Nebraska Injuries

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.

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.

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.

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...

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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...

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.

Properly fastening, bracing, and containing freight so it does not shift, spill, fall, or change a vehicle's handling during transport is what cargo securement means. People...

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.

$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...

Not every use of confidential business information counts as wrongful conduct. A trade secret is not just any private idea, customer list, formula, process, or internal method....

These are the federal safety rules issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration that govern how commercial trucks, buses, drivers, and motor carriers operate on...

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....

Not the same thing as physically blocking or damaging property, an encumbrance is a legal claim, restriction, or interest that affects property ownership or use without...