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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

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

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

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

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

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

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....

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

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

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...

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....

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

Nebraska Claim Deadlines for Delayed Car Crash Injuries

Nebraska gives most injured adults four years to sue after a crash, but waiting because your knee seemed minor at first can wreck the evidence and the value fast.

ARTICLE by Karen Beckmann

How much can my employee get if a North Platte wheelchair van crash was work-related?

What your insurance carrier is hoping you never find out is that the answer is not "just medical bills." That is the common wrong answer in Nebraska. If your employee was...

Is suing worth the hassle if a city crash left you partially paralyzed?

A spinal cord injury case in Nebraska can blow up fast if a city, county, or state vehicle or roadway is involved, because the deadline may be a lot shorter than the usual four years.

ARTICLE by Thi Tran

My son was hurt in a Lincoln tire blowout crash, who's at fault?

One thing that has changed in recent serious crash cases is how quickly fault gets built: around Lincoln, insurers and investigators now move fast for vehicle data, tire...

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...

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...

Getting paid after a truck crash can turn on this label, because it affects who owns the rig, who carries insurance, and who may be legally responsible for your losses. In...

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