How Long Do You Have to Sue for Personal Injury?
May 29,2019
A driver is texting, blows through a red light, and T-bones your car. You slip on a slick spot in a store, which management failed to clean up or draw attention to with a warning sign. Every person has a right to not be harmed by the action or inaction of business owners and fellow citizens. If you are hurt and someone else is at fault, you may have a case for redress in the form of a personal injury lawsuit. How long do...
Research Links Motorcycle Accident Deaths and . . . Full Moon?
May 17,2019
The full moon has long been linked to supposed strange occurrences and odd behaviors in people and animals. Ancient philosophers posited that water in the brain was somehow subject to the pull of the moon, much like ocean tides. It’s no coincidence that the words “lunacy” and “lunatic” are derived from Luna, who was the Roman goddess of the moon. While scientific proof that the phases of the moon have influence ov...
Talk to Your Teen About Distracted Driving on Prom Night
April 09,2019
If there’s one thing that parents know well, it’s that their teenage children are very receptive to advice. They’re completely self-aware, and they look to their parents for wisdom on everything from tips on keeping their rooms clean to how to be better drivers. Okay, so maybe that’s not true at all. Teens are often convinced that their parents are relatively boring people who are out of touch with reality. Some you...
Could Tech Be the Answer to Truck Driver Fatigue?
March 04,2019
Ongoing statistical analysis of semi-truck accidents by the federal government finds that around 5,000 occupants of passenger vehicles die every year in wrecks involving semi-trucks, and another 700 drivers and passengers in 18-wheelers die annually in these crashes. There are a number of reasons why big-rig wrecks happen, but the overwhelming cause of truck crashes when the trucker is at fault is driver fatigue, followed c...
Have You Been Injured? Learn How to Calculate Pain and Suffering
November 12,2018
Understanding how pain and suffering damages in a personal injury claim/lawsuit are reached takes a bit of thought -- not only in regard to calculating them, but also as to the larger issue of determining pain and suffering within the context of the total damage award. There are two types of damages in personal injury law: economic (called “special damages” in Kentucky) and non-economic “general” damages. Special...
