Our client was driving his motorcycle with the right of way when the defendant pulled out from a stop sign in front of him, causing the accident. His right leg was fractured in the crash, requiring surgery and skin grafting.
Verdicts and Settlements
Driver Blows Stop Sign, Hits Motorcyclist
Litigation Type - Motorcycle Accidents
Client Injury - Leg Fracture

Exchange student injured in car accident in Minnesota.
Litigation Type - Car Accidents
Client Injury - Orthopedic Injuries
Our client was in the United States as a foreign exchange student. Unfortunately, she sustained severe orthopedic injuries after being involved in a motor vehicle collision. Her injuries required surgery to correct bone fractures. The case was settled short of litigation in the amount of $275,000 by Cory Whalen.

Ambulance Crash Injures Unsecured Ambulance Passenger
Litigation Type - Car Accidents
Client Injury - Neck, Hip and Knee Injuries
Our client was being transported by ambulance to the hospital when the ambulance was involved in a crash. Our client was not properly secured inside the ambulance and received serious injuries.

Rear-end Collision Pushes Car Into Traffic And Under Semi Truck
Litigation Type - Semi Truck Accidents
Client Injury - Back and Pelvic Injuries
Our client was waiting to turn left at a T in the road when, without warning, a vehicle sped from behind him and crashed in to the rear of his car. The force of the impact knocked our client's car in to oncoming traffic where a semi truck was unfortunately driving by. Our client's vehicle was shoved underneath the bed of the semi truck all the way up to the windshield. Police and ambulance responded to the accident to assist our client and extricate him from the vehicle.

Motorcycle verses motorcycle collision causes paralysis
Litigation Type - Motorcycle Accidents
Client Injury - Spinal Fracture
Our client was a longtime motorcyclist who was enjoying a ride in Wisconsin when tragedy struck. A following cyclist crashed into him, throwing him from the roadway and resulting in paralysis. William Bongard recovered the policy limits of $150,000 from the at-fault motorcyclist first, preserving our client's rights to Underinsured Motorist coverage by providing the proper Schmidt vs. Clothier notifications.

ATV Accident Involving Drunk Driver Causes Spinal Injury
Litigation Type - ATV Accidents
Client Injury - Spinal Injuries
Our client was a passenger on an all terrain vehicle (ATV) driven by a friend who was under the influence of alcohol. As they were proceeding down a wooded dirt road, the driver lost control as a result of his alcohol consumption and a change in the maneuverability characteristics of the ATV with a passenger seated behind him. The ATV left the road and went down a steep embankment. Our client sustained injuries to her spine which affected the use of her legs and caused a diminution in bowel and bladder sensation.

Motorcycle passenger injured in bike run
Litigation Type - Motorcycle Accidents
Client Injury - Back Injury
Our client was a passenger on a motorcycle that was participating in a bike run with approximately 130 other motorcycles. The group of motorcycles were merging from an on ramp to Highway 169 and had to slow quickly. Several motorcycles lost control and tipped over, including the motorcycle our client was riding on. She and the driver were thrown off the motorcycle into the roadway. A motorcycle behind our client tried to stop but ended up driving over our client.

The Invisible Scar – Concussion From A Car Crash
Litigation Type - Auto Accidents
Client Injury - Concussion
One morning on her way to work our client stopped for a light changing from green to yellow to red in Anoka, Minnesota. She was rear-ended and her car was pushed forward into the intersection. The impact was hard enough to slam our client’s head back into her headrest. Our client’s vehicle was a total loss and was towed from the accident scene.

Distracted and Careless Driver Causes Fatal Accident
Litigation Type - Car Accidents
Client Injury - Death
Our client was the victim of a double car accident. A father and son were traveling on Interstate 35 when a woman coming the opposite direction went off onto the shoulder, over-corrected and slammed into our client's vehicle. A witness reported that the woman had been driving over 100 mph and was talking on her cell phone prior to the collision. Our client's vehicle came to rest in the traffic lane of Interstate 35 and the woman's vehicle went into the ditch.

Child Model Injured in Car Accident
Litigation Type - Car Accidents
Client Injury - Facial Injuries
Our client, a 6 year-old-child, was riding with her mom when their vehicle was struck by another that had crossed the median. As a result of the force of the collision, our client’s face struck the back of the front seat and she received significant injuries. She received a traumatic brain injury and serious lacerations to her face which resulted in serious scars. Prior to the accident our client was a child model and as a result of her injuries, became self-conscious of her facial disfigurement.

Verdicts and Settlements
