Minnesota Accident Lawyer

Minnesota Accident Lawyers with a National Practice

Minnesota accident lawyers at Pritzker | Ruohonen have been recognized for their excellence in this area in several ways:

Minnesota accident lawyer Fred Pritzker has been selected, once again, for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America
Minnesota accident lawyers Fred Pritzker, Rich Ruohonen, and Elliot Olsen have been named “Minnesota Super Lawyers” by Minnesota Law & Politics magazine
Fred Pritzker, Rich Ruohonen, and Elliot Olsen are sought-after speakers on legal issues involved in an accident, including insurance, trial practice, expert witnesses, and traumatic brain injury
Minnesota accident lawyer Rich Ruohonen has chaired legal seminars on traumatic brain injury and compensation for pain and suffering
Rich Ruohonen has had an article published on trial practice and traumatic brain injury (TBI).
Fred Pritzker and Rich Ruohonen have been interviewed by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Lawyers USA, and other publications

Minnesota Accident Lawyers News and Topics

Minnesota Car Accident Settlement
There are two kinds of car accident settlements: 1) a settlement for your car damage (property settlement) and 2) a settlement for your injuries (personal injury settlement). The car damage settlement is negotiated with your insurance company. The personal injury settlement can involve multiple insurance companies, a dram shop, trucking companies and others. Learn more about a car accident settlement.

Minnesota Car Accident Brain Injury Case Study
Drew, Chad and Scott were life-long buddies. They went to the same school and the same church. One night, the three teenagers were going to church for a band rehearsal when Chad's Geo Metro skidded off the road and hit a tree. Chad died shortly after the accident, and Drew was hospitalized with a serious brain injury. Read the Minnesota Car Accident Brain Injury Case Study.

Minnesota Tour (Charter) Bus Accident
Early Saturday morning, a tour bus carrying Pelican Rapids High School band students crashed, killing Jessica Weishair, a sophomore at Pelican Rapids High School, and injuring several others, who were transported to area hospitals. According to news reports, one adult and three students remained hospitalized Sunday night. Read more about the Minnesota tour (charter) bus accident.

Yamaha Rhino Lawsuits
Yamaha Rhino Rollover We are representing people injured in Yahamah Rhino rollovers. Our clients have had arms and legs crushed in Yamaha rollover accidents that occurred at slow speeds. Learn more:

We also have a Yamaha Rhino lawsuit website.

Rich Ruohonen Successful against Allstate Insurance Company
Pritzker | Ruohonen recently won an appeal on behalf of a client injured in a motorcycle accident. Rich Ruohonen, lead attorney for the case (Damian Salib, Respondent, vs. Allstate Insurance Company, Appellant) argued that the district court was correct in ruling that Allstate was not entitled to a reduction of the damages award for the amount of workers’-compensation benefits that Mr. Salib received. The Minnesota Court of Appeals agreed with Mr. Ruohonen and affirmed the district court award of $50,000 to Mr. Salib. Read about the Minnesota appellate case involving underinsured motorist insurance. Read the full Minnesota Court of Appeals decision.

Yamaha Rhino ATV Recall
Yamaha Motor Corporation has announced a Yamaha Rhino ATV recall due to risk of brake failure. The recalled Yamaha Rhino products are Model Year 2008 Yamaha Rhino YXR450 and YXR700 Side-by-Side Vehicles—about 7,800 vehicles. Learn more about the Yamaha Rhino ATV recall.

"Seat Belt Gag Rule"
The Minnesota Supreme Court has broadened the interpretation of the exception to the "seat belt gag rule" to include incidents that involve a parent’s “negligent installation and maintenance” of their child’s car seat. In the case before the court, a child sued his parents after the child was injured in a car accident in which his mother was driving. His father had negligently secured him in the car seat. Because the exception to the "seat belt gag rule" applied, the child was able to obtain compensation for the resulting injuries from his parents' auto insurance company. Read more about a child car seat lawsuit.

Rental Car Accident
If you are in a car accident, both the driver and owner of the vehicle at fault may be held liable for your damages (medical expenses, lost wages, disability, emotional distress and pain and suffering). If the vehicle at fault is a rental car or other rental vehicle, special rules may apply. Read about liability in a rental car accident.

Semi-Truck Accident Lawsuit - Liability Issues
With semi truck accidents, it is important to sort out who the liable parties are because the more pockets there are to dip into the better. Learn more about a semi truck accident lawsuit.

Car Accident Injuries
Pritzker | Ruohonen provides information on car accident injuries, including the following: amputation, broken bones, Cesarean section emergency delivery, collapsed lung injury, fibula fracture injury, kidney failure, tibial plateau fracture, traumatic brain injury, traumatic spine cord injury, and whiplash.

Interstate Collision and Right of Way
When there is an intersection collision, several factors need to be considered to determine who is at fault for the accident. One factor is right-of-way. Learn about intersection collision and right of way.

We are currently representing people from Minnesota and throughout the United States. If you have been injured in an accident, contact a Minnesota accident lawyer at the Minnesota law firm of Pritzker | Ruohonen. To contact the firm, please call toll-free at 1-888-377-8900 or submit the firm’s free case consultation form.

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Truck Accident Lawyer

Attorney Fred Pritzker has obtained another large recovery in a car-truck accident case. Our law firm represented the family of a man killed by a truck wheel that had come off of the truck, rolled off a bridge and killed the driver of a car that was traveling on the road below. A confidentiality agreement prevents us from discussing the case in detail, but we welcome you to contact Fred Pritzker (toll-free 1-888-377-8900) for more information about this case and other trucking accident claims our law firm has handled. For more information, see our truck accident FAQ.

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