Kentucky residents can suffer a wide range of serious injuries, but coverage of these events may help others avoid or recover from an accident. Our news page explores the causes and outcomes of motor vehicle crashes and other severe injuries to help others prepare for what lies ahead.
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Asbestos Exposure of Workers Leads to $1.2 Million FineLexington, Kentucky asbestos lawyer Robert Abell represents employees and family members harmed by asbestos exposure; contact him at 859-254-7076
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Age Discrimination and the Older Worker -- A Courier-Journal ReportLexington, Kentucky employment lawyer Robert Abell represents clients in age discrimination cases; contact him at 859-254-7076.
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Richmond Firefighter Killed in AccidentA Richmond firefighter, Timothy Farthing, was killed Monday in a truck accident early Monday, May 2, 2011.
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Tennessee Law Exempting Insurance Companies from Consumer Protection Laws CriticizedInsurance companies were favored by a new Tennessee law exempting them from the state's consumer protection law argues Memphis lawyer Sadler Bailey.
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Tort Reform Undermines Personal ResponsibilityTort reform, which limits damages recoverable for wrongdoing causing injury, undermines the concept of personal responsibility.
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Massey Coal Mines Cited for Safety Violations
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Drug Sales Reps' Entitlement to Overtime Pay Ruling Allowed to Stand by Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court has allowed to stand a court ruling last year that sales reps for pharmaceutical companies were not exempt from overtime pay requirements. The misclassification of employees as exempt from overtime is a common violation. If you have been misclassified as exempt from overtime or not been paid overtime you have earned, contact Lexington, Kentucky overtime lawyer Robert Abell at 859-254-7076.
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The Threat of Tort Reform to Our Constitutional RightsTort reform poses a threat to our constitutional rights to trial by jury.
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Healthcare and Health Insurance Special Interests Gave $42 Million to Congress Last YearSpecial interests in the health care and health insurance industries gave Congress $42 million in 2010.
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A Sensible Proposal for Medical Liability ReformJoanne Doroshow of the Center for Justice and Democracy has come forward with a sensible proposal for medical liability reform
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Settlement in Dick's Sporting Goods Wages & Overtime CaseThe class action lawsuit against Dick's Sporting Goods seeking wages and overtime compensation for employees that worked off the clock and through their breaks has been settled tentatively.
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ESPN Announcer Ron Franklin Files Wrongful Termination SuitFormer ESPN announcer Ron Franklin has filed a wrongful termination lawsuit following his abrupt dismissal after 24 years in early January.
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Drugmakers Payments to Doctors Reviewed by HospitalsHospitals in the Denver area are reviewing the ethics issues surrounding payments by pharmaceutical companies to doctors
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South Florida Football Coach Leavitt Settles Termination Suit for $2.75 MillionFormer South Florida football coach Jim Leavitt has settled his wrongful termination suit for $2.75 million. If you have Kentucky employment law questions, contact Lexington, Kentucky employment lawyer Robert Abell at 859-254-7076.
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Improved Coal Mine Safety Faces Continuing ResistanceImproving coal mine safety faces continuing resistance from coal mine owners and operators.
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Coal Mine Deaths in 2010 = 4848 coal miners were killed in coal mines in 2010, the worst year for coal mine deaths since 1992.
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Law Professors Awarded $5 Million In Punitive DamagesTwo law professors were awarded $2.5 million each in punitive damages by a federal court jury against West Publishing, a legal publisher, in a defamation suit.
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Massey Energy Settles Fourth Coal Mining Death Suit from Upper Branch DisasterMassey Energy has settled the fourth suit from the coal mining deaths at its Upper Branch mine in Montcoal, West Virginia. 29 miners were killed at the mine in April.
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Medicare & Medicaid Reimbursement Suit Settled by MerckMerck has settled a suit by the Department of Justice regarding Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements it paid pharmacists and other health care providers.
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Drug Companies the New Leaders In Fraud, Report States