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Employer Liability for Crashes During Work Travel

If you were on the clock in your employer's vehicle when the crash happened, your company usually does not get to pretend it was just your personal problem.

ARTICLE by Keisha Mitchell

You stopped treatment after the Norman truck crash. The insurer loves that.

A treatment gap after a truck crash in Norman can wreck the value of your claim fast, even when the reason was fear of getting fired.

ARTICLE by Crystal Harjo

Bar Overservice Liability After a Motorcycle Injury Crash

In Oklahoma, a bar can be on the hook if it served someone who was obviously intoxicated before they hit you, and the DUI case can help prove a civil claim even if the cops wrote no ticket at the scene.

ARTICLE by Marcus Crutchfield

My coworker said the trucking company can erase dashcam logs after a Tulsa crash?

No - the one thing the trucking company is hoping you never find out is that a lot of truck crash evidence can be demanded and preserved, and destroying it after notice can...

Moore crosswalk claim getting wrecked by your Facebook ranch photos?

A driver hit a Moore ranch hand in a marked crosswalk, and now the insurer is waving around social media posts to say the injuries are exaggerated.

ARTICLE by Thi Nguyen

Nearly out of time in Moore and the adjuster is still blaming an old disc?

A project manager in Moore got sideswiped in heavy traffic, now the insurer says the disc injury was preexisting and the two-year deadline is getting dangerously close.

ARTICLE by Crystal Harjo

post-accident drug test

You might see it in a crash report, a trucking company letter, or an insurer's file note: "driver sent for post-accident drug test" or "DOT post-accident testing required."...

Do I still have any insurance options years after a Broken Arrow Uber crash?

If you guess wrong on this, you can miss the last deadline and lose access to insurance money altogether; maybe, but in Oklahoma a lot depends on how long ago the crash...

Oklahoma claim or home-state claim after an Edmond Amazon van crash?

If an Amazon delivery van hits you in Edmond while you live somewhere else, the crash usually gets handled under Oklahoma rules, and that changes where the fight happens and how blame gets argued.

ARTICLE by Darrell Whitehawk

overweight violation

Miss this issue after a truck crash, and a key part of the story can slip away: the vehicle may have been hauling more weight than the law allowed, putting extra strain on...

$25,000 can disappear fast after a motorcycle wreck, which is worth noting because that is Oklahoma's minimum bodily injury coverage per person. The term "highside" came out of...

What notice do I file after a Stillwater city truck crash?

File a written Notice of Claim under the Oklahoma Governmental Tort Claims Act within 1 year of the crash. If you were hit by a City of Stillwater vehicle, that notice goes to...

commercial driver's license

After a serious crash with a semi or work truck, one of the fastest ways to miss a key issue is not knowing whether the driver was even legally qualified to be behind the...

event data recorder

What was the vehicle doing in the seconds before impact? An event data recorder is a device built into a car, truck, or other vehicle that captures short bursts of technical...

Is an Edmond crash claim worth it if I'm pregnant and already overwhelmed?

$2,000 to $5,000 for one ER visit with fetal monitoring is common, and that is before follow-up OB visits, missed work, or imaging. Look at your real costs first. If a winter...

What happens if I use Medicare after a Moore school-zone crash?

The expensive mistake is thinking Medicare pays your crash bills and that is the end of it. It is not. The common wrong answer is: "If Medicare covers treatment, I won't owe...

I waited months to get therapy after my Norman crash did I ruin my case?

In Oklahoma, crash-related PTSD, anxiety, and depression claims often add about $10,000 to $75,000+ to a case when they are well documented, and no, waiting a few months to...

Can my Moore employer cut my hours if I file an Uber crash claim?

You usually have 2 years from the crash in Oklahoma to file a lawsuit before you can lose that right. From the insurance company's perspective, they want this to feel simple...

You just got a letter that says the truck involved in the crash was driven by an "owner-operator," and suddenly the case looks less straightforward than it did at the scene. An...

driver qualification file

You may see this in a crash claim letter, a trucking company's document response, or a lawyer's request for records: "Please produce the driver qualification file for the...