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Workers' Compensation
- Workers Compensation Insurance Fraud Case Settled for $20 Million
- Workers Pressured Not To Report Work Injuries, Government Report States
- 16 American Workers Killed Each Day
- Injured Workers Settle Disability Discrimination Suit For $6.2 Million
- Plant Explosion Injures 7
Employment Law
- USERRA Suit Settled By Reservist
- Misrepresentation of Severance Benefits Leads to Suit
- Administrative Assistant Files Suit for Unpaid Overtime
- Police Officers File Discrimination & Retaliation Suit
- Unpaid Overtime and Wages $2.75 Million Settlement
Insurance Claims
- Health Insurers Reimbursement Rates Target of Class Action
- Cancellation of Insurance Leads to $37 Million Verdict
- Insurer Systematically Underpaid Claims, Lawsuit Says
- Insurance Companies' License To Kill: ERISA
- Health Care Reform: How To Right The Wrong of Coverage Denied
Accidents
- Bicyclist Rendered Paraplegic Settles Injury Suit
- Family of Bicyclist Files Wrongful Death Suit
- $18.5 Million Verdict In Drunk Driving Case
- Cell-Phone Related Crash Results In $1.5 Million Settlement
- Paralyzed Motorcyclist Awarded $44.9 Million By Jury
Disability Insurance
- Doctor With MS Wins Suit For Disability Benefits Against Hartford Life
- Disability Insurance Benefits Reinstated By Court -- Lexington Disability Benefits Lawyer
- Disability Insurer Tainted Claims Process By Providing Negative, Unfounded Information About Claimant to Medical Records Reviewer
Family Safety
- Patient Safety Endangered By Prosecution of Whistleblowing Nurse
- Nursing Home Abuse Case Yields $7.75 Million Verdict
- Sad State of Kentucky Nursing Homes Detailed In Government Report
- Health Care Reform: One Doctor Says Tort Reform Not The Answer
- Only 3% of Medical Malpractice Incidents Result In Malpractice Suits
Whistleblowers
- Whistleblower Suit Settles for $15.4 Million
- Whistleblower Suit Filed by Fired Mining Director
- Doctor's Whistleblower Suit for Medicare Fraud Settled for $800,000+
- Social Worker Files Whistleblower Lawsuit Over Retaliatory Firing
- Whistleblowers To Receive $19 MIllion
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News
Medical Malpractice System Works Says Americans for Insurance Reform
Posted on 3/6/2010
Public safety Requires Trial Lawyers
Posted on 3/2/2010
Toyota Prius Class Action Filed
Posted on 2/13/2010
No Time for Tort Reform
Posted on 2/10/2010
Class Action Defective Product Suit Filed Against Toyota
Posted on 2/10/2010
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Accidents
- Toyota Prius Class Action Lawsuit Complaint
- Class Action Lawsuit against Toyota in Kentucky
- Comair Crash: Court Rules Pilot Negligence "Substantial Factor"
- A Guide To Getting Differential Diagnosis Evidence Admitted
- Bicycle Accidents - Bicyclist Does Not Assume Risk of Defective Roadway - Cotty v. Southampton
Insurance Claims
- Are life insurance benefits payable where death results from accidentally running a stop sign? Since an ordinary person would characterize running a stop sign as an accident, life insurance benefits payable for an accidental death must be paid.
- Uninsured Motorist (UM) Benefits May Be Recovered In Work Death Kentucky Court of Appeals Rules In State Farm v. Slusher
- What are the Insurance companies' "Tricks of the Trade?"
Employment Law
- Kentucky Whistleblower & Employee Free Speech Brief
- Kentucky Whistleblower Act & Employee Free Speech Reply Brief
- Sex discrimination, hostile work environment, retaliation complaint; Leach v. Holder
- Texas Tech football coach Mike Leach Lawsuit documents
- The Executive, Administrative and Professional Exemptions to the Overtime Requirement
Workers' Compensation
- Recovery of Damages Against a Co-Worker For Injuries Sustained on the Job
- Recovery of Workers Compensation Benefits Not Barred by Recovery of Damages in Injury Suit Against Third-Party
- Are doctors that examine injured persons for an insurance company or corporation fair? Dorothy Clay Sims wrote a book about it, "Exposing Deceptive Defense Doctors." Robert Abell reviewed it for the Kentucky Justice Association publication, The Advocate.
- Worker Injured In Fall Entitled To Benefits -- Vacuum Depositing v Dever
- Injured Worker's Negligence Claim Not Barred By Workers Comp -- Labor Ready v Johnston
Disability Insurance
- Disability Benefits Terminated? Did the Insurance Company consider your doctors' opinions and evaluations?
- Disability Benefits Terminated? An Insurance Company's Failure to Consider Treating Doctor's Opinions Violates Federal Law - Love v. National City
- Termination of Disability Insurance Benefits By Sun Life Ruled Arbitrary and Capricious
- Termination of Disability Insurance Benefits by Sun Life Was Arbitrary and Capricious, Court Rules
- Ignoring and Fabricating Evidence: The Hartford Life Claims Process
General
- Which nursing homes provide the best care?
- Corporate Greed Endangers American Families
- Damages For Loss of a Spouse; Surviving Spouse May Recover Damages for Lost Companionship and Consortium Rules Kentucky Supreme Court
- Mike Martin v Joseph Schutzman - No Probable Cause to Arrest and Charge With Crime
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Accidents
Bicyclist Rendered Paraplegic Settles Injury Suit
A bicyclist rendered paraplegic when struck by a tour bus has settled his bicycle injury accident suit. If you have been injured in a bicycle accident caused by someone else's negligence or recklessness, contact Lexington, Kentucky accident attorney Robert Abell at 859-254-7076.
Family of Bicyclist Files Wrongful Death Suit
The family of a bicyclist killed by a truck has filed a wrongful death lawsuit. If you have been injured in a bicycling accident, Lexington, Kentucky accident attorney Robert Abell at 859-254-7076.$18.5 Million Verdict In Drunk Driving Case
Catastrophic injuries that left a Colorado man a functioning paraplegic caused by a drunk driver resulted in a jury verdict $18.5 million in damages.Cell-Phone Related Crash Results In $1.5 Million Settlement
Cell phone use while driving can result in negligence and crashes causing serious injuries. Contact Lexington, Kentucky accident lawyer Robert L. Abell if you have been injured by the negligence of someone driving a car negligently because they are talking on a cell phone.Paralyzed Motorcyclist Awarded $44.9 Million By Jury
A motorcyclist who was paralyzed when negligently hit by a car was awarded $44.9 million in compensation for his damages. If you have been injured in a motorcycle accident, contact motorcycle accident lawyer Robert Abell.$89 Million Drunk Driving Verdict
A jury's verdict returned $89 million in a case arising from the death of a 28 year old man killed by a drunk driver.Family of Teen Killed By Tractor Trailer Receives $5.25 Million Verdict
The family of a teenager killed by a tractor trailer has received a $5.25 million jury verdict. the trucking company was liable for failing to properly train its truckdriver and allowing him to drive a tractor-trailer with defective parts.Winchester Man Dies From Car Crash
A Winchester man, Allen Terry, died Sunday, October 11, 2009, as a result of a car crash on Bybee Road. The accident occurred on Wednesday, October 7, when Mr. Terry's car crashed into a brick mailbox.Source: Lexington Herald-Leader
3 Killed In Barren County Wreck
A car wreck over the weekend in Barren County near Glasgow killed three: Billy Calvert of Austin, Joel Read II of Glasgow and Felicia Humphrey of Edmonton. The crash occurred on U.S. 31-E Saturday afternoon, October 10, 2009.Source: Lexington Herald-Leader
Bourbon County Wreck Kills Paris Woman
A Paris woman, Mary Mitchell, was killed late Friday, October 9, 2009, in a car wreck in Bourbon County on Ky. 627. One other person was injured in the accident.Source: Lexington Herald-Leader
Jamestown Woman Injured In Crash - Kentucky Car Crash Lawyer
A Jamestown woman, Gwen Beckwith, was injured early Saturday, October 3, in a car crash on Ky. 55 in Adair County. The wreck happened about 8:30 a.m. about seven miles south of Columbia near the Hardscratch General Store. Glenn Mitchum of Columbia was also involved in the accident.Source: Lexington Herald-Leader
Lexington, Kentucky car accident lawyer Robert Abell represents persons injured in car accident and wreck cases.
Two Salyersville Women Killed In Wreck Near Richmond - Kentucky Accident Lawyer
Two Salyersville women, Martha Collins and Martha Gibson, were killed in a car crash late Friday, October 2, 2009, near Richmond. The wreck happened about 8 p.m. on Ky. 627. Michael Giles of Lawrenceburg was also involved in the accident but was uninjured.Source: Lexington Herald-Leader
Lexington, Kentucky accident lawyer Robert Abell represents individuals and families in car wreck and accident cases.
Pulaski County Man Killed On U.S. 27
A Pulaski County man, Robert Hansen of Eubank, was killed September 29, 2009, in an accident on U.S. 27. The wreck happened north of Somerset at the intersection of Ky. 70 and U.S. 27. Danny Blevins, also of Eubank, was injured in the accident.Source: Lexington Herald-Leader
Georgetown Woman Killed In Crash - Kentucky Accident Lawyer
A Georgetown woman, Natasha Jones, was killed on Wednesday, September 16, 2009, in a car crash on Anderson Road in Scott County. The crash was a single car accident and happened about 10:30 p.m.Lexington, Kentucky accident lawyer Robert L. Abell represents accident victims in car crash cases.
Source: Lexington Herald-Leader
Pedestrian Struck and Killed Near Lebanon - Kentucky Accident Lawyer
One pedestrian was killed and another injured when struck by a truck near Lebanon. Ladonna Sallee of Elk Horn was killed while walking along U.S. 68 near Lebanon late Friday, September 18, 2009. Trena Summers of Campbellsville, who was walking with Sallee, was injured and taken for treatment at a local hospital.Lexington, Kentucky accident lawyer Robert L. Abell represents individuals in accident cases.
Source: Lexington Herald-Leader
Carrollton Crash Kills Tennessee Man - Kentucky Accident Lawyer
A Tennessee man, Michael Anderson of Parsons, was died from a car crash Friday, September 11, 2009, near Carrollton. Mr. Anderson was traveling east of Carrollton on Ky. 36 at the time of the accident.Source: Lexington Herald-Leader
Wolfe County Motorcycle Crash Kills Two - Kentucky Motorcycle Accident Lawyer
Two men, Jason Patrick of Campton and Kenneth Pierson of Stanton, were killed in a motorcycle crash in Wolfe County early Monday, September 14, 2009. The wreck happened at the intersection of Ky. 15 and Myrtle Little Road. A passenger on Pierson's motorcycle, Ronda Banks also of Campton, was taken to the University of Kentucky hospital for treatment.Source: Lexington Herald-Leader
$3.1 Million Verdict for Drunk Driving Victim
A jury has awarded $3.1 million to a drunk driving car crash victim in Wisconsin reports the Eau Claire Leader-Telegram, "Drunk Driving Crash Victim Awarded $3.14 Million." The award included the following: $750,000 for future medical expenses; $250,000 for past and future lost earnings; $1.75 million for past and future pain, suffering, disfigurement and disability; $375,000 in punitive damages and $17,588 in out of pocket expenses.Lexington, Kentucky accident lawyer Robert L. Abell represents individuals injured in car crash and accident cases.
Woodford Crash Kills Two, Injures Six - Lexington Accident Lawyer
Two people were killed and six were injured in a crash Sunday night, September 6, 2009, in Woodford County. A Chevy S-10 pickup and a Ford Expedition were involved in the accident which occurred on Shannon Run Road near its intersection with Dry Ridge Road. The driver of the Expedition has been identified as Cindy Gaines of Versailles. The driver and occupant of the pickup were killed.Lexington, Kentucky lawyer Robert L. Abell represents individuals and families in car crash and accident cases.
Source: Lexington Herald-Leader
Montgomery County Crash Kills One, Injures Four
A Jeffersonville woman, Christina Smith, was killed and four persons were injured in a car crash in Montgomery County on Sunday afternoon, September 6, 2009. The wreck happened on Ky. 213 near Jeffersonville. Christina's husband, Rocky Smith, was treated for injuries at the University of Kentucky hospital. Three others, Jeff Burton and Anthony Hudson of Clay City and Cynthia Hudson of Jeffersonville were injured in the crash.Lexington, Kentucky accident lawyer Robert L. Abell represents individuals and families injured in auto accident and wreck cases.
Source: Lexington Herald-Leader
Wheatley Man Killed In Crash - Kentucky Accident Lawyer
A Wheatley man, Franklin Jordan, was killed early Saturday, September 5, 2009, in a car crash near Carrollton. The wreck happened on Ky. 36.
Lexington, Kentucky lawyer Robert L. Abell represents individual and families in car accident cases.
Source: Lexington Herald-Leader
Harlan County Man Killed In Crash - Lexington Accident Lawyer
A Harlan County man, Ronald Scott Jr., was killed early Saturday, August 29, 2009, in a car crash on Ky. 987 near to Cawood.Source: Lexington Herald-Leader
Paris Man Killed In Newtown Pike Accident - Lexington Accident Lawyer
A Paris man, Jimmy Caudill, was killed early Monday, August 31, in an accident on Newtown Pike in Lexington. Mr. Caudill was stopped at a red light when a box truck crashed into his Buick smashing it into the tractor trailer it was behind. Mr. Caudill was a 12 year employee of LFUCG.Robert L. Abell, a lawyer in Lexington, Kentucky, represents individuals and families injured or killed in vehicle accidents.
Source: Lexington Herald-Leader
Man Killed In Spencer County Crash
A car crash in Spencer County on Sunday, August 23, 2009, killed a Taylorsville man, Kevin Hatzman. The accident happened about 3:30 p.m. when Mr. Hatzman was driving north on Ky. 1539.Source: Lexington Herald-Leader
I-65 Crash Kills Shepherdsville Man - Kentucky Accident Lawyer
A Shepherdsville man, Jason Smith, was killed early Sunday, August 23, 2009, in a vehicle crash on I-65 in Jefferson County. The wreck happened about 4 a.m. near where I-65 meets the Outer Loop. A passenger was taken to University Hospital for treatment.Source: Louisville Courier-Journal
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