Personal Injury Truck Accident MN

Pritzker Olsen attorneys have won millions for people injured in a truck accident and the families of people killed by a commercial truck. Recent recoveries include:

1. $2,850,000 on behalf of the family of a man who was killed when his vehicle was struck by debris from a truck. The man was survived by his wife, two minor children and two adult children from a previous marriage.
2. $2,560,000 recovery for husband and wife whose vehicle was hit by a semi-tractor-trailer rig and then collided at highway speed with an SUV. The husband sustained traumatic brain injury and orthopedic injuries, and his wife suffered orthopedic injuries.
   
3. $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.
4. $1,700,000 on behalf of a 42 year-old man who was run over by a semi-tractor as the man stood beside the road while assisting another motorist who crashed in an earlier accident. The victim sustained a number of fractures and internal injuries from which he never fully recovered.
5. $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.

Accident Caused by a Defective Truck

In every truck accident case we take on, we look at the wreckage (the truck and all vehicles involved in the accident) and determine if a defective part caused the accident.  If a defective part in the truck caused the accident, the manufacturer of the part is liable.  This means the manufacturer of the defective part is legally responsible to compensate the accident victims and their families, at least in part.

Even when if a defective part was involved in an accident, the trucking company, the driver and others are usually also liable.  It is in the victim’s interest to have as many liable parties as possible.

Common truck defects include:

• The slack adjusters may fail as a result of a fatigue crack, rendering the slack adjuster inoperative;
• A misprinted label could lead to improper vehicle loading specifications or tire inflation which could result in a tire failure, increasing the risk of a crash;
• The pivot pin was manufactured out of specification resulting in a reduction of fatigue strength of the pivot pins, which could cause the pivot pin to crack and eventually break, causing the trailer to detach from the truck while in motion;
• The incorrect or defective brake components were installed–air brake system, hydraulic brake system, electric service brake system, emergency brake system, or parking brake system;
• The steering gears contain incorrect or defective parts (sector shafts,   gear tooth, rack-piston teeth), resulting in a steering gear stall and restricted turning ability.
• Axle assemblies may have been produced with a thin spindle nut or other defective part, leading to a truck wheel separation and the “run away” wheel causing an accident.

Truck Accident Involving Serious Injury or Wrongful Death

Semi trailer accident cases are expensive, and our law firm has the resources to take on trucking companies and insurance companies. If you hire a law firm that can’t afford to pursue your case as needed, you won’t be adequately compensated.  Our law firm uses the latest technology and experienced expert witnesses to obtain the best results for our clients.  Our investigators dig until we are satisfied that there is nothing else to find.  Our lawyers pursue evidence through every possible legal channel, flying to corporate headquarters, if necessary, to make sure we get every relevant document and get the testimony of everyone who has relevant information.

Injuries Sustained When Hit by a Truck

Amputation and Decapitation

Many accident-related amputations are caused by tractor trailers and other large trucks.  When a vehicle of massive size and weight collides with a car, motorcycle, bicycle or other vehicle, bones get crushed.  Almost all of the traffic-accident-related decapitations happen when a car hits a tractor trailer or other big truck.

If an accident or trauma results in complete amputation (the body part is totally severed), the part sometimes can be reattached, especially when proper care is taken of the severed part and stump.

In a partial amputation, some soft-tissue connection remains. Depending on the severity of the injury, the partially severed extremity may or may not be able to be reattached.

There are various complications associated with amputation of a body part. The most important of these are bleeding, shock, and infection.

Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)

Spinal cord injuries can result in paralysis.  Paraplegia is a  form of paralysis affecting the lower half of the body, in which both legs, and perhaps also some of the muscles of the bladder and rectum, are paralyzed.  Quadriplegia or tetraplegia is paralysis of all four extremities. It includes the trunk and sometimes the neck. With both paraplegia and quadriplegia, paralysis of each extremity may be complete or partial.

Spinal cord damage and spinal fractures are generally defined by the spinal area that is injured:

• Cervical (vertebrae – C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6, C7)
• Thoracic (vertebrae – T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, T9, T10, T11, T12)
• Lumbar (vertebrae – L1, L2, L3, L4, L5)

Types of spinal fractures include the following:

• Compression fracture
• Burst fracture
• Flexion distraction fracture
• Seat belt fracture
• Rotational fracture
• Shear fracture
• Wedge fracture
• Fracture dislocation

Spinal fractures are often referred to as a broken back or a broken neck.

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

Even mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) can result in permanent disability. If you want adequate compensation for your traumatic brain injury, you need a lawyer with experience in this area.  Attorneys Fred Pritzker, Eric Hageman and Elliot Olsen all speak at legal seminars about TBI litigation, i.e., these three are lawyers that other attorneys look to for advice.

There are two basic types of TBI: open head injury and closed head injury. An open head injury is a brain injury in which the skull, meninges, and brain are penetrated by an external object. A closed head injury is a brain injury in which the skull and meninges are NOT penetrated (e.g., head hits the dashboard causing a concussion).

Serious TBI complications can include the following:

• Inability to think clearly
• Amnesia
• Paralysis (paraplegia or quadriplegia)
• Emotional problems (irritability, depression)
• Slurred speech
• Inability to speak or form words
• Numbness in limbs
• Loss of bowel control
• Coma
• Epilepsy or seizures
• Death

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