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A call about your Columbia crash can be the start of a coverage fight

A college student in Columbia got badly hurt driving between work locations and now workers' comp, auto insurance, and the employer are all trying to shove the claim somewhere else.

ARTICLE by Brian O'Malley

You missed half your foot appointments. The claim may still be alive

A crushed-foot claim can survive missed treatment, but the insurance company will use every skipped appointment and every coverage loophole against you.

ARTICLE by Terrance Hollins

Insurance says your Independence panic attacks don't count because the dead coworker wasn't you

A Missouri accountant in Independence can still have a claim for severe anxiety after witnessing a fatal workplace crash, but the fight usually turns on medical proof, notice, and pinning down the liar fast.

ARTICLE by Janet Brumfield

Pulled over in Jefferson City and this settlement for my lungs feels wrong

A lung injury case gets expensive fast once doctors say you've plateaued, and a structured settlement can be either a lifesaver or a trap.

ARTICLE by Shanice Howard

i know it looks bad: someone's filming me after my St. Louis crash and I'm still hurt

A St. Louis dental hygienist with major crash injuries is being filmed by a private investigator, and the real problem is how insurers twist ordinary movement into "proof" you're not badly hurt.

ARTICLE by Dale Heckman

Hit a crater on Range Line between job sites in Joplin? The city's deadline is probably shorter than you think

A road-defect crash claim in Joplin can die fast if you wait around like it's a normal insurance case.

ARTICLE by Teresa Ruiz

physical therapy

Bills, missed work, and the paper trail of recovery often turn on whether treatment like this was prescribed, completed, and shown to help. In an injury claim, physical therapy...

census plaintiff

Money and leverage can turn on whether an injured person is counted as a full claimant or only part of the running headcount. In a mass tort or large consolidated case, a...

Insurance companies and defense lawyers love to act like missing a form, deadline, or notice means a person willingly gave up a case forever. That spin hides the real point:...

Your boss says don't file workers' comp. That can wreck more than your back.

After a highway rear-end crash in Jefferson City, the evidence you save in the first few days can matter as much as the diagnosis - especially when your employer is trying to steer you away from a workers' comp claim.

ARTICLE by Terrance Hollins

Should I sign the truck insurer's papers or demand the black box data?

Six months. That is how long many trucking companies must keep hours-of-service records and ELD data under FMCSA rules before they can be deleted in the normal course. If you...

What evidence do I need to prove future knee surgery costs after Lee's Summit crash?

If the ER told you "rest, brace, follow up with ortho," the insurance company will use that to argue your knee was minor unless your later records clearly connect the crash to...

Why is my boss in Independence pushing my health insurance instead of workers comp?

Because it can shift costs off the employer and insurer, and that can cost you money. If you were hurt doing your job in Missouri, your boss usually does not get to steer you...

innocent spouse relief

Insurance companies or defense lawyers may seize on a person's unpaid tax history, joint returns, or IRS notices to paint them as financially irresponsible or under pressure to...

A roadmap for the medical care, support, equipment, and money an injured person will need for the rest of their life. "Roadmap" means it is supposed to lay out future needs in...

Third-Party Claims After a Missouri Construction Injury

If you were hurt on a Missouri construction site, workers' comp may not be the only claim on the table when a general contractor, another subcontractor, or a bad scaffold setup helped cause it.

ARTICLE by Teresa Ruiz

claims administrator

A claims administrator is the person or company responsible for receiving, reviewing, processing, and paying claims under an insurance policy, settlement program, or other...

disability rating

How disabled am I, in legal or insurance terms? A disability rating is a percentage or classification used to measure how much an injury, illness, or medical condition limits a...

multidistrict litigation panel

You might see this in a court notice, lawyer letter, or news update saying a case was "sent to the JPML" or that "the Panel transferred cases for coordinated pretrial...

Lone Pine order

A court order used in complex injury cases to require each plaintiff to produce basic evidence - often medical records, diagnosis information, exposure details, and expert...