In states like South Dakota, where winters are snowy and icy, people may slip, fall and hurt themselves. If the person who slipped and hurt themselves was on someone else’s property, that property owner may legally be held liable. Generally, when snow or ice has...
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Personal Injury
How long do you have to file a personal injury lawsuit in South Dakota?
If you have been hurt in an accident in South Dakota, you may be wondering how the state’s laws will affect your personal injury claim. While the vast majority of personal injury claims are settled via negotiations with the insurance company involved, some do...
Not all injuries are apparent immediately after a crash
You escaped a car crash with no serious injuries – or, at least, it seems like you did. Maybe you have some cuts and bruises and a few mild aches and pains. However, you just want to get the settlement from the at-fault driver’s insurance to pay for your car repairs...
How often is phone distraction the cause of a serious car crash?
Mobile phones can help people stay safer on the road by preventing people from getting lost while traveling or giving them immediate access to emergency dispatchers after a crash. Unfortunately, drivers using phones remains one of the biggest causes of major...
When is a business owner responsible for your slip-and-fall?
People can fall while they are in businesses for many different reasons. For example, perhaps you got into an argument with another customer and they shoved you. You could also have fallen due to intoxication after having a few drinks or distraction if you spent more...
Motorcyclists: Do you understand the danger of left-turn accidents?
Motorcycle accidents happen every day under many different circumstances. But they all have one thing in common — it is far more dangerous for the rider than it is for anyone in the passenger vehicles. Even a rider with proper safety gear who is following all traffic...
Watch out for these 2 dangerous types of crashes
There are several kinds of car crashes that can happen, such as rollovers, T-bones, sideswipes, front-end collisions and rear-end crashes. All of these have the potential to be dangerous depending on the kinds of vehicles involved and how fast they were traveling at...
5 tips to keep inexperienced teen drivers safer on the roads
With schools all across South Dakota getting ready to close for summer break, one thing that is inevitable is the influx of inexperienced teenage drivers on the streets and highways. The worries that parents feel when their teens are driving on newly minted licenses...
Do you have to appear in court after a serious injury?
If you’re badly hurt in a car crash, one of the things you’ll talk about with your attorney is the potential for filing a personal injury claim. Most people do file and avoid court by accepting a settlement from the other party’s insurance company. If that company...
How does car accident liability work in an at-fault state?
At-fault car crashes happen in states that don’t offer personal injury protection coverage laws. The at-fault driver is expected to have insurance that will cover your injuries and the cost of any property damage that they caused. In an at-fault state, the person...