Kentucky residents can suffer a wide range of serious injuries, but coverage of these events may help others avoid or recover from an accident. Our news page explores the causes and outcomes of motor vehicle crashes and other severe injuries to help others prepare for what lies ahead.
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Whistleblower Settles With Ex-Governor For $500,000A whistleblower who claimed that the administration of former Missouri Governor Matt Blunt violated that state's open records law has settled his case for $500,000
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Nursing Home Whistleblower Files Suit Over FiringA whistleblower fired for reporting abuse and neglect of nursing home residents has filed suit.
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Kickback and Fraud Whistleblower Case Settled for $40 MillionA whistleblower case against Diabetes Treatment Centers of America settled for $40 million; it claimed that doctors were paid kickbacks for referring patients.
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Mattel Fined $2.3 Million For Lead in Children's ToysMattel and Fisher-Price have been fined $2.3 million by the Consumer Product Safety Commission for selling Chinese-made toys with high levels of lead paint.
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Too Much Money Makes Court Appear Unfair, Supreme Court RulesWhen contributions to a judicial campaign are disproportionate and present an "extraordinary situation", the judge who got the money must get off the case the Supreme Court ruled in Caperton v. Massey Energy.
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Antidepressants May Increase Risk of Breast Cancer RecurrenceA study presented to the American Society of Clinical Oncology indicates that the antidepressants, Zoloft, Paxila and Prozac, may increase the risk that breast cancer will recur.
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Bill Requiring Paid Sick Days IntroducedThe Healthy Families Act, a bill requiring up to 7 paid sick days annually for an employee has been introduced in Congress.
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Class Action To Recover Co-Pay Payments To Insurance CompanyA class action to recover co-payments to an insurance company has been filed against Kaiser Permanente under ERISA.
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I-75 Closed Temporarily By Truck AccidentA truck accident closed I-75 temporarily on Friday, May 29, 2009, at the Kentucky-Tennessee border.
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Pneumonia Risk Greater With Acid-Reflux Drugs, Study IndicatesAcid reflux drugs given hospital patients appear to increase the risk of pneumonia according to a report to be published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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Chinese Drywall Subject of Senate HearingsTwo Senate committees last week held hearings on the hazards to family safety posed by defective Chinese drywall.
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Lexington Bike Event A SuccessBike Lexington draws a big crowd of bicyclists.
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FDA Warns of Fraudulent Swine Flu CuresThe FDA has issued a warning about Internet marketing of fraudulent swine flu cures.
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Removal of Carcinogens From Baby Shampoo UrgedConsumer groups are urging Johnson & Johnson to remove carcinogens from Johnson's Baby Shampoo and other popular products.
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Bicycling In & Around LexingtonLexington, Kentucky needs more bike trails.
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Overtime Suits For On-Call Time On the RiseWhether an employee on-call must be paid for their time depends on circumstances; employee suits for overtime and wages are on the increase for on-call time.
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Supreme Court Furthers Harm of Pregnancy DiscriminationPregnancy discrimination goes unremedied by Supreme Court ruling in AT & T v. Hulteen.
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Eight Motor Vehicle Deaths In Kentucky Last WeekMotor vehicle accidents in Kentucky took eight lives the week of May 4 - 10, 2009; so far in 2009 267 people have died in motor vehicle crashes in Kentucky.
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Proving Discrimination: Robert Abell's Article In KJA's The AdvocateLexington, Kentucky employment lawyer Robert L. Abell has published an article in The Advocate, the official publication of the Kentucky Justice Association, on evidence plaintiffs in discrimination cases can use to help prove their cases.
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Robert L. Abell Joins AAJ's Bicycle Injury GroupRobert L. Abell joined the Bicycle Injury Group of the American Association of Justice, a group for lawyers representing persons injured while riding bicycles.