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What to Do After a Head-On I-94 Collision

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.

ARTICLE by Mike Renner

my lower back is wrecked after a Fargo city truck rear-ended me on I-94 and now they're saying the claim works differently

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.

ARTICLE by Sarah Lindstrom

Coworker says a West Fargo trench collapse is always insured - true?

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

ARTICLE by Linda Spotted Bear

Minot IME doctor said you're fine and now you think you're screwed

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.

ARTICLE by Linda Spotted Bear

Bismarck jobsite fall on government property? That missed notice deadline may not end it

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.

ARTICLE by Sarah Lindstrom

Event Data Recorder

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...

failure to stop for emergency vehicle

What does it mean if you were cited for not stopping for an emergency vehicle? It usually means a driver did not promptly pull over, slow down, or otherwise give the...

i waited after the Mandan dog attack because nobody told me the deadline - did I blow it

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.

ARTICLE by Mike Renner

Use your own insurance, skip WSI? That can wreck a Dickinson burn claim

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.

ARTICLE by Sarah Lindstrom

Insurance adjusters and defense lawyers love to wave this one around like it proves a crash victim lost control and caused the wreck. If they can point to curved tire marks on...

The adjuster says take the check, the surgeon says wait, and that tiny traffic ticket could swing everything

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.

ARTICLE by Ahmed Ali

That "small policy" story can cost you your whole neck claim

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.

ARTICLE by Travis Haugen

WSI said no to the surgery. That doesn't mean your ranch injury claim is dead.

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.

ARTICLE by Sarah Lindstrom

Information automatically recorded by a vehicle or machine's onboard electronic systems before, during, and after an incident, often including speed, brake use, throttle...

passing a stopped school bus

Driving past a school bus that is stopped to load or unload children when the law requires traffic to stop. "Passing" can mean overtaking the bus from behind or, in some...

Why does the insurer want a quick release before my Grand Forks back MRI?

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...

motor vehicle record

Like a report card that never forgets, this is the official paper trail of what a driver has done behind the wheel. A motor vehicle record is the government-maintained history...

I was delivering near Dickinson and no cops came did I just lose everything?

Submit a North Dakota Crash Report within 10 days if the wreck caused injury, death, or at least $4,000 in damage and no officer investigated it at the scene. Picture a summer...

following too closely

Like walking so close behind someone in a grocery store that they stop and you slam into their cart, driving too near the vehicle ahead leaves no room to react. Legally and for...

Grand Forks city truck hit the restaurant and i slipped in the mess

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.

ARTICLE by Ahmed Ali