The failure of machine part caused one worker to sustain on the job injuries. When his entire lifestyle changed as a result of his injuries, the worker hired SiebenCarey to pursue a personal injury claim on his behalf. A five-year battle was finally resolved when Cory Whalen obtained a $900,000 recovery from the at-fault defendant.
Verdicts and Settlements
Defective Machine Part Causes Severe Injuries
Litigation Type - Product Liability
Client Injury - Severe Injuries
Snowmobiler Hits Guy Wire
Litigation Type - Snowmobile Accidents
Client Injury - Spinal Fracture
It was night when our client was suddenly knocked off his snowmobile by a utility pole guy wire he never saw coming. He was on a groomed trail along a state highway that ran between the utility pole and the guy wire. The utility company knew about the trail and admitted that the wire should have been retro-reflective to allow riders to see it at night. Our client sustained a thoracic spine fracture, resulting in partial paralysis.
Construction site accident litigation successful
Litigation Type - Construction Accidents
Client Injury - Permanent Visual, Dental, Orthopedic, and Neurologic Injuries
Our client was performing general masonry clean up on the third floor of the Science Museum project in St. Paul. She fell 30 feet through a hole in the floor. She suffered serious and permanent visual, dental, orthopedic, and neurologic injuries. She underwent plastic and reconstructive surgeries and suffered both mental and emotional damages.
Press Operator Loses 4 Fingers Due to Defective Design
Litigation Type - Product Liability
Client Injury - Finger Amputation
Our client, a 23 year old temp worker, was operating a Heim press. He placed the piece of metal in the press, manually activated the press and after it cycled, reached in with his right hand to remove the piece of metal. The press automatically cycled, catching our client's hand, crushing it and causing an amputation of four fingers on that hand.
Underinsured driver causes serious car accident injuries
Litigation Type - Car Accidents
Client Injury - Smashed Knee, Femur, and Hip Bone
An injured bricklayer who sued his insurance company for underinsured motorist benefits won his case in Dakota County District Court and walked away with a much larger verdict than he asked for. A Dakota County jury awarded the Park Rapids man a $793,000 verdict against American Family Insurance Company after he smashed his knee, femur and hipbone in a car accident.
Independent contractors injured on construction site when porch collapsed
Litigation Type - Construction Accidents
Client Injury - Severe Injuries
A father and son were independent contractors on their first day at a new job site applying siding to a single-family home. Part of the home was too tall for their ladder to reach so they had to place it on the second floor balcony. The father was holding the ladder for his son, who was applying the siding. As they were working, the porch detached from the house and fell to the ground, taking the father with it and leaving his son clinging for life on the roof of the home. The father suffered life-threatening injuries because of the fall and was put into a medically-induced coma.
Auto Accident Caused By Failure To Yield At Intersection
Litigation Type - Auto Accidents
Client Injury - Arm Injury
Our client was driving near Glenwood, Minnesota when she was hit by a pick up truck in an intersection. The truck had a yield sign and did not slow or stop for her and hit her van at a high rate of speed.
Client Falls from Moving Side-by-Side Vehicle
Litigation Type - ATV Accidents
Client Injury - Brain
Our client was riding with friends in a small motorized side-by-side vehicle. The client fell off the vehicle and sustained a closed head injury. As a result, our client continues to deal with the effects of a head injury and must consider different employment opportunities.
Construction site accident caused by unsafe safety standards
Litigation Type - Construction Accidents
Client Injury - Broken Back
Our client was working on a construction site performing electrical work. While on the third floor of the construction site, he fell from an unguarded opening and broke his back.
Distracted Driver Causes Auto Accident
Litigation Type - Car Accidents
Client Injury - Broken Bone Injuries
Our client was driving to work one Monday morning, just as he had every day for 20 years, however this trip was anything but routine. As he was traveling north on a divided highway, he was struck in the driver's door by a full size van. The van was traveling east and had crossed the two southbound lanes of traffic but apparently didn't see our client in his new, blue car heading north and she hit him. The driver of the van was talking on her cell phone at the time and simply not paying attention. Both vehicles careened off the road after the impact.