Victims are often unprepared for the effort it will take to recover payment after an injury. In our blog, our legal team explores common challenges victims experience during their physical and emotional recoveries, as well as best practices when pursuing a personal injury case.
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"Illegal Use" of Alcohol and Insurance Benefits; Does this Exclusion Apply to a Drunk Driving Death? Depends on the Policy Language. Insurance policies often have exclusions where the cause of death is the illegal use of alcohol; that is not the same as illegal conduct after alcohol use -
Written Employment Contracts Are Enforceable Against the State, State Agencies and State Universities Lexington, Kentucky employment lawyer Robert Abell on the enforcability of employment contracts with the state or state agencies and universities. -
Tom Jurich on Solid Ground In His Contract Dispute with U of L Lexington, Kentucky employment lawyer Robert Abell on the contract dispute between U of L and its former athletic director Tom Jurich in the Courier-Journal -
64% Recognize Sexual Harassment In the Workplace Is a Serious Problem Lexington, Kentucky sexual harassment lawyer Robert Abell on the recent poll showing that 64% of Americans recognize that sexual harassment is a serious problem -
Is Calling President Trump a Racist a Fireable Offense? Lexington, Kentucky employment lawyer Robert Abell on whether the ESPN sportscaster's assertion that President Trump is a racist is a fireable offense. -
Collecting Unpaid Overtime Helped, Cheaters Dealt a Blow by Kentucky Supreme Court Lexington, Kentucky overtime lawyer Robert Abell discusses the Kentucky Supreme Court's ruling helping workers to recover their unpaid overtime. -
Is Being Required to Check Your Email or Phone Being On-Call? Does the Workday end in the Age of Email, Text Messages and Smartphones? Lexington, Kentucky overtime lawyer Robert Abell on a $8 million overtime settlement paid Philadelphia police for being required to check their email or phone. -
Does the Fired Google Engineer Have a Case Against the Company? Lexington, Kentucky discrimination lawyer Robert Abell on whether the Google engineer fired for a memo about the company's diversity programs has a case. -
UPS Settles ADA Suit over its 12 Month Leave Policy for $1.7 Million Lexington, Kentucky ADA lawyer Robert Abell on the $1.7 million settlement by UPS of a suit claiming that its 12 month leave policy violated the ADA. -
Fibromyalgia Victim Entitled to Disability Insurance Benefits, Court Rules Lexington Kentucky disability insurance lawyer Robert Abell discusses the disability insurance benefits awarded to a fibromyalgia sufferer. Kennedy v. Eli Lilly -
Kentucky Workers Compensation Law: Older Workers Get Major Win from Kentucky Supreme Court Lexington, Kentucky workers compensation lawyer Robert Abell on the Ky Supreme Court's decision recently that was a major win for older injured workers. -
Dumkoff Lawsuit Follows Million Dollar Lawsuit Lexington, Kentucky lawyer Robert Abell on a stupid lawsuit that arose from a million dollar plus wedding; very hard to balance any notion of justice here. -
Stupid Lawsuit of the Day: Class Action Suit Claims Consumer Fraud Over Popcorn in Mail-Order Popcorn Tin Lexington, Kentucky lawyer Robert Abell discusses a stupid lawsuit claiming that consumer fraud because a mail-order popcorn tin wasn't full when received. -
Overtime Judgment of $12,000 Plus Awarded Delivery Driver Against Lexeatin Lexington, Kentucky overtime lawyer Robert Abell on the overtime pay judgment in Fayette Circuit Court against Lexeatin won by a former delivery driver. -
Do Whistleblowers Help Stop Corporate Cheating? Lexington, Kentucky whistleblower lawyer Robert Abell reports on a study showing that whistleblowers help curb corporate cheating. -
Kentucky Workers Compensation - the Kentucky Supreme Court Outlines When the Insurance Company's Doctor's Opinion Should be Rejected Lexington, Kentucky workers compensation lawyer Robert Abell on when the insurance company's doctor's opinion must be rejected and the claim upheld. -
Letter to County Judge Executive Is Complaint Under Workplace Safety Law; Employee Protected from Retaliation Kentucky Supreme Court Rules Lexington, Kentucky employment lawyer Robert Abell on the Kentucky Supreme Court's ruling on when an employee is protected from complaining of workplace safety. -
Kentucky Workers Compensation - the Kentucky Supreme Court Outlines When the Insurance Company's Doctor's Opinion Should be Rejected Lexington, Kentucky workers compensation lawyer Robert Abell on when the insurance company's doctor's opinion must be rejected and the claim upheld. -
Pregnancy Discrimination - The Employer's Duty to Accommodate the Pregnant Employee Lexington, Kentucky discrimination lawyer Robert Abell on the pregnancy discrimination class action suit filed against Kroger in Nashville. -
Obama Administration Appeals Court Ruling Blocking the Overtime Update Rule for Salary Workers Lexington, Kentucky overtime lawyer Robert Abell reports on the appeal of the court ruling blocking the overtime update that was to take effect December 1.