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Tips for Gathering Evidence About Your Car Accident

Pritzker | Ruohonen, a premier Minnesota personal injury law firm, has recovered millions for accident victims, including a recent settlement for $3,750,000.  Firm president, Fred Pritzker, has over 30 years of experience and has established a national reputation that has led to his inclusion in the 2005-2006 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.  If you have been in a Minnesota car accident, a lawyer at Pritzker | Ruohonen is available for a free consultation.  To contact Pritzker | Ruohonen, please call toll-free at 1-888-377-8900, e-mail Fred Pritzker at info@pritzkerlaw.com, e-mail Rich Ruohonen at rar@pritzkerlaw.com or fill out the online, attorney-consultation form.

Minnesota Car Accident Lawyer Provides Fact-Gathering Tips 
If you hire Pritzker | Ruohonen after your Minnesota car accident, our team will investigate your accident and gather evidence.  Because evidence can grow cold, it is important that you contact us as soon as possible after the accident.  You can also be involved in gathering information about your car accident:

  • Plan Ahead
    • Include a cell phone, paper and pen for taking notes, a disposable camera for taking pictures of the scene and the damage to the vehicles.
  • Obtain and Exchange Information
    • Information about the other driver: Name, address, driver's license number, insurance information and license plate number.
    • Information about witnesses: Names, addresses and, whenever possible, license plate numbers.
    • Information about police officers: obtain the name, badge number and precinct number of the investigating office and request the case control number or accident report number.
    • Information about the location: precisely determine the address or location of the crash scene and note information about traffic, weather and road conditions. If the configuration of the roadway played a factor, note that information as well.
    • Information about the Minnesota car accident: write down how the accident happened including fault, layout of the roadway, presence of traffic control devices, etc.
  • Return to the scene to collect additional Information
    • Take photos of the scene and the presence of debris or skid marks.
    • Canvas the area to find out if nearby residents or business people witnessed the crash.

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Truck Accident Lawyer

Attorney Fred Pritzker has obtained another large recovery in a car-truck accident case. Our law firm represented the family of a man killed by a truck wheel that had come off of the truck, rolled off a bridge and killed the driver of a car that was traveling on the road below. A confidentiality agreement prevents us from discussing the case in detail, but we welcome you to contact Fred Pritzker (toll-free 1-888-377-8900) for more information about this case and other trucking accident claims our law firm has handled. For more information, see our truck accident FAQ.

 

Yamaha Rhino Lawsuit

NBC affiliate KSBY interviewed Fred Pritzker regarding Yamaha Rhino rollover accidents. There has been a Yamaha Rhino recall. Read more Yamaha Rhino accident information and about a Rhino rollover suit.

 

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Yellow Transportation Lawsuit and Minnesota Car-Truck Accident

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Attorney Rich Ruohonen Has TBI Article Published

Rich Ruohonen has written a ground-breaking article on traumatic brain injury. Also, read a car accident brain injury case study.

 

Pain and Suffering

Rich Ruohonen recently chaired a legal seminar on obtaining compensation for pain and suffering in a personal injury case.

 

Traumatic Brain Injury

Pritzker | Ruohonen attorneys Fred Pritzker, Rich Ruohonen and Elliot Olsen spoke at the annual Minnesota Association for Justice Brain Injury Seminar.

 

Rich Ruohonen Interviewed by Lawyers USA

Attorney Rich Ruohonen was interviewed by Lawyers USA, a national legal magazine, for a story about lawnmower accident lawsuits.

 

Heartland Express Lawsuit

A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against the trucking company on behalf of the family of a passenger in a car that was allegedly struck by the semi truck.

 

Waste Management Lawsuit

Our law firm has successfully handled cases of injury and death against Waste Management, Inc., a national trash collection company.

 

FedEx Accident Lawsuit

One recent accident involved a FedEx truck allegedly colliding with an SUV in an intersection. According to police reports, the accident caused the truck to roll over, killing a pedestrian in the adjacent crosswalk

 

Schneider National Lawsuit

In a recent fatal van-truck accident, a woman was killed when a tractor trailer allegedly rear-ended her van while it was stopped at a red light

 

UPS Lawsuit and Van or Truck Accident

In a recent truck-pedestrian accident, an elderly woman was allegedly hit by a UPS truck while walking her dog

 

Roadway Express Lawsuit

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U-Haul Accident Lawsuit and Ryder Lawsuit

Rental truck accidents can involve a collision with another vehicle, a pedestrian accident, or the death of injury of the driver due to bad brakes or other equipment.

 

J.B. Hunt Transport Lawsuit and Semi Truck Accident Claim

In a recent car-truck accident, a tractor-trailer allegedly rear-ended a car, allegedly causing a multi-vehicle accident. One passenger suffered head trauma and traumatic brain injury (TBI).

 

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