Robert Abell Law Library
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Recovery of Damages Against a Co-Worker For Injuries Sustained on the Job Can damages be recovered in a personal injury suit for injuries sustained on the job? The exclusive remedy doctrine to Kentucky workers compensation benefits usually bars such recovery against the employer and co-employees as is illustrated in this decision by the Kentucky Court of Appeals, Helton v. Tri-County Cycles. -
Recovery of Workers Compensation Benefits Not Barred by Recovery of Damages in Injury Suit Against Third-Party Can workers compensation benefits be recovered where personal injury damages have been recovered from a third party? The answer is Yes, as the Kentucky Court of Appeals explained in this decision, Wal-Mart v Wells, but the injured worker cannot make a double recovery. -
Toyota Prius Class Action Lawsuit Complaint Toyota Prius Class Action Lawsuit Complaint regarding alleged braking system defects. -
Class Action Lawsuit against Toyota in Kentucky Class action lawsuit filed against Toyota in federal court in northern Kentucky. -
Sex discrimination, hostile work environment, retaliation complaint; Leach v. Holder Sex discrimination, hostile work environment and retaliation complaint filed in federal court: Leach v. Eric Holder, Attorney General of the United States -
Texas Tech football coach Mike Leach Lawsuit documents Mike Leach, former Texas Tech football coach, seeks compensatory, consequential and punitive damages in his lawsuit against Texas Tech University, which fired him in late December after ten highly successful years as its football coach. -
The Executive, Administrative and Professional Exemptions to the Overtime Requirement Misclassification of employees as exempt from overtime requirements under the administrative, executive or professional exemptions to the overtime requirement is a common and frequent violation of overtime laws. If you believe you have been misclassified and denied overtime pay contact Lexington, Kentucky overtime lawyer Robert L. Abell -
Hostile Environment In Racial Harassment Case Results in $1 Million Judgment Against Whirlpool Corporation Racial harassment creating a hostile work environment that was ignored and resulted in a physical assault has resulted in a $1 million plus judgment against Whirlpool Corporation. -
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.