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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

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...

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

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

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...

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

Can my Minot boss cut my hours if I file workers' comp?

Everyone says "keep it quiet if you want to keep your job," but actually filing a North Dakota workers' comp claim does not give your boss a free pass to punish you. Before you...

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,...

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

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...

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...

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

What happens if I settle WSI before suing the driver who hit me in Bismarck?

File a First Report of Injury with North Dakota Workforce Safety & Insurance (WSI) right away, and no later than 1 year after the work injury; settling your WSI claim first...

leash law violation

Insurance adjusters and defense lawyers may use this phrase to shift blame after a dog attack or knockdown, suggesting the injured person is overreacting because the owner only...

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...

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

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

I can't stop shaking after a Williston hit and run can that count?

The one thing your employer or landlord is hoping you never find out: in North Dakota, panic attacks, PTSD, anxiety, depression, and sleep disruption after a crash can be real...

You just got a letter that says your blood or urine will be tested after a chemical spill at work, near a farm operation, or along a trucking route like US-85. Biomonitoring is...