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Accidents
- Kentucky Motorcycle Crashes Up 69%
- $2 Million Verdict In Wreck Caused by Police Officer
- Motorcyclist's Family Settles Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Bus Company for $1.4 million
- Wrongful Death Suit Filed by Family of Pedestrian Killed by Valet Driver
- Shattered Patella From Fall Because of Liquid Soap = $415,000 Verdict
Insurance Claims
- Can Hospitals Charge Uninsured Patients More Than Insured Patients?
- Bad-Faith Termination of Assisted Living Benefits Results in $34.2 Million Verdict Against Insurance Company
- Whistleblower Suit Claims MetLife & Prudential Failed to Pay Millions In Life Insurance Benefits
- Homeowners Sue Insurer Over Home Replacement Valuation Process
- Do Insurance Companies Profit By Delaying Payment of Claims?
Employment Law
- Dock Workers Settle Age Discrimination Suit for $400,000
- City Settles Discrimination Case for $750,000
- Age Discrimination Case Against Law Firm Settled
- Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Against Aaron's Settled for $6 Million
- FedEx Settles Hiring Discrimination Case for $3 Million
Overtime & Wages
- ACS Call Center Employees Sue for Unpaid Overtime
- Wal-Mart To Pay $4.8 Million In Overtime and Fined
- Yelp Settles Overtime Suit for $1.25 Million
- Supermarket Sued For Overtime by Co-Manager
- IT Workers Suit for Wages & Overtime Granted Class Action Status
Kentucky Workers' Compensation
- OSHA Fine Proposed After 2 Worker Deaths
- Safety Violations Lead to $200 K Fines Following Worker's Electrocution
- Workers Compensation Claims Settled by AIG
- Work Injury Claims from Radiation Exposure Expedited
- Workers Comp Suit Against Wal-Mart Certified As Class Action
Disability Insurance
- Disability Insurance Benefits Reinstated By Court -- Lexington Disability Benefits Lawyer
- Doctor With MS Wins Suit For Disability Benefits Against Hartford Life
- Disability Insurer Tainted Claims Process By Providing Negative, Unfounded Information About Claimant to Medical Records Reviewer
Family Safety
- Hotel Sued By Hotel Guest for Sexual Assault
- Homeowners Sue Over Sewage Damage
- Understaffing at Nursing Homes Leads to $670 Million Verdict
- Nursing Home Death Results in $29.1 Million Verdict
- $30.3 Million Asbestos Exposure Award Affirmed
Whistleblowers
- Whistleblower Claims She Was Asked to Falsify Grades At Charter School
- Medicare & Medicaid Fraud Whistleblower Suit Settled for $137.5 Million
- Lockheed Martin Pricing Fraud Whistleblower Suits Settled for $15.9 Million
- Whistleblower's Retaliation Suit Reinstated by Appeals Court
- Misreported Drug Prices Yield $11 Million Settlement in Whistleblower Case
General
- Excessive Overdraft Fee Against Bank Settled for $13 Million
- Farm Workers Settle Unpaid Wages Suit
- Sex Discrimination As To Pay and Promotions At Issue In Latest Suit Against Walmart
- Call Center Employees Settle Overtime Case for $4 Million
- Train Derailment Suit Settled for $22.5 Million
Kentucky Employment Law Blog.. 
- Damages Recoverable under RICO for Fraudulent Deprivation of Workers Compensation Benefits
- A Claim for Workers Compensation Benefits Is Property Under RICO, Sixth Circuit Rules
- No "Inherent Incompatibility" Between FLSA Collective Action & State Law Class Action In Same Suit, Third Circuit Rules
- Supreme Court Limits State Employees' Protections Under FMLA
- Race Discrimination Class Action by Merrill Lynch Brokers Approved by Seventh Circuit
- Deputies' Report of Sheriff's Eavesdropping Addressed Matter of Public Concern and Was Protected by First Amendment
- McDonnell Douglas Burden-Shifting Framework Applicable to False Claims Act Retaliation Claims, First Circuit Rules
- What Is Pretext? An Amalgam of Irregularities, Inconsistencies and Implausibilities
- Is Driving A Major Life Activity Under the ADA?
- Employer's Pretextual Reasons For Discharge Warranted Liquidated Damages for FMLA Violation, Sixth Circuit Rules
Abell Law Blog..
- Use Goes Down, Prices Go Up: The Spiraling Upward Cost of Healthcare
- Does the Supreme Court Even Understand the Healthcare Reform Law?
- Did the Fifth Circuit Have a "Hissy Fit"?
- Lost Future Earning Capacity; What Is It and How Is It Proved?
- Did Dickens Hate Lawyers?
- Should A Judge Recuse When He Owes Money to One of the Law Firms In A Case?
- Sixth Circuit Hears Appeal of Phen-Fen Lawyers, Gallion and Cunningham
- Is An Issue "Almost Too Close to Call" Ripe for Summary Judgment? "No" Rules the Kentucky Court of Appeals
- No Link Between Tort Reform and Job Growth
- Order In the Court!: Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Accused of Choking A Colleague
News
Sex & Gender Discrimination In Employment: A Guide
Posted on 5/17/2012
Questions About Car Insurance?
Posted on 5/16/2012
Get A Free Kentucky Consumer Guide to Buying Car Insurance
Posted on 5/15/2012
Are Medical Malpractice Payouts Going Up?
Posted on 5/14/2012
Deaths from Vehicle Crashes Dropped Again in 2011
Posted on 5/9/2012
Library
Accidents
- Kentucky Consumer Guide To Buying Car Insurance
- How Lawsuits Have Improved Auto Safety
- Wrongful Death In Interstate Trucking Accident
- Toyota Prius Class Action Lawsuit Complaint
- Class Action Lawsuit against Toyota in Kentucky
Insurance Claims
- Do Insurance Companies Create Crises to Boost Their Profits?
- 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
- Sex & Gender Discrimination In Employment -- A SPECIAL REPORT
- Cancer In Remission Is a Protected Disability Under the Americans With Disabilities Act
- What supports a damages award in a wrongful termination or retaliation case? A long-term career cut short, prolonged unemployment and destructive impact on the fired employee's family life supported a jury verdict awarding $650,000 for emotional distress.
- $650,000 Emotional Distress & Punitive Damages Award Against UPS Upheld - Fischer v UPS
- Disability Discrimination In Violation of Americans With Disabilities Act - Complaint
Overtime & Wages
- Yelp Overtime Settlement
- Correctcare Wage & Hour Litigation - Plaintiffs' Response to Correctcare's Motion for Protective Order
- Class Action Complaint Against CorrectCare for Unpaid Wages & Overtime
- Wages & Overtime Sought For Working During Unpaid Meal Break - Class Action Law Reply Memorandum
- Wages & Overtime Sought For Working During Unpaid Meal Break - Class Action Law Memorandum
Kentucky Workers' Compensation
- Kentucky Workers Compensation Back Injury - Archer v Back Construction
- Kentucky Court of Appeals Upholds Workers Compensation Award for Back Injury - Archer v Back Construction
- Kentucky Workers Compensation Benefits May Be Doubled Where Employment Ends Due To Previous Work-Related Injuries Other Than Work Injury for Which Claim Is Filed
- Kentucky Workers Compensation Hip Fracture
- Employee's Commute To Work Within Course of Employment Under Kentucky Workers Compensation Law - Fortney v. Airtran Airways
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
Case Results
DISCLAIMER: The results are specific to the facts and legal circumstances of each of the clients' cases and should not be used to form an expectation that the same results could be obtained for other clients in similar matters without reference to the specific factual and legal circumstances of each client's case.
Employment Law
- Workers Compensation Retaliation - Verdict for $215,000
- Workers Compensation Retaliation - Verdict for $117,000
- Hostile Work Environment -- $65,000 Settlement
- Age Discrimination Verdict Against Columbia Gas - Verdict for $165,377
- Sex Discrimination & Retaliation Settlement - $150,000
Awarded: $215,000
Awarded: $117,000
Awarded: $65,000
Awarded: $165,377
Awarded: $150,000
Kentucky Workers' Compensation
- Back Injury - Workers Compensation Award = $92,339
- Hip Fracture - Kentucky Workers Compensation Award $14,012
Awarded: $92,339
Awarded: $14,012
Miscellaneous
- $10 Million Verdict -- Sexual Assault & Battery
Awarded: $10,000,00
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Accidents
- What do you have to prove in a Kentucky personal injury lawsuit?
- What damages can be recovered if my spouse is killed in a car wreck?
- What is the Kentucky statute of limitations to file suit for injuries caused in an automobile accident?
Insurance Claims
- Can you sue an insurance company for deceptive practices?
- Is it illegal for an insurance company to delay paying a claim?
- How long can an insurance company take to settle a claim in Kentucky?
Employment Law
- What is "sex plus" discrimination?
- Can I be fired for what I say about my company on Facebook?
- Are cancer patients covered by the ADA?
Overtime & Wages
- Does my employer have to pay overtime if I work through lunch in Kentucky?
- Does Kentucky law require a lunch break for employees?
- Are social workers exempt from overtime pay requirements?
Kentucky Workers' Compensation
- How many days of work do I have to miss because of a Kentucky work injury before I can start receiving workers compensation benefits?
- What is a permanent impairment rating under Kentucky workers compensation?
- How many days of work do I have to miss before I can get Kentucky workers compensation temporary total disability (TTD) benefits?
Disability Insurance
- My disability insurance company is the Hartford Life group and it has paid its medical evaluator, the University Disability Consortium, $13 million since 2002. Will the review of my claim for disability insurance benefits be fair and unbiased?
- What medical conditions are disabling?
- If my doctor represents that I am disabled, will the insurance company automatically start paying me my benefits?
Employee Benefits - ERISA
- Does an employer have any legal duties regarding an employee pension plan?
- What pension plans does ERISA cover?
- What is a fiduciary?
Family Medical Leave Act - FMLA
- How do I know if my employer is covered by FMLA?
- Is my employer covered by FMLA?
- Do I have to specifically mention the FMLA to be entitled to leave?
Sex Discrimination
- What would constitute a hostile work environment based on sexual harassment?
- I am treated differently than my co-workers, who are five men and one woman. My boss treats the other woman in our group different than me but the same as the man. Does this mean that I cannot successfully claim sex discrimination?
Whistleblowers
- Do credit union whistleblowers have any legal protection?
- Can I be fired for reporting Medicare fraud?
- Do whistleblower laws protect a private company employee in Kentucky?