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text += 'We represent the injured. We are here to help people with injuries from soft tissue and cervical injuries to other more serious injuries sustained in car accidents. Our office has also handled many wrongful death claims resulting from car accidents. The earlier we become involved in the claim, the more efficient we will be at conducting a thorough investigation,as well as being able to review your medical treatment from the beginning to ensure your legal questions/concerns are answered appropriately by your doctor. We want to make sure you are informed.
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text += 'We have a strong working relationship with medical specialists, rehabilitation doctors, family practice doctors and doctors of chiropractic. In issues of lost wages and injuries that will permanently affect your ability to work and your home life, we will retain necessary experts to determine vocational loss. We will also work to verify evidence which will illustrate the impact of your injuries on your enjoyment of life.
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text += 'If you have been seriously injured by a drunk driver, we will retain experts to help establish the alcohol level of the driver and how it impaired his or her ability to drive.';
text += '
Product liability pertains to people who have injuries caused by defectively manufactured, '; text += 'engineered or designed products. When is comes to product liability, our firm has some of '; text += 'the most extensive experience in the State of South Dakota. When a person is injured by a '; text += 'defective product, there are various contract and tort claims that involve complex file '; text += 'development. In such cases, the injured party has the burden of proof to show the product '; text += 'is/was defective. Our lawyers retain engineers and other experts to prove and illustrate how '; text += 'a product is defective within the definition of South Dakota law.'; text += '
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text += 'Our firm handles claims against professionals when they have violated the duty of care for ';
text += 'which they have been trained. These claims may involve entities such as: doctors, ';
text += 'hospitals, nursing homes, bankers and stockbrokers.
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text += 'In claims such as these, we have the burden of showing that the standard of care has, in ';
text += 'fact, been violated. The violation must be proven through expert testimony. In addition to ';
text += 'proving vocational loss and any other damages, we have the obligation to present evidence. ';
text += 'This evidence is necessary for a case to be presented for trial.';
text += '
Oftentimes, injury-by-negligence claims are related to car accidents. However, there are ';
text += 'other negligent acts committed which cause injuries to others—in business or personal ';
text += 'settings. These types of claims are recognized under our state and federal laws and our firm ';
text += 'has extensive experience with such claims.
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text += 'If you have questions pertaining to your injury, please contact us so that we may help ';
text += 'evaluate your situation. ';
text += '
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text += 'One area of law in which claims have been increasing at an alarming rate is insurance ';
text += 'claims. These claims may result when, after payment of premiums for health, life, ';
text += 'automobile or homeowner liability policies, the insurance company denies coverage when a ';
text += 'claim is later filed against the policy.
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text += 'Just because you have been initially denied any of these policy benefits does not mean the ';
text += 'insurance company’s interpretation of the policy is correct. In fact, some insurance ';
text += 'companies appear to wait until the insured has retained counsel before fairly evaluating the ';
text += 'claim against the policy.
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text += 'As an insured policyholder paying premiums, the company owes you a duty of good faith ';
text += 'and fair dealing. When they violate that duty, not only do you have a claim for a breach of ';
text += 'their obligation, but there may also be additional claims against the company to punish ';
text += 'them for these types of behaviors. One of the most commons issues our firm has observed ';
text += 'is the insurance company’s nonpayment under the medical pay provisions of their auto ';
text += 'policies, arguing that the insured has been treating with the wrong type of doctor.
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text += 'Some health insurance companies also attempt to turn down health claims on the basis they ';
text += 'believe their insured (policyholder) should have their medical bills paid by the person who ';
text += 'injured them. However, health insurance companies do not have the right to make that ';
text += 'determination and they are supposed to pay their policyholder’s medical bills, and then ';
text += 'be reimbursed less their appropriate share of costs for collections of the third party claims.
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text += 'These types of claims are "case-by-case" situations. Please contact our office and allow ';
text += 'one of our knowledgeable lawyers to evaluate your situation. There is no charge for our ';
text += 'initial consultation.';
text += '
Workers’ compensation laws have recently been realigned with an eye towards making ';
text += 'smaller claims feasible without the need for a lawyer. Unfortunately, in our present political ';
text += 'environment, it has not been our experience that the insurance industry has done a good job ';
text += 'of protecting the rights of the injured. Work comp companies have a duty of good faith and ';
text += 'fair dealing toward an injured worker. In a situation where the work comp company has ';
text += 'made a serious breach of that duty, please contact us and we will evaluate your situation.
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text += 'With respect to your employer, work comp is designed to be the only claim you have and it ';
text += 'is an equation-driven system meant to pay your medical bills and to provide some financial ';
text += 'assistance although it will never restore the injured worker to their prior lifestyle. ';
text += 'At this office we have handled claims for people who have been severely injured, unable to ';
text += 'return to their former jobs. This type of situation may have occurred after completing a ';
text += 'retraining program or a claim for permanent total benefits. For more information on South ';
text += 'Dakota Workers’ Compensation, please click the link to our FAQ’s section in the upper left ';
text += 'corner of this page.
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text += 'Our firm also represents workers who have lost their jobs or have been forced to resign due ';
text += 'to sexual harassment, discrimination involving race, disability, age, or gender. We have ';
text += 'also represented individuals who have been fired for filing a worker’s compensation claim.
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text += 'If you believe you have a worker’s compensation claim, please contact our office and allow ';
text += 'one of our knowledgeable lawyers to evaluate your situation. There is no charge for our ';
text += 'initial evaluation.';
text += "