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I know that workers compensation is often confusing and frustrating but I am here to help you out. I have 26 years of experience representing people who were injured at work. Routinely, people come to see me because the workers compensation insurer wants to send the injured worker to a doctor for an “independent medical examination”. The law in South Dakota allows…
Semi-truck accidents can cause devastating injuries and death. When a careless semi-truck driver causes an accident it changes people’s lives. These are not simple accidents for the injured party but “life-altering events”. Commercial truck drivers are supposed to be professional drivers but they are humans and make mistakes. Due to their sheer size and weight semi-trucks can pose exceptional dangers on…
I have been handling accident cases for 26 years, however, I have been riding motorcycles for far longer. I’ve enjoyed riding on and off road for most of my life. When riding motorcycles, safety is alway the most important and first thing to think about. In order to have a safe ride, I always follow a few simple rules. The…
I’ve often been asked, if I’ve been injured in an accident, do I really need an experienced personal injury lawyer to represent my interest? My answer to that is always yes, yes you do. Insurance companies have attorneys working hard for them, to protect their interest, and so should you. If you had a heart issue, you’d go to a cardiologist. If…
The question we always get asked is, “How much auto insurance for bodily injury should I have in case I’m involved in a serious accident?” Keep in mind, when you buy auto insurance, you’re not only insuring your auto, you’re insuring yourself and your loved ones. It must be enough to cover for all your losses. If you’re injured in a…
Often insurance terms sound complicated when they are actually quite simple. One big point of confusion is between UNinsured motors and UNDERinsured motorists. UNinsured motorist insurance is insurance that protects you in case you are injured by someone who has no insurance. They’re called uninsured. If you’re injured by a person who’s uninsured, you can actually collect damages that you’ve…
We frequently get contacted by injured workers telling us that their company wants to send them to the company’s doctor. The answer is generally no. The injured employee has the right to select their physician. We normally recommend that you go to your family doctor because your family doctor knows your medical condition the best. If your injury requires emergency treatment, the…
One question we get all the time is who pays the medical bills following a serious accident and before the case is settled? Following an accident where you’ve been seriously injured, your own automobile policy has to pay the medical bills up to a certain amount. This is called medical pay coverage. Usually it’s sold in increments of $2,000, $5,000 or…
One of the questions we get asked a lot is, in a non work related injury, who pays for my lost wages? If you have to miss work or if you have been injured in an accident, there is no doubt it most likely will be financially draining and very stressful on you and your family. The reality of such…
There’s a difference between an attorney that represents people that have been in a motorcycle collisions and a motorcyclist. My name is Bram Weidenaar and I’ve been an attorney for 25 years representing injured people. However, I’ve ridden a lot longer than that so I know the dangers that motorcyclists face on the road. I also know the bias that the…
