Personal Injury
Whose Insurance Should Pay for Vehicle Repairs?
After an accident, a new or potential client will often ask me: “Who should handle my wrecked vehicle – my insurance company or the at-fault driver’s insurance company?” True-to-attorney form, I often respond, “it depends.” Assuming both insurance companies have...
When Will I Receive My Worker’s Compensation Payments?
At our firm we field many inquiries from individuals who have had the misfortune of sustaining a work injury that naturally have the question: When do I start receiving benefits from the workers’ compensation insurer? Very broadly speaking, as every case/situation is...
Camp Lejeune Justice Act
The word Le jeune translates from French as young or youthful. This seemingly benign name does not accurately reflect the decades of water contamination and coverup that occurred at the Marine Corp Base Camp Lejeune. Between 1953 and 1987, it is estimated that nearly...
Do Pedestrians Have the Right-of-Way?
I recently heard someone say as they confidently stepped off a curb into the street, “In Wisconsin, cars have to stop for us. Pedestrians always have the right-of-way.” Having grown up in Michigan, where our rules of the road have their own oddities (look up a...
Hospital Liens: A Threat to Your Personal Injury Case
If you have health insurance, Medicaid or Medicare and you go to a hospital in your insurer’s network for treatment, the hospital is required to submit the treatment bills to your health insurer, Medicaid or Medicare. You may have to pay a deductible, co-pay or...
Can Amazon be Held Responsible for Defective Products Sold by Third Party Vendors?
Amazon, the e-commerce giant, sells over 350 million products online, which includes millions of products from third-party vendors. More than 95 million Americans now have Amazon Prime memberships. What happens if someone gets seriously injured by using a defective...
Go Buy An Umbrella
The above title is not encouraging you to buy something to protect you from the rain! It refers to purchasing an umbrella insurance policy to protect you and your family from liability claims, and to provide you with ample coverage for your losses due to injuries...
Returning to Work After a Work Comp Injury
Absent the lucky few, most Wisconsin workers are considered “at-will” employees. This means absent exceptions for unlawful discrimination (e.g. race, gender, age, religion, etc.), a worker can be fired for any reason, or no reason at all. However, worker’s...
The “Right to Be Heard” in Wisconsin Criminal Proceedings and the Impact on Your Car Crash Case
Those who have the terrible misfortune of being injured in a car wreck involving a drunk driver or a hit and run driver, often find themselves having to navigate the criminal justice system as well as the civil justice system. Since the former almost always takes...