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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.
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by Linda Kucera
2026-03-23
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.
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by Karen Beckmann
2026-03-27
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.
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by Wayne Jelinek
2026-03-27
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.
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by Linda Kucera
2026-03-23
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.
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by Linda Kucera
2026-03-26
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.
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by Tamika Williams
2026-03-23
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.
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by Gary Pflug
2026-03-23
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...
GLOSSARY
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
2026-03-22
eminent domain
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...
GLOSSARY
That tiny policy limit may not be the end of it
A Grand Island carpenter with rib fractures, a punctured lung, and an old back problem may still have options even when the at-fault driver barely carried insurance.
ARTICLE
by Karen Beckmann
2026-03-21
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
2026-03-07
North Platte bills can hit $40,000 fast when the driver who broke your pelvis has no insurance
A North Platte pedestrian on the way to work can still have several ways to get medical bills covered even when the driver who hit him has zero insurance.
ARTICLE
by Gary Pflug
2026-04-03
mechanic's lien
A mechanic's lien is a legal claim against real property filed by someone who provided labor, materials, or services to improve that property and was not paid. It can be used...
GLOSSARY
Boss says use my insurance after I lost a tooth in Lincoln road work?
$4,000 to $15,000 is a realistic range for one knocked-out tooth once you count emergency care, a bone graft, an implant, and later replacement work. Most people assume a work...
FAQ
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...
GLOSSARY
Latency period
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...
GLOSSARY
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....
GLOSSARY
Missed the notice deadline on a North Platte fume exposure? The clock may not have started when you think
A social worker in North Platte can still have a case after a fume exposure gets worse weeks later, because Nebraska's timing rules usually turn on when the lung injury was discovered or should have been discovered, not just the day of exposure.
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by Mike Diederich
2026-03-23
Can my Fremont hospital force me to use my health insurance after a work injury?
No. If you were hurt in the course of your job, your employer usually cannot just push the bill onto your personal health insurance and call it done. In Nebraska, that is...
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