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...
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...
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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...
