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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

sovereign immunity

The worst mistake people make is assuming a government claim works like a regular car wreck claim. It doesn't. Think of it like walking up to a locked service door instead of...

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

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

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

spoliation of evidence

The loss, destruction, alteration, or failure to preserve evidence that could matter in a legal claim. "Evidence" can mean physical items, photos, video, electronic data,...

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

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...

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

preservation letter

Like hitting "save" before a phone dies, a preservation letter is a fast written demand telling someone not to delete, destroy, repair, overwrite, or throw away evidence. In...

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...

You just got a letter that says your photos, medical records, or witness statement may be challenged for "lack of foundation." That means the other side is saying there is not...

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...

How do you prove that a photo, text message, medical record, or video is actually what you say it is? That is authentication: showing that a piece of evidence is genuine and...

business records exception

Like a timeclock printout or a hospital chart made during a busy shift, some records are trusted because they were created routinely, close to the event, and not just for a...

prejudicial effect

People often mix up prejudicial effect with probative value. Probative value is how much a piece of evidence actually helps prove a fact. Prejudicial effect is the risk that...

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...

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

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

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