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Soldotna crosswalk crash, denied claim, and your kid is still the one paying for it

A parent in Soldotna gets told their child's injury claim is worth less because care was delayed, missed, or interrupted after a crosswalk crash.

ARTICLE by James Kowalski

Suing after a dark signal crash in Wasilla feels ugly, but the bills are real

A National Guard member hurt during civilian work at a dark Wasilla traffic light may still have a strong claim even if the other driver is sitting on dashcam footage.

ARTICLE by Tanya Ivanoff

I wiped out on gravel in Soldotna and now the government acts like nobody did anything

A bad motorcycle wreck on loose road gravel can turn into a blame game fast, and the public agency on the other side may start working your case before you can even get through your appointments.

ARTICLE by Tanya Ivanoff

You skipped the ER after the Kenai crash. That doesn't kill your claim.

A social worker in Kenai got hurt when a vehicle crashed through a construction zone barrier, kept working instead of going to the ER, and now the insurer is using that delay against her.

ARTICLE by James Kowalski

Fairbanks insurers will turn a door-zone crash into a blame game fast

A dooring crash in Fairbanks can turn into a brutal comparative-fault fight if you miss the wrong step, especially when you're scared your status will get dragged into it.

ARTICLE by Pete Vasquez

Who Pays After a Workplace Burn Injury

When more than one company may have caused a kitchen burn in Alaska, workers' comp, liability claims, and the blame game can collide fast.

ARTICLE by Sarah Nanouk

Feeling guilty about filing a claim won't pay the bills after a Fairbanks pursuit crash

A Fairbanks lawyer on a work commute can have a workers' comp claim, a liability claim, and a serious uninsured-employer problem all at once after being hit by a fleeing driver.

ARTICLE by Linda Bergstrom

Preserving Dashcam Footage and Texts After an Alaska Crash

If you were hit walking in Alaska, the evidence that matters most can disappear in days, and the fight often turns on what you lock down right now.

ARTICLE by Cathy Farnsworth

my friend borrowed the truck and now nobody will pay is that real

A first crash gets a lot worse when the truck was borrowed, coverage is denied, and the two-year Alaska deadline is still running.

ARTICLE by Tanya Ivanoff

just left the ER in Kodiak and now the comp claim fight starts

A Kodiak roofer can have a workers' comp claim and a separate claim against the wrong-way driver, and the money gets split up in ways most people don't see coming.

ARTICLE by Linda Bergstrom

Kodiak friend says parking lot crashes are simple - not when the truck's data is about to disappear

A parking lot crash in Kodiak can turn into a fast evidence fight if the vehicle belongs to a company and its onboard data is about to be overwritten.

ARTICLE by Marie Olson

my wife was hit in a Fairbanks work zone, got worse weeks later, and now the insurer has gone silent

When a crash injury in Fairbanks looks minor at first and turns serious later, the legal clock in Alaska may start when you discovered the real injury, not on the crash date - and insurer silence changes nothing.

ARTICLE by Marie Olson

I just found out Alaska's clock may be almost up on my truck crash claim

An Anchorage commuter gets hit by a drifting 18-wheeler, the trucking policy is nowhere near enough, and now the real panic is whether Alaska's deadlines and notice rules are about to wreck the rest of the claim.

ARTICLE by James Kowalski

The other driver has dashcam video in Juneau and wants this settled now - should you wait?

A step-by-step look at what usually happens after a rainy Juneau crash when the other side has dashcam video and keeps refusing to hand it over.

ARTICLE by Dennis Kusko

How is fault divided in an Alaska crash with multiple drivers or companies?

What the insurance company does not want you to know is that in Alaska, more than one person or company can be legally at fault, and one insurer blaming another does not mean...

Why is everyone taking my Soldotna crash settlement before I get paid?

On a black-ice morning on the Sterling Highway near Soldotna, a motorcyclist gets clipped by a box truck, is flown north for treatment, and later settles the injury claim. The...

What evidence do I need to prove I can sue after a Wasilla work crash?

Everyone says a work injury means workers' comp is your only option, but actually in Alaska that is only true against your employer in most cases. If someone else caused the...

Airbag failed in my Juneau work crash can I sue them and file comp?

The worst mistake is letting the vehicle get repaired, scrapped, or sent back before the failed airbag, seat belt, sensor, or module is preserved. If this happened in Juneau...

Is a Soldotna truck crash claim even worth the hassle?

With more commercial carriers now using electronic logging devices, GPS data, dashcams, and telematics, the mistake is waiting too long because the paperwork feels overwhelming...

building code violation

$10 handrail brackets can be the difference between a safe stairway and a trip to the ER: a building code violation is a failure to meet safety rules for construction,...