All personal injury claims are built on firm foundations of solid evidence. Victim/plaintiffs must establish liability by a preponderance of the proof (more likely than not). Additionally, there is generally a direct relationship between the amount of evidence the...
What You Should Know About Construction Accidents
Overall, Central Kentucky's population growth rate is not much higher than the national average. But city and county laws prohibit development in many areas set aside as horse farms. As a result, there are fewer places to live. Therefore, many residential and...
Kentucky Swimming Pool Drownings: A Closer Look
Very few things transform fun into disaster more completely, or more quickly, than a swimming pool drowning or related injury. The serious injury rate in these instances is almost ten times higher than the serious injury rate in car wrecks, falls, and other...
Brain Injury Diagnosis and Treatment Issues
Traumatic Brain Injuries impact about 1.7 million Americans a year. One would think the sheer number of these wounds would make doctors and other professionals more aware of their causes, symptoms, and effects. But in many cases, that’s not true, as outlined below....
Bullitt County Wreck Kills Three People
Witnesses say that a violent three-vehicle collision at a highway intersection in Shepherdsville sounded like a “bomb going off.” The wreck occurred at the intersection of Route 480 and Preston Highway. According to the Shepherdsville Police Department, a Honda Civic...
What You Should Know About Nursing Home Falls
Briefly, falls cause most nursing home stays. And, falls extend most nursing home stays. Fall injuries are the leading cause of nursing home admissions. Additionally, roughly two-thirds of residents slip and fall at least once during their stays. Most of these victims...
Four Dead Following Two-Vehicle Crash in Meade County
Two children were among the fatalities when a Chevrolet Equinox hit a Cadillac CTS almost head-on. The wreck occurred on Highway 31 West in Muldraugh. According to police and witnesses, Cynthia Armstrong’s Equinox was southbound when it veered over the center line for...
The Five Types of Driver Impairment in Kentucky
Vehicle collisions kill or seriously injure millions of Americans every year. Typically, these incidents are not accidents. The A-word implies the incident was unavoidable and inevitable. That’s usually not true of car wrecks in Kentucky. Instead, some form of driver...
Hit and Run Driver Hits Wayne County Rescue Squad Worker
Officers partially identified a driver who ignored orders to stop and smacked into a Rescue Squad member as he investigated an earlier fatal accident. The wreck occurred on West Highway 90 near the Highway 1546 intersection. According to police, an unknown motorist...