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Just left the ER after a Meridian dog attack and the first settlement offer is already a trap
A fast settlement offer after a dog attack in Meridian usually means the insurer is trying to close the file before the full physical and mental damage is on paper.
ARTICLE by Rachel Gutierrez
2026-03-21
Unleashed dog at a Lewiston park, Medicare bills, and an insurer ghosting you
An older Lewiston runner gets bitten by an off-leash dog, Medicare gets involved, and the homeowner's insurer goes silent while the bills and lien claims start stacking up.
ARTICLE by Diane Christensen
2026-03-26
A Twin Falls dog bite settlement can shrink fast when your health plan wants all of it
A Twin Falls server bitten by a neighbor's dog with a bad history may have a strong claim, but the real fight can turn into whether the health insurer gets paid back out of the settlement.
ARTICLE by Janet Prentiss
2026-03-25
A voicemail about "their doctor" is how the stall usually starts
After an electrical burn at a Twin Falls construction site, months of silence and a sudden demand to see the insurer's doctor usually means a treatment fight is coming.
ARTICLE by Samantha Wolfe
2026-03-22
Insurance says the bleeding showed up later so the ranch gets a pass
A ranch hand gets hurt by livestock, the internal bleeding is found later, and the employer never carried the workers' comp Idaho law requires.
ARTICLE by Janet Prentiss
2026-03-22
Wrong-site surgery in Nampa gets even uglier when insurance goes silent
A Nampa teacher is dealing with wrong-site surgery and months of dead silence from the insurer, and that silence is usually a tactic, not a mystery.
ARTICLE by Patricia Nez Perce
2026-03-26
Twin Falls crash left me with a punctured lung and now the adjuster says my bad back was "already there"
A hard chest injury after a crash can be obvious, but the fight often turns on whether your neck or back damage was really caused by the wreck.
ARTICLE by Dan Richter
2026-03-23
The county says it's immune after a truck broke your back
A lumbar fracture claim after a Boise truck crash can turn into a nasty fight over road ownership, sovereign immunity, and whether being undocumented changes anything.
ARTICLE by Janet Prentiss
2026-04-02
proof of loss
Sixty days is a common deadline in insurance policies before a person can lose benefits for failing to submit the form and records the insurer demands. The phrase comes from...
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Why is the "friendly" adjuster pushing cash before your crushed foot settles?
A crushed-foot warehouse claim in Coeur d'Alene can get ugly fast when Medicare paid first and the insurer starts pushing surveillance, recorded calls, and cheap money.
ARTICLE by Cody Harcourt
2026-04-01
blood draw warrant
A judge's written order allowing police to take a person's blood as evidence. "Judge's written order" matters because officers usually need probable cause and court approval...
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evidentiary breath test
Miss this for a roadside puff into a handheld device, and the damage can pile up fast: a driver may assume the number does not really count, refuse the wrong test, or fail to...
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Is chasing a Coeur d'Alene electrocution claim even worth it if you live in another state?
A Guard member hurt by exposed wiring on a Coeur d'Alene jobsite may have an Idaho workers' comp claim, a separate third-party case, and a messier timeline because home-state assumptions usually screw this up.
ARTICLE by Kurt Webber
2026-03-23
Sent home from Saint Alphonsus too fast? Save this before it disappears
A Boise real estate agent hit by debris from a demolition site needs proof fast, especially when the ER discharge and a prior VA rating give the insurer an excuse to downplay the injury.
ARTICLE by Samantha Wolfe
2026-03-31
chain of custody blood sample
Not the same thing as the blood test result itself, and not just a label on a tube. A chain of custody blood sample is the documented trail showing who collected a blood...
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likelihood of confusion test
Money can turn on this issue because it often decides whether a business can keep using a name, logo, packaging style, or slogan without paying damages or being forced to...
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A school-run crash near Coeur d'Alene can turn ugly fast when the chemical truck blames your driving
A parent badly burned in a Coeur d'Alene crash can still recover damages in Idaho, but comparative negligence gives the other side a brutal way to shrink the case.
ARTICLE by Rachel Gutierrez
2026-04-02
Boise doctor says it's cervical nerve damage, and now three insurers are refusing to own the crash
A Boise parent got hit driving the kids to school, ended up with a rollover crash and neck nerve damage, and now every insurance company involved is trying to dump the claim on someone else.
ARTICLE by Janet Prentiss
2026-03-28
cease and desist letter
Like a warning flag on a dangerous stretch of trail, a cease and desist letter tells someone to stop doing something now and not start again. In legal use, it is a written...
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What happens if my kid seemed fine after a Coeur d'Alene crash but now limps?
The most expensive mistake is waiting because your child looked okay at first. In Idaho, that gap in treatment is what insurers use to cut or deny payment. Most parents assume...
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