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Low Settlement Offer After a Recorded Statement

If the insurance company is treating a pedestrian's broken leg like a quick payout and using your own recorded words against you, the case is not automatically dead in Oklahoma.

ARTICLE by Crystal Harjo

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

What the insurance company does not want you to know is that a claim can get a lot weaker once key evidence gets repaired, thrown away, overwritten, or "lost" before anyone...

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

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

Oklahoma Hospital Back Injuries and Light Duty Pressure

When an Oklahoma nurse gets hurt moving a patient, the fight usually turns into whether the hospital can box that injury into workers' comp and force a fake return to work before the body is ready.

ARTICLE by Janet Brashear

Can my sister switch lawyers if insurance blames her old MRI after the crash?

The ER may say the crash aggravated an old back problem. The insurance company will use that same chart note and old MRI to argue "nothing new happened." A common Broken Arrow...

Is it worth fighting the insurance doctor after a Stillwater crash?

Usually, yes - the insurance company's doctor is rarely the last word in an Oklahoma crash claim. The outcome usually turns on three things: 1. How much your medical opinion...

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...

Is suing over an Oklahoma City deer crash worth the hassle?

The ER doctor may tell you to rest, follow up, and watch for neck or head symptoms. The insurance company will take that same chart and use every gap, every old...

Why is my boss telling me to use my insurance after a Moore work crash?

The ER doctor's chart may say you were hurt in a vehicle crash while working. The insurance company will use that same note to decide which policy pays and whether your...

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...

Insurance companies and defense lawyers often use this phrase as a warning label. They may accuse an injured person's lawyer of using "reptile theory" to stir up fear, inflame...

Insurance Recovery After an Oklahoma Four-Wheeler Accident

What actually happens in Oklahoma when an ATV passenger gets hurt without a helmet, and how insurers try to use that against the claim.

ARTICLE by Janet Brashear

motorcycle bias

You have two years from the date of a motorcycle crash to file most Oklahoma injury claims, and you just got a letter that says the insurance company thinks you were "riding...

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

Why does insurance want all my medical records after a Lawton deer crash?

You usually do not have to sign a blanket medical release. That surprises a lot of people in Oklahoma, because adjusters often make it sound mandatory. Most people assume, "If...

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...

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