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Strain Tour Bus Rollover near Austin, Minnesota

A Strain Tours bus carrying 23 people rolled over near Austin, Minnesota at 3:20 p.m. today. The bus was traveling eastbound on I-90 when it crossed over to the westbound lanes and rolled over in the ditch.  The bus is…

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Tractor-Trailer Crash Lawsuit Settled for over 2 Million Dollars

Attorneys Fred Pritzker and Eric Hageman

Pritzker Olsen attorneys Fred Pritzker and Eric Hageman recently obtained a $2,560,000 recovery for the victims of a tractor-trailer crash.

The clients were a husband and wife in their sixties whose automobile was hit from behind by a tractor-trailer.  The initial impact caused their…

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Minnesota Dump Truck and Motorcycle Accident Critically Injures Motorcyclist

Mack Truck AccidentA Mack tandem dump truck hit a motorcycle in Winona, Minnesota, critically injuring the motorcyclist.  According to The Winona Post, “Ryan J. Stachowitz, 25, of Winona, was transported to Gundersen Lutheran Hospital in La Crosse with a serious head injury…

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Train Broadsides Blue Earth County Dump Truck

A chain of three Union Pacific Railroad engines broadsided a Blue Earth County dump truck just east of Lake Crystal, Minnesota, according to a Minnesota State Patrol report.  At least one person was killed.

According to the report, the Blue Earth…

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Motorcyclist Killed in Big Lake When Hit by Car

Motorcycle Accident Legal HelpA motorcyclist was killed in Big Lake, Minnesota today when a car pulled out to turn.  The young man was only 18 years old.

Many of the motorcycle accident cases we handle involve an inattentive driver of a car or truck who…

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What should a family do when their loved one has been killed by a garbage truck?

Garbage Truck AccidentOur law firm has handled both injury and wrongful death cases involving garbage trucks. When your loved one is killed by a garbage truck, the family should hire an attorney to do the following:

1) Gather and preserve evidence.  At our…

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Gas Explosion Lawsuit: Liability in a House Explosion Case

Investigators of a gas explosion in Albert Lea, Minnesota in April 2009 have determined that the explosion stemmed from an uncapped natural gas valve that entered the house’s kitchen, according to a story in the Albert Lea Tribune.1

The Albert Lea,…

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Drunk Driving Accident in MN Kills Mother of Six

A 48-year-old mother of six has died from injuries she received in a Minnesota auto accident in which her vehicle was struck by a motorist who was fleeing Roseville police.

The accident occurred after 7 p.m. Saturday at Larpenteur Avenue and…

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Tragic Outcome When Pickup Driver Fails to Yield

A failure-to-yield auto accident resulted in a miscarriage for a 28-year-old Minnesota woman who was a passenger in a car broadsided by a pickup truck.

The State Patrolsaid the collision occurred shortly before noon on Saturday at State Highway 13 and…

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Gas Explosion and Fire Injures Three Near Big Lake

A married couple smelled gas in a house they were moving into in Big Lake Township on Monday. In keeping with recommended industry safety precautions, they stopped what they were doing and called the gas company to inspect the property.

According to…

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