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...
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...
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...
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....
Is Kentucky’s Strict Liability Dog Bite Law Good for Victims?
Millions of Americans own dogs, and these animals bite millions of Americans every year. These groups view dog bite liability very differently. Many dog bite victims are acutely aware of the serious physical and emotional injuries these attacks cause. Many pet owners...
Top Five Electrocution Injuries
Most people associate these injuries with workplace injuries. Indeed, most electrocutions are work-related. But at-home electrocutions kill about four people a week. Power tools and large appliances are the primary culprits. Workers often have additional training and...
Fatal Collision on Rain-Soaked Lyon County Freeway
Wet pavement may have caused a speeding driver to lose control of a vehicle, cross a median, and slam into an oncoming vehicle. The wreck occurred on Interstate 24. According to the Kentucky State Police, an Infinity QX50 driven by a 35-year-old woman surged across...
What’s the Difference Between an ABI and a TBI?
These two brain injuries have roughly the same effects. But they have different causes. Blunt force trauma often causes a Traumatic Brain Injury. Objects that penetrate the skull could also cause a TBI. So could sudden and violent movement that causes the brain to...
Black Houston Residents Urge Union Pacific to Clean Up its Act
A group of people from a poor section of Houston claim that toxic creosote in a nearby Union Pacific railyard is causing cancer in the Fifth Ward at an alarming rate. Researchers have identified a cancer cluster, or an unusually high level of this illness, near the...
