More than two million people are the victims of a car accident injury each year in the United States. The majority of car accidents, resulting in car accident injury, are due to negligence on the part of one or both of the drivers. Negligence is defined as failure to exercise a degree of care that is necessary in order to prevent damage or car accident injury.
We are Minnesota personal injury lawyers and skilled litigators. We help individuals and families injured in an accident — car, truck, bus, motorcycle, bicycle, pedestrian, slip and fall, or third party work accidents. Personal injury law is all we do and our attorneys are dedicated to providing personal injury victims with experienced, successful legal representation.
We work with Minnesota clients who have suffered a wide variety of injuries, from brain injury and spinal injury to tinnitus, anisocoria, or broken bones — we have seen it all. No case is too large or complex for us to handle. Whether you have been involved in a car accident or need an advocate in a wrongful death case, we provide the experience, commitment, and aggressive representation that yields results.
Victims of a car accident injury have the legal right to seek compensation for:
- medical expenses
- loss of income
- loss of earning potential
- pain and suffering
- property damage (usually settled under no-fault)
If the car accident injury was the result of an accident due to a defect, a product liability claim may also be filed. The defects may be the result of a:
- flawed design
- manufacturing error
- defective part
- negligent repair job
After you have called the police, exchanged driver information, and notified your insurance company about the accident; it is in your best interests to seek legal counsel. The insurance companies already have a team of investigators and attorneys working to deny your claim. You need someone fighting for your rights.
This information is provided as a service of TSR Injury Law, a personal injury law firm serving Minneapolis, St. Paul, and the state of Minnesota. Call 612-362-0000 to discuss your case.
Honda Motor Company has issued a recall on 438,000 cars worldwide due to faulty airbags. The recall comes less than two weeks after another Honda recall for 646,000 due to a faulty window switch. And in November 2008 and June 2009 Honda recalled 510,000 vehicles for airbag problems.
Negligence is defined as failure to exercise a degree of care that, in the circumstances, the law requires for the protection of other persons that may be injuriously affected by the lack of such care.
There are three layers of protection for tendons, muscle, and bones. The first layer of protection is the outer layer of skin, the epidermis. There are many layers of cells (50-150) in the epidermis. It is our main defense against injury and infection. The second layer of protection is the dermis. This layer gives skin elasticity. The final layer of defense is the fatty tissue. There are fat cells, hair follicles, and sweat glands in the fatty tissue layer.
Coup and contrecoup injury can occur even in a relatively minor accident. If the head snaps, front to back or side to side, the brain will slam and recoil against the skull. The majority of head trauma hospitalizations are car accident related and classified as minor injuries; that is, no or only momentary loss of consciousness, no major complications, and no intracranial surgery.
Driving while texting (DWT) is dangerous. It is the new DWI / DUI. DWT is a hot topic — made even hotter now that Oprah has gotten on the bandwagon by encouraging people to make a pledge to not text or even use a cell phone while driving. 
Chrysler Group LLC issued a recall January 7, 2010 on 2009-2010 models of Dodge Ram, 2010 model of Chrysler Sebring, and then numerous Dodge and Jeep 2010 models for hydraulic brake problems. These vehicles may have been built with a defective brake booster input rod retaining clip. Some vehicles may be completely missing the retaining clip. This could result in brake failure — WITHOUT WARNING — which could lead to a crash. This recall involves more than 24,000 vehicles.
In 2009, speed was a contributing factor in 28% of Minnesota’s fatal crashes, and about 20% of crashes on rural two-lane roads were fatal. Many of those car accidents were due to passing maneuvers. If you have suffered injury in an accident where the offender was using excessive speed, you may be able to obtain compensation for:
The most common violations related to drivers and vehicles in Minnesota are speeding, failure to wear seat belt, and failure to yield right of way. All of these violations can lead to car accidents or to more serious injury if a car accident occurs.
General Motors issued at recall December 18, 2009 on certain models of Corvettes equipped with a removable roof due to adhesive failure between roof panel and the frame. If the roof flies off while being driven down the road, it could strike a vehicle following and cause personal injury or property damage. This recall may involve more than 22,000 vehicles.