HENNEPIN COUNTY: Nurse not charged
A former registered nurse at North Memorial Medical Center in Robbinsdale accused of overmedicating five terminally ill patients who later died will not face felony charges, the Hennepin County attorney’s office announced Friday. "The Health Department report said it could not show that the extra morphine caused the patients’ deaths and we couldn’t, either," said…
Heavenly Justice
Heard the one about the priest, the rabbi and the Baptist preacher? Wait – it gets even better: they’re all lawyers! This sounds like the start of a bad joke, and it easily could be, but in this case it’s not. A quick study of history will tell that the origins of religion and the…
Traumatic Brain Injury in the United States
Public Health Goals The data in this report clearly demonstrate the importance of traumatic brain injury as a public health problem. Consequent to these injuries, each year more than 50,000 Americans die, nearly 230,000 are hospitalized and survive, and an estimated 80,000 to 90,000 experience the onset of long-term or lifelong disability. We have much…
William Sieben Admitted to American College of Trial Lawyers
Minneapolis, November 10, 2003 – Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben, P.A. attorney William R. Sieben has become a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of the premier legal associations in America. The induction ceremony at which Mr. Sieben became a Fellow took place recently before an audience of 1,350 persons during the…
Bus Accident Kills Maplewood Girl
A 5-year-old Maplewood kindergartner was struck and killed Thursday afternoon by her school bus, seconds after she and her older sister got off the bus across the street from their home. Sarah Busch died at the scene. She had been riding from her afternoon kindergarten class at Edgerton Elementary School, less than a mile from…
Attorney Larry Stern awarded State Certified as Civil Trial Specialist
Minneapolis, MN (October 15, 2002) – The law firm of Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben, P.A. is pleased to announce that Larry E. Stern Esq., has been certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA) as a Civil Trial Specialist. The NBTA, a nonprofit organization founded in 1977, was created in the public interest to…
Attorney Larry Stern Receives National Certification As A Civil Trial Specialist
Minneapolis, MN (October 15, 2002) – The law firm of Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben, P.A. is pleased to announce that Larry E. Stern Esq., has been certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA) as a Civil Trial Specialist. The NBTA, a nonprofit organization founded in 1977, was created in the public interest to…
“The Challenges Ahead – President’s Page”
Article Author: Peter W. Riley As MTLA approaches its 50th Anniversary in 2004, we find our profession and the rights we stand for facing serious threats. Big business, insurance companies, the Chamber of Commerce and other organizations have launched a full frontal assault on our civil justice system. If these forces have their way, the…
SG&S Named Super Law Firm
MINNEAPOLIS, MN (August 31, 2003) Every year Minnesota Law & Politics Magazine surveys practicing lawyers in the State of Minnesota to name the “Super Lawyers” in various specialties. In the field of personal injury, all 18 of Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben lawyers were named by this publication as "Super Lawyers.” Statewide, less than 2% of…
Peter Riley Elected President of Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association
Minneapolis, MN – Peter W. Riley, trial lawyer and shareholder of Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben, P.A. was recently elected President of the Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association at its annual meeting August 15, 2003 in Alexandria, Minnesota. “Peter is an excellent trial lawyer, and an even better spokesperson. The election certainly reflects on his career achievements,…
Verdicts and settlements are on the rise in wrongful death cases
Two notably large results for plaintiffs in Minnesota wrongful death cases this year illustrate the widely held belief that verdicts and settlements in those tragic cases are on the increase. Members of the plaintiffs’ and defense bar agree that juries are generally awarding more in cases of death or catastrophic illness, but the reasons that…
Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben Dominate Top 40 Personal Injury Poll
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – June 1, 2003– Surpassing all other law firms in Minnesota, seven of Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben attorneys were designated as “Top 40 Personal Injury Lawyers ” in Minnesota, by the publishers of Minnesota Law & Politics. Awardees were selected based on a survey of 16,000 attorneys in Minnesota followed by a blue…
Richard Tousignant Voted ‘Top 40 Personal Injury Attorney’
MINNEAPOLIS, MN-June 1, 2003– For the second consecutive year Richard Tousignant was voted by his peers as one of “Minnesota’s Top 40 Personal Injury Lawyers” and seen in Minnesota Law & Politics. The list of top 40 lawyers is voted on by over 13,500 of Minnesota attorneys and appears in an issue dedicated to personal…
Lawmakers change joint and several threshold
While the defense bar applauded legislation passed last week that will raise the threshold for joint and several liability in Minnesota, plaintiffs’ lawyers expressed shock and outrage at a bill they say will “gut” dram shop liability and leave some tort victims without adequate compensation for their injuries. Under current law, a defendant who is…
Stringer case at turning point
Kelci Stringer’s $100 million wrongful death lawsuit against the Minnesota Vikings has been whittled from 11 claims to three over the past 13 months. Today, Hennepin County District Judge Gary Larson will listen to the Vikings’ arguments to end the case with a summary judgment. His ruling, which might not come for a week or…
Commander Weinmeyer Retires After 23 Years of Service
MINNEAPOLIS, MN—MARCH 5, 2003— Navy Commander James Gregory Weinmeyer, a Minneapolis native, retired after 23 years of service in the Navy Reserves on March 1 of this year. James Weinmeyer started his naval career at age 17 when he obtained his parents consent to enlist while he was a senior in high school. After high…
American Board of Trial Advocates Elects Paul Godlewski Member
Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben, P.A., Paul E. Godlewski was elected into the membership of the American Board of Trial Advocates at its national meeting, held in San Francisco, CA in February 1, 2003 “ Paul’s colleagues at Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben are very excited that he received this honor," said firm’s president Jim Schwebel. "It…
Report: Squad car ran red light before fatal collision
An Apple Valley police officer ran a red light Oct. 26 when his car struck another, killing the pregnant woman who was driving it, according the first official report of the accident. The officer, Shane Mikkelson, 27, did not have his car’s flashing lights on until “an instant” before his police car hit a car…
Attorney Richard Tousignant Named to Million-Dollar Advocates Forum
The Million Dollar Advocates Forum is pleased to announce that attorney Richard L. Tousignant of Minneapolis, MN has been certified as a member. The Million Dollar Advocates Forum is recognized as the most prestigious group of trial lawyers in the United States. Membership is limited to attorneys who have won million and multi-million dollar verdicts,…
American Board of Trial Advocates Elects Richard Tousignant Member
Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben, P.A., Richard L. Tousignantwas elected into the membership of the American Board of Trial Advocates at its national meeting, held in San Francisco, CA in November 18, 2002. “ Richard’s colleagues at Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben are very excited that he received this honor," said firm’s president Jim Schwebel. "It certainly…