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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

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

breach of contract

People often mix this up with negligence, but they are not the same. A breach of contract happens when one party fails to do what a valid agreement requires, such as not...

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

piercing the corporate veil

Miss this issue, and a lawsuit can stop at an empty company with no meaningful assets, even when the real decision-maker controlled everything behind the scenes. Piercing the...

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

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

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

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

third-party bad faith

An insurer's unfair handling of a claim made against its policyholder. Break that down. "Third-party" means the injured person is making a claim against someone else's...

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

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

You might see this phrase in a denial letter, a complaint filed in court, or a lawyer's warning that an insurer is not handling a claim fairly. In plain terms, bad faith means...

Can my employer punish me for filing after a Grand Island Walmart parking lot crash?

If a Walmart delivery van hit you in the Walmart lot on Diers Avenue in Grand Island while you were working or on a work errand, your employer generally cannot legally punish...

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...

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...

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

anticipatory breach

You just got a letter that says the other side will not deliver the equipment, finish the job, or make the payments promised in your contract - and the deadline has not even...

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

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