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City Hall keeps saying "be patient" while everyone lines up for your settlement

A Kodiak city bus driver with a crushed hand can end up fighting over the settlement pie long before any money reaches his pocket.

ARTICLE by Cathy Farnsworth

Rear-ended in Soldotna with wrecked wrists and a $50,000 policy limit

A Soldotna business owner with hand and wrist damage can get trapped between lost income, underinsured drivers, and medical bills that blow past Alaska's minimum coverage fast.

ARTICLE by Sarah Nanouk

In Wasilla, should you settle a knee injury claim before Anchorage finally sees you?

A broke college student in Wasilla is being pushed to settle a serious knee claim while the insurer waves around old social media photos and the real treatment is still out in Anchorage.

ARTICLE by Sarah Nanouk

Insurance says "just file workers' comp" - your employer in Kenai never even bought it

A Kenai nurse pinned between equipment at work may have more than a routine workers' comp claim if the employer was illegally uninsured.

ARTICLE by Pete Vasquez

Wasilla trench collapse trauma gets uglier when your employer says you were off the clock

A Wasilla delivery driver buried in an unshored trench may still have a real claim even if the worst damage is PTSD and the employer is suddenly pretending he wasn't working.

ARTICLE by Ray Tazruk

Did I wait too long to make landlord pay my child's Soldotna hospital bills?

The one thing your landlord is hoping you never find out: your child may still have a claim even if you're panicking about the clock, but your own claim for medical bills can...

I just found out that "light duty" offer in Wasilla may not count if your doctor flat-out says no

A ranch hand in Wasilla with a bad neck injury can get squeezed hard when the employer waves around a "light duty" job that the treating doctor says is still too much.

ARTICLE by Tanya Ivanoff

My buddy says the insurer can ignore me until the DUI case ends - is that true in Kodiak?

A broken pelvis claim after a Kodiak street crossing crash does not have to sit frozen while the DUI case crawls, and an insurer going silent creates problems for them too.

ARTICLE by Craig Halvorsen

Is an Anchorage SI joint claim even worth it if Medicare and liens will grab the money?

An older crash victim in Anchorage is dealing with SI joint pain, Medicare repayment claims, and fear that filing will expose immigration status.

ARTICLE by Sarah Nanouk

Waited too long after that Juneau fall - did your old knee records just blow up the claim?

A late-filed slip-and-fall claim in Juneau can get ugly fast when the insurer drags out an old MRI and says your torn ACL and meniscus were already there.

ARTICLE by James Kowalski

What evidence do I need for a Soldotna hit-and-run UM claim?

Get this wrong and your own insurer can deny the claim as an unproven phantom vehicle case, or say your worsened symptoms came from a pre-existing condition, not the crash. If...

Should I save everything after a Soldotna work crash?

What the insurance company does not want you to know about this: yes, the first 24 to 72 hours can decide what evidence still exists. Photograph everything immediately. Take...

Tudor Road gets ugly when you realize Alaska's two-year clock is almost gone

A remote Anchorage software engineer doing app deliveries gets a torn rotator cuff after a crash-causing uninsured driver and learns the real fight is over deadlines, uninsured motorist coverage, and app-period gaps.

ARTICLE by Pete Vasquez

Boss says don't file after the Kodiak med error put me in the hospital - can workers' comp expose my status?

An undocumented worker in Kodiak wants to know whether a workers' comp claim after a medication-related hospitalization can expose immigration status when the employer is pushing hard to keep it off the books.

ARTICLE by Tanya Ivanoff

A Palmer lawyer's roof fall in another state can get messy fast

A Palmer attorney got hurt on a roof job in another state and needs to know which workers' comp system controls, whether a lawsuit is separate, and what happens if the firm starts playing games.

ARTICLE by Pete Vasquez

Can Workers’ Comp Force an Exam in Alaska?

When an Alaska hospital worker gets hurt moving a patient, the fight often turns into who controls treatment, whether a company-picked exam can cut off care, and what to do when symptoms keep getting worse after the first visit.

ARTICLE by Sarah Nanouk

I knew the hole was there - that still may not sink your case

Falling through an uncovered roof opening in Anchorage can turn into a blame war between your employer, the property owner, and contractors, but Alaska does not automatically wipe out your claim just because you may share some fault.

ARTICLE by Craig Halvorsen

I hurt my back lifting a patient in Soldotna what happens next with workers comp?

If you screw this up early, your employer's insurer can deny treatment, delay wage checks, and dump the bills on you while you're already panicking. Here's the plain-English...

The ER missed your brain injury, and now the insurer says the care was "optional"

When a mild TBI gets brushed off at first and your symptoms get worse later, the insurance fight usually turns on timing, records, and whether your later treatment can be tied back to the crash.

ARTICLE by Marie Olson

my Uber caught fire after a rear-end crash in Anchorage and now the proof is disappearing

What an injured Uber passenger in Anchorage needs to photograph, download, request, and lock down immediately after a rear-end crash and vehicle fire, especially when work retaliation is a real threat.

ARTICLE by Dennis Kusko