North Dakota Injuries

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 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 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.

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

The worst mistake people make is believing a boss who says using personal health insurance will put more money in their pocket. From the insurance-company version, this sounds...

There is no average North Dakota workers' comp verdict because you do not sue WSI for benefits; WSI pays set benefits under statute. The smarter move after a Fargo work-trip...

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.

$0 can be what you recover if you miss North Dakota's government-claim rules. The common wrong answer is: "It's just insurance paperwork, so sign it later or ignore it." That...

Yes - often more worth it than people think, because North Dakota law does not let the other side escape just because you already had a bad back. If the crash on a Williston...

In Minnesota, your own no-fault coverage often pays early medical bills first. In North Dakota, the other side's insurer has a stronger reason to lock you into a cheap story...

Like a receipt nobody wants, a speeding ticket is written proof that an officer believes a driver was going faster than the posted limit or too fast for conditions. Legally, it...

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.

Like the memory chip in your phone after you drop it, the insurance company does not want you to know your vehicle may have stored a split-second record of what really happened...

North Dakota car crash settlements often land around $15,000 to $40,000 for moderate injury cases, but the worst-case answer is yes - waiting to involve your own insurer can...

A few seconds here can change who pays for a crash. If an insurer, accident reconstruction expert, or jury decides a driver had enough time to see a hazard and respond, that...