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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
General
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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- 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
- "Exposing Deceptive Defense Doctors" reviewed by Robert Abell
- $6.7 Million Verdict for Worker Killed by Burns - Kentucky Work Injury Lawyer
- Are Claims Adjusters Paid To Deny Workers Compensation Claims?
- Workplace Death Results In OSHA Fine - Kentucky Work Injury Lawyer
- Grant County Man Electrocuted -- Kentucky Work Injury Lawyer
- Hispanic Worker Deaths Show Sharp Rise -- Kentucky Work Injury Lawyer
- Worker Injured By Unexplained Fall Entitled To Benefits -- Kentucky Workers Compensation Lawyer
- OSHA Investigates Construction Deaths -- Kentucky Work Injury Lawyer
- Safety Violations Provoke $107,500 In OSHA Fines -- Kentucky Work Injury Lawyer
- Electrician Killed At Fazoli's Restaurant - Kentucky Work Injury Lawyer
- Blood Splattering In Eye of Health Care Worker Is Compensable Work Injury
- "That's the game, baby" - Workers Compensation Insurance Company Expert Witness Explaining Testimony
- 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
- Retaliation Victim Wins $1.5 Million Verdict
- Firefighter Claims Retaliation For Prior Successful Race Bias Suit
- Racial Hostile Work Environment Yields $1 Million Plus Judgment
- Glass Ceiling Sex Discrimination Suit Settles for $19 Million
- Fired Assessor Claims Retaliation Over Prior Discrimination Suit
- Wage Lawsuit Settled Against Cintas
- Billion Dollar Overtime Suit Filed Against AT & T
- Race Bias Suit Settles for $8.9 Million
- Racial Harassment Suit Against Bahama Breeze Restaurant Settles for $1.26 Million
- Police Officer's Harassment Case Settles for $230,000
- Police Settle Overtime Case for $1.75 Million
- UPS Delivery Driver Overtime Suit Settled for $12.8 Million
- Unpaid Overtime and Missed Breaks Suit Against Wal-Mart Settles for $40 Million
- $51 Million Paid Out In Pension Benefits Case
- Retaliation Verdict for Doctor of $3.1 Million
- Firefighter Captain Settles Disability Discrimination Suit
- Hospital Workers Seek Wages For Working Through Meal Breaks
- TV Station Employees File Suit for Unpaid Overtime & Wage Violations
- Suit Claims Retaliation for Demanding Overtime Be Paid
- $6.2 Million Age Discrimination Verdict
- Age Discrimination Protections Needed Says New York Times
- Unpaid Wages and Expenses Sought In Class Action Suit By Truckers
- Racial Harassment Yields $1.2 Million Verdict Against Nucor
- Sexual Harassment Settlement $225,000
- Age Discrimination Suit by Coal Miners Against Massey Energy Settles for $8.75 Million
- Whistleblower Suit Filed by Fired Respiratory Therapist
- $1.3 Million Verdict In Sex Discrimination and Retaliation Case
- Frat House Atmosphere and Pay Disparity Results In Sex Discrimination Suit Against Anheuser-Busch
- Nurses Sue Hospital For Sexual Harassment
- Missed Breaks & Unpaid Wages Class Action Lawsuit Against Wal-Mart Settles
- $18 Million Settlement In Police Race Discrimination Suit
- $1 Million Punitive Damages Assessed Wal-Mart For Firing Pharmacist That Demanded Equal Pay
- Vanguard Financial Group Sued For Race Discrimination
- Gender Bias Suit Filed Against JPMorgan Chase - Kentucky Discrimination Lawyer
- Meal Break Suit Against Wal-Mart Settled for $3 Million
- $850,000 Settlement In Firefighter Sexual Harassment Case
- Lowe's Wage Class Action Suit Settled
- Overtime and Retaliation Lawsuit Filed
- $415,000 Settlement In Racial Harassment Case
- $28 Million Settlement In Wal-Mart Wage Case
- Disability Discrimination Suit Against Grocer
- Allstate Age Discrimination Suit Settled for $4.5 Million - Kentucky Age Discrimination Lawyer
- $1.45 Million for Police Officer In Discrimination Suit
- $992,500 Verdict In Age Discrimination Suit - Age Discrimination Lawyer
- Interrupted Meal Breaks At Center of Overtime Class Action Suit - Kentucky Overtime Lawyer
- USERRA Suit Against Continental Airlines
- Working Off the Clock Backpay Suit Settled for $7 Million - Kentucky Overtime Lawyer
- UPS Medical Leave Policy Violates Disability Law, EEOC Charges In Class Action Suit
- $1.1 Million Verdict In Retaliation Case
- Deputy Sheriff Files Whistleblower Suit
- Employee With Cerebral Palsy Sues Target For Disability Discrimination
- $1.7 MIllion Settlement In Sexual Harassment Suit Against Lowe's
- UPS Account Managers Sue for Overtime
- $900,000 Hiring Discrimination Settlement
- Comair Whistleblower Wins Suit - Kentucky Whistleblower Lawyer
- Deputy Sheriffs File Class Action Suit for Unpaid Overtime - Kentucky Overtime Lawyer
- $1.8 Million Disability Discrimination Verdict
- Unpaid Commissions Sought In Class Action Suit
- Overtime Settlement $17.25 Million - Kentucky Overtime Lawyer
- Police Officers Win Race Discrimination Suit
- State Workers Awarded $42 Million In Back Pay - Kentucky Wages Lawyer
- $9.1 Sex Discrimination Settlement with Dell Computers - Kentucky Discrimination Lawyer
- Tellers & Personal Bankers Sue Bank of America For Overtime - Kentucky Overtime Lawyer
- Overtime Suit Against Home Depot by Assistant Managers
- Sexual Harassment Suit Against City -- Kentucky Sexual Harassment Lawyer
- Age Discrimination Focus of EEOC Hearing -- Kentucky Discrimination Lawyer
- $21 Million Settlement In Race Bias Suits Against Kodak -- Kentucky Discrimination Lawyer
- USERRA Win By National Guardsman -- Kentucky Employment Lawyer
- Sex Discrimination Suit Settled Against Temp Agency for $250,000 -- Lexington Discrimination Lawyer
- Pizza Delivery Drivers Seek Unpaid Wages -- Kentucky Wage Lawyer
- Overtime Lawsuit Over Missed Meal Breaks Moves Forward -- Kentucky Overtime Lawyer
- Race Discrimination Class Action Against Wal-Mart Settled - Kentucky Employment Lawyer
- Pension Calculation Change Target Of Class Action Lawsuit -- Kentucky Employee Benefits Lawyer
- Pregnant Police Officer Wins Discrimination Case -- Kentucky Discrimination Lawyer
- Nurse Sues For Disability Discrimination - Kentucky Disability Lawyer
- Disability Discrimination Enforcement Stepped Up By EEOC -- Kentucky Disability Lawyer
- Women Sue Bank of America Over Lesser Bonuses
- $2.5 Million Settlement In Race Discrimination Suit -- Kentucky Discrimination Lawyer
- Class Action Wage Suit Against Northwestern Mutual - Kentucky Overtime Lawyer
- $3.1 Million In Back Pay Ordered In Race Discrimination Suit - Kentucky Discrimination Lawyer
- Disability Discrimination Suit Filed Against K-Mart -- Lexington Disability Lawyer
- Race Discrimination Suit Settled By Starbucks for $120,000 - Kentucky Discrimination Lawyer
- Class Action Suit For Reduced Wages Approved - Kentucky Employment Lawyer
- $3 Million Retaliation Verdict - Kentucky Employment Lawyer
- Discharged Employee Entitled To Unused Vacation Pay - Kentucky Employment Lawyer
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Covered By ADA - Lexington Disability Discrimination Lawyer
- $1.45 Million Settlement In Sex Discrimination Lawsuit
- Class Action For Unpaid Overtime Sought Against Mercedes
- Race Discrimination Lawsuit Against Eli Lilly Grows
- Canine Officer Sues For Unpaid Overtime
- Unpaid Overtime Sought By Mail Carriers In Class Action Lawsuit
- Sexual Harassment Suit by Police Officers Settled For $5 Million
- Police Discriminated Against Female Officer, Lawsuit Claims
- Proving the "Glass Ceiling" and Sex Discrimination
- $220,000 Settlement In Age Discrimination Suit
- Male Accused of Sexual Harassment May Sue For Sex Discrimination
- Call Center Employees Sue For Overtime
- Epileptic Awarded $475,000 In Disability Discrimination Case
- Police Canine Handlers Settle Overtime Suit
- Wage Class Actions Against Wal-Mart Settled
- Hostile Work Environment Created By "Locker Room" Atmosphere
- FMLA Violated By Retroactive Termination of Health Insurance
- Hospital Employees File Age Discrimination Lawsuit
- Indiana Lottery Settles Race Discrimination Suit For $2.8 Million
- Starbucks Store Manager Overtime Lawsuit Granted Conditional Class Action Status
- Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Costco
- Wage & Hour Class Action Settled For $11.7 Million
- Sexual Harassment Victim Awarded $5.8 Million By Jury
- Injured Returning Soldiers' Discrimination Suits On The Rise
- Nurses File Class Action Suit for Training and Mealtime Pay
- Sex Discrimination Occurs Where Employer Assumes That A Woman, Because She Is A Woman, Will Neglect Her Job Duties In Favor of Childcare Responsiblities, Court Rules
- Older Workers Targeted for Downsizing Settle Age Discrimination Suit
- Female Professors Settle Pay Discrimination Suit
- Latino National Origin Discrimination Class Action Settled for $4.3 Million
- Wage and Hour Enforcement Faulted In Government Report (Again)
- Diabetic Covered By Americans With Disabilities Act
- 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
- Suit Against CIGNA For Taunting Family of Dead Cancer Patient May Go Forward
- $10 Million Verdict Against Fortis for Cancellation of Health Insurance Upheld
- HMOs Deny 1 In 5 Claims, Study Shows - Insurance Claims Lawyer
- $14.6 Million Verdict On Uninsured Motorist Claim -- Lexington Accident Lawyer
- Homeowners Insurance Class Action Against Nationwide Settled - Kentucky Insurance Lawyer
- $6.2 Million Verdict In Disability Insurance Bad Faith Case
- Uninsured Motorist (UM) Benefits Payable Where Employee Killed by Co-Worker's Negligence
- 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
- $89 Million Drunk Driving Verdict
- Family of Teen Killed By Tractor Trailer Receives $5.25 Million Verdict
- 3 Killed In Barren County Wreck
- Winchester Man Dies From Car Crash
- Bourbon County Wreck Kills Paris Woman
- Jamestown Woman Injured In Crash - Kentucky Car Crash Lawyer
- Two Salyersville Women Killed In Wreck Near Richmond - Kentucky Accident Lawyer
- Pulaski County Man Killed On U.S. 27
- Georgetown Woman Killed In Crash - Kentucky Accident Lawyer
- Pedestrian Struck and Killed Near Lebanon - Kentucky Accident Lawyer
- Carrollton Crash Kills Tennessee Man - Kentucky Accident Lawyer
- Wolfe County Motorcycle Crash Kills Two - Kentucky Motorcycle Accident Lawyer
- $3.1 Million Verdict for Drunk Driving Victim
- Montgomery County Crash Kills One, Injures Four
- Woodford Crash Kills Two, Injures Six - Lexington Accident Lawyer
- Wheatley Man Killed In Crash - Kentucky Accident Lawyer
- Harlan County Man Killed In Crash - Lexington Accident Lawyer
- Paris Man Killed In Newtown Pike Accident - Lexington Accident Lawyer
- Man Killed In Spencer County Crash
- I-65 Crash Kills Shepherdsville Man - Kentucky Accident Lawyer
- Lexington Crash Kills Two
- Bicyclist Killed By Drunk Driver In Louisville
- Crash On New Circle Road Kills One, Injures One
- West Liberty Man Killed In Crash
- Spencer County Wreck Kills Shelbyville Man
- $3.5 Million Trucking Accident Verdict -- Kentucky Trucking Accident Lawyer
- Lewis County Crash Kills Two -- Kentucky Car Accident Lawyer
- US 42 Crash Kills One, Injures Two -- Kentucky Accident Lawyer
- Two Car Crash Near Somerset Kills One -- Kentucky Accident Lawyer
- Sturgis Women Killed In Nevada Crash - Kentucky Car Accident Lawyer
- Water Skier Killed On Lake Williamstown - Kentucky Accident Lawyer
- Harrodsburg Woman Killed In Car Crash, Driver Flees Scene -- Kentucky Car Wreck Lawyer
- Motorcycle Crash In Garrard County Kills One - Kentucky Motorcycle Lawyer
- Motorcyclist Killed On Athens-Boonesboro Road -- Lexington Accident Lawyer
- I-75 Car Crash Kills Four From Midway - Kentucky Car Accident Lawyer
- Elliott County Wreck Kills Two - Kentucky Car Accident Lawyer
- $2.3 Million Settlement In Bicyclist's Death
- Lexington Man Killed In Morgan County Crash - Lexington Accident Lawyer
- Bicyclist Hit By Car -- Kentucky Bicycle Injury Lawyer
- Motorcyclist Killed In Casey County Crash -- Kentucky Accident Lawyer
- I-64 Crash Kills Virginia Beach Woman - Kentucky Accident Lawyer
- One Killed, Many Injured In Pulaski County Crash - Kentucky Accident Lawyer
- Clay County Crash Kills Two - Kentucky Car Accident Lawyer
- I-64 Crash Kills West Liberty Man -- Kentucky Accident Lawyer
- Bell County Crash Kills One, Injures Two
- Firefighters Injured In Meade County Accident
- Pike County Man Killed In Car Crash
- Harrison County Car Crash Kills Guardsman - Kentucky Car Accident Lawyer
- Trucking Companies Sued For Honeymooners' Deaths
- Bicyclist Does Not Assume Risk of Defective Roadway
- Car Crash On Old Richmond Road Kills Lexington Woman
- Gallatin County Car Wreck Kills One, Injures Four
- Gallatin County Crash Kills Tennessee Woman
- I-75 Tractor Trailer Crash Kills One
- Local Artist Killed In Hit & Run
- Two Asbury Theological Students Killed In Jessamine County Crash
- Motorcyclist Killed In Knott County Crash
- Motorcyclist Killed In Perry County Crash
- Whitesburg Wreck Kills Kentucky Woman, Injures South Carolina Man & Three Others
- Clinton County Woman Killed In Crash
- Bicyclist Killed By Dump Truck Suit Settled
- Alumni Drive Crash Claims Life of Lexington Woman
- Nicholas County Crash Kills 3 From Cincinnati
- Louisville Man Killed In I-65 Crash
- Bicyclist Settles Brain Injury Claim Caused By Defective Bikepath
- Cumberland County Pilot Killed In Metcalfe County Crash
- Mt. Sterling Man Killed In Motorcycle Crash
- Breathitt County Woman Killed In Crash
- Truckdriver Killed On 1-71
- Harrodsburg Woman Killed In Crash
- Ohio Teen Killed In Casey County Crash
- Pineville Woman Killed In Crash
- Madison County Crash Kills Berea Man
- London Woman Killed In Laurel County Crash
- Virginia Teen Killed In Pike County Crash
- Traffic Deaths In 2008 Lowest Since 1961
- 17 Traffic Fatalities Last Week In Kentucky
- Breathitt County Woman Killed In Crash
- Corinth Man Killed On U.S. 25 In Grant County
- Woodford County Woman Killed In Old Frankfort Pike Crash
- Motorcyclist Killed On Palumbo Drive in Lexington
- Winchester Road Wreck Injures Four
- One Killed, Five Injured In Pulaski County Crash
- ATV Crash Fatal
- Pineville Man Killed In Knox County Crash
- Laurel County Crash Kills Teacher
- Scott County Wreck Kills Mother, Injures Family
- Cumberland Parkway Crash Kills Two, Injures Two
- Laurel County Wreck Kills One, Injures Two
- Underinsured Motorist (UIM) Benefits Claim Rejected By Court
- Daughter Covered by Mother's Underinsured Motorist (UIM) Coverage
- 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
- Sealing Court Documents Harms Public
- State Acts To Curb Nursing Home Abuse
- Estate of Wife Exposed to Asbestos On Husband's Clothing Awarded Damages
- Care of Patient With Unstable Psychiatric Condition Required by Federal Law
- 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
- Hospital Whistleblower Claims She Was Fired For Reporting Unsanitary Conditions
- Whistleblower Claims Lockheed-Martin Used Defective Coating on F-22
- Whistleblower Suits Rampant In Pharmaceutical Industry
- Whistleblower To Receive $4.5 Million In Government Fraud Case
- Whistleblower Earns $51.5 Million For Reporting Fraud
- Police Whistleblower Files Suit Over Reassignment - Whistleblower Lawyer
- Nursing Whistleblower Awarded $450,000 - Kentucky Whistleblower Lawyer
- $1.3 Whistleblower Recovery - Kentucky Whistleblower Attorney
- Whistleblower Claims Medicare Fraud
- Whistleblower Firefighters File Retaliation Suit
- Whistleblower Reinstated -- Kentucky Whistleblower Lawyer
- Whistleblower Suit Filed By Fired DMV Employee - Kentucky Whistleblower Lawyer
- Whistleblower to Receive $45 Million in Medicaid Fraud Settlement
- General
Practice Areas
- Vehicle Accident Attorney – Central Kentucky
- Kentucky Insurance Claims Lawyer, Bad Faith Claims Attorney
- Employment Law Attorney, Lexington, KY
- Central Kentucky Workers’ Compensation Claims On-The-Job Injury Lawyer
News
- Medical Malpractice System Works Says Americans for Insurance Reform
- Public safety Requires Trial Lawyers
- Toyota Prius Class Action Filed
- No Time for Tort Reform
- Class Action Defective Product Suit Filed Against Toyota
- Toyota President Explains Its Action Plan on Recalls
- What Car Models Is Toyota Recalling?
- Toyota To Recall Some 2010 Prius Over Braking Problems
- Fibromyalgia Drug Recall Urged
- Overtime Exemption Article Published by Robert Abell
- Disability Discrimination Charges Increase 10%
- Malicious Prosecution Case Settles for $12 Million
- Robert Abell on Tort Reform In Lexington Herald-Leader
- Race Discrimination Suit Filed Against Cleco Corp.
- Comair Crash: Court Rules Pilot Negligence "Substantial Factor"
- Supreme Court To Decide Employee's Privacy Right In Texting
- Dangers I-75 From Truck Volume
- Tort Reform Endangers Public
- Roxanne Conlin for Senate Website
- Merits of Tort Reform Decline With Malpractice Insurance Premiums
- Healthcare Whistleblower Fraud Suit Settled for $3 Million
- Healthcare Whistleblowers Yield $1.6 Billion In Fraud Recoveries
- Neurontin Clinical Data May Have Been Manipulated
- A Great Trial Lawyer, Roxanne Conlin, To Run For U.S. Senate
- Returning Soldiers Struggle To Find Jobs
- Report On Corporate Greed Endangering Americans
- Tort Reform An Unjust Part of Health Care Reform Says Des Moines Register
- Patients' Rights Given Short Shrift In Health Reform Bills
- Support for Restoring Age Discrimination Protections
- Congress Moves To Enhance Age Discrimination Protections
- XMRV Virus Linked To Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Reverse Mortgages for Seniors Target of Consumer Report
- Insurance Company Abuses Discussed at Hearing
- Rescission: When the Insurance Company Doesn't Want to Provide the Coverage You've Been Paying For
- Calls for Tort Reform Condemned; Why Are Americans Demanding Their Rights Be Taken Away
- E-Coli Tainted Cookie Dough Highlights Food Safety Concerns
- Herald-Leader On the Myth of Tort Reform
- $2 Million Settlement In Whistleblower Case
- Whistleblowers Can Testify Against State Farm
- President Obama Names New OSHA Head
- Whistleblower Protection Bill Advances
- Chemical Spill In Scott County - Kentucky Injury Lawyer
- Texting While Driving Increases Crash Risk 23%, Study Says
- Diet Supplements Alleged To Contain Steriods
- Robert Abell Publishes Article on Getting Differential Diagnosis Evidence Admitted
- Overtime Class Action Suit Settled -- Kentucky Overtime Lawyer
- Age Discrimination Hearing To Be Held by EEOC - Kentucky Age Discrimination Lawyer
- Weakening of Age Discrimination Protections Criticized -- Kentucky Discrimination Lawyer
- Whistleblower Fired For Speaking To Media -- Kentucky Whistleblower Lawyer
- Discrimination Suit Filed Against Campbell Soup -- Kentucky Employment Lawyer
- Tainted Air Target of Lawsuit -- Kentucky Workers Compensation Lawyer
- Overtime Suit For Busdrivers Advances - Kentucky Overtime Lawyer
- Hospital's Inflated Patient Records Yield $2.75 Million Fraud Settlement
- Oatmeal Recall
- E Coli Confirmed In Cookie Dough
- Tainted Cookie Dough Suit Filed -- Kentucky Injury Lawyer
- Nestle Toll House Cookie Dough Recall
- More Support for Paycheck Fairness Act - Sex Discrimination
- Paycheck Fairness Act - Kentucky Discrimination Lawyer
- Whistleblower Case To Be Decided By Supreme Court
- EEOC To Revise Disability Act Regulations - Lexington Disability Lawyer
- Medical Insurers Vow To Continue Rescission Policies
- Asbestos Victims' Medical Bills To Be Paid By EPA
- Whistleblower Wins Judgment Against City
- Nursing Homes Fined Over Resident Deaths
- Government Joins Whistleblower Suit Against Drugmaker
- Nursing Home Whistleblower Files Suit Over Firing
- Whistleblower Case Settled for $40 Million
- Whistleblower Settles With Ex-Governor For $500,000
- Mattel Fined $2.3 Million For Lead in Children's Toys
- Too Much Money Makes Court Appear Unfair, Supreme Court Rules
- Antidepressants May Increase Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence
- Class Action To Recover Co-Pays To Insurance Company
- Bill Requiring Paid Sick Days Introduced
- Truck Accident Closes I-75 Temporarily
- Pneumonia Risk Greater With Acid-Reflux Drugs, Study Indicates
- FDA Warns of Fraudulent Swine Flu Cures
- Lexington Bike Event A Success
- Chinese Drywall Subject of Senate Hearings
- Removal of Carcinogens From Baby Shampoo Urged
- Bicycling In & Around Lexington
- Overtime Suits For On-Call Time On the Rise
- Supreme Court Furthers Harm of Pregnancy Discrimination
- Eight Motor Vehicle Deaths In Kentucky Last Week
- Robert L. Abell Joins AAJ's Bicycle Injury Group
- Robert Abell Publishes Article On Proving Discrimination In KJA's The Advocate
- Age Discrimination Class Action Suit Filed Against 3M
- Hydroxycut Recalled After FDA Cites Liver Dangers
- $4.5 Million Retaliation Verdict Upheld
- Kentucky Vehicle Accidents Claimed 19 Lives Last Week
- Workers Compensation Lawyer Robert Abell Quoted By Inside Counsel Magazine On Remedies for Injured Workers Fraudulently Denied Benefits
- Supreme Court Justice Souter Retires, President Obama Announces
- Robert L. Abell Blogs for Lexington Herald-Leader
Case Results
- Employment Law
- Workers Compensation Retaliation - Verdict for $215,000
- Workers Compensation Retaliation - Verdict for $117,000
- Age Discrimination Verdict Against Columbia Gas - Verdict for $165,377
- Sex Discrimination & Retaliation Settlement - $150,000
Awarded: $215,000
Awarded: $117,000
Awarded: $165,377
Awarded: $150,000
- General
- $10 Million Verdict -- Sexual Assault & Battery
Awarded: $10,000,00
Document Library
- 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
- The Importance of Uninsured Motorist (UM) Coverage Shown Again
- Kentucky Consumer Guide To Buying Car Insurance
- 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
- Hostile Environment In Racial Harassment Case Results in $1 Million Judgment Against Whirlpool Corporation
- Misclassification of Employees and Overtime Requirements
- Loan underwriters Are Entitled to Overtime; The Administrative Exemption Does Not Apply
- An Informal Complaint May Constitute Protected Activity For Purposes of Retaliation
- Sexual harassment and hostile work environment; when is it unlawful?
- Racial harassment and hostile work environment; what is it unlawful?
- Hostile Work Environment and Racial Harassment
- USERRA Verdict for National Guardsman Upheld -- Hance v Norfolk Southern
- National Guardsman Wins USERRA Case
- Wage Class Action Under RICO Approved - Kentucky Employment Lawyer
- Disability Discrimination - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Found Disabling
- Disability Discrimination - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Covered By Americans With Disabilities Act
- Sexual Harassment - Hostile Work Environment Created By "Locker Room" Atmosphere
- Sex Discrimination - Breaking the Glass Ceiling
- Sex Discrimination - Proof of the Glass Ceiling - Conti v. American Axle
- Sex Discrimination - Stereotyping The Male Accused of Sexual Harassment
- Disability Discrimination - Epilepsy and the Americans With Disabilities Act
- Sex Discrimination - Male Accused of Sexual Harassment May Sue For Sex Discrimination - Sassaman v. Gamache
- Disability Discrimination - Epileptic Awarded $475,000 - Finan v. Good Earth Tools, Inc.
- Stereotypes & "Sex Plus" Discrimination
- Sexual Harassment - Hostile Work Environment Created By "Locker Room" Atmosphere - Gallagher v CH Robinson Worldwide
- Pregnancy Discrimination Harms Perpetuated By Supeme Court
- FMLA Violated By Retroactive Termination of Medical Insurance
- There You Go Again: Admissibility of Other Bad Act Evidence Under KRE 404(b)
- Race Discrimination - Discrimination Based On Advocacy For or Association With Co-Employee of Different Race Is Unlawful - Barrett v Whirlpool Corporation
- Sex Discrimination: Mother of Four Denied Promotion Subjected to "Sex Plus" Discrimination in Chadwick v. WellPoint
- Age Discrimination - Wells v Columbia Gas; Amended Complaint
- Age Discrimination - Wells v. Columbia Gas; Jury Verdict Awarding Damages
- Age Discrimination - Wells v. Columbia Gas - Brief to Kentucky Court of Appeals
- Age Discrimination - Wells v Columbia Gas - Kentucky Court of Appeals Opinion
- Age Discrimination - Wells v. Columbia Gas - Memo For Attorney's Fees
- Workers Compensation Retaliation - Casey v. Milner Electric - Judgment Awarding Damages & Punitive Damages
- Workers Compensation Retaliation, Malicious Prosecution & Abuse of Process - Isham v. ABF Freight Systems - Complaint
- Workers Compensation Retaliation, Malicious Prosecution & Abuse of Process - Isham v. ABF Freight Systems - Kentucky Court of Appeals Opinion
- Age Discrimination - Wells v. Columbia Gas - "Columbia Gas Held Guilty of Age Bias" - Lexington Herald-Leader
- Sex Discrimination & Retaliation Complaint - Massarone v. Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government
- Sex Discrimination, Retaliation & Aiding and Abetting Discrimination Amended Complaint - Massarone v. Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government
- Workers Compensation Retaliation - Works v. LexTran - "Dismissed LexTran Driver To Return To Work Monday"; Lexington Herald-Leader, October 14, 1995
- Sex Discrimination & Retaliation - Massarone v. Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government - "Attorney: Claim Not Weakened In Walsh Case"; Lexington Herald-Leader, March 13, 2003
- Whistleblower - Barton v. LexTran - "Ex-LexTran Worker Sues Over Dismissal"; Lexington Herald-Leader, March 17, 1999
- Whistleblower - Puckett v. Bank of Richmond - "Ex-Official Files U.S. Suit"; Richmond Register, September 14, 1994
- Puckett v. Bank of Richmond - "Former Banker Files Suit"; Richmond Register, September 8, 1994
- Landreth v. Bank of Richmond - "Lawsuit Widens, Includes Bank"; Richmond Register, February 21, 1995
- Race Discrimination - Richmond v. Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government - "Lexington Settles Last of Suits Alleging Discrimination"; Lexington Herald-Leader, May 22, 2003
- Puckett v. Bank of Richmond - "Bank Papers Can Be Secret"; Richmond Register, March 7, 1995
- Puckett v. Bank of Richmond - "Bank Wants Records Secret"; Richmond Register, March 2, 1995
- Race Discrimination - Richmond v. Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government - "Detective Alleges Race Bias by Walsh Suit Comes On Top of Two Sex-Bias Claims"; Lexington Herald-Leader, August 21, 2001
- Sex Discrimination & Retaliation - Massarone v. Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government - "Ex-Chief Accused of Forcing Sex On Officer"; Lexington Herald-Leader, February 28, 2003
- Puckett v. Bank of Richmond - "Former Banker Files Suit"; Richmond Register, September 8, 1994
- Sex Discrimination & Retaliation - Massarone v. Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government - "Former Officer Recants Charge Against Walsh"; Lexington Herald-Leader, March 12, 2003
- Workers Compensation Retaliation, Abuse of Process, Malicious Prosecution - Brief to Kentucky Court of Appeals
- Workers Compensation Retaliation, Abuse of Process & Malicious Prosecution - Isham v. ABF Freight Systems
- Workers Compensation Retaliation, Malcious Prosecution & Abuse of Process - Isham v. ABF Freight System
- Workers Compensation Retaliation, Abuse of Process, Malicious Prosecution - Isham v. ABF Freight Systems
- Lexington Public Library v. Clark - Kentucky Supreme Court Opinion Ruling On Application of Attorney-Client Privilege
- Sex Discrimination & Retaliation - Massarone v. Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government - "Lawsuit Naming Walsh Settled"; Lexington Herald-Leader, March 20, 2003
- Landreth v. Bank of Richmond - "Lawsuit Widens, Includes Bank"; Richmond Register, February 21, 1995
- Age Discrimination - Wells v. Columbia Gas; Memorandum
- Age Discrimination - Wells v. Columbia Gas; Memorandum
- Bastin v. University of Kentucky - "KSU's New Interim Police Chief Is Suing UK"; Lexington Herald-Leader, January 4, 2008
- Blankenship v. University of Kentucky - "UK Denies Suit's Claim of Sexual Discrimination"; Kentucky Kernel, November 20, 2007
- Whistleblower - Hegeman v. Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government - "Police File Remains Confidential"; Lexington Herald-Leader, December 23, 2005
- Whistleblower - Hegeman v. Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government - "Police Lieutenant Sues Lexington, Charges Retaliation Over Timecard Issue"; Lexington Herald-Leader, April 21, 2005
- Religious Discrimination - EEOC Compliance Manual
- Age Discrimination - Rush v. Somerset-Pulaski County Emergency Medical Service - "Rush Claims Age Discrimination"; Commonwealth Journal, December 20, 1991
- SPECIAL REPORT - Sex and Gender Discrimination In Employment
- Sex Discrimination & Retaliation - Massarone v. Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government - "Sex Claim OK'd for Walsh Trial"; Lexington Herald-Leader, March 15, 2003
- Sex Discrimination & Retaliation - Massarone v. Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government - "Sexual Assault Claims Included, Judge Rules In Suit of Ex-Police Chief Race Bias Claim Allowed"; Lexington Herald-Leader, March 1, 2003
- Landreth v. Richmond Bank - "Suit Against Bank Filed In Federal Court"; Richmond Register, April 5, 1995
- Sex Discrimination & Retaliation - Massarone v. Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government - "Suit Claims Sex Discrimination By Lexington Chief"; Courier-Journal, August 2, 2001
- Blankenship v. University of Kentucky; "Suit Says Female UK Police Officers Were Mistreated"; Lexington Herald-Leader, October 12, 2007
- Bruner v. Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government - "Three Urban County Government Employees Sue To Keep Jobs"; Lexington Herald-Leader, December 28, 2006
- Bastin v. University of Kentucky - "UK Officer Sues Over Alleged Firing"; Lexington Herald-Leader, July 28, 2006
- Sex Discrimination & Retaliation - Massarone v. Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government - "Walsh Is Target of Sex Bias Suit"; Lexington Herald-Leader, August 2, 2001
- 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
- Workers Compensation - Injured Workers Denied Benefits May Pursue RICO Claims - Brown v Cassens Transport
- Remedies For Injured Workers Denied Workers Compensation Benefits
- Injured Workers May Pursue a Civil RICO Claim Based On An Enterprise Denying Them Workers' Compensation Benefits (published in The Advocate by the Kentucky Justice Association)
- 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
- Termination of Disability Benefits Reversed -- Kramer v Paul Revere Life Insurance Company
- Doctor With Multiple Sclerosis Wins Disability Benefits From Hartford Life - Bloom v Hartford Life
- Termination of Disability Benefits By Paul Revere and Provident Reversed
- Disability Insurance - Hartford Life Has Paid $13 Million To University Disability Consortium Since 2002
- Disability Insurer Tainted Claims Process by Providing Negative, Unfounded Information About Claimant to Medical Records Reviewer - DeLisle v. Sun Life
- Disability Insurance - Lyman Powell v Hartford Life - Motion To Take Discovery on Relationship Between Hartford Life and University Disability Consortium
- Disability Insurance - Lyman Powell v Hartford Life - Reply Memo re University Disability Consortium
- Disability Insurance - Lyman Powell v Hartford Life - Federal District Court Opinion Ordering Discovery on Relationship Between Hartford Life and University Disability Consortium
- 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
- Lawsuit Filings From Kentucky Administrative Office of Courts: FY 2001 - 2008
- ERISA - Archer v. Radio-Electronic Company - Amended Complaint Seeking Monies in Profit-Sharing Plan Account
- Tortious Interference With Business Relationships - Prime Contracting, et al v. Wal-Mart - Federal District Court Opinion
- Tortious Interference With Business Relationships - Prime Contracting, et al v. Wal-Mart - Complaint
- Americans With Disabilities Act - "Disabled Lexington Man Sues Richmond"; Lexington Herald-Leader, September 30, 1992
- Americans With Disabilities Act - "City Ordered To Meet Needs of Disabled"; Richmond Register, August 6, 1993
- Americans With Disabilities Act - "City Sued For Handicap Access Plan"; Richmond Register, September 30, 1992
- Americans With Disabiliites Act - "Man Settles Suit Against Richmond"; Lexington Herald-Leader, July 29, 1993
- Asbestos Exposure - Perkins v. Serv-Air; Amended Complaint for Workers and Families Exposed to Asbestos
- Asbestos Exposure - Perkins v. Serv-Air; Memorandum
- Landreth v. Reddy - "Bank Officials Sued for Defamation"; Richmond Register, August 20, 1994
- Lexington Public Library v. Clark - Brief to Kentucky Supreme Court Regarding Application of Attorney-Client Privilege
- Herrington v. Baptist Healthcare System - Memorandum Regarding Crime-Fraud Exception to Attorney-Client Privilege
- Archer v. Radio-Electronic Company - Memorandum Opposing Motion To Dismiss ERISA Suit for Monies in Profit-Sharing Plan Account
- Wheeler v. Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council - "Suit Against City Valid, Judge Finds"; Lexington Herald-Leader, June 26, 1997
- Michael Martin v. Joseph Schutzman, et al - "Villa Hills Councilman Sues, Says He Was Arrested After Questioning Cop"; Cincinnati Enquirer, June 10, 2008
- "Voter Who Wants To Switch Parties For Primary Joins Challenge To Election Law"; Lexington Herald-Leader, February 21, 1995
Frequently Asked Questions
- Accidents
- 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?
- Can you recover damages for loss of a spouse's companionship because of injuries caused by another's negligence?
- What is the time limit to see a doctor after a car wreck?
- How long do I have to see a doctor after an accident?
- What are "um" benefits?
- Who" should "no-fault" benefits be paid to?
- Are my "no fault" benefits paid to me or to my doctor?
- When are no-fault benefits supposed to be paid?
- Are Kentucky no-fault benefits available to a driver from another state?
- What are the time limits for bringing a claim for no-fault insurance benefits?
- What types of economic losses are covered by no-fault benefits?
- What are replacement services losses covered by no-fault insurance benefits?
- What medical expenses are covered by no-fault benefits?
- What work loss is covered by no-fault benefits?
- Are no-fault benefits available where there is a death from the car wreck or accident?
- What no-fault benefits are available to cover replacement services loss where the car accident or wreck causes a death?
- Where someone is killed in a car accident or wreck, who are the survivors entitled to recover no-fault benefits?
- What are added reparation benefits?
- What types of losses are covered by added reparation benefits?
- Are deductibles allowed for no-fault benefits?
- Do I have the right to decide how to direct payment of the no-fault benefits?
- Can no-fault benefits be paid directly to my doctor?
- When does no-fault coverage apply?
- Am I entitled to no-fault benefits if I am injured in a car wreck or accident outside of Kentucky?
Who is a "basic reparation insured" entitled to no-fault benefits?
- Is a motorcyclist covered by no-fault?
- How long after my last no-fault benefits payment is made do I have to file suit?
- Who covers my lost wages when I am hurt in an accident and can't work?
- Who pays my medical bills when I am hurt in an accident?
- What if the driver who caused the accident that injured me doesn't have any insurance?
- Do I need a lawyer to help me with my accident case?
- How much car insurance am I required to have?
- What are "no fault" benefits?
- What is underinsured motorist (UIM) coverage?
- What is uninsured motorist (UM) coverage?
- What are Personal Injury Protection (PIP) benefits?
- What are Basic Reparation Benefits (BRB)?
- Who pays BRB?
- Who pays PIP?
- 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?
- Can a car insurance company hold up a settlement offer?
- Can an insurance company hold up a settlement on one claim to try and force a lower settlement on another claim?
- Is an insurance company required to explain why it is denying a claim?
- Is an insurance company required to explain why it will not offer a reasonable settlement for a claim?
- Can an insurance company delay paying a claim and keep making a claimant provide proof of their loss over and over?
- Is an insurance company required to explain the basis or reason for its payment of a claim?
- Can an insurance company attempt to settle a claim based on an altered application when the insured did not know of the alteration?
- When is an insurance company liable for a bad faith insurance practice?
- Can an insurance company misrepresent insurance policy provisions applicable to a claim?
- Is an insurance company required to answer my questions and correspondence about an insurance claim?
- Is an insurance company required to promptly investigate a claim?
- Can an insurance company refuse to pay a claim without any investigation?
- How much time can an insurance company take to pay a claim when proof of the loss has been submitted?
- Is an insurance company required to be fair in payment or settlement of a claim?
- Is an insurance company required to act in good faith in settling a claim?
- Can my insurance company make me file a lawsuit just to collect a fair payment on my claim?
- Who are the Ten Worst Insurance Companies?
- Employment Law
- If I get fired in Kentucky, am I entitled to my vacation pay?
- Is a loan underwriter exempt from overtime?
- Is a job that does not require an advanced degree exempt from overtime under the "professional" exemption?
- Can a non-compete agreement be enforced against an independent contractor?
- Does Kentucky law require that an employee be given a rest break?
- Does it violate any labor laws if I'm forced to work off the clock?
- Can I sue for racial harassment on the job?
- Does employment discrimination violate Kentucky law?
- If I'm diagnosed with cancer, do I have any protection from being fired?
- Can my employer force me to work off the clock and not pay me?
- If I work overtime and am not paid overtime, what can I do?
- Does Kentucky law require a rest break for employees?
- Are assistant managers exempt from overtime?
- What does Kentucky law say about lunch breaks for employees?
- Is Chronic Fatigue Syndrome a disability under the Americans With Disabilities Act?
- Do I have to be paid for my unused, vested vacation pay when I leave my job?
- Does Kentucky law prohibit age discrimination in promotions?
- What is caregiver discrimination?
- I have been diagnosed with cancer. What protections to I have to keep from being fired?
- What is a major life activity under the Americans With Disabilities Act?
- Can my employer fire me because I filed a charge of discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission after I was denied a promotion and I was the best-qualified candidate?
- Can I be fired because I filed a discrimination charge with the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights?
- Can I be fired if I testify in court in a co-worker's discrimination lawsuit and my testimony supports the case against our employer?
- My employer conducted an internal investigation regarding a complaint of sexual harassment made by another employee and I was interviewed as part of the investigation. Am I protected from retaliation based on incidents of sexual harassment or inappropriate workplace behavior that I disclosed during the investigation?
- Workers' Compensation
- If I file for workers comp benefits at my job, will they try to fire me?
- Can I sue for damages if I'm injured at work because of my boss's negligence?
- If I am found permanent partial disability (PPD) in workers compensation, can I still work?
- How are my benefits affected if I am injured and can still work but not in the same type job I was working when I was hurt?
- Can I recover any benefits or money damages for my pain and suffering on my workers compensation claim?
- Can I be fired if I file a claim for workers compensation benefits?
- Can I recover money for my pain and suffering on my workers compensation claim?
- Do I get a jury trial on my claim for Kentucky workers compensation benefits?
- If my employer or its workers compensation insurance company wants me to be examined by a doctor they choose, do I have to go?
- Who decides my claim for workers compensation benefits?
- What is an impairment rating?
- What is a permanent partial disability?
- 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?
- If my claim is denied, will the insurance company's appeal process be fair and unbiased?
- If I have to file suit, will I win if the judge decides that the insurance company was wrong in rejecting my claim?
- What does ERISA refer to?
- If I have to file suit, will I be able to explain to the judge at trial why I am disabled and can no longer work?
- 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?
- What are the duties of a fiduciary of an employee pension plan?
- Who is a beneficiary?
- What are an employer's duties regarding an employee pension plan?
- What rights does a plan participant have to information about the employee pension plan?
- Other than the employer does anyone else have fiduciary obligations to an employee pension plan?
- What do I do if my employer has breached its fiduciary duty?
- Family Medical Leave Act - FMLA
- Can an employer use the taking of FMLA leave as a negative factor in a hiring decision?
- Can my employer use my taking of FMLA leave as a negative factor in an employment action?
- Can my employer use my taking of FMLA leave against me in a promotion decision?
- Can my employer use my taking of FMLA leave against me in taking a disciplinary action against me?
- Can my employer count my days out on FMLA leave as absences under an attendance policy?
- Is my employer allowed to retaliate against me because I took FMLA leave?
- Is my employer allowed to discriminate against me because I took FMLA 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 whistleblower laws protect a private company employee in Kentucky?
- What is the Kentucky Whistleblower Act?
- What kind of disclosures or whistleblowing is covered by the Kentucky Whistleblower Act?
- General
- How long do I have to file a personal injury lawsuit in Kentucky?
- What is a personal injury case?
- How do I know if I have a personal injury case?
- How long do I have to file a personal injury lawsuit?
- What is a statute of limitations?
- Do I need an expert witness?
- What happens in a lawsuit between the time the suit is filed and the time of the trial?
- What are compensatory damages?
- What all can I recover in a personal injury lawsuit?
- What are punitive damages?
Resources
- Accidents
- "After An Accident"
- "A Parent's Guide To Teen Driving" - publication of Kentucky Department of Insurance
- Insurance Claims
- Americans For Insurance Reform
- Fight Bad-Faith Insurance Companies
- AllstateInsuranceSucks.com
- Insurance Information Institute
- United Policyholders
- Kentucky Department of Insurance
- Employment Law
- Department of Workplace Standards, Kentucky Labor Cabinet
- Kentucky Commission on Human Rights
- Workplace Fairness
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- National Employment Lawyers Association
- Workers' Compensation
- Employment Discrimination
- Sexual Harassment Hotline Resource List
- Facts About Sexual Harassment
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- Disability Rights Advocates
- Equal Rights Advocates
- Mexican-American Legal Defense & Educational Fund
- National Workrights Institute
- NOW Legal Defense Fund
- ERISA & Employee Benefits
- Cornell Law School - ERISA & Employee Benefits Resource Site
- Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
- Employee Benefits Research Institute
- Benefits Link
- Nursing Homes
- Nursing Home Staffing
- Your Rights As a Nursing Home Resident
- Nursing Home Checklist
- Medicare's Guide To Choosing a Nursing Home
- Whistleblower
- General
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FAQs
Accidents
- 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?
- Can you recover damages for loss of a spouse's companionship because of injuries caused by another's negligence?
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
- If I get fired in Kentucky, am I entitled to my vacation pay?
- Is a loan underwriter exempt from overtime?
- Is a job that does not require an advanced degree exempt from overtime under the "professional" exemption?
Workers' Compensation
- If I file for workers comp benefits at my job, will they try to fire me?
- Can I sue for damages if I'm injured at work because of my boss's negligence?
- If I am found permanent partial disability (PPD) in workers compensation, can I still work?
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?
- What does ERISA refer to?
Employee Benefits - ERISA
- What are the duties of a fiduciary of an employee pension plan?
- What is a fiduciary?
- What pension plans does ERISA cover?
Family Medical Leave Act - FMLA
- Can an employer use the taking of FMLA leave as a negative factor in a hiring decision?
- Can my employer use my taking of FMLA leave as a negative factor in an employment action?
- Is my employer allowed to discriminate against me because I took FMLA 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 whistleblower laws protect a private company employee in Kentucky?
- What kind of disclosures or whistleblowing is covered by the Kentucky Whistleblower Act?
- What is the Kentucky Whistleblower Act?