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When we win a settlement or verdict for a family who has lost a loved one, we work with the family and financial advisors to develop a plan to honor the memory of the deceased. Call toll-free 1-888-377-8900.

Pritzker Olsen attorneys have handled many garbage truck accident cases and recovered millions for:

People hit and injured by garbage trucks
Families of people killed by garbage trucks.

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Garbage Truck Accident Lawyer Compensation for personal injury sustained in a garbage truck accident includes amounts for medical expenses, lost wages, lost earning potential, cost of care, pain and suffering, emotional distress, disability, disfigurement and other damages.

Compensation for wrongful death includes amounts for lost earnings, loss of care and companionship, pain and suffering (in some states), funeral expenses and other damages. When we win a wrongful death settlement or verdict, we work with the family and financial advisors to develop a plan to honor the memory of the deceased loved one. This can involve setting up a plan to use the money for the family, establishing a foundation in the name of the child, or giving money to a charity in a trust named after the child.

To contact Pritzker Olsen attorneys about compensation for an injury or death by garbage truck call 1-888-377-8900 (toll free) or submit our online form for a free consultation. We don't get paid unless you win.

Garbage Truck Accident Settlment and Verdict Information

Pedestrian-Garbage-Truck Accident: Our garbage truck accident lawyers recovered $1,536,921 on behalf of a 36 year-old man whose wheel chair was struck by a garbage truck as the man tried to cross a busy road. He used a motorized chair due to pre-existing rheumatoid arthritis. The crash resulted in a hip fracture that required surgery and caused the man to lose additional function. A significant number of garbage truck accidents involve a child being run over, usually backed into, by a the garbage truck.

Bicycle-Garbage-Truck Accident: We are currently handling a bicycle accident case where the truck swerved into the bicycle lane and killed the bicyclist. Other common causes of bicycle-garbage truck accidents are when the garbage truck makes a turn, runs a stop sign, or backs up unexpectedly.

Car-Garbage-Truck Accident: Our lawyers recovered $2,850,000 on behalf of the family of a man whose death was caused by a garbage truck. A significant number of auto-garbage-truck accidents happen by falling debris, loose garbage truck wheels/ tires, rear-end collisions, unexpected stops, driving in the wrong lane, illegal lane changes and head-on collisions.

Rear-Ended by Garbage Truck: Our garbage truck accident lawyers recovered $2,000,000 on behalf of the heirs of a 37 year-old male who was killed when his delivery truck was struck from the rear at high speed by a garbage truck.

Garbage Truck Tire/Wheel Accident: Our law firm collected several million dollars for a family who lost a loved one when a truck tire crashed through the windshield of a car. There are industry standards for maintenance of tires and equipment that should be used to prevent wheels from coming off of the truck. Because of this, these cases can often support a claim for punitive damages.

Garbage Truck Accident Wrongful Death: When someone dies in a garbage truck accident, the family can sue the garbage truck company under the state wrongful death statute.

Trash / Garbage Truck Companies

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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Motorcycle Accident Lawyer
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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.

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

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Personal Injury and Wrongful Death