal Injury Other Driver at Fault
It is best to hire an attorney to pursue the at-fault driver and his or her insurance company. Within 24 hours of the accident, you will get calls from the at-fault driver's insurance company. DO NOT TALK TO THEM.

Eye Injury Attorney
Eye injuries can result from a variety of means, for example, car accidents, truck accidents, motorcycle accidents. But they also can occur as a result of malpractice or a defective product (product liability). The most important thing about an eye injury is the severity of the injury and the implications for the future.

Personal Injury Other Driver at Fault
It is best to hire an attorney to pursue the at-fault driver and his or her insurance company. Within 24 hours of the accident, you will get calls from the at-fault driver's insurance company. DO NOT TALK TO THEM.

Rear Ended by a Semitrailer MN Lawyer St. Cloud
A semi truck accident on I94 near St. Cloud killed 2 people and injured seven. According to the Minnesota state patrol, westbound traffic on 94 was slowing for a backup from a car fire. The semi (vehicle #1) was going too fast for the slow down and rear ended a car (vehicle #2). Both the semi and the car then rear ended a Chrysler Carryall (vehicle #3). The Chrysler Carryall hit another car (vehicle #4), that rear ended yet another car (vehicle #5).

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).

Run Over by a Semi Truck Lawyer
Our law firm has won $1,700,000 on behalf of a 42 year-old man who was run over by a semi truck as the man stood beside the road while assisting another motorist who crashed in an earlier accident. The victim sustained a number of fractures and internal injuries from which he never fully recovered.

Rear Ended Attorney
In most states, the driver who rear ends another vehicle is not negligent as a matter of law, i.e., the driver is not at fault as a matter of law.  In every rear end accident fault is determined by looking at the specific facts and circumstances.

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Minnesota Motorcycle Accident Lawyer Wins Millions for Motorcycle Passenger

Attorney Fred Pritzker won $6,000,000 for a woman whose right leg was amputated when the motorcycle on which she was a passenger was struck by a drunk driver. Fred filed claims against the drunk driver and a bar under Minnesota's dram shop liability laws.

 

Bicycle Accident Wrongful Death Verdict

Attorneys Fred Pritzker and Eric Hageman won a $2,469,339 verdict in a wrongful death case on behalf of a 52-year-old female bicyclist run over by a right turning tractor-semi-trailer. 

 

AV Preeminent Rating by Martindale-Hubbell

AV Rated Personal Injury AttorneyAttorneys Fred Pritzker and Eric Hageman have been given the highest rating by Martindale-Hubbell for attorney, AV Preeminent. An AV® certification mark is a significant rating accomplishment - a testament to the fact that a lawyer's peers rank him or her at the highest level of professional excellence.

 

Twin Cities Truck Tire Wrongful Death Verdict

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

 

Tow Truck Accident in Beltrami County

Minnesota personal injury attorneys Fred Pritzker and Elliot Olsen obtained a $2,750,000 settlement 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. The accident happened in Bemidji, Minnesota. This was a work injury involving a third party claim.

 

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.

Our lawyers have recovered millions more for our clients. Contact us for a free consultation about your accident.

 

Adjunct Teaching Position At U of M Law School

University LogoAttorney Brendan Flaherty has accepted an adjunct teaching position at the University of Minnesota Law School. For the 2011 spring semester, Flaherty will teach a course entitled "Practice and Professionalism," which will introduce students to foundational lawyering skills and professional responsibility issues.

 

Fred Pritzker Listed in The Best Lawyers in America

Fred Pritzker has been notified that he will again be listed in The Best Lawyers in America for his work in personal injury litigation.

 

Minnesota State Patrol Reports

  • SOUTHBOUND TOYOTA PRIUS CROSSED CENTER LINE AND STRUCK NORTHBOUND FORD ESCAPE ON HIGHWAY 15 IN WATONWAN COUNTY. THE NAME OF THE JUVENILE DRIVER OF THE PRIUS WILL NOT BE RELEASED. CRASH CAUSE IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION. THE DRIVER OF THE FORD ESCAPE WAS GARY FENRICH OF FAIRMONT, WHO DIED AT THE SCENE.
  • VEHICLE 1 SB ON 35 I, DRIVER DOSED OFF, VEARED INTO MEDIAN, STRUCK MULTIPLE MEDIAN POST ON I35 IN RICE COUNTY. VEHICLE THEN TRAVELED ACROSS SB LANES AND ROLLED 1 COMPLETE TIME INTO SB DITCH. COMING TO REST ON ITS SIDE. INJURED PASSENGERS INCLUDED RODOLFO VEGA, IVAN WALLS AND CARL EDWARDS.
  • A FORD LTG REAR ENDED A HONDA ACCORD ON HIGHWAY 14 IN NICOLLET COUNTY. THE DRIVERS AND TWO PASSENGERS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.
  • A CAB-LESS JOHN DEERE FARM TRACTOR WAS EAST BOUND ON CO 27 WHEN IT WAS REAR-ENDED BY A FORD PICKUP. THE IMPACT EJECTED THE DRIVER OF THE TRACTOR ONTO ROADWAY WHERE HE WAS STRUCK BY A NISSAN PICKUP. ASSISTING WERE: SLEEPY EYE AMBULANCE AND ALLINA AMBULANCE.
 

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