SiebenCarey
Celebrating our 70th year serving the people of Minnesota, we provide dedicated personal injury representation at the law firm of SiebenCarey. Our attorneys strive to help those injured due to the negligence or recklessness of others to recover the maximum damages for their accident-associated losses, including medical expenses, lost wages, and pain and suffering.
Our law firm has represented more than 65,000 people seeking compensation for injuries caused by no fault of their own. We handle wide-ranging cases, including those involving matters such as the following:
- Auto, motorcycle, and trucking accidents
- Pedestrian and bicycle accidents
- Drunk driving crashes
- Workers’ compensation and construction accidents
- Slips and falls and premises liability
- Wrongful death
We also assist people with product liability, including dangerous and defective products, medical devices and pharmaceuticals, and medical malpractice claims. Our attorneys handle doctor error cases involving issues such as birth injuries and delayed or incorrect diagnoses.
Having received numerous professional honors, our legal team at the law firm of SiebenCarey includes eight attorneys certified as civil trial law specialists by the Minnesota Bar Association and three board-certified trial advocates by The National Board of Trial Advocacy. The firm has also been named as a Best Law Firm by U.S. News since 2010. We draw on our team’s knowledge and experience to aggressively advocate on behalf of our clients’ rights and interests.
Founded in 1952, SiebenCarey is Minnesota’s original personal injury law firm known throughout the region as the “Know Your Rights” attorneys.
Award-Winning Injury Attorneys
Throughout the years, SiebenCarey attorneys have been recognized by their clients, their peers and the profession for their achievements in protecting injured people.
- Certified Civil Trial Law Specialists: 8 Certified Civil Trial Law Specialists, Minnesota Bar Association
3 Board Certified Trial Advocates, National Board of Trial Advocacy - Minnesota Super Lawyers and Rising Stars: 2008 - Present
- Best Lawyers in America: 2008 - Present
- Best Law Firm (U.S. News & World Report): 2010 - Present
- Attorneys of the Year (Minnesota Lawyer): 2008, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2018
- Up & Coming Attorneys (Minnesota Lawyer): 2008, 2010, 2011
Verdicts and Settlements
$9,100,000.00
Landmark Tuberculosis Class Action Lawsuit
Litigation Type - Other Accidents
Client Injury - Tuberculosis
Jeffrey M. Montpetit (Attorney)
United States District Court Judge approved a landmark settlement in a class action stemming from a TB outbreak at the Ramsey County Correctional Facility.
$9,000,000.00
Preventing Sledding Accidents
Litigation Type - Product Liability
Client Injury - Paralysis
Arthur C. Kosieradzki (Attorney)
A Hennepin County jury returned a favorable verdict for a paralyzing injury a young boy suffered while riding a popular plastic sled sold by the K-Mart Corporation.
$6,000,000.00
Motorcycle Enthusiast Seriously Injured
Litigation Type - Motorcycle Accidents
Client Injury - Head Injury
Arthur C. Kosieradzki (Attorney)
A motorcyclist hit by a semi truck sustained a serious head injury. Art Kosieradzki proved that the semi driver was responsible for the accident.
$6,000,000.00
Train Accident Kills Four Teens
Litigation Type - Train Accidents
Client Injury - Death
William O. Bongard (Attorney)
Bill Bongard represented the family of one of the teens killed at a railroad crossing. He and attorneys for the other teens filed a claim against the BNSF railroad for negligence in causing their deaths.
$5,000,000.00
Sodium Given in Place of Formula Causes Brain Damages
Litigation Type - Hospital Negligence
Client Injury - Brain Damage
Sodium given to newborn in place of formula causes brain damage.
$4,700,000.00
Brutal Assault Causes Permanent Brain Damage
Litigation Type - Other Accidents
Client Injury - Permanent Brain Damage
Harry A. Sieben, Jr. (Attorney)
Harry Sieben represented man who was brutally assaulted after drinking at a bar.
$4,250,000.00
Mistake By Surgeon & Anesthesiologist Causes Complete Quadriplegia
Litigation Type - Medical Malpractice
Client Injury - Quadriplegia
Paul Schweiger represented a woman who underwent a neck surgery that resulted in a severe spinal cord injury.
$4,000,000.00
Surgery for Tumor in One Kidney Results in Loss of Both Kidneys
Litigation Type - Surgical Complications
Client Injury - Loss of Kidneys
A mistake by her surgeon caused a young girl to lose both kidneys. SiebenCarey obtained a settlement that will help provide for the life-long medical expenses she will need.
$4,000,000.00
Motorcycle Driver Needs Leg Amputation
Litigation Type - Motorcycle Accidents
Client Injury - Leg Amputation
Paul K. Downes (Attorney)
Paul Downes represented a 26 year-old man who suffered multiple fractures to his lower leg, a shoulder injury, and “road rash.” One year later, the client required amputation of his lower leg.
$3,750,000.00
Winter Preparations Saddle Client With Lifelong Injuries
Litigation Type - Car Accidents
Client Injury - Brain Injury
Jeffrey S. Sieben (Attorney)
Michael agreed to help a neighbor place markers for the snow plow drivers in their neighborhood. When the pickup truck Michael was seated on lurched forward, he was seriously brain injured.
$3,600,000.00
Unsafe Sanitation Practices Cause Serious Injury
Litigation Type - Car Accidents
Client Injury - Amputation of legs, paralysis
James P. Carey (Attorney)
A collision occurred between our client and a garbage truck one early morning when it was facing the wrong direction in the roadway.
$3,150,000.00
Mishandled Labor and Delivery Results in Cerebral Palsy
Litigation Type - Birth Injuries
Client Injury - Cerebral Palsy
SiebenCarey represents parents and their daughter for life-long injuries caused by a mishandled delivery.
$3,000,000.00
Salesperson Injured On Sales Trip
Litigation Type - Auto Accidents
Client Injury - Spinal Cord Injury
Robert T. Brabbit (Attorney)
Our client suffered a cervical spinal cord injury that rendered him a quadriplegic. The employer denied liability claiming the sales incentive trip was not in the course and scope of employment.
$2,625,000.00
Passenger in Semi Crash Suffers Permanent Injuries
Litigation Type - Semi Truck Accidents
Client Injury - Back, Spine and Pelvic Injuries
Cory P. Whalen (Attorney)
Our client was asleep in the sleeping compartment of a semi-tractor when an accident occurred. The semi driver fell asleep and drove down a large embankment causing the accident.
$2,550,000.00
Drunk Driver Kills Pedestrian
Litigation Type - Pedestrian Accidents
Client Injury - Death
Cory P. Whalen (Attorney)
After a young man was tragically hit and killed as a pedestrian by a drunk driver, his distraught family turned to SiebenCarey for legal help.
$2,500,000.00
Man Falls Through Roof on Construction Site
Litigation Type - Construction Accidents
Client Injury - Orthopedic and Brain Injuries
James P. Carey (Attorney)
Our client, a union roofer, fell through a hole in the roof that was covered with plywood but not properly secured.
$2,100,000.00
Client Awarded $2.1 Million For Devastating Car Accident
Litigation Type - Car Accidents
Client Injury - Traumatic Brain Injury & PTSD
James P. Carey (Attorney)
Jim Carey tried a case for a Chisago City woman who was badly injured in a car accident. The at fault driver's insurance company refused to admit fault or offer compensation until litigation was initiated.
$2,050,000.00
Hit and Run Driver Found by Diligent Investigation
Litigation Type - Car Accidents
Client Injury - Leg Injury
Harry A. Sieben, Jr. (Attorney)
Our client was a passenger on a motorcycle that was struck by an SUV that ran a red light. The driver of the SUV had been drinking and left the accident scene. Months later, after extensive police investigation aided by the law firm's investigator, the police charged the driver of the SUV with leaving the scene of a personal injury accident, he was found guilty and served time in jail.
$2,000,000.00
Failure to Diagnose Heart Problems Result in Emergency Surgery
Litigation Type - Medical Malpractice
Client Injury - Aortic Dissection
Our client sustained a massive aortic dissection. An emergency surgical repair saved our client's life but left him Pacemaker dependent and with cognitive deficits.
$2,000,000.00
Football Player Blinded in Assault
Litigation Type - Other Accidents
Client Injury - Loss of Vision
Paul K. Downes (Attorney)
A former football player with the Nebraska Cornhuskers was awarded $2 million by a Hennepin County jury for injuries he suffered during an attack at a bar in the Minneapolis Warehouse District.
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- 25%Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
- 20%Workers' Compensation: Claimant
- 20%Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff
- 20%Personal Injury - Products: Plaintiff
- 15%Civil Rights
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