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Your buddy got a lump sum. Why are you getting pitched payments for years?

A Kearney college student with no income and no health insurance is being offered a structured settlement after a weird downtown backing crash and wants to know if it's fair.

ARTICLE by Mike Diederich

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

global settlement

Insurance companies and defense lawyers often use this phrase when they want many claims wrapped up at once, usually on terms that give them cost certainty and less risk. For...

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...

Nebraska Scaffold Injury and Workers’ Comp Retaliation Fears

A seriously hurt undocumented construction worker in Nebraska still has rights, and the threat that filing a claim will trigger deportation is usually a pressure tactic, not how the system works.

ARTICLE by Linda Kucera

You just got a letter that says an investigator created a scene map of the crash site, and now you want to know whether that matters. Scene mapping is the process of measuring...

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

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,...

bellwether trial

Everyone says one early trial will decide everything, but actually a bellwether trial is not a final win or loss for every injured person in a large case. It is a test case:...

operating agreement

People often mix up an operating agreement with articles of organization, but they do different jobs. Articles of organization are the short filing sent to the state to create...

A method of measuring real-world distances, angles, and positions from photographs or video. "Measuring" is the key part: software compares images, camera angles, and known...

articles of incorporation

You may see this in a formation packet, a Secretary of State filing receipt, or a lawyer's letter identifying a company as "incorporated under its articles of incorporation."...

Coworkers keep saying Bellevue gets a free pass on a failed guardrail

An off-duty Bellevue firefighter doing deliveries got hit by an uninsured driver, the guardrail didn't do its job, and now the government claim rules are a whole different mess.

ARTICLE by Linda Kucera

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

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

liquidated damages clause

Buried in a contract, invoice, lease, or demand letter, this usually shows up as language saying that if one side breaches the agreement, they must pay a set amount or a...

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

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...

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...

My coworker said Nebraska insurers only pay if you file suit. True?

It depends. Filing a lawsuit in Nebraska can increase pressure, but no, it is not the only way claims get paid. If the crash facts are clear - say someone hydroplaned into your...