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Using UIM Coverage After a North Dakota Crash

If the other driver only carried North Dakota minimum limits and your hospital bill is already blowing past that, your own UIM coverage may still matter - but whose policy applies, and in what order, gets messy fast.

ARTICLE by Kyle Berndt

Low Settlement Offers After Serious Highway 85 Crashes

If a crash injury knocks you out of your last working years, the real value is often the pension loss, health insurance gap, and future wages insurers try to pretend are not part of the damage.

ARTICLE by Brenda Kills Enemy

Two years after the hit-and-run, your case may be worth more - or dead

A late hit-and-run claim in North Dakota can turn into a brutal fight over deadlines, uninsured motorist coverage, and what a permanent injury is actually worth once recovery stalls.

ARTICLE by Sarah Lindstrom

How much can a Dickinson hit-and-run death claim actually pay?

A late-filed hit-and-run death claim in North Dakota can fall apart fast, and who can bring it, what the estate can claim, and whether funeral bills get paid are all separate fights.

ARTICLE by Kyle Berndt

Grand Forks crash claim got ugly fast when the insurance company sent a camera

A Grand Forks social worker hit by a speeding car while crossing a residential street can still have a claim even if the insurer is filming them, but North Dakota shared-fault rules make every small fact matter.

ARTICLE by Kyle Berndt

A head-on crash outside Dickinson, an old MRI, and Medicare liens can wreck your claim fast

When an older person on Medicare gets hit head-on around Dickinson, the fight usually turns into two messes at once: the insurer says the injury was already there, and Medicare wants to be repaid.

ARTICLE by Brenda Kills Enemy

Mandan hit-and-run injuries can show up late, and your firing won't freeze the clock

When a night-time pedestrian crash seems minor at first, then turns into a concussion or internal injury after you've been fired, the real fight is often over when the claim clock started and whether the firing was retaliation.

ARTICLE by Carol Pfeiffer

Like checking a driver's license before handing over the keys, authentication is the step where you prove a piece of evidence is what you say it is. In a legal or insurance...

This is the second crash in a work season, and now the boss has no comp

A seasonal worker in Dickinson can still have more than one path to money after a truck sideswipe, even if the employer illegally skipped North Dakota workers' comp.

ARTICLE by Ahmed Ali

Lone Pine order

Thirty days can be enough to lose your place in a mass tort, and this is not a ruling that decides who wins the case. A Lone Pine order is a judge's case-management order that...

An $18,000 DoorDash offer looks insulting when your treatment in Mandan isn't even done

A quick settlement after a DoorDash crash can leave a newly single parent stuck with the rest of the medical bills once the pain drags on.

ARTICLE by Mike Renner

The tow yard tossed our blown tire after a Fargo crash. Did I ruin it?

No. Losing the tire hurts the case, but it usually does not destroy it in North Dakota. Most people assume a blowout claim is over if the failed tire is gone. In reality, North...

Should my cousin in Mandan take the first insurance offer after a parking lot crash?

Usually no - if the crash happened near the Mandan Walmart on Old Red Trail NW and your cousin is still treating, still missing work, or is being pushed to sign a release, the...

strict liability dog bite

Many people assume a dog bite claim automatically succeeds any time a dog breaks the skin. Not quite. Strict liability for a dog bite means the injured person does not have to...

You may see this phrase in an insurance letter, a claim denial, or a call where someone says the dog "never bit anyone before," as if that ends the case. Usually, they are...

What am I supposed to save after my Dickinson work crash on black ice?

The one thing your employer is hoping you never find out: you can open a workers' comp claim and still preserve evidence against other people who caused the crash. From the...

excited utterance

Picture someone blurting out, "That truck ran the light!" seconds after a crash, before anyone has had time to slow down, compare stories, or polish what happened. In law and...

What to Do After an Uninsured Driver Crash

If you got hit on Highway 85 by a driver with no insurance, North Dakota law still gives you a path to cover medical bills, car damage, and lost income, but the order matters.

ARTICLE by Greg Hample

Is a Mandan crash lawyer worth it if I'm undocumented and afraid to report?

Worst case: you say nothing, the insurer closes fast, and you lose the most money by giving a recorded statement or signing a release before you know your injuries, lost wages,...

Can my spouse still recover if a Bismarck crash made an old back injury worse?

Yes - if a company van or garbage truck hit your spouse on the Bismarck Expressway near Kirkwood Mall and the crash aggravated an old back problem, North Dakota law still...