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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EEOC Warns Employer About Silencing Employees During Harassment or Discrimination Investigation The Buffalo office of the EEOC has warned an employer about the legality of its policy silencing employees during an investigation. -
Tubby Smith Benefits From Minnesota Supreme Court Ruling The Minnesota Supreme Court vacated a $1 million jury verdict against former University of Kentucky basketball coach Tubby Smith for misrepresentation. -
Cheerleading Not A Sport for Title IX Purposes A federal appeals court has rejected Quinnipac University's claim that cheerleading is a sport for purposes of Title IX. -
Police Settle Overtime Suit Present and retired Richmond, Virginia police have settled an overtime suit for $7 million. -
Constitutional Right to Jury Trial Upheld by Missouri Supreme Court The Missouri Supreme Court has upheld a citizen's constitutional right to trial by jury in striking down a law that limited the damages recoverable by an injured person. -
Federal Appeals Court Rules That KBA Violated Attorney's Free Speech Rights The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled today that the Kentucky Bar Association violated the free speech rights of attorney John M. Berry, Jr. -
Former U of L and Washington Redskins Hog Joe Jacoby Sues NFL Over Concussions Joe Jacoby, a former U of L standout and member of the Washington Redskins' famed "Hogs" offensive line, has filed suit against the NFL over concussions. -
Kentucky Supreme Court Ousts Harlan Circuit Judge From Office The Kentucky Supreme Court has removed Harlan Circuit Judge Russell Allred from office for numerous acts of judicial misconduct. -
Dry Ridge Man Killed In Gallatin County Ambulance Crash A head-on crash on U.S. 127 involving a SUV and a Gallatin County ambulance resulted in the death of one man and severe injuries to three others. -
Merit System Reform Urged by Herald-Leader Following a hearing officer's stinging rebuke of the Department of Corrections' handling of a merit system promotion the Herald-Leader urges reform. -
Medical Malpractice Payouts Continued Their Long-Term Decline in 2011 The number and size of payouts for medical malpractice continued their long-term decline in 2011, a trend that started in 2001. -
$13 Million More In Fines For BP Over Fatal Refinery Explosion BP has agreed to pay $13 million more in fines to OSHA over a 2005 explosion at a Texas refinery that killed 15 workers. -
Personnel Board To Investigate Richie Farmer's Doings at Agriculture Department The Kentucky Personnel Board announced that it will commence an investigation of Richie Farmer's doings at the Agriculture Department. -
New Technology Reduces Car Wrecks New technology, according to a new study, is contributing to a sharp decrease in car wrecks, Forward collision avoidance systems are very helpful. -
Black Lung Protections for Miners Proving Too Lax Black lung diagnoses for coal miners have doubled in the last decade as protections have continued to weaken. -
Fewer Workers Get Health Insurance Through Their Job The number of American workers getting their health insurance through their job continued to drop in 2011, down to 55.9% from 61.6% in 2008. -
Lance Armstrong Suit Against Doping Agency Dismissed The suit by Lance Armstrong against the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency was dismissed by a federal judge on Monday, July 9. -
Driver-Related Factors Cited In One-Third of Fatal Truck Crashes A variety of driver-related factors were present in one-third of fatal truck accidents in 2010 according to a federal study. -
Can You Get Fired For A Posting on Facebook? Josh Eidelson addresses this question on Slate. -
Accutane Users Win $18 Million Verdict on Bowel Disease Claims Two users of Accutane have won jury verdicts totaling $18 million on their claim that the drug's maker failed to warn them that it could cause bowel disease.