Robert Abell Law Library
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Overtime Exemptions; Misclassification As Professional Lexington, Kentucky overtime lawyer discusses the misclassification of employees as exempt from overtime. -
Comair Crash: Court Rules Pilot Negligence "Substantial Factor" A federal district court judge has ruled that pilot negligence was a substantial factor in the crash of Comair flight 151 at Bluegrass Field in Lexington, Kentucky. -
Accidental Death Benefits Payable From Running A Stop Sign When are accidental death life insurance benefits payable? When death results from some circumstance or event that an ordinary person would characterize as an accident. Lexington, Kentucky insurance lawyer Robert Abell can help you where an insurance company is wrongfully denying a claim for benefits. -
Loan Underwriters Are Entitled to Overtime Are loan underwriters entitled to overtime compensation? Yes is the answer where they apply loan eligibility criteria to generate loan business for a financial institution. -
Which nursing homes provide the best care? Which nursing homes provide the best care? This report by the federal Government Accounting Office will help you and your family know what to look for, what questions to ask and what to avoid in selecting a nursing home for a family member or loved one. -
Corporate Greed Endangers American Families This is a report by the American Association for Justice, "They Knew And Failed To," which highlights numerous instances of corporate greed endangering and harming Americans and their families by engaging in negligent conduct, knowing about it, and failing to tell the public in order to increase profits. The report includes examples from many industries including medical devices, pharmaceuticals, consumer products, food safety and automobiles. -
What Damages Can Be Recovered For Loss of A Spouse What damages can be recovered for loss of one's spouse? The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled recently that a surviving spouse can recover damages for the lost companionship and consortium of the deceased spouse. Lexington, Kentucky attorney Robert Abell discusses the Supreme Court's decision in Martin v. Ohio County Hospital Corporation. -
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. One of the tricks that insurance companies use is hiring doctors to give opinions that are then used to wrongly deny claims. -
Disability Benefits Terminated? - Kentucky Disability Benefits Lawyer Have your disability benefits been 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 Have your disability insurance benefits been terminated? Did the insurance company consider the opinions of your treating doctor? Federal law requires an insurance company to consider the opinions of a claimant's treating doctors. -
Termination of Disability Insurance Benefits By Sun Life Ruled Arbitrary and Capricious Has your claim for disability insurance benefits been denied? Did your insurance company hire some doctor to review your file and say you were not disabled? Did the insurance company consider why your doctor says you cannot work? Do you need an experienced disability insurance benefits lawyer? -
Disability Insurance Benefits - Kentucky Disability Lawyer Has your claim for disability insurance benefits been denied? Did the insurance company hire some doctor to review your file and say you were not disabled? Did the insurance company consider why your doctor says you are disabled and cannot work? Do you need to find an experienced Kentucky disability insurance benefits lawyer? Call Robert L. Abell in Lexington, Kentucky. -
An Informal Complaint May Constitute Protected Activity For Purposes of Retaliation "Aren't you being discriminatory?" asked an employee in response to her supervisor's questions about her hearing disability. A court ruled that this type of informal complaint was protected activity for purposes of retaliation in Casna v. Loves Park, No. 07-1044 (7th Cir., July 24, 2009). -
Sexual harassment and hostile work environment; when is it unlawful? Lexington, Kentucky sexual harassment lawyer Robert Abell discusses in this article what constitutes unlawful sexual harassment and a hostile work environment. -
Racial harassment and hostile work environment; what is it unlawful? What constitutes unlawful racial harassment and a hostile work environment based on race? An example of an answer to this question is found in EEOC v. Central Wholesalers. -
Racial Harassment and Hostile Work Environment Have you been subjected to racial harassment or a hostile work environment based on your race? -
Mike Martin v Joseph Schutzman - No Probable Cause to Arrest and Charge With Crime An arrest and the filing of a criminal charge without probable cause is malicious prosecution and a violation of constitutional rights. -
Hartford Life Disability Claims Process Can a disability insurance company ignore evidence supporting the claim of disability? Can a disability insurance company fabricate evidence supporting its denial of a claim for disability benefits? No says the court in Bloom v. Hartford Life, a case which illustrates the disability claims process of Hartford Life.