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Skipped the ER after a Madison crash? That numbness fight gets ugly fast

A Madison daycare worker with lasting hand numbness after a crash is getting hit with the classic insurance-company line: if you didn't go to the ER, it must not be real.

ARTICLE by Pete Anderson

My neck still burns down my arm after a Green Bay rollover and the insurer already cut off PT

A Green Bay welder with a neck injury after a rollover usually sees the same ugly sequence: ER, imaging, PT, then a fast insurance cutoff that does not mean the injury is over.

ARTICLE by Dale Schroeder

Eight months later, the shoulder still won't work and the insurer keeps acting like the ER discharge settled it

A salon worker with a seatbelt shoulder injury can still pursue a serious claim in Wisconsin even if the ER discharged them fast and the insurer is using that against them.

ARTICLE by Greg Kaminski

Is an Oshkosh warehouse fall even worth fighting if the boss threatens ICE and you just need rent money?

A warehouse fall that seems minor can turn into organ damage, and the money question gets ugly fast when your employer tries to scare you out of filing.

ARTICLE by LaTonya Williams

Got hurt at work in Appleton, developed CRPS, and now the silence is the strategy

A hand injury can turn into a CRPS fight fast, and in Wisconsin the carrier's silence can burn up crucial time if you do not push the claim the right way.

ARTICLE by Dale Schroeder

What evidence proves a Wisconsin crash worsened my old back injury?

Wisconsin law lets you recover when a crash makes an existing condition worse. The other side takes you as they find you, and they do not get off the hook just because you had...

Big hand-injury numbers get a lot smaller once the hospital shows up

A disputed work hand injury in Oshkosh can turn into a brutal math problem when CRPS treatment bills and a hospital lien start swallowing the settlement.

ARTICLE by Roberto Mendez

Do VA disability benefits stop me suing after an Eau Claire farm truck crash?

File a Wisconsin Driver Report of Accident (MV4002) within 10 days if police did not make a report and the crash caused injury, death, or enough vehicle/property damage to...

Who keeps truck black box and logbook data after an Eau Claire deer-crash?

What the insurance company does not want you to know is that the trucking company often controls the most important evidence immediately after the crash. In a Wisconsin truck...

Do old back problems kill my Kenosha crash claim?

Everyone says a bad old MRI means your case is dead, but actually no - Wisconsin law lets you recover when a crash aggravates a pre-existing condition, even if your spine was...

It has been months in Kenosha and the coverage gap is still swallowing this elbow claim

A Kenosha server doing side construction work can get stuck between workers' comp, a commercial policy exclusion, and an employer claiming nobody owes a dime for a repetitive-use elbow injury.

ARTICLE by Debra Wieczorek

My brother is undocumented and hurt in Madison, can he get future medical costs covered?

$25,000 in hospital bills can turn into much more if a back, head, or crush injury keeps someone from working for months. In Wisconsin, an undocumented worker can still qualify...

Your papers don't decide this claim, but the denial letter still can wreck it

A Milwaukee salon worker with severe anxiety after a fatal workplace accident can still have a workers' comp claim, and the denial usually means the fight is just starting.

ARTICLE by Greg Kaminski

Is a lawyer worth it after a Racine holiday weekend delivery crash?

Usually yes if you were hurt on Memorial Drive or I-94 around Racine, missed work, or got bounced between multiple insurers. The easy cases where you may not need a lawyer are...

My daughter was hit in Racine and the driver fled, can our insurance pay?

$0 is the worst-case answer - if your policy has no usable coverage, if your daughter is found 51% or more at fault, or if the insurer says there is not enough proof a...

Got hit biking in Green Bay do I file a Wisconsin crash report myself?

Everyone says the police handle the paperwork, but actually in Wisconsin you need to make sure a report gets filed within 10 days if the crash caused any injury or enough...

My Oshkosh boss says old Facebook photos wreck my CRPS claim - really?

A warehouse hand injury in Oshkosh turned into CRPS, and now the employer is trying to use old social media photos to say the pain is fake.

ARTICLE by LaTonya Williams

Can Wisconsin insurance deny me because my old MRI shows arthritis?

3 years is Wisconsin's usual deadline to sue after a crash, but no - an insurer cannot shut down your claim just because an old MRI showed arthritis if the wreck made that...

major offense CDL disqualification

People mix this up with a serious traffic violation disqualification, and that mistake can cost a commercial driver a job. A major offense CDL disqualification is the hard-hit...

Wisconsin Workers' Comp for a Worsened Back Injury

A work back injury that blows up days or weeks later is still a work injury if the job aggravated it, and your boss does not get to erase that by pointing to old back pain on a physical.

ARTICLE by LaTonya Williams