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My manager says it was nothing, my doctor says it wasn't

A wet-stair fall at a Milford fast food job can look minor at first and still turn into a serious Delaware claim, but the clock depends on whether you're dealing with workers' comp, a third-party case, or both.

ARTICLE by Tom Ridgeway

how much does an old MRI cut a Newark scaffolding fall claim

A Newark nursing home attendant fell from scaffolding without fall protection, and now the insurer is trying to turn an old MRI into a cheap denial.

ARTICLE by Charles Postles

Already on SSDI and scared to settle? That release can wreck your Milford fume case

If you're on SSDI, a settlement usually does not kill those benefits, but a broad release and the wrong payout structure can still hammer you later.

ARTICLE by Stephanie Chen

Kept driving your business after the Milford crash - did that wreck the claim?

A self-employed person in Milford can still have a real injury claim after a crash aggravated an old back problem, but the missing dashcam fight can get ugly fast.

ARTICLE by Deborah Cannon

This is the second forklift injury at that Wilmington store, and the "low policy" story may be bullshit

A crushed foot in a Wilmington grocery warehouse can turn into an evidence fight fast, especially when an adjuster starts playing games about policy limits.

ARTICLE by Deborah Cannon

What evidence do I need to prove fault after a Middletown collapse hurt my child?

The mistake that costs families the most money is waiting while the scene gets cleaned up. After a collapse, fencing goes up, debris disappears, and everyone suddenly "doesn't...

Milford insurer keeps lowballing me after my kid's dog bite, do I need a lawyer?

The one thing the insurer is hoping you never find out: if you sign a cheap release now, the case can be over for good, even if your child later needs scar treatment or...

Your shoulder is torn, your Instagram is now evidence, and Newark insurers know exactly how to use it

A Newark roofer with a seatbelt shoulder injury can wreck a strong claim fast if social posts, gaps in treatment, or fear about immigration status start driving decisions.

ARTICLE by Deborah Cannon

Insurance says your burns "aren't documented" after your boss handed you the chemical

If a Wilmington accountant got chemical burns from a workplace cleaner and the medical chart is incomplete, the claim is not automatically dead.

ARTICLE by Tom Ridgeway

excited utterance

Miss this rule, and a key statement made right after a crash, fall, or other emergency may get brushed off as hearsay when it could have helped prove what happened. An excited...

Do I need special notice to sue Delaware after a Milford ice-crash?

A recent Delaware Supreme Court ruling kept the big rule in place: the deadline is still 2 years for most injury lawsuits, but government cases can fail much earlier because of...

Why is the Milford insurer asking me to sign a Medicare repayment form?

A common mistake is signing that form right after a crash on Route 1 near Milford because it looks like routine paperwork. It is not routine. It tells the insurer there may be...

present sense impression

A case can fall apart when the clearest statement about what happened gets brushed aside as hearsay. A present sense impression is a statement made while someone is seeing,...

Burned on a Rehoboth government job and now they say you missed notice

Even if a notice deadline already blew by, the photos, labels, witness names, phone records, and video you save right now can decide whether this turns into a dead file or a real case.

ARTICLE by Frank Capodanno

Newark hospital missed a spreading infection and now they're blaming a traffic mistake

A bad post-crash infection can blow up the value of a case, and the defense will still try to drag it down by arguing you caused part of the wreck.

ARTICLE by Patricia Hazzard

my kid got hit in a Wilmington crosswalk do I report it if I'm undocumented?

The worst mistake is staying silent because you think filing for your injured child could trigger deportation. It does not work that way, and the delay can damage both your...

A cancer cluster is a greater-than-expected number of cancer cases occurring within a group of people, a geographic area, or a period of time. The phrase often comes up when...

What evidence do I need if insurer blames my child for a Smyrna pedestrian crash?

The part that surprises most parents is this: the insurer is usually building a fault case against your child on day one, often before you even have the full medical picture....

probative value

Think of a blurry phone photo after a crash: it may be dramatic, but if it does not actually help answer what happened, who caused it, or how badly someone was hurt, it has...

How do I prove a drunk driver on US-13 should reimburse my employee's injury costs?

The worst case is this: your workers' compensation carrier pays first, but you cannot force the drunk driver's insurer to reimburse those costs unless you can prove both fault...