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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

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

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....

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

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

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....

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...

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

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....

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

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

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...

The part that confuses people most is that a leased driver may work under one company's authority without being that company's regular employee. In trucking, a leased driver is...

FMCSA regulations

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...

Do I need a lawyer after my kid was hit at a Lincoln bus stop?

Everyone says get a lawyer immediately, but actually the other driver's insurer wants you to think you probably do not need one if they sound polite, accept the claim, and...

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...

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

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...