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Keep treating or stop for a month - which path wrecks your Burlington claim?

A treatment gap can gut an overuse injury claim fast, especially when both the property owner and maintenance company already want to blame each other and you.

ARTICLE by Janet Morin

Insurance says your torn shoulder "wasn't from the crash" because you skipped the ER? Give me a break

A South Burlington truck driver with a shoulder labrum tear can still tie the injury to a crash even without an ER visit, but the insurer will use the treatment gap and every delay against him.

ARTICLE by Janet Morin

Your chart can go missing right when the blame starts

A Brattleboro restaurant server develops a serious post-surgical infection, but the chart is incomplete and the claim starts getting treated like it never happened.

ARTICLE by Brenda Patch

Why the insurance company in Bennington wants your old MRI so damn badly

A delivery driver buried in a trench with no shoring is getting squeezed by surveillance, recorded calls, and an old MRI the insurer wants to use against her before she knows the real damage.

ARTICLE by Ibrahim Jalloh

Deferred Action (DACA)

A temporary federal policy that can delay deportation and allow certain undocumented people who came to the United States as children to work legally. "Temporary" matters...

just left Rutland Regional after the wreck and now the neck injury won't quit - can one traffic mistake blow up the whole claim

A pregnant delivery driver in Rutland can still have a claim after a crash and even after a small citation, but the deadlines, medical timeline, and shared-fault fight can get ugly fast.

ARTICLE by Brenda Patch

$38,000 in ER bills after a Burlington dog attack can turn into a fight over every dollar

A dog bite claim in Burlington can involve the owner, a landlord, two insurance companies, and a health plan trying to grab your settlement before you see it.

ARTICLE by Linh Tran

Switching Car Accident Lawyers in Vermont

If your Vermont injury case feels dead and your lawyer has gone silent, you can usually switch attorneys mid-case, but the money fight between the old lawyer, the new lawyer, and your settlement matters.

ARTICLE by Janet Morin

Vermont Concussion Symptoms After a Delayed Crash Diagnosis

In Vermont, the clock usually matters less than people think when concussion symptoms show up weeks after a crash, because the real fight is often over when you reasonably knew this was a serious injury.

ARTICLE by Janet Morin

Can I use my own doctor for workers' comp in Vermont?

Yes - and the mistake that costs people the most money is letting a Barre employer push them onto their own health insurance first. If the injury happened at work, Vermont...

Temporary Protected Status

You just got a letter that says your country has been designated for Temporary Protected Status, or that your current TPS is being extended, and now you need to know what that...

unlawful presence bar

A federal penalty that can block someone from returning to the United States after leaving, if they spent too much time here without lawful status. "Unlawful presence" means...

adjustment of status

Missing the difference between applying inside the United States and applying at a consulate abroad can lead to a denied case, loss of filing fees, unlawful presence problems,...

voluntary departure

Like being allowed to back a truck out of a muddy field before the tow bill, the ticket, and the bigger mess arrive, this is permission for a noncitizen to leave the United...

Why does their doctor get to say I'm fine after my Rutland crash?

The adjuster is about to ask, "Why are you still treating if our doctor says you're okay?" Your answer matters because that report is often used to delay payment, deny...

My back was already bad, then a crash on Route 7 in Rutland gave the insurer an excuse to deny everything

A Rutland retail worker with a bad back gets hit in a crash and the insurer tries the oldest trick in the book: blame every symptom on the old injury.

ARTICLE by Pete Rossignol

waiver of inadmissibility

You just got a letter that says you are "inadmissible" and cannot get a visa, green card, or other immigration benefit unless a waiver is approved. That usually means the...

Does Vermont insurance have to pay for fetal monitoring after a Brattleboro crash?

Three years is the outside deadline to file most Vermont injury claims, but the urgent reality is this: if the ER or your OB told you to get fetal monitoring, the insurance...

general causation

Defense lawyers use this term to say, "Even if you were hurt, this product is not known to cause that kind of injury at all." That is the first fight in many Vermont product...

consular processing

Getting a visa or green card through a U.S. embassy or consulate outside the United States, instead of applying from inside the country, is called consular processing. A common...