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North Platte adjuster says a pedestrian should've worn a seatbelt - are they kidding?

A North Platte bartender hit while walking on a road without a sidewalk may hear some outrageous blame-shifting from insurance, including nonsense about seatbelts.

ARTICLE by Mike Diederich

What happens if a hit-and-run driver near Norfolk is never found?

The mistake that costs people the most money is waiting too long to open a claim on their own policy because they assume nothing can be done without the other driver. It...

My cousin got hit in Fremont and his lawyer went silent - can he switch now?

A Fremont DoorDash driver was hit at night, the employer is dodging responsibility, and the real question is whether switching lawyers mid-case will screw up the money.

ARTICLE by Wayne Jelinek

Deep cuts or scrapes in a road, floor, or other surface caused when part of a vehicle or heavy object digs in during a collision or sudden impact. Gouge marks matter because...

event data recorder

What trips people up most is that it is not a full-time "black box" recording everything a driver says or does. An event data recorder is a device built into many vehicles that...

Wrecked on I-80 near Kearney by an uninsured semi - is there still a way to get paid?

A Kearney plumber got sideswiped by a semi on the interstate and now the worst part is finding out the driver had no insurance at all.

ARTICLE by Jessica Hoagland

time-distance analysis

A method of estimating where people or vehicles were, and when, during an event. "Time" means the sequence and duration of movements: when a driver perceived a hazard, how long...

You got hit by an uninsured driver with bad brakes. You still have options.

A workday crash in Lincoln can turn into a workers' comp claim, an uninsured motorist claim, and a defect case all at once.

ARTICLE by Thi Tran

Injury Claims Can Proceed Before DUI Case Ends

A Nebraska DUI charge can help prove the other driver was careless, but your injury claim does not usually wait for the criminal case to finish and the insurance company will still fight over fault, treatment, and money.

ARTICLE by Thi Tran

Who Pays After a Drunk Bar Patron Causes Injury?

If you were assaulted at work by a drunk customer in Nebraska, more than one party may share the blame, and the insurance companies arguing with each other does not automatically leave you holding the bag.

ARTICLE by Tamika Williams

The adjuster says settle now, Medicare says pay us back, and nobody's making this clear

When a North Platte rider gets sideswiped and Medicare covers treatment, the settlement money usually is not all theirs to keep.

ARTICLE by Dale Sievert

i just found out the ER sending me home early can be twisted against me after a Bellevue head-on crash

A quick ER discharge after a head-on crash in Bellevue does not decide how serious your injury is, but the insurer will absolutely try to use it that way.

ARTICLE by Tamika Williams

coefficient of friction

Insurance companies and defense lawyers love this phrase because it sounds scientific enough to shut people up. They use it to argue a driver should have stopped sooner, a...

Is fighting a Fremont firing even worth it after a dark-signal crash?

A Fremont overnight security guard gets hurt when a signal loses power, files workers comp, and then gets canned fast enough to make the employer's "unrelated" story look shaky.

ARTICLE by Roberto Sandoval

Not a promise that an insurer must pay every demand, and not the same thing as simply negotiating a claim. The duty to settle is an insurer's obligation to give fair, honest...

Like the curved streak left by a shopping cart when it swings too fast through a turn, these are tire marks made when a vehicle is still rolling but sliding sideways at the...

perception-reaction time

The part that trips people up most is that this is not just "braking time." It includes the time a person needs to notice a hazard, understand what it means, decide what to do,...

Should I just use insurance or file a Fremont road hazard claim too?

$10,000 in ER bills can land fast after one bad summer crash, and Nebraska does not treat a city or state claim like a normal wreck. Most people assume they can use Medicare,...

Parking Lot Accident Claims on Private Property in Nebraska

A Nebraska parking lot crash is still a real injury claim, and the private-property excuse usually matters less than people think.

ARTICLE by Tamika Williams

Where did the collision actually happen? That is the basic question behind area of impact: the physical location where two vehicles, a vehicle and a person, or other moving...