South Dakota Injuries

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A Watertown rollover can wreck your neck and still turn into a blame ambush

A daycare worker with a cervical spine injury after a rollover can watch the payout get gutted fast if the insurer pins too much blame on her, and kids in the vehicle trigger a different set of rules.

ARTICLE by Karen Olson

My lawyer says I'm 40% at fault for a Sioux Falls head-on crash and that feels completely off

A Sioux Falls postal worker with a shattered femur after a head-on crash is being told he shares enough blame to gut the value of the case.

ARTICLE by Wayne Hustead

Hospital filed a lien after your Watertown trauma claim? Yeah, it can swallow the payout

A Watertown commuter with severe anxiety after witnessing a fatal workplace accident may have a real injury claim, but a hospital lien can rip through the money fast.

ARTICLE by Karen Olson

The clinic says your elbow's fine, your doctor says it's wrecked, and Rapid City's insurer is using the gap against you

A delayed ER visit after a sidewalk fall in Rapid City does not automatically kill the claim, but it gives the insurer an opening to argue the shattered elbow came from something else.

ARTICLE by Janet Stensland

My coworker said my bad knee means no claim after a recalled tire blowout?

If the ER doctor said the crash aggravated your knee, the insurance company will use that same record to argue it was all old damage. From the insurer's side, this is the play:...

You went back to work. The infection was already spreading.

A Brookings janitor can still have a workers' comp claim for the original injury and the bad surgical aftermath, and the hospital mistake may be a separate case entirely.

ARTICLE by Janet Stensland

What evidence do I need to prove an airbag caused my facial fracture?

The most important thing: VA treatment does not erase your South Dakota injury claim, but you must connect the airbag to the fracture with records the insurer cannot easily...

My coworker said Uber won't cover me if a grain truck caused the Watertown crash?

No. If you were an Uber passenger when the crash happened, Uber coverage can still apply even if the grain truck or another vehicle caused it. South Dakota is an at-fault...

I kept working around concrete dust on the night shift - did I just wreck my claim in Watertown?

A Watertown night-shift security guard with silicosis may still have a claim even if they stayed on the job, there were no witnesses, and the contractor is denying the dust exposure.

ARTICLE by Brenda Schoenfeld

Mitchell parking lot fall, clean MRI, fake "independent" doctor - and you're about ready to quit

When a Mitchell slip-and-fall claim gets kneecapped by an IME doctor even though the MRI shows real injury, Medicare and medical liens can turn the whole thing into a financial trap.

ARTICLE by Karen Olson

That broken fence behind a Rapid City rental can leave you chasing coverage

A Rapid City student bitten by a dog at a rental property may have a claim, but a policy exclusion can turn a straightforward case into a fight over which insurer, if any, has to pay.

ARTICLE by Derek Janis

Sioux Falls has kept you waiting for months while "comparative negligence" guts your fume injury claim

An office worker in Sioux Falls got lung damage from workplace fumes, and now the defense is trying to dump a huge share of the blame on him while he also worries about his VA benefits.

ARTICLE by Karen Olson

In South Dakota, does waiting a day or two to get checked after a crash ruin my injury claim?

No. In South Dakota, delayed treatment does not automatically kill an injury claim. The myth is that if you did not go straight from the scene to an ER, the insurance company...

commercial use exclusion

The bad surprise comes after a serious crash: the driver thought a personal auto policy would cover everything, then the insurer points to a clause denying coverage because the...

Can I claim future medical bills after a Pierre crash?

The adjuster is about to ask, "Are you done treating?" Your answer matters because once you settle, you usually cannot come back later for the cost of injections, surgery,...

How long do I have to sue after a Sioux Falls deer crash injury worsens?

The adjuster is about to ask, "What was the date of the crash?" Your answer matters because in South Dakota, that date usually starts the clock, not the date you realized you...

Can I file against both drivers after a Rapid City Uber crash?

You have 3 years from the crash date to file a South Dakota injury lawsuit, or you can lose the right to force payment. The insurance company will usually tell you to wait...

Preexisting Back Conditions in South Dakota Workers' Comp

A sore back on an old chart is not the same thing as a free pass for workers' comp to deny a new job injury that made it worse.

ARTICLE by Mary Crow Dog

Can Aberdeen Walmart's insurer deny me because I'm undocumented after a shelf hit my head?

"Were you allowed to be there, and can you prove who you are?" That is the question the adjuster is about to ask, because your answer can shape whether they treat this as a...

non-disclosure agreement

Insurance companies and defense lawyers love these because silence is cheap. After a crash, workplace injury, or business dispute, they may offer money fast if the injured...