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Car Accidents
Multiple Orthopedic Injuries
Description:
A 22-year-old woman who had just completed a college degree in engineering was hit head on by a driver who crossed the center line on a rural two-lane highway in northern Minnesota. She sustained fractures of both legs and one arm, all of which required open reduction and internal fixation with surgical hardware. Her ability to work as an engineer was not impaired, but she was left with some permanent functional limitations.
A 22-year-old woman who had just completed a college degree in engineering was hit head on by a driver who crossed the center line on a rural two-lane highway in northern Minnesota. She sustained fractures of both legs and one arm, all of which required open reduction and internal fixation with surgical hardware. Her ability to work as an engineer was not impaired, but she was left with some permanent functional limitations.
Product Liability
Orthopedic injuries
Description:
A 34-year-old farmer was injured when the forks of a forklift suddenly dropped on him while he was bending underneath to attach a chain to an object to be lifted by the machine. Suit was brought in South Dakota against the owner of the machine. The evidence developed before trial proved that inadequate maintenance of the machine had caused its failure.
A 34-year-old farmer was injured when the forks of a forklift suddenly dropped on him while he was bending underneath to attach a chain to an object to be lifted by the machine. Suit was brought in South Dakota against the owner of the machine. The evidence developed before trial proved that inadequate maintenance of the machine had caused its failure.
Automobile Accident
Brain Injuries
Description:
The case involved a 7-year-old little girl who suffered a closed head injury when her bicycle was struck by a speeding automobile.
The case involved a 7-year-old little girl who suffered a closed head injury when her bicycle was struck by a speeding automobile.
Wrongful Death
Injury to Children
Description:
A construction project contractor piled a shipment of roof trusses in a vacant lot. The trusses were piled one on top of the other in rows. An 11 year old girl and her little brother were playing among the trusses when a pile of trusses fell on her crushing her to death. Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben sued the general contractor, the subcontractor, and a government agency which was involved in the building project. Liability and damages were disputed. Jim Schwebel and Jim Ballentine achieved a settlement of $900,000 for the girl's parents and siblings.
A construction project contractor piled a shipment of roof trusses in a vacant lot. The trusses were piled one on top of the other in rows. An 11 year old girl and her little brother were playing among the trusses when a pile of trusses fell on her crushing her to death. Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben sued the general contractor, the subcontractor, and a government agency which was involved in the building project. Liability and damages were disputed. Jim Schwebel and Jim Ballentine achieved a settlement of $900,000 for the girl's parents and siblings.
Wrongful Death
Wrongful Death
Description:
Wrongful death of mother (86) and son (58) following a crash where they were rear-ended by a woman texting on I-35 in Iowa.
Wrongful death of mother (86) and son (58) following a crash where they were rear-ended by a woman texting on I-35 in Iowa.