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If you are hurt in a car crash, it is important you take certain steps. The primary focus should be on treatment and recovery from your injuries, because your health is the most important thing. The initial days and weeks can be frightening and emotional depending on...

A car accident injury can be devastating depending on the degree and severity. This article reviews some of the more common, yet difficult to prove, medical conditions from a car accident injury. Duckworth Law has decades of experience in representing those injured in...

It is right to feel afraid to lose your job after injury. There are two primary reasons that you might lose your job after injury, one nefarious and one not: Your employer retaliates or discriminates against due to your injury and/or filing a workers' comp claim...

Clients often say something like: I have a workmans comp claim? Do you do workmans comp? I need help with my workmans comp claim. I usually jokingly reply with something like, "well I'm not sure what workmans comp is, but I can definitely help you with a workers'...

We are all aware that Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away on September 18, 2020 at the age of 87. I don't even know where to start with Ginsburg's life and history but I would encourage any reader to learn as much about her beautiful life as possible. She was an icon, a...

Kiel Duckworth is a Polson Montana lawyer, native to Polson. Kiel was born and raised in Lake County Montana. Polson, Montana is located on the south end of Flathead Lake, in Lake County Montana, and also on the Flathead Indian Reservation. Lake County spans...

If you are injured in a Montana car accident, it is important to take certain steps. The first thing to do is worry about the health of yourself and others in the vehicle. If you or others were seriously injured, it's likely that emergency personnel responded and you...

Montana workers' compensation claims should be simple -- if you are unable to work and lose wages, you are paid for those lost wages, right? Not necessarily. Montana workers' compensation law includes a 4 day waiting period for wage loss benefits. When an injured...

Montana auto accidents are perhaps the most common yet serious threats to the health of you and your family. Montana roads are frankly dangerous. Obviously most of us have to drive on a daily basis for work, but it's also important to be aware of just how dangerous it...

A question that has come up recently is: what happens if someone contracts COVID at work? If it is as straightforward as that, it's easy, and there is a valid workers' compensation claim. But the real world is never that straightforward. The workers' compensation...

There are many forms of legal injury claims, often based on the concept of "negligence." Negligence is generally described as the failure to use reasonable care, causing harm. Duckworth law handles all types of injury claims so please call if you were injured by a...

One of the most emotional situations we encounter is sexual assault claims. Sexual assault victims often feel like they have nowhere to turn for help, and no way to hold the perpetrator responsible. According to RAINN (Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network), only 5...