RESULTS
Every case is different and depends on its own facts. Therefore, the amount of compensation YOU receive for your accident is dependent on the specific facts of YOUR case. The primary considerations to determine compensation are:
(1) The extent of your injuries and your long-term prognosis. For example, whether you will require future medical treatment or care. We prove this by working with your doctors and other experts.
(2) How your injuries from the accident affect your income now and in the future.
(3) How your injuries from the accident have affected your life and daily activities. Likewise, whether your injuries will continue to affect you in the future.
(4) Whether or not it is clear that the other person or business was at fault in causing the accident. Also, whether there are any aggravating circumstances, such as a driver being drunk (drunk driver) or on a cell phone or texting.
(5) How much insurance coverage the other person or business has and how much insurance coverage you have.
Having said that, our lawyers have recovered many millions of dollars for our clients over the last 25 years. Here are a few examples:
DEFECTIVE PRODUCT
We represented a painter whose foot was partially amputated when a bolt on a trailer-hitch broke, causing the trailer to fall and crush his foot. He was obviously permanently disfigured. In addition, he was no longer able to climb a ladder for his job and had to find new work. Of course, his day-to-day activities were also affected because of his decreased balance. We were able to recover a substantial settlement for our client in this defective product case to compensate for these losses.
CAR ACCIDENT
We represented a young man who sustained a back injury in a rear end accident. He was still able to do his job but had significant pain and headaches every day. Finally, he tried a procedure called a neurotomy, which is a burning of nerves in his spine. The procedure was effective for him, but very expensive. It was also not a permanent solution because the procedure has to be repeated. Unfortunately, the insurance company would not recognize the validity of the neurotomy procedure. In that case, the jury awarded more than $300,000.00 so that our client could get the procedure repeated as needed in the future.
We represented a young man who was a passenger in a car when the driver was driving on a country road that ended in a “T.” Unfortunately, the driver did not realize the road was ending and drove over the embankment. Our client sustained a partially severed spinal cord and horrible permanent injuries. The insurance companies in that case disputed whether the driver had permission to drive the car and whether there should be any insurance coverage. We were able to obtain a $2.5 million dollar judgment for our client.
We represented a young man who was a passenger in a car that was hit head on by a drunk driver. Unfortunately, our client was not wearing a seat belt when the car was hit at highway speeds. He hit his head on the windshield and he suffered very serious facial injuries. Fortunately, Minnesota law does not allow the other driver to use the victim’s non seat belt use as a defense. Therefore, we were able to recover well over $1,000,000 for our client. The settlement helped to pay for multiple reconstructive surgeries, time off from work, and other compensation.
TRUCK
We represented a woman who sustained a brain injury when she was driving on a highway and the truck ahead of her made a turn with a long narrow pole sticking out of its back end. When the truck made its turn, the pole stuck out into the highway. Our client then ran into the pole at highway speeds. The pole went through her front windshield and hit her in the head. As a result, she was left with some permanent brain damage that will continue to affect her for the rest of her life. Fortunately, we were able to recover a significant settlement for our client so that she will be able to retire early if she has to.
CHILDREN
Our attorneys have represented many children in MN who have been injured in car accidents, on people’s property, or because of dog bites. In those cases, there are two claims: one for the parents’ obligation to pay the medical bills, and one for the child’s injury, scar, etc. We have settled many cases for children so that they receive future payments to help with college or buying a car or house when they get older.
We represented the family of a 16-year-old girl who was killed while trying to run across Highway 10 in Anoka. The girl was not in a crosswalk and was crossing in the middle of the highway. The accident occurred at about 6:30 in the morning – so it was dark outside. In addition, it was sleeting, making visibility difficult. Fortunately, we were still able to get a wrongful death settlement recovery for the family. In that case, we found that one of the driver’s headlights was broken. The driver was driving slow enough just before the crash that she would have seen the 16-year-old girl if the car had working lights.
DOG BITE
We have represented many adults in dog bite cases as well, some of them with very serious injuries. In one case, a woman’s nose with literally bitten off by a dog. In that case, her nose had to be reconstructed with expensive plastic surgery procedures. We also had a case where a dog ripped off a significant portion of a woman’s cheek, nearly down to her chin. Not surprisingly, that required substantial expensive medical treatment and still left her with permanent disfigurement.
Fortunately, in both of those cases the dog owners had large homeowners insurance policies. Therefore, we were able to get a very favorable settlement for our clients to pay for medical bills and additional compensation.
INJURED ON PROPERTY
We represented a woman who suffered a broken ankle at her elderly father’s house. Her father set some magazines on one of the lower stairs. As she was coming down the stairs carrying his laundry, she did not see the magazines. As a result, she slipped on them and broke her ankle. The father’s insurance company wouldn’t offer any settlement. They didn’t think a jury would ever award money to a daughter against her own elderly father.
However, at the trial, our client’s siblings testified for her. That helped the jury understand this was a homeowner’s insurance case. The jury awarded approximately $45,000.00 to pay for medical bills, time off from work, plus some compensation for the surgical scar and pain suffered in the experience.
If you would like to discuss the specific facts of your case, you are welcome to call us and speak with an accident attorney for a free consultation. We are Minnesota personal injury lawyers and our attorneys have more than 25 years of experience. Our lawyers have successfully obtained the best possible results for hundreds of accident injury cases. We will meet with you at our office. or a lawyer will come to your home anywhere in MN.