A Minot retiree with MRI evidence can still get buried by an IME report, and the biggest damage often comes from a few avoidable mistakes.

A buried worker can have a serious injury claim even when the contractor's commercial policy suddenly starts playing games about trench-collapse coverage.

A Dickinson worker burned by steam while closing up cannot be forced onto a personal health plan instead of North Dakota workers' comp, and a health insurer usually does not get to swallow an entire recovery.

A missed government notice deadline in North Dakota can wreck one claim, but a scaffolding fall with no fall protection may still leave other targets and other deadlines.

A Dickinson delivery driver with a bad neck injury, VA benefits, and a lying adjuster has more time to sue than he thinks, but some deadlines hit long before the statute runs out.

A Fargo ranch hand got hurt by livestock, the doctor wants surgery, and North Dakota workers' comp is trying to stop at the expensive part.

An EMT in Grand Forks can have a claim against a restaurant for a known spill and possibly a separate claim against the city if a city-owned truck caused the mess.

A rear-end crash with a City of Fargo truck can turn an SI joint injury claim into a deadline problem fast, especially if you do seasonal ag work and can't afford to miss steps.

A late-filed dog bite claim in Mandan is not always dead, but the real deadline is usually the lawsuit deadline, and a dog with a known bite history changes the whole fight.

A badly broken femur after a Fargo head-on crash can be worth serious money, but one minor violation can slash the payout if shared fault sticks.

If you were a passenger hurt in a West Fargo crash and the uninsured driver caused a fire, the money usually comes from the car you were in, any other insured driver involved, and uninsured motorist coverage - and SSDI usually is not the benefit that gets knocked out by a settlement.

What actually matters in the first days after a North Dakota head-on crash when the other vehicle drifts into your lane on a highway like I-94.