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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

Temporary Protected Status

People often confuse Temporary Protected Status with asylum, but they are not the same. Temporary Protected Status (TPS) is a temporary immigration protection the federal...

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

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

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

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

non-compete vs non-solicitation

A non-compete restricts someone from working for or starting a competing business for a certain time and in a certain area, while a non-solicitation clause is narrower and...

Can I file a Meridian work injury claim if my boss threatens deportation?

The one thing your employer is hoping you never find out: yes, you can file. In Idaho, immigration status does not cancel workers' compensation rights after a job injury. The...

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...

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...

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

patent prosecution

Often confused with patent litigation, patent prosecution is the process of applying for, examining, amending, and securing a patent through the U.S. Patent and Trademark...

bond hearing immigration

You might see this in a notice from immigration court, hear it from a detention officer, or hear a lawyer say, "We need to ask for a bond hearing." It means a court proceeding...

What happens if Nampa drivers' insurers keep blaming each other after my school-zone crash?

They will tell you to wait, that liability is still under investigation, and that they cannot pay until the other insurer accepts fault. What is actually true is simpler: in...

trademark registration

What it is not: a magic button that creates a brand from nothing or guarantees nobody else can ever use a similar name. A business can have trademark rights just by using a...

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

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 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