Investigators aren’t sure what caused a fatal collision between a Peterbilt semi-truck and a Toyota Camry. However, they are sure that a teenage girl died in the wreck. The wreck happened on the AA Highway near Dudley Avenue. The Peterbilt was westbound and the Toyoya...
The Before, During, and After of Surgical Mistakes
At all phases of medical treatment, surgeons in Kentucky have a fiduciary duty. That’s the highest level of legal responsibility. Doctors and other professionals, like stock brokers and accountants, must completely disregard their own financial and nonfinancial...
Common Railroad Worker Trauma Injuries
Former President Benjamin Harrison compared the risks railroad workers face to the risks soldiers face. “It is a reproach to our civilization that any class of American workmen, should in the pursuit of a necessary and useful vocation, be subjected to a peril of life...
If I Prove Negligence in a Fall Claim, Do I Automatically Win?
Establishing a prima facie negligence case in a slip-and-fall, dog bite, or other premises liability claim is normally not too hard. Most owners have a rather high duty of care in most situations, so it’s easy to prove a breach of duty. Additionally, Kentucky has a...
Five Fast Car Crash Dos and Don’ts
During 2020, mostly due to coronavirus restrictions, the number of car crashes declined in Kentucky. But the number of serious and fatal injuries increased. These serious injuries include head injuries, internal wounds, and other injuries that are difficult or...
Multi Vehicle Collision in Middle Creek
Few details were available about a multi vehicle collision which, according to officials, seriously injured several people. The Middle Creek Volunteer Fire Department responded to the wreck in Floyd County, which occurred on State Highway 114. Reconstructing a Car...
Most Common Hospital Infections in Kentucky
Generally, people go to hospitals because they are sick or injured, and they expect to recover from their illness or injury. However, many people get worse instead of better. Roughly one in twenty hospital patients develop a serious infection during their stays. These...
Bayer Goes Back to Supreme Court Over Roundup
The German pharmaceutical company reiterated some old arguments, and raised some new ones, in its most recent Supreme Court petition. Previously, a California jury awarded a couple over $2 billion in punitive damages. The couple used Roundup for decades and both of...
Breaking Down the Contributory Negligence Defense
Frequently in life, there are two sides to a story. This fact is sometimes present in car crash cases. For example, Driver A might not have been watching the road when Driver B went through a red light. Different states have different ways to resolve these dilemmas....
Elements of a Nursing Home Negligence Claim
The idea of compensation for negligent (intentional yet non-malicious) injuries comes from a long line of cases, such as 1837’s Vaughan v. Menlove. Back in those days, houses had thatched roofs. The hay could spontaneously combust, and if that happened, the fire would...
