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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

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

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

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

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

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...

speeding ticket

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...

Robot arm crushed my guy in Williston can he sue my company now?

For 2025, North Dakota Workforce Safety & Insurance (WSI) updated employer rates and classifications again, but the big rule did not change: if your business is properly...

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

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...

license compact agreement

Can another state find out about your ticket, suspension, or revoked license? Yes. A license compact agreement is an arrangement between states to share driver licensing...

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...

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

Why is West Fargo saying fill this form first before they talk settlement?

$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...

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

time-distance analysis

Insurance companies and defense lawyers often use this phrase to make a crash sound more settled than it really is. They may point to a chart, a speed estimate, or a...

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...

perception-reaction time

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...

medical review panel

Miss this step in a North Dakota malpractice case, and the defense may argue your claim is premature, weak, or not ready to move forward at all. Insurance companies and...

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