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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

Under Indiana Code 34-23-1-1, a family can lose a wrongful death case for major parts of their claim if they do not prove actual financial loss with real evidence. That is the...

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...

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

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

delayed diagnosis

What trips people up most is that a delayed diagnosis is not the same as a wrong diagnosis. The problem is timing: a condition is identified later than a reasonably careful...

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 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

contributory negligence

A small share of blame can cost real money in an injury case. If your own actions helped cause the accident, your compensation may be reduced - or, in some states and...

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

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

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

loss of chance doctrine

Did the medical mistake take away a real chance of survival or recovery, even if a full recovery was never guaranteed? That is the basic idea behind the loss of chance...

res ipsa loquitur

People often mix this up with negligence per se, but they are not the same. Negligence per se means someone violated a safety law or rule, and that violation can help prove...

eggshell plaintiff rule

Think of a cracked windshield: a small impact that might barely mark one car can cause major damage in another that was already fragile. The eggshell plaintiff rule works in a...

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

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

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

Bloomington janitor offered $8,500 after toxic fume exposure and no workers comp - is that remotely fair?

A Bloomington janitor got hurt inhaling fumes on the job, the employer had no workers' comp coverage, and the offer on the table looks small compared with what lung damage and panic symptoms can actually cost.

ARTICLE by Dave Hostetler

borrowed servant rule

Defense lawyers and insurance companies often bring up this rule to dodge responsibility: they argue the worker who caused the harm was not really their employee at that...