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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Fungal Meningitis Outbreak A fungal meningitis outbreak linked to vials used to inject steroids in patients with back pain has continued to spread. -
Law Firm Sponsors Fund-Raiser Race for Cancer Research The Simmons Law Firm of Alton, Illinois sponsored a fund-raising foot race to raise money for cancer research. -
Coal Company Settles Pollution Suit for $575,000 International Coal Group has settled a suit charging it with widespread water pollution in eastern Kentucky for $575,000. -
17%of Nursing Home Residents Overdosed With Antipsychotics The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) reports that 17% of nursing home residents received excessive doses of antipsychotic drugs in 2010. -
Big Law Firm, Holland & Knight, Settles Suit Arising From Client's Ponzi Scheme for $25 Million Holland & Knight, one of the country's largest law firms, has settled a suit arising from a client's Ponzi scheme for $25 million. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
Healthcare Reform Law Upheld by Supreme Court The Supreme Court upheld by a vote of 5-4 the Affordable Care Act and allowed a very important reform to go forward. -
Chamber of Commerce Eyes Perfect Record in Supreme Court The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the position advocated by the Chamber of Commerce in every case so far this court term. -
Frivolous Damages Lawsuit Filed Against Jos. A. Bank for Alleged Deceptive Sales Practices Two customers have sued the clothing retalier, Jos. A. Bank, claiming it used deceptive sales practices to get them to buy clothes. -
Appeals Court Skeptical of Karen Sypher's Appeal A federal appeals court judge called Karen Sypher's appeal "a waste of time"; Sypher was convicted last year of attempting to extort Rick Pitino -
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