Getting into a wreck with a large commercial truck is frustrating at best and catastrophic at worst. These massive vehicles are capable of causing a massive amount of damage. Due to the inherent dangers, there are strict safety regulations to reduce...
Year: 2018
Trooper hurt, another man dead after Interstate jackknife
A Kentucky state trooper was flung from a bridge along the Interstate and fell 30 feet as a result of truck's jackknifing in front of the trooper while he was responding to a call. A civilian who was with the trooper and assisting him died after being pinned by the...
Common causes of medication errors
Modern medicine relies heavily on the use of drugs to cure a patient's ailments or, at least, to make the patient's symptoms more bearable. This is true to such an extent that a Kentucky resident almost expects to receive, or be told to take, some type of medicine...
Follow up: Anti-distracted driving laws may not be helping
To follow up on a previous post, despite the fact that many states, including Kentucky, have laws designed to deter distracted drivers, a recent study suggested that these laws may not be having the impact officials and the public wanted to see.This study, which was...
April marks Distracted Driving Awareness Month
The National Safety Council, an organization with a mission to prevent accidental injuries and deaths, has proclaimed April Distracted Driving Awareness Month.The goal of the Council's related "Just Drive" campaign is to raise public awareness of distracted driving...
Devastating accident shows construction dangers to non-workers
You may pass a construction site on your way to work every day, or the main road near your house might be undergoing improvements. For numerous reasons, you and other Kentucky residents have regular exposure to construction projects, and you may not realize the...
What you should and shouldn’t do after an accident
Even the most careful Kentucky drivers are likely going to have a car accident at least once in their lifetimes, and the average resident of this state will probably even have to deal with the fallout of a car accident more than once. While thankfully most car...
What causes nursing home patients to fall?
A previous post on this blog talked about how important it is for a nursing home's staff to do what it can to prevent its patients from falling. Because many of these patients are older and frail, what might have caused harmless bruising in a younger, healthier person...
Victims of falls at nursing homes can get compensation
One could argue that just about any business in Kentucky has some obligation to keep their guests safe and prevent them from slipping and falling. However, this is especially true for nursing homes, which are facilities that Kentucky families have specifically trusted...
Comparative fault in premises liability cases
As this blog has discussed before, Kentucky homeowners and business owners have an obligation to keep their property safe and secure for their guests and visitors. When they do not do so, and when someone gets hurt as a result, then the property owner may owe the...