Personal Injury And Wrongful Death Blog

Frequently Asked Questions About Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Cases

After many years of practicing law exclusively in the areas of personal injury and wrongful death, we are frequently asked the same types of questions, so we put together short answers to many of those questions for your convenience. This is not meant to replace a free personal consultation to discuss your case but only…
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Helping Motorcycle Victims And Loved Ones After A Serious Injury Or Wrongful Death

How to Help Motorcycle Victims And Loved Ones After A Serious Injury Or Wrongful Death

Motorcyclists in the U.S. face grim statistics: They are five times more likely to be injured per mile traveled than a motor vehicle driver. A standard car or truck offers a great deal more injury protection for its drivers than a motorcycle does, which contributes to the severity of motorcycle injuries. The National Safety Council…
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What is underinsured motorist coverage and what does it mean?

What is underinsured motorist coverage and what does it mean?

In our practice of representing accident victims and their families in personal injury and wrongful death cases, we have seen many situations where the “at-fault” driver does not carry enough liability coverage to fully compensate our clients or their families for the injuries or deaths suffered. In those cases, the “at-fault” driver is considered “underinsured”…
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Machinery brings increased risk to the agriculture industry

Working in the agriculture industry is good, honest work that provides for the community around it. It’s essential to our national economy and offers many jobs for those who seek a career in it. But it does have its fair share of dangers. Providing for a community means that the daily workload required is large.…
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North Dakota drivers rank among the nation’s worst

How safe are North Dakota’s roads? You may ask yourself this question as you drive to the grocery store or hit the highway on the way to your parents’ house or school activity. You may look in the mirror at your children asleep in the back seat. You know you will do everything you can…
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Three Most Common Causes of Distracted Driving

Distracted driving has escalated to one of the most pressing issues on the road. A quick glance away from the road may seem harmless enough, but that split second distraction is cited as a contributing factor as one of the leading causes of car accidents and resulting deaths and injuries. There are legal ramifications if…
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Vaping manufacturers face inquiry

According to Kaiser Health News, when e-cigarettes arrived on the market, just 1.5% of teens said they had vaped. By 2018, that number had risen to more than 20%. In North Dakota, more than 60% of all high school seniors say they’ve tried vaping. Nearly one-third used e-cigarettes within the past 30 days. Kaiser reports…
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Understanding No-Fault Insurance Coverage

After my collision, I was told North Dakota is a “no-fault” state. What does that mean? The term “no-fault” means the insurance company for each vehicle is required to pay the economic losses suffered by the operator and/or passengers of its insured vehicle. It doesn’t matter who was “at fault” for causing the collision; anyone…
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