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Insurance says your tiny traffic ticket makes this Portland injury your fault - seriously?

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.

ARTICLE by Keith Ouellette

My husband fell in Augusta and now this settlement feels like a trap

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

ARTICLE by Rick Plourde

Plant insurer says the wrong company had your claim - here's the game

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

ARTICLE by Michael Devlin

Rent, surgery, and two jobs on the line after a roof fall in Auburn

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.

ARTICLE by Sarah Dumont

When Overservice Claims Matter After a Crash

If an impaired driver wrecked your body and your CDL is suddenly on shaky ground, the fight over the bar or restaurant that kept serving them is not the same fight as the DUI case.

ARTICLE by Janet Webber

Skipped the ER after a Portland bus crash? The disc injury fight starts there

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.

ARTICLE by Corey Thibodeau

unsafe lane change

A ticket for this can cost money fast, raise insurance rates, and quietly shape who gets blamed after a crash. In an injury case, a driver accused of making an unsafe lane...

Bangor just told you the government deadline passed - the bad car-part case may still be alive

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.

ARTICLE by Keith Ouellette

aggressive driving

Dangerous, hostile, or impatient behavior behind the wheel - such as tailgating, weaving through traffic, speeding, brake-checking, or running lights - is commonly called...

I still can't feel my hands and this settlement barely covers the damage

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.

ARTICLE by Corey Thibodeau

My buddy says the VA will grab my Brunswick crash money - is that actually true?

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.

ARTICLE by Janet Webber

coefficient of friction

Like the difference between sneakers gripping a gym floor and boots sliding on black ice, this measures how much one surface resists sliding against another. In crash analysis,...

Get this wrong after a crash, and you can end up filing against the wrong insurance policy, missing workers' compensation, or believing a gig company has no responsibility when...

A Brunswick factory manager hinted immigration trouble if you filed - that threat is garbage

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.

ARTICLE by Corey Thibodeau

event data recorder

What is that little "black box" people talk about after a crash? It is an electronic device built into many newer vehicles that captures a short burst of technical information...

Borrowed car, denied coverage, and your hands already in bad shape - now what?

A Lewiston doctor with preexisting carpal tunnel gets hit by someone driving a borrowed car and has to figure out whether her own uninsured or underinsured coverage is the only real money left.

ARTICLE by Keith Ouellette

A guy on the next crew got real money for a head injury - why are you getting brushed off in Lewiston?

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.

ARTICLE by Lin Chen

strict liability traffic violation

You'll usually see this on a traffic ticket, court notice, or insurance paperwork as a line that labels the offense or explains that "no culpable mental state" has to be...

Maine Work Injury Reporting Deadlines After Electric Shock

A delayed report after an electrical shock can still be a valid Maine workers' comp claim, but the clock and the paperwork matter fast.

ARTICLE by Donna Sprague

blocking the box

Why did that driver pull into the intersection if there was nowhere to go? That's the basic idea behind blocking the box: entering an intersection, crosswalk, or similar...