A young Anoka teen practicing for her driver’s test was stopped at a stop when a drunk driver slammed into the rear of the vehicle she was driving. Rather than stop to see if anyone was hurt or render aid, the drunk fled the scene. He was later located by law enforcement. The teen driver hit by the drunk suffered neck and back injuries in the crash.
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Drunk Driver Causes Car Accident With Teen Driver in Anoka, MN
Litigation Type - Drunk Driving Accidents
Client Injury - Neck and Back Injuries

Electrician Falls 20 Feet On Construction Site
Litigation Type - Construction Accidents
Client Injury - Leg Injuries
Our client was an electrician who was wiring electric fans into the ceiling of a 20 foot high walk-in cooler at a Cub Foods store that was being built. He was walking across the top of the cooler to talk to one of the other workers. The area was poorly lit and our client came across a step ladder lying on the floor. He pushed the ladder aside and fell into an un-barricaded hole. Our client fell approximately 20 feet onto a cement floor, landing on his feet. As a result of the fall, our client's right ankle was fractured, his right hip was fractured and he had fluid on the knee.

Insurance Company Attempts to Settle Car Accident Claim Quickly
Litigation Type - Car Accidents
Client Injury - Neck, Back and Shoulder Injuries
A vehicle was traveling the same direction as our client in the lane to her left. That vehicle suddenly attempted to make a right turn right in front of our client, causing a collision and pushing our client's vehicle into a third vehicle. As a result of the double collision, our client received injuries to her neck and back and re-injured her shoulder which she had received treatment for prior to the crash. She ultimately underwent surgery for a tear in her shoulder. Her medical expenses exceeded $55,000.

Experienced Minnesota Slip and Fall Attorney
Litigation Type - Slip, Trip and Fall
Client Injury - Broken Ankle
Our female client entered a well-known area grocery store on a rainy summer evening. As she stepped off of the entry-way mat, she slipped on the polished floor that had become damp from that day's 3,000-plus shoppers. The client suffered a badly broken ankle resulting in medical bills, pain and suffering, and lost time from work. The store denied any responsibility for the accident. However, Bill Bongard proved that the store had violated its own policies for wet floors including not having fans or warning signs in the area. Bill was able to settle the case for $60,000.

Medication Errors caused by Pharmacy Negligence
Litigation Type - Medication Errors
Client Injury - Cancer-like Symptoms, Mental Anguish
Our client, a 52 year-old woman, was diagnosed with a thyroid condition and prescribed medication by her treating physician. She filled her prescription at her local pharmacy but the pharmacy erroneously gave her a cancer drug rather than the thyroid medication. She suffered from symptoms as a result of not taking her prescribed thyroid medication and also suffered pain and a multitude of additional symptoms as a result of taking the cancer drug. Of significant importance, our client suffered mental anguish because she had experienced similar cancer-like symptoms years earlier when she was treated for ovarian cancer.

Jury Verdict Triples Original Settlement Offer for Dog Bite Case
Litigation Type - Dog Bites
Client Injury - Facial Lacerations
Our client was a young teenage boy that was visiting the home of a classmate. While at the home, the boy was bitten in the face by the family dog. Unbeknownst to the child's parents, several children had been bitten by this dog in the past. Unfortunately, the owner chose to allow the dog to run free in their home, despite its propensity for viciousness.

Drunk Driver Abandons Injured Passengers After Accident
Litigation Type - Drunk Driving Accidents
Client Injury - death
Our client was one of three passengers in a vehicle, the driver was driving recklessly at high speeds and he lost control of the vehicle and struck an SUV head-on. Our client was knocked unconscious and sustained severe head injuries.

Injured While Running Errand for Employer Can Be Covered by Workers' Compensation
Litigation Type - Work Related Injuries
Client Injury - Skull Fractures, Broken Bones
Our client was riding his motorcycle in Plymouth, MN on a sunny afternoon when he slowed down for a set of railroad tracks and was rear ended by the vehicle traveling behind him. It is believed his motorcycle was pushed forward quite some distance underneath the vehicle. Our client was wearing a helmet yet he sustained a sub-dural hematoma, two skull fractures, a broken collar bone, two broken ribs, a broken tailbone, two broken toes, and 3 broken bones in his foot.

Wife of Police Officer Killed in Collision with Drunk Driver
Litigation Type - Wrongful Death Accidents
Client Injury - Death
One of the very first drunk driving fatalities in 2008 was the tragic tale of the Minnesota police officer who had his wife with him for a "ride along" on New Year's Day. In the early hours of the morning, a young woman was driving her vehicle on the wrong side of the freeway and struck his vehicle head-on, killing the officer's wife almost instantly. The woman who struck the police vehicle was so drunk that she couldn't even remember the accident.

Train accident in railroad crossing without flashing lights or guard is deadly
Litigation Type - Train Accidents
Client Injury - Death
Our client's 28 year old husband was tragically killed when his vehicle collided with a train at a crossing in suburban Twin Cities. He was survived by his young wife and children, and his death was an enormous loss for his family.

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