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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What Car Models Is Toyota Recalling?For a list of the models and year of cars being recalled by Toyota see www.RobertAbellLaw.com.
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Toyota To Recall Some 2010 Prius Over Braking ProblemsToyota will recall some of its 2010 Prius models over a braking problem.
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Fibromyalgia Drug Recall UrgedRecall of a fibromyalgia drug, Savella, by the FDA is urged by the group Public Citizen, which claims that the drug can cause dangerously high blood pressure.
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Overtime Exemption Article Published by Robert AbellMisclassification of employees as exempt from overtime under the professional, executive or administrative exemptions is a common violation of overtime laws. Lexington, Kentucky overtime lawyer Robert Abell has published an article on these common violations.
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Disability Discrimination Charges Increase 10%Disability discrimination charges filed with EEOC increased over 10% from FY 2008 to 2009. Greater protections provided by the Americans With Disabilities Act may have accounted for the increase.
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Malicious Prosecution Case Settles for $12 MillionA malicious prosecution case brought by two men who spent 26 years in prison after being wrongfully convicted of murder has settled for $12 million.
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Robert Abell on Tort Reform In Lexington Herald-LeaderLexington, Kentucky personal injury lawyer has published in the Lexington Herald-Leader an opinion essay on the unfounded arguments for tort reform.
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Race Discrimination Suit Filed Against Cleco Corp.Twelve black employees of Cleco Corp. have filed a racial discrimination suit against Cleco Corp. They allege that they were paid less than similarly qualified white employees, passed over for promotions in favor of less-qualified white employees and otherewise subjected to discrimination.
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Comair Crash: Court Rules Pilot Negligence "Substantial Factor"Pilot negligence was a substantial factor in the Comair crash at Bluegrass Field in Lexington, Kentucky, a court has ruled.
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Supreme Court To Decide Employee's Privacy Right In TextingWhat privacy right does a public or government employee have in the text messages sent or received on a device paid for by the employer? The Supreme Court has announced that it will decide this question.
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Dangers I-75 From Truck VolumeThe number of trucks and tractor trailers on parts of I-75 has doubled in the last 15 years. This increased volume of trucks increases the dangers for cars and other motorists from truck accidents.
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Tort Reform Endangers PublicCivil lawsuits for damages promote public safety and welfare; they impose responsibility, liability and accountability on wrongdoers who injure others by intentional, reckless and negligent misconduct.
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Roxanne Conlin for Senate WebsiteRoxanne for Iowa; Roxanne Conlin for Senate website
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Merits of Tort Reform Decline With Malpractice Insurance PremiumsThe case for tort reform is undermined by declining medical malpractice insurance premiums, Maggie Mertens argues on the NPR blog, "Shots."
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Healthcare Whistleblower Fraud Suit Settled for $3 MillionWhistleblowers on healthcare fraud can file suit under the federal False Claims Act and be rewarded with 15-25% of the recovery. A whistleblower filed suit alleging that a hospital inflated charges to defraud Medicare and the case was settled for $3 million.
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Healthcare Whistleblowers Yield $1.6 Billion In Fraud RecoveriesWhistleblowers on healthcare fraud caused $1.6 billion to be recovered in the fiscal year ended Sept. 30. Whistleblowers under the federal False Claims Act are rewarded with 15-25% of the recovery.
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Neurontin Clinical Data May Have Been ManipulatedClinical test data for Neurontin may have been manipulated regarding its effectiveness for unapproved, off-label uses.
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A Great Trial Lawyer, Roxanne Conlin, To Run For U.S. SenateRoxanne Conlin, a great trial lawyer, former President of the American Association for Justice and a powerful advocate for families, individuals and small businesses, will run for the U.S. Senate challenging career politician Charles Grassley, who has been in office since Eisenhower was President.
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Returning Soldiers Struggle To Find JobsSoldiers and National Guardsmen returning from duty are finding job hard to find. While USERRA USERRA provides that a person who is a member of a uniformed service shall not be denied initial employment, reemployment, retention in employment, promotion or any benefit of employment by an employer on the basis of that membership in a military service it does not guarantee a job.
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Report On Corporate Greed Endangering AmericansDoes Corporate Greed Endanger Americans and their Families? The American Association of Justice reports on numerous instances from a variety of industries where corporations acted negligently, knew about and failed to tell the public.