by | | Alvine Law, Personal Injury, Worker’s Compensation
If my insurance company pays for my medical bills after I have been injured, do I still have to pay back my insurance after I settle my bodily injury claim? Following your injury, your automobile insurance and/or your health insurance carrier may have paid medical...
by | | Alvine Law, Personal Injury
Springtime in South Dakota begins the motorcycle riding season. Unfortunately, with the increase in riding comes accidents that injure riders and passengers. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety reported that motorcycles account for 7.6% of the...
by | | Alvine Law, Personal Injury, Worker’s Compensation
All too often, injured workers come to me after a work injury and tell me that their employer sent them to the “company’s doctor.” At first, the employer appears to be doing the injured worker a big favor by sending them to a doctor. But, if the worker’s...
by | | Alvine Law, Personal Injury, Worker’s Compensation
Does the insurance company nurse have to go into your doctor’s appointment? Frequently, I’m asked whether the insurance company nurse always gets to go into the examination room when the injured employee is seeing that employee’s treating doctor. Upon reporting an...
by | | Alvine Law, Personal Injury
Every State has a mandatory liability insurance law. These laws require all drivers on the roads have liability insurance covering for what is “bodily injury” in case of an accident. Don’t confuse liability insurance with full coverage insurance. Liability insurance...
by | | Alvine Law, Personal Injury, Worker’s Compensation
After a work related injury, the injured worker’s bills start piling up. This can be a very stressful time. Recovering from a serious work related injury is difficult. It can become even more worrisome when the medical bills start piling up....
