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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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

Not a blood test, and not a generic label for every breath machine police use. An Intoxilyzer is a brand or model of breath-testing instrument that estimates a person's blood...

Should You Accept an Early Idaho Crash Settlement?

If you're hurt, missing paychecks, and staring at eviction, the first insurance offer can feel like rescue money - but the deductions, medical liens, and timing can wreck you if you settle too early.

ARTICLE by Travis Sorensen

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

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...

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

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

BAC legal limit

A reading at or above this cutoff can mean an arrest, a license suspension, higher insurance costs, and stronger evidence against you in both a criminal case and any related...

My brother got a Lewiston pothole settlement offer, who gets paid before he does?

In Washington, some lien fights can play out differently because of broader insurance rules. In Idaho, your brother needs to assume the settlement check is not all his money...

observation period

The part people get wrong most often is thinking an officer has to stare at someone nonstop, without blinking, for the whole period. That is not usually the real standard. An...

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

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...

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