“For more than 40 years, the attorneys at Nelson Personal Injury have been fighting for the rights of our clients. We have taken on the large insurance companies and have recovered millions of dollars in compensation for accident victims. See below for a few of the case results that our firm has obtained for our clients over the years. These results were based on specific facts, legal issues, and insurance coverage issues that are unique to each case, and do not guarantee or predict a similar outcome. For a review of your potential claim, schedule a consultation with one of our experienced Minnesota personal injury attorneys today
The client sustained severe orthopedic injuries and a traumatic brain injury when a commercial vehicle pulled out in front of him while riding his motorcycle.
Case: The clients were on their motorcycle on a road trip when a teen driver turned left in front of them causing a collision. The clients sustained multiple orthopedic injuries that required surgery and a degloving injury that required multiple surgeries. Result: We were able to resolve our clients’ claims (liability and underinsured motorist) for a total of $1,785,000.
Case: The client was a passenger in a vehicle driven by an intoxicated friend. The friend lost control of the vehicle
while navigating a turn and struck a light pole. The client sustained a fractured vertebra, which required a five level
fusion to her spine.
Result: We were able to resolve our client’s claims for a total of $1,365,000 from the at fault driver’s insurance
company, the bar where the driver was served’s insurance company, and our client’s own underinsured motorist
coverage.
Our client was injured in a fall while helping a family member construct a house. He suffered severe orthopedic injuries, which required multiple surgeries.
Our client sustained severe chemical burns to her scalp while having her hair highlighted. The burns required extensive plastic surgery.
Our client sustained a severe knee injury when his friend unsuspectedly jumped on his back.
The client sustained a traumatic brain injury and cervical disc herniation, which required surgery, when she was rear ended by a semi-truck.
The client was operating her ATV illegally on a gravel road. After stopping to talk to a neighbor, she tried to make a “U-turn” when she was struck by a delivery van causing a severe injury to her ankle. The insurance company for the delivery van denied any legal responsibility for the collision. We tried the case to a McCleod County jury for 5 days and they found the driver 60% at fault and our client 40% at fault.
Case: The client was driving his truck when he was rear ended by a tanker truck. The client suffered injuries to his neck and wrists.
Result: We were able to settle our client’s claim against the trucking company for $525,000.
Our client sustained a severe lower leg fracture when a trailer came unhitched from an oncoming truck and collided with our client’s vehicle.
Our client suffered a traumatic brain injury when he was driving to work on a foggy morning and collided with a semi that was attempting to turn around at a remote rural intersection.
Case: The client slipped and fell on a unmaintained icy sidewalk in front of a bank. The client sustained a severe fracture to his arm, which required multiple surgeries.
Result: The bank’s insurance company contested liability, but we were still able to settle our client’s claim for $497,500.
Our client sustained a severe hand injury in a fireworks accident on a friend’s property.
Our client sustained a back injury, while on the job, when a dump truck fell over in soft sand causing him a back injury. After recovery of worker’s compensation benefits, we brought a personal injury claim against the truck company.
Our client sustained a leg injury after being knocked over by a pizza delivery driver.
The client was on his way home from work when a drunk driver blew a stop sign, t-boning our client. The client sustained new and aggravating injuries to his wrists, requiring surgery.
Result: We were able to recover a total of $425,000 from the at fault driver’s insurance company and our client’s own underinsured motorist coverage.
A 40 year-old man was killed when he struck a semi-truck that pulled out in front of him.
The clients were driving to another family member’s birthday party on a northern Minnesota highway, when a car failed to stop at a stop sign and t-boned their vehicle. Husband sustained injuries to his back and hip; his wife suffered injuries to her shoulder, which required surgery; and the son sustained injuries to his knee, which required surgery.
Our client was riding his motorcycle when a vehicle on the shoulder performed an illegal U-turn in front of our client. Our client struck the vehicle and was thrown from the motorcycle. Our client sustained a serious leg injury, which unfortunately required amputation of the leg.
Case: Our client was a passenger in a truck towing a camper on a highway. Another driver rear ended the camper at highway speeds. Our client aggravated a pre-existing neck condition, which required surgery.
Result: We were able to recover $350,000 from the at fault driver’s insurance company and our client’s own underinsured motorist coverage, which represented the policy limits.
Case: The client was driving on a rural highway when another vehicle crossed the centerline and hit him head on. The client sustained a traumatic brain injury.
Result: We were able to recover $250,000 from the at fault driver’s insurance, plus $100,000 from the client’s own underinsured motorist policy, for a total recovery of $350,000.
Our client sustained partial amputation of two fingers when her hand was crushed by a skid steer loaded on a friend’s farm.
The client sustained aggravations to pre-existing low back and neck conditions, which required surgery, when a vehicle failed to yield and t-boned him.
Case: The client was on her way home from work when another drive ran a stop sign and t-boned her. The client sustained a fracture to her knee, as well as a concussion.
Result: We were able to recover a total of $315,000 from the at fault driver’s insurance company and our client’s own underinsured motorist coverage.
The client was on the job when he slipped and fell on a negligently maintained step while responding to an emergency call. He sustained a lower leg fracture, requiring surgery.
Our client was driving on I-35 with his arm out his window when he was sideswiped by a pickup. He suffered severe scarring to his left arm
The client sustained a traumatic brain injury when a vehicle pulled out in front of him on a busy highway causing a t-bone collision.
The client, who was legally blind, was directed by a fast food restaurant employee to walk through the drive-thru lane because the dining room was closed. While standing in the drive-thru lane, the client was struck by a vehicle who did not see her. As a result of the incident, she sustained non-surgical fractures to her pelvis and knee.
Case: The client was on a rural highway when a 16-year-old driver ran a stop sign, causing a collision with our client. Our client suffered a herniated disc in his neck, which required a disc replacement surgery.
Result: We were able to settle our client’s claim for $260,000 after starting a lawsuit.
Our client sustained numerous orthopedic injuries after he struck a car that pulled an illegal U-turn on a Minnesota interstate.
Case: The client was bit on the nose and cheek by a neighbor’s dog, requiring stitches, and leaving scars.
Result: We were able to settle our client’s claim against the dog owner’s insurance company for $250,000.
Our client sustained a severe dog bite injury to her cheek by a German Shepard she bent over to pet. She was left with a scar, which was susceptible to scar revision surgery in the future.
Our client was working on a job site when a fork lift driver negligently secured a load of lumber, allowing it to fall on our client, breaking his leg.
The client was attacked by a family member’s dog, leaving him with scarring on his face.
Case: Our client was rear ended while waiting for oncoming traffic to clear before turning left. Our client aggravated a pre-existing hip condition, resulting in a hip replacement.
Result: We were able to settle our client’s liability and underinsured motorist claims for a total $215,000.
Our client was working on a job site when a fork lift driver negligently secured a load of lumber, allowing it to fall on our client, breaking his leg.
Our client lived in rural Minnesota. He was riding his moped scooter into town to get a newspaper. As he was driving on a rural road, a vehicle negligently backed out of a driveway in to the path of our client, causing a collision. Our client sustained multiple lacerations and a fractured tibia/fibula, which required surgery to repair.
Case: The client was making a left hand turn on a green arrow, when a semi-truck ran a red light, causing a collision. Our client sustained a traumatic brain injury.
Result: We were able to settle our client’s claim against the trucking company for $200,000.
Case: Our client was driving her vehicle when another vehicle failed to yield and turned left in front of our client. The
deployment of our client’s airbag fractured our client’s wrist, requiring surgery.
Result: We were able to recover $200,000 from the at fault driver’s insurance company and our client’s own
underinsured motorist coverage, which represented the policy limits.
Our client developed an infection requiring surgery after 3 slight puncture wounds to his Achilles tendon from a dog bite.
Our client suffered a traumatic brain injury after his vehicle struck a wheel in the road that had fallen off a semi-truck.
The client sustained a fracture to his knee cap after he slipped and fell on ice at a store’s loading dock.
Case: The client was bit on the forehead and scalp by a neighbor’s dog, requiring stitches.
Result: We were able to settle our client’s claim against the dog owner’s insurance company for $140,000.
Our client was riding his motorcycle when a vehicle turned left in front of him, causing a collision. Our client sustained a traumatic brain injury.
A 72 year-old woman who was killed after being struck while crossing the street against the light.
Case: The client was attending a house party, when another student, who was intoxicated, took out a firearm and
accidentally discharged it, hitting our client in the leg.
Result: We were able to resolve our client’s claim against the homeowner’s insurance policy for $125,000.
A 71 year-old pedestrian was killed after being struck by a car while crossing a street in a crosswalk at a roundabout.
Our client sustained a tear in his shoulder, broken bones in his foot, and road rash after he struck a car that failed to yield and turned left in front of him.
Our client was bit in the lip by a friend’s dog, requiring stitches.
Case: The client was attending daycare at a daycare center. The daycare center employee’s failed to supervise our
client properly, allowing him to climb on top of a bookshelf. Instead of helping the client get down, they told him to
jump down, which he did. The client fractured his femur from the jump, requiring surgery.
Result: Despite issues regarding liability and fault, we were able to resolve our client’s claim against the daycare
center for $110,000.
Our client was riding his motorcycle at night, when a car turned left in front of him. Our client had to lay his bike down to avoid colliding with the car. Client injured his thumb, requiring surgery.
Our client slipped and fell on ice after filling up her tank with gas at a gas station. Due to inadequate lighting, our client was unable to see the ice. She fractured her ankle, requiring surgery.
The client was leaving her apartment complex to go to work, when she slipped and fell on ice located on one of the apartment’s sidewalks. As a result, she sustained an ankle fracture, requiring surgery. We alleged that the apartment manager failed to maintain the sidewalk and keep it free and clear of ice for its residents.
Our client was bit in the lip by a friend’s dog, requiring stitches.
