Posts Archive: Personal Injury

When a 45 year old nurse was shopping at a major retail clothier with her teenaged daughter, she was suddenly, with no warning, knocked in the head by a hard blow that snapped her neck back. The blow was delivered by a 27 pound wooden frame that had tipped over and fallen from a display shelf….

A 75-year-old man slipped on a hidden and dangerous condition outside of a major fast-food franchise and fell on his head and neck, sustaining traumatic brain and spine damage that caused his death. The man’s family retained Mr. Streed to pursue the nationally known restaurant chain for their negligence. The restaurant denied any responsibility for the incident…

A young boy was burned badly by a chemical explosion that occurred by a pond near his home as a result of his neighbors negligent conduct. His injuries were both physically and emotionally painful, leaving him with permanent scarring and a long, difficult recovery. Meshbesher & Spence worked hard to make sure the boy received a fair settlement.

Two students were victimized by an individual who was allowed to work on school property with students as part of an after-school program. Both students recovered a substantial six-figure settlement.

In this case, an unreasonably dangerous box stacking machine caused an accident at a Minneapolis factory. On his third day on the job, a new employee who had no formal training was operating the machine, which malfunctioned, pinching his head in the machine and causing a severe brain injury…

A 53-year-old farmer from Steele County was helping a neighbor pour a concrete floor in their barn when a 3,000 pound bi-fold door collapsed because of faulty installation. The accident took the man’s life and Meshbesher & Spence was able to recover damages for his family from the company that installed the door.

Natural Gas Explosion—Counsel in seven figure settlement involving explosion of a natural gas heating unit in western MN. As a result of the explosion, client suffered a fractured neck and traumatic brain injury….

A 54-year-old woman was struck by a school bus as she walked across a downtown Saint Paul intersection in the designated crosswalk. The pedestrian’s foot was trapped beneath the tire of the bus until bystanders alerted the driver. She sustained severe foot and leg injuries. After several surgeries, the pedestrian’s leg was eventually amputated below the knee. The victim st…

Lifeguards on duty at a commercial swimming pool failed to notice an 11-year-old boy floundering in the deep end until it was too late. The boy sustained a dramatic and severe brain injury and remains in a coma. However, a substantial settlement financed the boy’s lifetime care at a professional facility and enabled his family to add wheelchair access to their home so he c…

A 10-year-old boy who was sexually abused and threatened by his grandfather went to trial for two weeks in Minnesota. The jury returned the largest compensatory damage award for a sexual abuse case in Minnesota history in favor of Meshbesher & Spence’s client and attorney Gus Nicklow remains in contact with the client and his family.
Verdict: $18 million…