Minnesota Car Accident Lawyer
Our Minnesota lawyers have appeared on CBS News, Fox News, KARE 11, KSTP 5, WCCO 4, and other news programs throughout the United States. They have also been interviewed by The StarTribune, The Associated Press, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Lawyers USA and others.
We provide our clients with exceptional service and strive to obtain the best possible recoveries. We have recovered millions for car accident victims.
Our founding partner, attorney Fred Pritzker, has been practicing law for over 30 years. He is listed in the current edition of The Best Lawyers in America, has again been named a “Top 100 Super Lawyer” by Minnesota Law & Politics magazine, and is a member of the Million Dollar Forum because he has obtained several settlements and verdicts over one million dollars. Attorneys Elliot Olsen and Eric Hageman have also been named “Super Lawyers” by Minnesota Law & Politics for 2010. Contact a Minnesota car accident lawyer at Pritzker Olsen.
Drunk Driving May be Cause of Fatal Head-On Accident in Minneapolis
9, December 2009
Minneapolis police are awaiting test results to determine if Connie Stroud was drunk when she drove the wrong way on an I-94 ramp and hit the Vang family’s car head on. An unborn child was killed, and the mother, Tao Thao, is still in critical condition. Yia Vang, Tao Thao’s husband, and five [...]
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Strain Bus Rollover Kills 2 and Injures 21
18, November 2009
It is late, almost the end of this tragic day. Two people are dead and 21 others injured, 3 critically, after a Strain Tours bus driver lost control on Interstate 90 near Austin, Minnesota, crossed over to the wrong land and rolled into the ditch. The bus is owned by Bold Lines, Inc., doing business [...]
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Jeep Wrangler Recall Due to Lack of Transmission Fluid Temperature Warning System
16, November 2009
Chrysler is recalling 161,450 2007 and 2008 Jeep Wranglers not equipped with a transmission fluid temperature warning system, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced today. Without this system, transmission fluid could boil over without the driver knowing, and possibly come into contact with a hot engine or exhaust component and potentially start a fire.
Chrysler [...]
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Mia Moda Child Car Seat Recall 2009
4, November 2009
The manufacturer of Mia Moda child safety seats is recalling 5,540 defective units, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced Tuesday. The harness splitter plate on the back of the seat has sharp edges that can cut the harness, therefore posing a danger of not adequately restraining a child in crash. Also, in the [...]
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Jaguar Recall Due to Fuel Starvation Risk
4, November 2009
Jaguar is recalling 2131 units of its Jaguar/XF 2010 model, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced Wednesday. The fuel transfer pipe in the vehicle’s fuel tank may be kinked. This can restrict the flow of fuel from the fuel tank to the fuel pump, which can cause fuel starvation at low fuel levels. [...]
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Nissan Sentra Recall Due to Possible Brake Failure
4, November 2009
Certain 2009 Nissan Sentras equipped with Bosch master cylinders are being recalled, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced Wednesday. On these 10,586 models, if enough brake fluid leaks from the master cylinder the brake system warning indicator will light up. But if the light is ignored long enough one of the vehicle’s brake [...]
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Toyota and Lexus Floor Mats Pose Crash Risk Says NHTSA
29, September 2009
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today alerted Lexus and Toyota owners about conditions that could cause the accelerator to get stuck open under certain conditions. The agency strongly recommends taking out removable floor mats on the driver’s side in certain models and not to replace them with any other mat, either from Toyota [...]
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Fatal Minnesota Car Accident on Highway 8
13, August 2009
On August 12, a Minnesota car accident near Center City resulted in the death of at least one person. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, a Plymouth Voyager was heading northbound on Pleasant Valley and ran the stop sign on the corner of Pleasant Valley and Highway 8. The Plymouth crossed Highway 8 and struck [...]
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Drunk Driver Liability in MN: DWI NightCAP Arrests Up in July
11, August 2009
If the driver’s alcohol concentration is .08 or more, the driver is in violation of Minnesota Statute, Section 169A. If someone violates this law, it is prima facie evidence of negligence in a civil case (Minnesota Statutes, Section 169.96 (2006)). When a drunk driver is involved in an accident, people injured in the accident and [...]
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