Each year, countless individuals across Kentucky die unexpectedly in preventable accidents like car crashes, truck accidents, slips and falls, by using dangerous products, and due to medical malpractice. When someone passes in personal injury situations like these, it often falls under the definition of wrongful death, as the victim died due to someone else’s negligence. […]

In 2020, approximately 165,300 construction workers suffered non-fatal on-the-job injuries in the United States. That same year, 1,008 construction workers lost their lives in fatal work accidents. The reality of working in the construction industry is dangerous, and the people responsible for building our homes, repairing roads, and improving infrastructure face a real and lasting […]

Malpractice. Negligence. Liability. Damages. A lot of terms get thrown around in personal injury cases. Each of these terms has a specific meaning as defined by state and federal statutes. In civil law, these definitions are important, as they stipulate who has the right to seek compensation under what conditions. If you were injured by […]

Car accidents have the potential to cause a significant amount of harm. Even just a single collision can cause thousands of dollars in property damage and severe injuries, leaving victims with lasting financial, physical, and emotional damages. As motorists, we are required to maintain auto insurance coverage that protects other drivers and us in the […]

Data compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that in 2020, there were 131.3 million visits made to U.S. emergency rooms. At least 38 million of those visits stemmed from injury-related events. And of all patient encounters, at least 18.6 million of those visits ended up with a patient being admitted […]

Being in a car accident is traumatizing and terrifying. It doesn’t matter how severe the accident is. Most of us already know—many through first-hand experience—that a motor vehicle accident can cause more than just physical injury. A high number of crash victims, both drivers and passengers, suffer lingering mental health complications like post-traumatic stress disorder […]

If you’ve been injured in an accident and need help navigating the process of filing a personal injury claim, an initial consultation is an excellent way to get to know a law firm and its attorneys without committing to anything. At Peterson Law Office, we want you to make the most of your no-cost case […]

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there are at least 800,000 patients who end up hospitalized after suffering a fall injury. It’s likely that the number of individuals who have slip and fall accidents yet don’t seek any medical care afterward, or do but don’t need to be hospitalized, is even […]

A statute of limitations is the amount of time you have to take legal action after an injury caused by another party. How long after a dog bite injury can you file a claim in Kentucky? In Kentucky, the statute of limitations for a dog bite injury is one year from the date of injury. […]

Hurt in a car crash and out of work? Watching medical bills pile up while your bank account shrinks? Still trying to come to terms with the physical and emotional pain the crash has left you with? Receiving a settlement offer from the insurance company might seem like the lifeline you need, but accepting the […]