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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Lexington Medicaid Fraud Lawyer: Diabetes Drug AvandiaA Medicaid fraud lawsuit in Utah arising from the wrongful marketing of the diabetes drug Avandia has settled for $8.5 million.
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Food Safety: 48 Million Develop Food-Borne IllnessesThe CDC reports that 48 million Americans annually develop food-borne illnesses, about half contracted from restaurant food.
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Leslie Thomas, Former KSU Student Life Director, Filed Suit TodayFormer KSU Student Life Director Leslie Thomas filed suit today in Franklin Circuit Court pleading claims of discrimination, retaliation and wrongful discharge.
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Is Wage Theft A National Epidemic?More wages are wrongfully withheld from hourly workers each year than is robbed from banks, convenience stores and gas stations combined.
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Remember the McDonald's Coffee Case? Watch This to Get the FactsThe McDonald's coffee case back in the 1990's grew to infamy as an example of runaway juries; this video offers some facts. Watch and learn.
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Sprinkler Installer Sues For Unpaid OvertimeA sprinkler installer has sued American Fire Protection Group for unpaid overtime; overtime must be paid for all hours worked beyond 40 in a work week.
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Dangers of Daydreaming While DrivingA study by Erie Insurance Group indicates that about 40,000 fatal accidents in 2010-2012 were caused by driver daydreaming.
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Why Your Server Hasn't Gotten A Raise In 22 YearsEffective corporation lobbying has succeeded in keeping the federal minimum wage at $2.13 per hour, the rest supposed to be covered by the tip credit.
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Fraternity, University Settle "Rape Factory" Lawsuit by Female StudentWesleyan University and a fraternity, have settled a lawsuit by a female student claiming that the frat house was a "rape factory" that she needed warning of.
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Questions Linger One Year After Meningitis OutbreakOne year after a fungal meningitis outbreak that eventually killed 64 people reforms are stalled in Congress and medical questions remain unanswered.
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10 Most Overlooked Bicycle-Related LawsThere is much misunderstanding between bicyclists and motorists regarding the rights and responsibilities of bicyclists; here are 10 overlooked bicycle laws.
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Lawmakers May Receive Sexual Harassment TrainingThe Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission is considering hiring an employment practices expert to provide training to legislators on avoiding sexual harassment
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McCain Questions Halliburton FineSen. John McCain questions whether a $200,000 fine is enough to deter corporate officials and employees from destroying evidence.
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Halliburton Admits It Destroyed Evidence Related to Deepwater Horizon CatastropheHalliburton, the energy giant formerly run by former Dick Cheney, has pled guilty to destroying evidence related to the Deepwater Horizon oil well explosion.
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Oil and Gas Companies Sued for Damage to Louisiana CoastlineThe Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority has sued a number of oil and gas companies for decades of damage they have done to the Louisiana coastline.
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Justice In Federal Courts Imperiled By Sequestration Budget CutsThe continuing, inexcusable toll of the sequestration budget cuts insisted on by House Republicans is imperiling justice in our federal courts.
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Woman Fired For Being Too Attractive Not A Victim of Sex Discrimination, Iowa Supreme Court RulesThe Iowa Supreme Court has affirmed an earlier ruling that a woman fired because she was considered too attractive was not a victim of sex discrimination.
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Could The Trayvon Martin Verdict Happen In Kentucky?The verdict in the Trayvon Martin case finding George Zimmerman not guilty was likely a product of Florida law requiring the state to disprove self-defense.
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Prius, Lexus Hybrids Recalled by ToyotaNearly a quarter million Prius and Lexus hybrids made in 2009 have been recalled by Toyota related to a braking issue.
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Two Killed In Pike County CrashTwo people were killed in a car crash early Friday, June 14, 2013, in Pike County; six other passengers in the car were injured some seriously.