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Low Indiana Black Ice Settlement Offer Explained

When a serious Indiana crash happens on black ice or flooded pavement, the fight usually turns into fault-shifting fast: you, the other driver, the road crew, or "just weather."

ARTICLE by Sharon Pfeiffer

I can't afford a lawyer in Indianapolis and their doctor says my knee is fine

A plant worker with a real knee tear can still get buried by an IME report in Indiana, especially when the carrier acts like the MRI doesn't count.

ARTICLE by Dave Hostetler

Is an Indianapolis Uber passenger injury claim worth the hassle for a collapsed lung?

What the insurance company does not want you to know is that yes, an Indiana Uber passenger claim can be worth it fast, especially with a collapsed lung, because the available...

Your Instagram post isn't proof you're fine after a Carmel nail-gun injury

A Carmel student athlete hurt by a defective nail gun at a school event can still have a case, but Indiana's fault rules and dumb social media optics can wreck it fast.

ARTICLE by Connie Schrock

My husband died on an Evansville jobsite and now they're saying only the estate can sue

In Indiana, the personal representative files the case, but who actually gets the money depends on whether the firefighter left a spouse, minor kids, or other dependents.

ARTICLE by Priya Dasgupta

No respirator, damaged lungs, and now everyone wants a cut

A Lafayette dental hygienist with lung damage from workplace fumes may still face reimbursement claims, but not every insurer or hospital gets to raid the same pot of money.

ARTICLE by Dave Hostetler

Can my Indiana boss brush off PTSD after a Hammond work crash?

Picture a summer blowout on I-80/94 by the Cline Avenue exit in Hammond: traffic stacks up, a work truck gets hit, and you walk away without a cast or stitches. Most people...

Indiana Dog Bite Reporting Requirements at a Private Home

Yes. In Indiana, dog bites to people are supposed to be reported, and that report can matter later for rabies decisions, liability, and whether the owner changes the story.

ARTICLE by Karen Applegate

Can I get my own doctor after the insurer's exam in Carmel?

$500 to $2,000 is a common range for an insurance medical exam, and the mistake people make is treating that doctor like their regular doctor or like the insurer's opinion...

Do I have to use the doctor my Evansville employer picked?

The ER may tell you to follow up with your regular doctor, but Indiana workers' comp may treat that visit as unauthorized unless it was an emergency or your employer/insurer...

my lawyer in South Bend just said Medicare gets paid first and now I want out

You can usually change lawyers in an Indiana injury case, but the old lawyer may still claim part of the fee and Medicare does not wait around while your case drags.

ARTICLE by Sharon Pfeiffer

Can Instacart push this onto your health insurance after a Fishers electrocution?

An Instacart shopper got hit by live power at a Fishers construction site, and the biggest mistakes now are trusting the app company, losing evidence, and missing the policy gap fight.

ARTICLE by Connie Schrock

Is my husband's Carmel employer hiding who we can sue after his work crash?

Yes - the biggest surprise is that workers' comp in Indiana usually blocks a lawsuit against the employer, but it does not automatically block claims against other companies or...

South Bend job site injury? A bad nail gun safety can still be the real problem

You can still have a real Indiana injury claim over a defective nail gun even if you feel partly to blame and the medical chart is a mess.

ARTICLE by Connie Schrock

Indianapolis semi hit me I'm pregnant can they erase the truck logs?

Indiana truck-injury cases with significant injuries often settle in the mid-five figures to low six figures, and verdicts can go much higher when a pregnancy complication,...

Surgery Timing After an Evansville Back Injury Claim

A real estate agent with a bulging disc after a crash in Evansville needs to know whether delaying surgery to avoid a claim or please the insurer will wreck the case and her health.

ARTICLE by Roberto Medina

In Lafayette, who do you trust when every policy says "not us"?

A retired runner in Lafayette can get whipsawed when an unleashed dog owner points to a commercial policy that has a nasty animal-liability hole.

ARTICLE by Priya Dasgupta

Can I fire my lawyer after an Evansville Uber crash and hire a new one?

In Kentucky, a similar crash claim runs into a one-year injury deadline; in Indiana, yes - you can fire your lawyer and hire a new one at any point. Indiana clients control the...

Is a Bloomington burn injury claim even worth it if I'm undocumented?

The adjuster is about to ask who you work for, where you live, and whether you have papers. That matters to them because fear makes people drop valid claims cheap. Plain...

Why is the insurer pushing a fast check after my child's Carmel crash?

Indiana gives most injury claims 2 years from the crash date to file, but an insurer may try to close a child's claim in days. The fast check is usually about buying finality...