Car Accidents

The sun and beautiful weather makes you appreciate Nebraska summers. With ice and snow off the roads, it feels like the highways are safer. Unfortunately, summer brings a new hazard to Nebraska roads. According to AAA, the days between Memorial Day and Labor Day are...

Unfortunately, often the answer is no. When another driver wrecks your car beyond repair, his or her insurance company should pay you the actual cash value of your car before it was totaled. The industry standard definition of actual cash value is "replacement cost"...

Perhaps, but probably not, unfortunately. The adjuster has financial incentives to minimize your recovery. If this were not the case, why are initial settlement offers low? There are many ways the adjuster tries to do this. One common method is to minimize your...

Research shows that the general answer to this question is most likely yes. We make a promise to treat you like we would our own family member and will candidly tell you if you do not need a lawyer - free of charge. We only take on cases where we believe our services...

Maybe. This is often referred to as subrogation. Regardless, there are almost always steps that can be taken to reduce and often convince your own insurance carrier to reduce or waive their subrogation interest. We have saved our clients hundreds of thousands of...

This is often referred to as subrogation. If your health insurance is Medicaid, Medicare or an ERISA plan, it will almost certainly be entitled to a portion of your settlement. For other health insurance, it depends. Regardless, there are almost always steps that can...

In Nebraska, you must have a suit on file within four years. In certain cases, however, such as where the responsible party is someone working for a government entity, you may have a very shortened one or two year statute of limitations in which very specific actions...

If you are injured in an auto collision, regardless of who is at fault, use the following tip to maximize your good credit rating and minimize collection calls for your out-of-pocket co-pays and deductibles: 1. Ask your insurance carrier whether you have medical...

1. Take pictures of the collision scene and damages to both vehicles. Most smartphone cameras are suitable. If your injuries and medical attention take priority and you are unable to take pictures at the scene, have someone you trust take pictures of the damage to the...

Nebraska law provides that once an employee sustains an accident, he or she is required to provide notice "as soon as practicable" to the employer of the accident occurrence and injuries. What does that mean? In short, the requirement is that the employee tell the...