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Scared your status will come up after a Brookings crash? The uninsured employer mess is worse
A Brookings delivery driver hit from behind can end up fighting three separate money battles at once: fault for the crash, no workers' comp coverage, and health insurance reimbursement.
ARTICLE by Pete Baumgartner
2026-03-22
My neck and shoulder keep locking up after a car backed out in Aberdeen and now their insurer is digging through my Facebook
A plumber new to South Dakota got hit by a car backing into the travel lane from diagonal parking and now the insurer is trying to turn Facebook posts into "proof" he isn't hurt.
ARTICLE by Pete Baumgartner
2026-03-25
Months of silence from the insurer? That's usually a tactic, not a mystery
A wrong-way crash on a Rapid City off-ramp can wreck your schedule and your finances fast, and insurer silence is often part of the game.
ARTICLE by Tom Red Cloud
2026-03-21
Almost two years later, they're still trying to dump this Watertown crash on you
A driver crossed the center line to pass, hit you head-on, and now the insurer is using South Dakota fault rules to carve up your claim before time runs out.
ARTICLE by Brenda Schoenfeld
2026-03-31
I'm about ready to drop this Pierre crash claim because nobody will answer me
A Pierre lawyer gets T-boned on the way to court, the stop sign issue muddies fault, and months of insurer silence starts looking like the real strategy.
ARTICLE by Wayne Hustead
2026-03-23
DoorDashing in Watertown, I hit a pothole, wrecked a borrowed car, and now they're telling me not to file
A Watertown DoorDash driver using someone else's car gets hurt after a pothole crash, and the ugly part is figuring out the city claim, the car insurance, DoorDash coverage, and whether anyone is lying about workers comp.
ARTICLE by Tom Red Cloud
2026-03-25
A year later, the wrong-way crash near Aberdeen still wrecks your back and that tiny policy won't touch the bills
A military spouse in Aberdeen is stuck dealing with a wrong-way on-ramp crash, ongoing injuries, and a liability policy that is nowhere close to enough.
ARTICLE by Tom Red Cloud
2026-03-25
my leg got crushed by a horse and now they want me to sign before i know if i can work
A Rapid City ranch hand is getting pushed to settle fast after a livestock injury, while the real cost of the injury is still unfolding.
ARTICLE by Wayne Hustead
2026-04-03
Fault Disputes After a Center-Line Crash
In South Dakota, crossing the center line looks terrible, but fault is not automatic if wind, road edge drop-off, ice, another driver, or bad road conditions helped cause the crash.
ARTICLE by Sandra Fischer
2026-02-21
Preexisting Back Conditions and South Dakota Injury Claims
If a truck crash made your back worse, the insurer does not get to erase that injury just because your spine already had wear-and-tear on paper.
ARTICLE by Pete Baumgartner
2026-03-01
When should I hire a lawyer after a South Dakota work crash?
The police report says who the officer thought caused the crash. What matters for your claim is broader: were you working when it happened, what injuries were documented, what...
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In Sioux Falls, one medic heard about a $90,000 crosswalk claim - so why is his offer $7,500?
You can have the walk signal, visible injuries, and still get stonewalled if the insurer says a policy exclusion knocks out coverage.
ARTICLE by Pete Baumgartner
2026-03-29
Can my Watertown boss pin my work motorcycle crash on me?
The expensive mistake is assuming your boss gets to decide fault. They do not. If you were riding for work in Watertown and a driver failed to yield, ran a red light, or turned...
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Insurance wants me to settle today after Watertown crash do I take it?
What the insurance company does not want you to know is this: the fastest offer is usually aimed at buying your claim before you know how hurt you are, how much work you will...
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Should I file workers' comp or sue the driver after a Pierre work crash?
South Dakota's liability rules have not gotten friendlier lately: the state still uses the slight/gross comparative fault rule, which can sink a weak road-crash lawsuit fast....
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Does my brother need a crash report after a Pierre cable van wreck?
10 days. In South Dakota, if a crash caused injury, death, or $1,000 or more in property damage, it must be reported. If law enforcement did not investigate at the scene, your...
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Should I claim against my rideshare driver or the other driver in Aberdeen?
If you were hurt in an Uber or Lyft on U.S. 12 near the Aberdeen Mall or at a slick intersection like 6th Avenue SE and Melgaard Road, the smarter move is usually not to choose...
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Can I get my own doctor after the insurance doctor in Aberdeen?
Yes - and in Minnesota this can play out very differently because no-fault rules change who pays first. In South Dakota, the big myth is that the insurance doctor gets the...
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going and coming rule
An employee usually is not covered by workers' compensation for injuries that happen while traveling to or from the regular workplace, because that commute is generally treated...
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My coworker said my old back injury kills my Watertown crash claim. True?
South Dakota's injury-claim clock is three years, and that shorter deadline has made insurers even quicker to lean on old MRIs and old chart notes. No - a pre-existing back...
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