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Months later, they're still taking your pedestrian crash money

You were walking with the signal, a driver turned into you, and now the fight is over who gets paid first.

ARTICLE by LaTonya Williams

just left the ER in Eau Claire and they're gutting my claim

A sideswipe on a two-lane road can turn into a brutal blame fight fast, and the proof you keep in the first couple days can decide whether Wisconsin comparative negligence wrecks your payout.

ARTICLE by Meredith Hanson

Is a claim against Eau Claire County worth it after a deer crash?

It depends, and often the real issue is not payout but whether Wisconsin's notice rules kill the claim first. If you are thinking about Eau Claire County, the City of Eau...

my 19-year-old died after a motorcycle crash in Appleton and now the insurer says we filed it wrong

In Wisconsin, a fatal motorcycle crash claim can split between the estate and surviving family, and insurance denials over paperwork or timing do not change who has legal standing.

ARTICLE by Karen Halverson

notice of claim

Miss this step after a crash, fall, or other injury involving the government, and a case that looked solid can be thrown out before the facts ever get heard. A notice of claim...

My coworker said if insurers blame each other, nobody pays in Wisconsin. True?

On the Highway 20/I-94 interchange in Racine, after a spinout or cloverleaf crash, this is exactly what insurers want you to believe: wait, let them "sort out fault," and...

Did we wait too long to claim against Eau Claire after a firetruck crash?

Yes, maybe by a lot: for an Eau Claire city or county claim, the paper that usually had to go in was a written Notice of Circumstances of Claim within 120 days of the crash,...

Madison red-light crash and no insurance - if you can't afford a lawyer, are you screwed?

A Madison nurse gets hit at a busy intersection by an uninsured driver with a suspended license and needs to know what actually pays when money is tight.

ARTICLE by LaTonya Williams

Appleton crash case falling apart because my doctor's chart is missing half of it?

An Appleton lawyer on the way to court gets hit at an intersection with an obscured stop sign, then finds out the medical chart is incomplete and the insurance fight gets ugly fast.

ARTICLE by Karen Halverson

Will my brother's old MRI kill his Kenosha grain-truck crash claim?

Three years is the main deadline for most Wisconsin injury lawsuits, and 51% is the fault line: if your brother is found 51% or more at fault, he recovers nothing. An old MRI...

DoorDashing in Oshkosh when a cable van hit me, whose insurance pays?

If this happened across the border in Michigan, no-fault rules would send you down a very different path. In Wisconsin, the starting point is usually simpler: the insurer for...

Did giving the truck insurer a statement ruin my Kenosha bike crash case?

Usually no - the expensive mistake is letting the trucking company control the story before the records are preserved. A recorded statement can hurt if you guessed about speed,...

Why are insurers in Kenosha blaming each other after my kid's school bus crash?

What the police report says is one piece of the puzzle; what actually matters for your claim is who was legally negligent, what insurance policies apply, and whether evidence...

Can I sue in Milwaukee if a recalled tire caused my crash?

Everyone says a recall means the company will "take care of it," but actually yes - in Wisconsin, a recall can strengthen a crash claim instead of replacing it. What should...

commercial use exclusion

Think of it like finding out your house key stops working the moment you use the front door for a business instead of your own errands. If a crash happened while a driver was...

When should I hire a lawyer after a Kenosha Uber crash?

The adjuster is about to ask, "What was your role in the crash, and was the Uber app on?" Your answer matters because it can decide which insurance policy applies and how much...

Can my Waukesha employer fire me for seeing my own doctor after a grain-truck crash?

The average published settlement amount for Wisconsin grain-truck crash cases is not tracked by the state, but insurers treat serious injury claims as six-figure exposure cases...

Low Hit-And-Run Settlement Offers in Milwaukee

A hit-and-run with no witnesses is still a real claim in Wisconsin, but insurers slash the value fast when they think a 19-year-old won't know what permanent damage is worth.

ARTICLE by Pete Anderson

comparative negligence

The worst mistake people make is admitting fault too quickly because an insurance adjuster or defense lawyer says they were "partly to blame," as if that ends the case. That is...

Wisconsin Options After an Uninsured Motorcycle Crash

If an uninsured motorcyclist injures you in Wisconsin, your own insurance usually becomes the first real source of money, and the property damage side gets messy fast.

ARTICLE by Karen Halverson