Maine Injuries

A helmet doesn't kill a brain injury claim, arbitration may not control the whole case, and your immigration status usually matters a lot less than you think.

Missing the government notice deadline can wipe out a claim against the city or state, but it does not automatically let the manufacturer, seller, or installer off the hook for a rollover that caused cervical spine and nerve damage.

A delivery driver around Brunswick who got sick after years around industrial solvents can still file a Maine work injury claim even if a supervisor is trying to scare him with immigration talk.

When neglect happens at a government-linked nursing facility in Brunswick, missing Maine's notice deadline is bad, but it is not always the automatic funeral the facility wants you to think it is.

A roof fall at work can turn into a mess fast when the property owner, contractor, staffing company, and a trucking company all start pointing fingers and key evidence is about to disappear.

A Brunswick carpenter with a traumatic brain injury after a head-on crash needs to know whether VA benefits reduce a Maine injury claim and what it means when two non-drivers keep pointing at each other.

A Lewiston business owner with five employees is being pushed toward a crash settlement that looks small compared to permanent hand numbness from a neck injury.

A crushed-hand case in Augusta can turn into a deadline fight, a blame fight, and a money fight all at once.

A Portland welder fell on wet stairs with no handrail or warning signs, and now the other side is trying to muddy the case with a minor traffic violation that may have little to do with who actually caused the injury.

An insurer is using ordinary family photos to downplay obvious signs of nursing home neglect, even though unexplained weight loss, dehydration, bedsores, and falls usually point to understaffing or worse.

A retail worker in Portland got rear-ended on a bus, felt okay at first, and now the insurer is trying to use the delayed treatment against a herniated disc claim.

A Lewiston HVAC tech with a skull fracture discovered months after a construction fall needs to know whether Maine's deadline already ran and why a "late" diagnosis can still be a real claim.

A ladder gave out, the injuries are real, and the payout being offered may sound stable while quietly shorting the future.