by | | Alvine Law, Personal Injury
In almost every accident claim and with the ever increasing cost of health care, medical bills become a grave concern for most injured parties. Who should pay for those medical bills and deductibles and, most importantly, when? In a typical car accident case,...
by | | Alvine Law, Personal Injury
If your involved in a motor vehicle accident and suffered an injury chances are you will likely miss work and lose wages as a direct result. You may even have suffered a permanent injury requiring surgery. Unfortunately, you may be permanently and totally...
by | | Alvine Law, Personal Injury, Worker’s Compensation
If you’re involved in an injury accident you should immediately contact law enforcement. And you should cooperate fully and be truthful to any responding law enforcement officers. After calling law enforcement, your next step should be to call lawyer who...
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Automobile liability insurance is mandatory in the State of South Dakota. According to South Dakota law any owner of a vehicle must have a policy of insurance which covers bodily injury in the amount of $25,000 per person / $50,000 per accident. Today the minimum...
by | | Alvine Law, Personal Injury, Worker’s Compensation
In a previous blog posting, I wrote about reporting a work injury to the employer. In this blog, I want to discuss what happens in a worker’s compensation claim immediately after the injured worker reports the injury to the employer. In South Dakota, the...
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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...