The Dangers of Speeding Most drivers know that it is extremely unsafe to drink and drive. Yet, what about speeding? When it comes to speeding, traveling even 5 mph over the speed limit in urban areas can virtually double the crash risk. Why? The faster you go – the longer it takes to stop. Thi...
Going out to eat is one of America's favorite past times. It's a chance to can catch up with family and enjoy the company of friends. It's a chance to taste some eclectic food and unwind after a long work week. Unfortunately, dining out also has risks and sometimes it can even be deadly. ...
Insurance Company Tactics That are Costing You Money In the insurance world, it can be every person for themselves. Read on to learn why insurance companies are definitely not on your side. You hear the commercials all the time, telling you how insurance companies are on your side, however, nothi...
Are Back Seat Passengers Cheating Themselves on Safety? Recent studies seem to suggest that back seat passengers often neglect to use their seat belt. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) recently conducted a study in which four out of five people surveyed confessed to not wearing th...
Proposed Mandatory Sleep Apnea Testing for Truckers Unfortunately, a proposal to require testing of obstructive sleep apnea for railroad and trucking companies has been withdrawn. Sleep apnea is believed to be a key factor in a deadly train crash last year at Hoboken Terminal in which one women ...
Just How Common are Slip and Fall Accidents? Falls account for 2.8 million emergency room visits each and every year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). These accidents can result in serious physical injury to the victims, and cost more than $31 billion a year in m...
Texting and Driving Texting and driving is dangerous. Yet every single day thousands of drivers continue to text while they are driving. It became such a problem, that in 2011, Kentucky enacted a ban on texting and driving. This law, however, has been difficult to enforce and the number of distr...
Mistakes To Avoid After a Car Accident Being involved in a car accident can be a frightening ordeal and one that could alter the course of your entire life. Even if you are lucky enough to walk away from an accident with minimal injuries, the steps you take immediately after your car accident cou...
Car Accidents in Lexington can be Serious. The Lexington area is home to more than 723,000 people. The two main interstates (I-64 and I-75) bypass the city and that contributes to traffic congestion. Residents know all too well that New Circle Road (KY 4) and Man o' War Boulevard get congested w...
When Shifting Cargo or Improperly Loaded Cargo Leads to a Serious Kentucky Truck Accident Earlier this May, a Paducah man was injured when a dump truck carrying logs and other tree debris overturned. The man driving the truck met another car at the top of a hill and overcorrected, causing passen...
Common Causes of Car Accidents in Kentucky and Indiana Very recently, a car accident on I-24 in Paducah, Kentucky was caused by a dog in the backseat of the vehicle jumping into the driver's lap, which caused the driver to swerve, losing control of her vehicle, and colliding with a cable barrier....
Are Kentucky Distracted Driving Accidents on the Rise? The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration places driver distraction as the leading factor in automobile collisions, stating that nearly 80 percent of auto crashes and 65 percent of “almost” crashes, involve some form of distraction ...
How Long Do You Have to File a Kentucky Slip-and-Fall Accident Claim? Slip-and-fall accidents are, unfortunately, all too common. While more women will experience a slip-and-fall accident, fatalities for this type of accident are close to equal between men and women. More than 8 million hospital...
Over 50% of all Car Crashes Caused by Cell Phone Distraction Nearly every driver knows that cell phone use can lead to car accidents. Yet, the majority of drivers still continue to use their phones while driving. From texting to snapping selfies, cell phone use while driving shows no signs of slo...
Choosing the Right Motorcycle Helmet Could be a Matter of Life or Death Motorcyclists are 27x more likely to die in an accident than those in passenger vehicles. They are also 6x more likely to be seriously injured. Sadly, a large majority of those injuries were traumatic brain injuries. Even wor...
Can I Still Recover for a Slip and Fall Accident if Warning Signs Were Posted? Slip and fall accidents are extraordinarily common. In fact, slip and fall accidents are the second most common reason for a personal injury claim. As a result, most store owners and companies go to extra measures to e...
Getting Your Car Repaired after a Car Accident If you have been involved in a car accident, one of the first thoughts you may have is how you are going to get your car repaired. It can be difficult to determine what body shop is best for car repairs and who is ultimately responsible for paying fo...
Understanding Slip and Fall Accidents If you have experienced a slip and fall accident, you understand just how serious such accidents can be. While many people fall, suffering little more than a bruised body—and a bruised ego—many more who fall are seriously injured. Some facts associated with ...
Were You Fired for Age Discrimination? Individuals who are forty years of age or older are protected from employment discrimination based on age under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967. The ADEA protections apply to job applicants as well as employees. Under the Act, a person may n...
Distracted Driving Facts and Stats Distracted driving may actually have surpassed impaired driving as a cause of auto accidents. We are a nation of multi-taskers, and we don't let the fact we are driving get in the way of that. Any activity which could potentially divert your attention from the t...
Deadliest Driving Days Are Ahead Most drivers are aware that the more traffic on the roads, the higher the chances of being involved in a traffic accident. During rush hour traffic, in the morning and evening as people hurry to and from work, the risk of having a car collision naturally goes up. ...
Rainy Season and Slip and Fall Accidents Slip and fall accidents are responsible for more than eight million hospital emergency room visits, and a significant number of those occur during the rainy season when surfaces are wet and slick. This type of accident with injury represents the primary c...
After your Kentucky car accident injury it is important to document your lost wage claim. This can be a simple but important step. Begin gathering your W-2's and tax returns for the last five or so years. This will help prove what your average or typical earnings were before you were hurt in the ...
Are you an experienced personal injury attorney or a general practitioner in Kentucky or another nearby state with a client injured in Indiana? I have handled Indiana injury litigation for many years and know how to tailor a case to the subtle details of Indiana law. Indiana law often differs fro...
A few years ago I took a railroad crossing case to the Kentucky Supreme Court. Calhoun v. CSX Transportation, 331 S.W.3d 236 (Ky. 2011) I get calls from other lawyers every once in a while asking for advice on handling these very complex cases. If you are a Kentucky attorney handling a railroad c...
