Personal Injury and Wrongful Death

Killed in an Accident:
Lawyer for Investigation and Wrongful Death Lawsuit

Pritzker Olsen accident attorneys have won millions for families, including a recent wrongful death settlement for $2,850,000. Read about our top cases. If your loved one has been killed in an accident, contact a lawyer for a free consultation.

Killed in an Accident:
Investigation to Uncover the Truth

Killed in an Accident Our personal injury lawyers have recovered millions for families of wrongful death victims. If you hire an accident lawyer at Pritzker Olsen to represent you, we will immediately do our own investigation of the accident to gather and preserve evidence, determine all liable parties and build a case for full and adequate compensation for the families of the accident victim.

For many of our clients, the money is secondary. What they want is to know the truth and to hold all responsible parties accountable for the death of their loved one.

Many of our clients are also interested in becoming advocates for safer roads and consumer products. We help connect clients to safety organizations and opportunities to testify before Congress.

Killed in an Accident:
Wrongful Death Claim

When your loved one is killed in an accident, you have wrongful death claims against all parties legally responsible (“liable”) for the accident. This can include the driver of a vehicle, the owner of a vehicle, the owner of a business, the owner of property, a bar that served a drunk driver and others.

Our lawyers dig into corporate documents, interview witnesses and carefully analyze the facts of an accident to determine all liable parties. This is important for two reasons:

Everyone responsible for the death should be held accountable.
Some parties have more insurance coverage than others, providing the funds to fully and adequately compensate the family for their loss.

Wrongful death claims involve specific laws that outline the procedures a family must go through to file the claims and recover on them. In most states, a wrongful death trustee (or the equivalent) is appointed by the court. This trustee acts on behalf of the family. Our lawyers work with the trustee and family members to win the case.

In all of our accident death cases, we take the time to get to know who the person who died was, what that person meant to the family (both financially and emotionally), what the person’s job was and what future prospects the person may have had, and what the person’s hobbies and other community activities were. We try to get as full a picture as possible of the person’s life because we have to persuasively present evidence as to the value of that life. The process is difficult for the family, but we understand and try to make it part of the healing process and not an additional burden.

In most states, the wrongful death laws allow next of kin to recover on a wrongful death claim. “Next of kin” as defined in most states includes a spouse, parents, children, grandparents, siblings, nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles.

A Message from Attorney Fred Pritzker about His
Wrongful Death Lawsuit Practice

Early in my career, I was retained to represent a woman whose husband of over 35 years was killed in an accident. I went to her house to learn about her late husband and how much he meant to her. When I got there, she gave me a tour of the home she and her husband had shared for many years. I noticed a pair of boots beside the bed and asked her about them.

My client told me that her husband always took his boots off at the end of the day and put them beside the bed. After he died in the accident, she put her husband's boots right where he had put them each night, and she wasn't sure when she would be able to move them.

That case gave me a passion for representing families in wrongful death lawsuits. The goal is to recover the most money possible for families; the motivation is justice and making sure these families do not needlessly suffer financially.

Attorney Fred Pritzker, founding partner of Pritzker Olsen law firm, has obtained multi-million-dollar awards for families in wrongful death lawsuits. He has been named a "Top 100 Super Lawyer" by Law & Politics (August 2009) and is listed in the current edition of The Best Lawyers in America.

Fred has appeared on CBS News and Fox's "Geraldo Live" to discuss wrongful death litigation and public safety. He has also been interviewed by The Associated Press, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Lawyers USA and others. To contact wrongful death attorney Fred Pritzker or another wrongful death lawyer at Pritzker Olsen law firm, please call toll-free at 1-888-377-8900 or submit our online form for a free consultation.

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Firm News

$2,469,339 Verdict For Family

Attorneys Fred Pritzker and Eric Hageman of our office won a $2,469,339 verdict from a Hennepin County jury in a tragic bicycle accident wrongful death case. They represented the family of a 53-year old bicyclist who was killed when she was run over by the trailer of a right-turning semi truck.

Eric Hageman Chairing Wrongful Death Seminar

In recognition of his accomplishments in the area of wrongful death litigation, attorney Eric Hageman has been named chair of the Minnesota Association for Justice Wrongful Death Seminar scheduled for January 2012.

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.

Food Poisoning Death

Attorney Fred Pritzker negotiated a $3,500,000 settlement for a couple that suffered the death of unborn twins due to contaminated food consumed by the pregnant mother. Read more about this food poisoning wrongful death settlement.

Fatal Apartment Fire

Attorney Fred Pritzker won a $2,950,000 settlement on behalf of two children following an apartment fire in which their mother and brother were killed. The surviving girl suffered brain damage from smoke inhalation and the surviving boy suffered minor injuries from which he fully recovered. Read about hiring a lawyer for your fire investigation and lawsuit.

Pharmacy Error Wrongful Death

Attorney Fred Pritzker won a $1,050,000 settlement on behalf of a woman in her late 70's who died as a result of an overdose of pain medication caused by a pharmacy compounding error. The ingested drug was 8-10 times stronger than prescribed. Read about pharmacy malpractice.

Fred Pritzker Listed in The Best Lawyers in America

Fred Pritzker is listed in the current issue of The Best Lawyers in America for his work in personal injury and wrongful death litigation.

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