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Estate vs. Family After an Alaska Fatal Crash

In Alaska, a wrongful death case is filed through the personal representative, but that does not mean the insurer gets to treat the loss like it belongs only to the estate and ignore the spouse, kids, funeral costs, and any survival claim.

ARTICLE by Linda Bergstrom

Scared your status will come up if a Palmer hospital lien eats your crash claim?

A work-related crash in Palmer can turn into a three-way mess: workers' comp, a third-party vehicle claim, and a hospital lien trying to swallow the money.

ARTICLE by Ray Tazruk

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

You might see this phrase in a police report, insurance letter, repair estimate, or a rider's account of a wreck: the bike lost traction, then suddenly caught again, throwing...

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

left-turn accident

Not every crash involving a vehicle turning left is automatically the rider's fault, and it is not limited to intersections. A left-turn accident usually happens when a driver...

The biggest mistake riders make is treating this like a minor slide when it can cause serious injuries and a major fight over fault: a lowside crash happens when a motorcycle...

It can directly affect how much blame gets assigned after a crash, which can change what an injured rider recovers. When a driver says, "I never saw the motorcycle," the...

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

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

Drunk-looking, limping, and hit in downtown Juneau - you may still have a claim

A Juneau postal worker with a broken pelvis can still pursue a claim after a street-crossing crash, and the fact the driver was working may open more insurance money, not less.

ARTICLE by James Kowalski

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

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

What happens if I don't report my Anchorage crash because I was partly at fault?

What the insurance company does not want you to know is that being partly at fault does not wipe out your claim in Alaska. From the insurer's side, they will push a simple...

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

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

countersteering

Get this wrong after a motorcycle crash, and it can cost real money. Insurance adjusters and defense lawyers may argue a rider "overcorrected" or handled the bike poorly. 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...

Your boss says the firing had nothing to do with the claim - really?

A Fairbanks carpenter gets hit by a commercial truck, fractures his lower back, files a claim, then gets canned fast and told it has nothing to do with the injury.

ARTICLE by James Kowalski

Broke your leg in an Anchorage crash with an uninsured driver and no money for a lawyer? You're not out of moves

An uninsured driver in Anchorage can still leave money on the table through your own policy, your employer's coverage, and workers' comp if you were on the clock.

ARTICLE by Linda Bergstrom