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Our dad got sent home after surgery in Lincoln and the infection turned septic

An off-duty firefighter in Lincoln was sent home after surgery, the infection spread, and now the insurer is downplaying how bad it really is.

ARTICLE by Wayne Jelinek

my knee blew out after a fall in Norfolk and now they say I waited too long

A wet-floor fall seemed minor at first, but months later the MRI showed a torn ACL and meniscus, and now the fight is whether the clock started back then or now.

ARTICLE by Karen Beckmann

is my lawyer in Grand Island chasing the wrong insurance policy after my loading dock fall

A Grand Island dental hygienist who fell from an unguarded loading dock may have a much bigger claim than the driver's tiny policy, even with pre-existing mental health records.

ARTICLE by Linda Kucera

HR says stay quiet, your superintendent says file, and one of them is full of it

A trench cave-in without shoring is bad enough; the threat to call immigration is usually a pressure move, not a legal defense to a Nebraska work injury claim.

ARTICLE by Linda Kucera

Insurance's doctor says your lungs are fine after the Bellevue Uber ride - the scans say otherwise

An Uber passenger in Bellevue is getting told by the insurance company's doctor that her breathing problems are "nothing" even though the imaging says otherwise.

ARTICLE by Linda Kucera

A "minor" rear-end crash in Norfolk can still turn into a surgery fight

A sore back after a small work crash can turn into a herniated disc, and the workers' comp insurer may still stall or deny surgery by acting like the wreck was too minor to cause it.

ARTICLE by Tamika Williams

event data recorder

A crash-data "black box" in a vehicle. An event data recorder, often called an EDR, is a device built into many cars and trucks that captures technical information right...

Eight months of excuses and now the North Platte nursing home says it's too late

A stage 4 bedsore claim in North Platte can get ugly fast when the facility stalls, demands pointless paperwork, then tries to kill the case on a technicality while your business income dries up.

ARTICLE by Tamika Williams

Insurance companies or defense lawyers may bring up eminent domain to make a property dispute sound like a routine government issue instead of a harm that deserves full...

Missing Black Box Data in Nebraska Truck Crash Claims

In Nebraska truck crash cases, the electronic logging data usually matters fast, and companies do not get a free pass to "lose" it just because the bills are piling up at your house.

ARTICLE by Jessica Hoagland

Nebraska Truck Repair Liability When Everyone Blames Someone Else

When a bad part or a botched install turns one Nebraska crash into a bigger injury case, the seller, manufacturer, and installer may all try to dump the blame on each other while your bills keep coming.

ARTICLE by Roberto Sandoval

i got rear ended near Norfolk and now my SI joint is wrecked

What to photograph, request, and lock down immediately after a Norfolk rear-end crash when your SI joint pain is getting worse and you're afraid your immigration status will be used against you.

ARTICLE by Gary Pflug

driver qualification file

After a serious truck crash, one of the fastest ways to miss critical evidence is not knowing that the carrier should already have a record showing whether the driver was...

post-accident drug test

A post-accident drug test is a screening done after a crash to check whether a driver had alcohol or controlled substances in their system at or near the time of the collision....

You usually see this in a mortgage packet, a title report, a foreclosure notice, or a lawyer's letter saying one claim is "first priority," "junior," or "subject to prior...

Is an Uber passenger claim in Norfolk even worth the hassle?

Yes - if you blow this off, you can end up eating thousands in ambulance, ER, imaging, and follow-up bills while the insurance companies argue over whose turn it is to pay....

The part that catches people off guard is that a bill of lading is not just a shipping receipt. It is usually a key business record showing what cargo was picked up, who...

What surprises most people is that a serious exposure can hurt you long after the exposure itself is over. This phrase grew out of occupational medicine and toxic exposure...

commercial driver's license

After a serious crash with a semi, one of the fastest ways to miss what matters is not knowing whether the driver needed a higher level of licensing than an ordinary motorist....

How a case is framed can change settlement value, jury reactions, and ultimately how much money an injured person recovers. When lawyers argue a case using safety rules, public...