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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
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- What damages can be recovered if my spouse is killed in a car wreck?
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Insurance Claims
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- 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?