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It’s Motorcycle season in Minnesota

Attorney Paul Godlewski   The snow has finally melted and many Minnesotans are eagar to get out for their first ride of the year.  Every rider is aware of the risk involved when getting on a bike, but here are a few tips to help you avoid potential danger.     Motorcycle accidents are most…

Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben launches new mobile site and accident app

Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben has launched a new mobile site for smart phones!  The new site highlights the most important information found on our regular site, and makes it easily accessible from your phone.  The mobile site is also equipped with the new “Accident App” feature.  The Accident App provides information valuable to anyone that has been in a car crash, or…

Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben was a proud sponsor of the 2011 Wiggle Your Toes Winter Event.

Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben was a proud sponsor of the 2011 Wiggle Your Toes Winter Event. This years gathering was held at the St Paul Hotel where $30,000 was raised to help amputees in need. These proceeds, along with the generous support given by sponsors, allow Wiggle Your Toes to continue making an impact on…

PTSD symptoms lead to $400K arbitration award

BY PATRICK THORNTON Hal Madison didn’t break any bones or suffer whiplash in his July 2008 car crash, but six months later he was still suffering. Madison’s car was struck by a drunken driver who died at the scene. After the crash, Madison’s work at his sales job deteriorated. He had intrusive memories of the…

Schwebel, Goetz and Sieben Representing Victims of Faulty Depuy Hip Implants

The Sieben family is featured in William Mitchell’s, On Law Magazine

A CASE GOES AWRY

Taylor Waggoner, 12, visited the Angel of Hope statue, where her family has placed a memorial brick to honor her father, Corey Chase, who was killed in the crash. Judge likens case to Grisham novels. BNSF: ‘Best practices weren’t followed.’ Pam McArthur-Elliott didn’t like driving over the railroad tracks on Ferry Street in Anoka. The…

Attorney James Schwebel named “Minneapolis Best Lawyers Personal Injury Litigator of the Year” for 2011

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA (October 21, 2010) – Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben, P.A. is proud to announce that Jim Schwebel has been named “Minneapolis Best Lawyers Personal Injury Litigator of the Year” for 2011. Jim founded what is now Minnesota’s largest law practice specializing in personal injury litigation. He and his partners lead a team of 19…

Schwebel Goetz and Sieben to represent recipients of defective DePuy hip replacement devices

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA (October 19, 2010) – The Minneapolis law firm of Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben, P.A. is representing individuals who have received defective DePuy hip replacement devices. On August 26th, Indiana based DePuy orthopedics (a division of Johnson and Johnson) recalled the ASR Hip Resurfacing System, and the ASR XL Acetabular system. The hip replacement…

Brain Injury Association of Minnesota’s 9th Annual Walk For Thought

Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben was a proud sponsor of the 9th Annual Brain Injury Association of Minnesota’s Walk for Thought. More than 1600 walkers from St Paul, Duluth, St Cloud and Rochester participated, including Honorary Ambassadors: former Minnesota Viking Randall McDaniel and former Minnesota Twin Al Newman. The goal of the walk was to bring…

I-35W BRIDGE LAWSUIT SETTLED

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA (August 23, 2010) – Today attorneys representing the victims of the August 1, 2007 I-35W Bridge Collapse announced that a final settlement was reached in the lawsuit against URS Corporation, the international engineering firm which had responsibility for inspecting the I-35W Bridge before its collapse. Thirteen people died and 145 were injured in…

Eight Schwebel Goetz & Sieben Attorneys Listed in 2011 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA (August 2010) – Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben, P.A. is proud to announce that eight of its attorneys have been named in the 2011 edition of “The Best Lawyers in America.” Best Lawyers represents less than 1% of the attorneys in the United States. This prestigious publication has named Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben: “Top-Listed…

2nd annual Wiggle Your Toes golf outing

Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben P.A. was a proud sponsor of the Second Annual Wiggle Your Toes Golf and Dinner event held at the Minnesota Valley Country Club in Bloomington. For the second year in a row, it was a huge success raising $24,000 for amputees in need. 100% of all proceeds are used to help…

Quadriplegic gets $400K for new injuries

By Michelle Lore Minneapolis personal injury attorney James Schwebel recently recovered $400,000 for a quadriplegic client who was further injured when his wheelchair drove over uneven cement outside a restaurant.   Case illustrates complexities in representing clients with pre-existing conditions For 32 years, Gerald Repinski was limited in his physical movement to being able to…

Eleven SG&S Attorneys Named Super Lawyers

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA (July 28, 2010) – Eleven attorneys with Minnesota’s leading personal injury law firm Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben have been selected for inclusion as “Minnesota Super Lawyers”. The objective of “Super Lawyers” is to create a credible, comprehensive, and diverse list of outstanding Minnesota attorneys. Candidates are evaluated on 12 indicators of peer recognition…

Nygaard: 35W bridge engineers guilty of cover-up

By Patrick Thornton Attorney Dick Nygaard says he has never had a case where an expert has concluded a company was so mistaken in its representation of the facts as the one he is trying now. Dick Nygaard Last week Nygaard filed a motion to seek punitive damages against URS Corporation, the engineering company that…

35W bridge suit: Engineering firm felt bridge was ‘overstressed’

MINNEAPOLIS — Attorneys for victims of the 35W bridge collapse claim an engineering firm knew the bridge was not safe but did not tell state transportation officials. Attorneys from two law firms representing many of the victims filed motions Monday seeking punitive damages in their cases against the firm, URS Corporation. "It’s a case, sadly,…

Lawsuit claims state’s consultant knew 35W bridge in dire condition

The engineering firm consulted on the Interstate 35W bridge before it collapsed in 2007 conducted a flawed analysis of the bridge’s safety, then recommended repairs when it should have told the state to close the structure, lawyers for victims said in a court filing. URS Corp. of San Francisco wasn’t simply negligent, lawyers wrote in…

I-35W BRIDGE PUNITIVE DAMAGES CLAIM

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA (June 28, 2009) – The Minneapolis law firm of Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben, P.A., represents 34 of the victims and their families who were injured or killed in the collapse of the I-35W Bridge on August 1, 2007.  They have made a motion to amend the complaints to add a claim for punitive…

Attorney Paul Godlewski rides the “Tail of the Dragon” at Deals Gap in the Smoky Mountains.