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Fishers factory took your fingers and insurance wants the whole settlement
A home health aide in Fishers lost fingers in an unguarded machine and is now getting hit with a health insurance lien that looks like it could swallow the entire case.
ARTICLE by Connie Schrock
2026-03-27
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
2026-03-29
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
2026-03-29
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
2026-04-02
Why is my boss pushing my health insurance after a Bloomington dump truck wreck?
In Illinois, this same push often runs straight into a cleaner workers' comp paper trail. In Indiana, the play is usually to make the injury look like a private health issue...
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Insurance says my leg numbness was from the wreck, not the epidural - are they kidding
When a bad Bloomington crash report and a botched childbirth epidural collide, insurers start pointing fingers so they can pay less.
ARTICLE by Tamika Reynolds
2026-04-01
Is my lawyer pushing this Carmel truck settlement because COBRA is running out?
A low early offer after a lumbar fracture can look like rescue money when your health insurance is dying, but the math usually gets uglier after deductions and future care.
ARTICLE by Karen Applegate
2026-04-01
Why is my Bloomington boss shoving my health insurance after a tire blowout hurt me?
File an Application for Adjustment of Claim with the Indiana Workers' Compensation Board within two years, and give your employer notice within 30 days. That matters because...
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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
2026-03-25
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...
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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
2026-03-21
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
2026-03-22
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
2026-03-30
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...
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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...
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A private investigator is filming me after a Carmel beam injury
You got hit by a falling beam near a demolition site on your commute, and now somebody with a camera keeps showing up because the insurer wants footage that makes your injury look smaller.
ARTICLE by Mike Schultz
2026-03-23
strict liability
Do you have to prove someone was careless to hold them legally responsible? Not always. Strict liability is a rule that allows a person or business to be held responsible for...
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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...
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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
2026-03-23
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...
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