Our client was a US Postal carrier in her delivery truck crossing an intersection when another vehicle ran a stop sign and collided with her truck. She went to the hospital and was diagnosed with a soft tissue neck injury. A few days later, she developed increased pain, headaches, and vertigo issues. She was diagnosed with post-concussion symptoms in addition to her soft tissue injury. She continued to be treated by various providers, including the National Dizzy and Balance Center for the traumatic brain injury (TBI).
Verdicts and Settlements
Postal Carrier Injured in Delivery Truck Crash
Litigation Type - Auto Accidents
Client Injury - Traumatic Brain Injury

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Failure to Properly Maintain Machines Causes Chemical Exposure
Litigation Type - Other Accidents
Client Injury - Chemical Exposure
A Coca-Cola Bottling Company employee was exposed to an ammonia release when he cut into some pipes that were not properly drained to make a repair. Because of the exposure, our client experienced an onslaught of medical issues including shortness of breath, an enlarged heart, reduced oxygen intake, fatigue, pneumonia, chest pains and many other ailments.

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.

Verdicts and Settlements
