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Insurance says your panic attacks after a Brunswick rear-end crash belong in arbitration - are they kidding?
A Brunswick parks worker got rear-ended in highway traffic and now the insurer is acting like PTSD, missed work, and a mandatory arbitration clause make the claim disappear.
ARTICLE by Rick Plourde
2026-03-24
My boss says a blowout makes this "just an accident" - true?
A tire blowout does not magically erase a drunk or drugged driver's fault, and an employer's immigration threat does not change that.
ARTICLE by Michael Devlin
2026-03-31
Rear-ended on Broadway between South Portland showings and now three insurers won't own it
A South Portland real estate agent can end up in a three-way insurance fight after a rear-end crash, especially when the wreck happened in a personal car during work hours.
ARTICLE by Keith Ouellette
2026-03-24
Wife was rear-ended in Lewiston after a double shift and now they're saying the deadline passed
A high-speed rear-end crash by an impaired driver can still leave you fighting over missed notice deadlines, bar liability, and what the DUI case actually proves.
ARTICLE by Rick Plourde
2026-04-03
Maine Motorcycle Dooring Claim With Missed Treatment
A treatment gap after a Maine motorcycle dooring claim can wreck the value fast, especially when fault is already disputed and nobody got cited.
ARTICLE by Donna Sprague
2026-03-19
Who Can Recover After a Fatal Maine Work Zone Crash
In Maine, a wrongful death case and a survival claim are not the same thing, and that difference can decide who gets paid, whether funeral costs are recoverable, and what minor children may be entitled to.
ARTICLE by Michael Devlin
2026-03-20
My brother's Brunswick boss says use health insurance after a deer-crash delivery wreck. Legal?
In New Hampshire, an ordinary commute usually stays outside workers' compensation. In Maine, a crash while making a delivery, driving between job sites, or running an employer...
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Offered $9,500 after a Brunswick roadside crash - fair or bullshit?
A Brunswick janitor gets hit walking where there's no sidewalk, ends up worse after the ER discharge, and now the insurer is pretending that means the injuries are minor.
ARTICLE by Michael Devlin
2026-04-03
compensatory damages
Money awarded to repay a person for actual harm caused by someone else. "Repay" is the key idea. Compensatory damages are meant to make an injured person whole, at least...
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going and coming rule
This rule can decide whether medical bills and lost-wage benefits get paid or denied after a crash or other injury on the way to work or on the way home. If the insurer says...
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A clear stop-sign crash, and suddenly your bad back is "caught on video"
A Lewiston carpenter gets T-boned at a four-way stop, then learns the insurer is filming him and looking for any excuse to cut what the crash is really worth.
ARTICLE by Rick Plourde
2026-04-01
utilization review
The worst-case outcome is a denied surgery, medication, or therapy plan because no one recognized that the insurer was questioning whether the care was medically necessary....
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exclusive remedy doctrine
A rule in workers' compensation law that usually makes workers' comp benefits an injured employee's only recovery against the employer for a job-related injury, even when the...
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I just found out the insurer can use your delayed surgery against you in Augusta
A parking lot crash claim in Augusta can get ugly fast when the insurer says you waited too long for surgery, especially if missing work was never really an option.
ARTICLE by Omar Hassan
2026-04-01
independent medical exam
Your benefits, wage checks, and even whether an injury gets taken seriously can turn on one doctor's report. Despite the name, an independent medical exam is not automatically...
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third-party claim
Miss this issue after a serious injury, and money can be left on the table. A third-party claim is a claim against someone other than the person or business directly tied to...
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That Auburn drive-thru crash looks minor on paper. Your evidence says otherwise.
A low-speed rear-end wreck can still wreck your neck, and if the police report is wrong, the photos, video, records, and witness names you save right now matter more than the officer's first draft.
ARTICLE by Donna Sprague
2026-03-21
Delayed Head Injury After Maine Company Van Crash
In Maine, a work injury claim usually turns on when the injury happened and when you knew it was serious, and that gets messy fast when concussion symptoms blow up weeks later.
ARTICLE by Donna Sprague
2026-03-10
second injury fund
People often confuse a second injury fund with a preexisting condition. A preexisting condition is the worker's earlier medical problem or permanent impairment. A second injury...
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I used my own insurance after a work crash in Portland. Did I ruin workers' comp?
No. If you got rear-ended on Forest Avenue delivering supplies or heading between jobs in Portland and the ER ran your regular health insurance first, that usually does not...
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