How To Report a Nursing Home to the State of Kentucky

Published on Aug 20, 2024 in Nursing Home Abuse.

The mission of every nursing home is to provide around-the-clock residential care for seniors or disabled people. That care includes providing meals, physical therapy, medication delivery, general hygiene, and providing opportunities for socialization. It takes a trained staff of dedicated employees to accomplish those care goals. Unfortunately, sometimes those facilities fall short of providing support […]

Who Pays for My Rental Car After An Accident?

Published on Aug 13, 2024 in Car Accidents.

The best outcome for a car accident is that you walk away without severe injuries and drive away without significant damage to your car. For 88,430 car owners, driving away without damage wasn’t an option in 2022. That is how many accidents involving property damage were reported by the Kentucky State Police in their Kentucky […]

How Are Noneconomic Damages for Mental Anguish Calculated?

Published on Jun 11, 2024 in Personal Injury.

Two assessments occur with any severe accident: Who is at fault, and what will the remedy be for the victim? That reward is where the concept of pain and suffering comes into play. Compensation for an injury encompasses physical and emotional trauma. It is easy to assess the medical expenses, but how are noneconomic damages […]

Can You Reopen a Settled Car Accident Case?

Published on May 28, 2024 in Car Accidents.

You were involved in a car crash in Lexington, KY. This was your first time ever being involved in an auto accident, and you weren’t aware of how the way you feel immediately following a collision may be distinctly different from how you feel in the day following it. You also might not have been […]

What’s a Medical Malpractice “Never Event?”

Published on May 21, 2024 in Medical Malpractice.

In the realm of health care, patient safety is paramount. Yet, despite most providers making their best efforts to avoid medical errors and other types of malpractice, they still occur, often leaving behind devastating consequences. Unfortunately, these incidents happen more often than most of us would like to believe. Medical malpractice and mistakes are now […]

Who Investigates Nursing Home Abuse?

Published on May 21, 2024 in Nursing Home Abuse.

When you make the decision to place a loved one in a nursing home facility, you expect them to be treated with respect and dignity. Unfortunately, nursing home abuse is a prevalent problem in Kentucky and around the United States. Unfortunately, we have seen many heartbreaking cases of nursing home abuse from our clients at […]

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What Happens if Your Airbags Don’t Deploy in a Car Accident?

It took over sixty years after the first car rolled off the assembly line before seatbelts became mandatory in all cars. In the 1970s, car makers started to add an “Air Cushion Restraint System,” or airbags were offered as safety options. In 1988, Chrysler made the driver-side airbag standard. The other automakers soon followed, and […]

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What Is Diminished Quality of Life in a Personal Injury Lawsuit?

You recently suffered debilitating injuries in a truck accident caused by someone else’s negligence or perhaps due to the international acts of another person. You are considering taking legal action against the person or entity whose actions harmed you here in Kentucky.  In researching personal injury cases in Fayette County, KY, you’ve learned that there […]

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Who Is Liable When Livestock Cause Car Accidents?

More than 100,000 car crashes occur in Kentucky every year, with nearly 20,000 reported injuries and 711 fatalities in 2022 according to the Kentucky Transportation Center. The vast majority of accidents involved colliding with another vehicle, and the most common causes were driver inattention, recklessness, and alcohol. However, nearly 3,000 car accidents involved colliding with […]

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