The bottom line is that most injured workers expect compensation in these matters. They need this money to pay medical bills and replace lost wages. They deserve this compensation because their injuries weren’t their fault. Benefits are available for both trauma...
Falls are serious for everyone. They’re especially serious for nursing home residents. Victims over 75 account for 60 percent of all fatal fall incidents in Kentucky. Victims at understaffed nursing homes might lie on the floor for two or three minutes before someone...
Few details were available after a person driving a KSP-registered vehicle struck and killed a man in Winchester. Kentucky State Police investigators are looking into a crash involving a pedestrian and a State Police vehicle in Clark County. According to...
A teddy bear doesn’t change the fact that a child went through a traumatic experience or was seriously injured in an accident. But, it can’t hurt. State troopers usually give the bears to children involved in traumatic experiences such as car crashes, house fires, or...
Both sides claimed victory after a man who took generic Zantac and developed esophageal cancer settled his case for $500,000. The man initially filed his Zantac lawsuit in Illinois state court against the drug’s makers, including Teva Pharmaceuticals, Sun...
As a general rule, the statute of limitations is one year in a negligence case and five or perhaps more years in a contract dispute. The SOL protects plaintiffs and defendants. The longer plaintiffs wait to file claims, the less evidence is available, and the harder...
Most of the state’s 88 wrong-way wrecks over the last seven years have happened in Fayette and Jefferson Counties. $5.14 million from the federal government should be able to reduce that figure. Kentucky’s Wrong Way and Integrated Safety Technology System, which this...
Investigators believe excessive speed contributed to a left-turn motorcycle wreck that killed a 20-year-old motorcycle rider. According to LMPD investigators, a motorist was southbound on Preston and turned left onto Oaklawn. In doing so, the driver turned directly...
Other than motor vehicle collisions, falls are the leading cause of unintentional death in the United States. The majority of these incidents occur at grocery stores and other retailers. These businesses rely on foot traffic and usually have lots of workers. Because...
Jefferson County jurors concluded that a 27-year-old man was not guilty of two Bowman Field murders in 2018. After two people were found dead near the airport, police arrested the alleged shooter in Texas. Prosecutors based their case on the fact that the defendant...
