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Semi Truck Accident Attorney in Minnesota:
Personal Injury and Wrongful Death

Pritzker Olsen attorneys have won millions for victims of semi truck accidents and their families. In the video below, Attorney Eric Hageman discusses a recent $2,560,000 settlement he and Fred negotiated for a couple whose car was sideswiped by a semi truck. The husband sustained serious traumatic brain injury (TBI). Contact our Minnesota law firm for a free consultation. Our offices are located in Minneapolis, but our attorneys make home and hospital calls throughout MN.

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The results of each case depend on the facts, the experience of the personal injury lawyer, insurance policy limits, and other factors. Our law firm has successfully handled accident semi truck, car, motorcycle, bicycle, bus and pedestrian cases where there was serious bodily injury or wrongful death.

Minnesota Semi Truck Accident Lawsuit: Where Should I File a Lawsuit against the Trucking Company?

Depending on the facts of your Minnesota semi truck accident, a lawsuit may be filed in state or federal court. The facts will also determine if the suit should be filed in Minnesota or another state. These are critical decisions that should be made by an experienced attorney.

Minnesota's trial courts are located throughout the 87 counties in the state and are organized into 10 Judicial Districts. The county where a case is located determines the Judicial District, as listed below:

1st Judicial District: McLeod, Carver, Scott, Sibley, Le Sueur
2nd Judicial District: Ramsey
3rd Judicial District: Rice, Wabasha, Waseca, Steele, Dodge, Olmsted, Winona, Freeborn, Mower, Fillmore, Houston
4th Judicial District: Hennepin
5th Judicial District: Lyon, Lincoln, Redwood, Brown, Murray, Pipestone, Cottonwood, Watonwan, Blue Earth, Rock, Nobles, Jackson, Nicollet, Martin, Faribault
6th Judicial District: St. Louis, Lake, Cook, Carlton
7th Judicial District: Clay, Becker, Otter Tail, Douglas, Wadena, Morrison, Benton, Stearns, Mille Lacs
8th Judicial District: Wilkin, Grant, Traverse, Stevens, Big Stone, Swift, Kanditoha, Meeker, Chippewa, Lac Qui Parle, Yellow Medicine, Renville
9th Judicial District: Kittson, Roseau, Lake of the Woods, Beltrami, Marshall, Koochiching, Pennington, Red Lake, Polk, Clearwater, Itasca, Norman, Mahnomen, Hubbard, Crow Wing, Aitkin
10th Judicial District: Pine, Kanabec, Sherburne, Wright, Isanti, Anoka, Chisago, Washington

The federal trial court in Minnesota is the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. Federal courthouses are located in Minneapolis, St. Paul, Duluth and Fergus Falls.

Minnesota Semi Truck Accident: Trucking Company Insurance

Interstate commercial trucking companies are required to have insurance to cover accidents in Minnesota involving bodily injury and wrongful death. The insurance companies do whatever they can to pay accident victims the least amount possible. It is their job. Our job as attorneys is to get them to pay victims and their families full and adequate compensation for medical expenses, lost income, pain and suffering, emotional distress and other damages.

One of the following insurance companies may be involved in your Minnesota accident (this is a partial list):

Ace American Insurance Co.
Starr Indemnity & Liability Insurance Company
Protective Insurance Co.
Factory Mutual Insurance Company
National Interstate Insurance Company
ARCH Insurance Company
Zurich American Insurance Company
Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Gemini Insurance Company
General Insurance Company of America
Old Republic Insurance Co.
Discover Property and Casualty Insurance Co.
SAFECO Insurance Company of America
National Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania

If the semi truck driver was at fault, the insurance company may offer you a settlement. We highly recommend you speak to an experienced semi truck accident lawyer before you decide whether to accept the offer. Consultations are free.

Retail and Trucking Companies
Transporting Goods in Minnesota

Below is a list of retail and trucking companies that transport goods in Minnesota. Many of these companies have offices in Minnesota.

AAA Cooper
AAA Movers - Minnesota
Admiral Merchants Motor Freight Inc - Minneapolis, Minnesota
Adventure Transportation - St Cloud, Minnesota
A&H Cartage - Eagan, Minnesota
AMS Logistics - Eagan, Minnesota
AM&S Trucks - Tracy, Minnesota
Anderson Trucking Service (ATS) - St. Cloud, Minnesota
Autumn Transport - Woodbury, Minnesota
Averitt Express, INC.
Bay & Bay Transfer Co Inc - Rosemount, Minnesota
Bayer Trucking - Belgrade, Minnesota
Beltmann Group - Roseville, Minnesota
Bester Bros Transfer & Storage - South St. Paul, Minnesota
Bestway Inc - St Paul, Minnesota
Brenny Transportation Inc - Saint Cloud, Minnesota
Caledonia Haulers Inc - Caledonia, Minnesota
Celadon Trucking Services
Central Freight Lines, Inc.
CH Robinson Co - Eden Prairie, Minnesota
C.R. England
Coca-Cola Company (Some of the company's brands: Coke, Bacardi, Dasani, Dr. Pepper, Hi-C, Minute Maid, Nestea)
Contact Cartage - Minneapolis / St Paul, Minnesota
Con-Way Transportation
Copeland Trucking - Fridley, Minnesota
Courierboard.com - Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dart Transit Co / Fleetline - St Paul, Minnesota
Dedicated Logistics, Inc - St. Paul, Minnesota
Doc's Trucking Inc - Farmington, Minnesota
John Dotseth Trucking Inc - Menomonie, Wisconsin
D&T Trucking - Little Canada, Minnesota
Eagan Transport Inc Eagan, Minnesota
FedEx
Fil-Mor Express Inc - Cannon Falls Minnesota
Fleetline Inc - St. Paul, Minnesota
Foltz Trucking Inc - Detroit Lakes, Minnesota
Fortune Transportation Inc - Windom, Minnesota
Freerksen Trucking Inc - Dodge Center, Minnesota
Freightmasters - Eagan Minnesota
General Mills (Some of the company's many brands: Betty Crocker, Cascadian Farm, Cheerios, Chex, Fiber One, Gold Medal, Green Giant, Haagen-Daz, Hamburger Helper, Pillsbury, Progresso, Totinos and Jenos, Yoplait)
Grojean Transportation - Eagan, Minnesota
Heartland Express
Hicks Trucking Company - Litchfield, Minnesota
Innovative Transport Systems - Minneapolis, Minnesota
J.B. Hunt Transport
JMH Transport - Minneapolis, St Paul, Minnesota
J&R Schugel Trucking - New Ulm, Minnesota
KDA Trucking - Staples, Minnesota
King Consolidation -Rogers, Minnesota
Kings Express - St Joseph, Minnesota
Knight Transportation
Koch Companies - Minneapolis, Minnesota
Kocsis Transport Ltd - Minneapolis, Minnesota
Kohler Transportation - Rochert, Minnesota
Kottke Trucking Company - Buffalo Lake , Minnesota
Kraft Foods (A few of the company's many brands: Cadbury, Nabisco, Oscar Meyer, Chips Ahoy, Hi-C, Kool-Aid, Oreo)
Lakeville Motor Express Inc - St. Paul, Minnesota
Landstar
Lessor, Inc - Saint Paul, Minnesota
Long Haul Trucking - Albertville, Minnesota
M Miller Trucking Inc - Hanover, Minnesota
Mayflower Transit
Metag Trucking - Danube, MN
Midwest Specialized Transportation Inc - Rochester, Minnesota
Minn-Tex Express - Pierz, Minnesota
Mohawk Moving & Storage - Minneapolis, Minnesota
Network FOB - Eagan, Minnesota
North Woods Express Freight - St Paul, Minnesota
PepsiCo (Some of the company's many brands: Pepsi, FritoLay, Tropicana, Quaker Oats, Gatorade)
Perkins Specialized Transportation Contracting - Farmington, Minnesota
Pierce Trucking Services - Chisago City, Minnesota
Q Carriers - Shakopee, Minnesota
Russell Delivery - Albertville, MN Daily local cartage, local freight, job deliveries, door to or services, storage trailers.
Schneider National
Specialized Carriers Inc - Blaine, Minnesota
ServiceWerks Inc
Swift Transportation
Target Stores-Minneapolis, MN
Taylor Truck Line Inc - Northfield, Minnesota
Todd Transport - Minneapolis, Minnesota
Tom's Trucking & Hauling - St Cloud, Minnesota
Tony Nistler Trucking - McGregor, Minnesota
Trailwood Transportation - Mounds View, Minnesota
Transport America - Eagan, Minnesota
Transport Designs Inc - Savage, Minnesota
Transport Resource Systems International Inc - Shakopee, Minnesota
Triangle Warehouse Inc - Minneapolis / St Paul
Twin Express Inc - Maple Grove, Minnesota
Twin Modal Inc - Minneapolis, Minnesota
Tyrone Transportation - Coon Rapids, Minnesota
Valley Transportation Services Inc - Grand Meadow, Minnesota
Volk Transfer Inc - Mankato, Minnesota
Walbon & Company Inc - Rosemount, Minnesota
Wallenberg & Associates Trucking - Blaine, Minnesota
Wal-Mart Transporatation LLC (Walmart)
Walters Trucking Inc - Sauk Centre, Minnesota
Waymore Transportation Inc - Fridley, Minnesota
Wayne Transports Inc - Rosemount, Minnesota
Werner
ZTS Trucking Service - Blaine, Minnesota

Minnesota Semi Truck Information

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Minnesota Dept. of Public Safety
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Minnesota Cities: Twin Cities, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Rochester, Duluth, Moorhead, Mankato, Brainerd, Bloomington, Eagan, Eden Prarie, Apple Valley, Maple Grove, Fergus Falls, Edina, Plymouth, Minnetonka, Stillwater, Thief River Falls, Bemidji, Grand Rapids, Austin, Worthington, Woodbury, South St. Paul, White Bear Lake, Roseville, Arden Hills, Brooklyn Park, Forest Lake.

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Truck Wheel Accident Death

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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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