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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What Goes on for a Kentucky Bad Faith Insurance Claim; An Analysis by the Kentucky Supreme CourtLexington, Kentucky insurance lawyer Robert Abell on the elements and characteristics of a Kentucky bad faith insurance claim; contact him at 859-254-7076.
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Pregnancy Discrimination Remains Widespread in American CompaniesLexington, Kentucky discrimination lawyer Robert Abell on pregnancy discrimination violating employment discrimination laws.
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Trip and Fall Cases under Kentucky lawWhat if I trip and fall and am injured? Lexington, Kentucky injury lawyer Robert Abell discusses a trip and fall case under Kentucky law
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Sex Discrimination Occurs Where an Employee's Gender Becomes Relevant to Employment DecisionsLexington, Kentucky discrimination lawyer Robert Abell explains court decisions recognizing that gender is supposed to be irrelevant to employment decisions.
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Wage Theft from Restaurant Workers Is the Norm, Not the ExceptionThe Dept. of Labor has found that 84% of restaurants violate wage & hour and overtime pay rules - Lexington Kentucky overtime lawyer Robert Abell 859-254-7076.
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Dog Bite Law in KentuckyLexington, Kentucky injury lawyer Robert Abell discusses dog bite law in Kentucky.
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When Is a Salary Guaranteed for the Salary Basis Exemption to Overtime?Lexington, Kentucky overtime lawyer Robert Abell on a recent case examining the salary basis exemption to overtime pay requirements.
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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
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Written Employment Contracts Are Enforceable Against the State, State Agencies and State UniversitiesLexington, Kentucky employment lawyer Robert Abell on the enforcability of employment contracts with the state or state agencies and universities.
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Tom Jurich on Solid Ground In His Contract Dispute with U of LLexington, Kentucky employment lawyer Robert Abell on the contract dispute between U of L and its former athletic director Tom Jurich in the Courier-Journal
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64% Recognize Sexual Harassment In the Workplace Is a Serious ProblemLexington, Kentucky sexual harassment lawyer Robert Abell on the recent poll showing that 64% of Americans recognize that sexual harassment is a serious problem
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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.
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Collecting Unpaid Overtime Helped, Cheaters Dealt a Blow by Kentucky Supreme CourtLexington, Kentucky overtime lawyer Robert Abell discusses the Kentucky Supreme Court's ruling helping workers to recover their unpaid overtime.
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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.
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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.
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UPS Settles ADA Suit over its 12 Month Leave Policy for $1.7 MillionLexington, 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.
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Fibromyalgia Victim Entitled to Disability Insurance Benefits, Court RulesLexington Kentucky disability insurance lawyer Robert Abell discusses the disability insurance benefits awarded to a fibromyalgia sufferer. Kennedy v. Eli Lilly
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Kentucky Workers Compensation Law: Older Workers Get Major Win from Kentucky Supreme CourtLexington, Kentucky workers compensation lawyer Robert Abell on the Ky Supreme Court's decision recently that was a major win for older injured workers.
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Dumkoff Lawsuit Follows Million Dollar LawsuitLexington, 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.
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Stupid Lawsuit of the Day: Class Action Suit Claims Consumer Fraud Over Popcorn in Mail-Order Popcorn TinLexington, Kentucky lawyer Robert Abell discusses a stupid lawsuit claiming that consumer fraud because a mail-order popcorn tin wasn't full when received.