MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL BOATING ACCIDENT AND INJURY LAW FIRM: OVER 40 YEARS’ EXPERIENCE 

MINNESOTA BOATING ACCIDENT LAWYERS CAUTION THAT BOATING SEASON BRINGS BOATING ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES. 

 

The Minneapolis-St. Paul Boating Accident Lawyers at the Schmidt Salita Law Team warn that boating season is here.  With that, comes boating accidents, injuries and even wrongful death. The

 Team has experience with boating injuries and fatalities on Lake Minnetonka, the Mississippi River, and other Minnesota lakes. 

The most recent statistics from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Boating and Water Safety Department show that in Minnesota alone, there were 10 boating fatalities, 92 non-fatal boating accidents, and 35 non-boating drownings in 2019 alone.

Just like “drunk driving” is a problem, so is “drunk boating.”  Alcohol consumption occurs even more frequently with boat driving than it does with automobile driving.  Locally and nationally, alcohol consumption is a key factor in causing boating deaths and accidents.  Hennepin County alone issued 106 citations for boating while intoxicated. 

 

LAKE MINNETONKA BOATING COLLISION DEATH CASE-SUCCESSFUL SETTLEMENT SCHMIDT SALITA LAW TEAM. 

The Schmidt Salita Law Team has successfully handled both personal injury and wrongful death cases resulting from boating accidents. 

The experience of the Minnesota Boating Accident Lawyers at the Schmidt Salita Law Team include the following cases: 

• Wrongful death of a 14 year old who was killed while in a small fishing boating that was hit by a large power boat. 
• Serious injury to a boating passenger in a boat that hit “roller waves” at an excessive speed on the Mississippi River. 
• Wrongful death of a boat driver who was thrown from the boat when he lost control on an outstate Minnesota lake. 
• Injury to a woman who was thrown from a boat that was hit by a larger boat on another outstate Minnesota lake. 

The Minnesota Boat Accident Lawyers bring knowledge and experience to the task of bringing justice to the victims of personal injury and wrongful death in boating accidents.  They bring the same personal attention to boating accidents and injuries that they bring to motor vehicle collision injury cases. 

 

SUCCESSFUL SETTLEMENT OF MISSISSIPPI RIVER BOATING INJURY CASE. 

Schmidt successfully settled the personal injury case of a Red Wing, Minnesota man who was injured while riding as a passenger in a power boat on the Mississippi when he was tossed as the result of excessive speed as the boat encountered large “roller waves” left by a larger cruise boat.  The victim sustained a compression fracture of his low back. The case was settled for $300,000.00. 

SUCCESSFUL SETTLEMENT LAKE MARY BOATING COLLISION CASE. 

Another successful result by Schmidt was the settlement of an injury claim for a woman who was injured on Lake Mary in a two-boat collision.  The boat in which she was a passenger was struck at a high rate of speed by a ski boat whose driver failed to maintain proper lookout and control of the ski boat. 

 

SUCCESSFUL SETTLEMENT OF LAKE MINNETONKA WRONGFUL DEATH IN BOATING COLLISION CASE. 

Douglas Schmidt was able to bring justice to the family of a Bloomington, Minnesota boy that was killed in a boating collision on Lake Minnetonka when a large power boat collided with the small fishing boat occupied by a Bloomington, Minnesota father and son. 

 

Respected by Judges, Lawyers and Claims Adjusters – Award of Merit & Other Awards 

The American Bar Association has recognized Schmidt Salita Senior Trial Lawyer Doug Schmidt with the Award of Merit.

Schmidt Salita lawyer Doug Schmidt is also the recipient of the Distinguished Service Award from the Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association.

The editorial staff of the Law Review of William Mitchell College of Law recommended Attorney Schmidt as “an accomplished product liability litigator” with a track record of success against large corporations. Douglas Schmidt has served as Adjunct faculty at the University of Minnesota Law School, William Mitchell College of Law, Hamline College of Law, Gustavus Adolphus College and the Northwestern Health Sciences University.

Similarly, Senior trial lawyer Dean Salita has been recognized as a Super Lawyer and maintains the highest rating of “AV” rated by Martindale Hubbell. He currently serves as the Chairman of the Workers’ Compensation Committee for the Minnesota Association of Justice. He has an excellent track record of bringing great settlements to his clients’ cases.

The Schmidt Salita Car Accident Lawyers have earned numerous awards from reputable organizations such as the American Bar Association, the Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association, the Minnesota Association for Justice and other respected institutions.

Schmidt Salita Law Team is reviewed and recommended by Expertise.com. The Team is certified as having an “A+” for professionalism, and an “A+” for reputation.

 

A Personal Injury Team With Personal Care.

The exceptional track record of Schmidt Salita Law Team speaks for itself with over 70 years of experience in over 10,000 cases, producing over $100 million in recoveries for their clients. The Car Accident Lawyers at the Schmidt Salita Law Team are dedicated to providing legal services with personal attention and care to each case.

The Team’s main office is conveniently located near the intersection of highways 394 and 494, with 20 satellite office located throughout the Twin Cities and outstate Minnesota area. 

Contingent Fee Arrangements Available.

The Personal Injury Lawyers at the Schmidt Salita Law Team understand that the victims of personal injury are often dealing with financial issues due to medical bills, car damage, and lost wages and earnings. Most do not have the financial resources to pay for a lawyer on an hourly basis – especially for a really good lawyer. The answer to this dilemma is the contingent fee contract where the lawyer doesn’t get paid by the hour. Instead, the lawyer gets paid on a “commission basis” like a real estate agent, as a percentage of the settlement produced. The Schmidt Salita Law Team offers contingent fee contracts in most cases.

 

“PERSONAL INJURY LEGAL SERVICES WITH A PERSONAL TOUCH!”

A Schmidt Salita Car Accident Lawyer will come to your home, or the hospital, for your initial visit.  The Schmidt Salita Law Team strives to provide personal injury legal services with a personal touch to help the victims of personal injury through a very difficult time in their lives.