I Lost Someone Due to The Negligence of Someone Else – How Can A Wrongful Death Lawsuit Help?

After losing a loved one unexpectedly due to a preventable death, your family can face emotional suffering and economic hardship. A wrongful death lawsuit can be crucial to help you recover from your loss. In Kentucky, wrongful death legal protections exist to protect your family in the event you suffer the loss of a loved […]

Who initiates a wrongful death lawsuit?

After a person is injured in an accident caused by another person’s negligence, Kentucky and federal laws provide that the injured can seek to recover compensation for their damages through a personal injury lawsuit. The damages recoverable in these cases can be purely economic, such as medical expenses and lost wages, or noneconomic, such as […]

Who receives compensation in a wrongful death lawsuit?

While all deaths are difficult on the family and friends of the person who passed away, sudden, unexpected deaths can be particularly devastating. One reason is because people have no time to prepare for the death and are facing life without the loved one suddenly. Also, many fatal accidents could have been prevented and the […]

Wrongful death damages can help families

Wrongful death legal protections exist to protect families who have suffered the wrongful loss of a loved one because of the negligence of another party. Circumstances that can lead to a wrongful death claim for damages can include car accidents, truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, medical malpractice, products liability and some other types of situations as […]

Family files wrongful death suit in train collision

Months after a Grayson County teacher’s death in a fatal train accident, the husband has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the company and the staff seeking monetary damages. In the lawsuit, the victim’s husband alleges that the company, Paducah & Louisville Railway Inc., had information that the crossing was unsafe and failed to install […]

Police can be sued for chases that kill or injure: High Court

Police may now be held liable for damages if their negligent high-speed chases lead to the injury or death of innocent people. This is true due to a landmark judgment recently made by the Kentucky Supreme Court that overruled a 1952 decision granting blanket immunity to police against damages and injuries suffered by someone as […]

Woman arrested following a deadly motorcycle crash in Lexington

There are several causes of vehicular accidents. Some of the factors that cause these fatal accidents may be distractions, impaired driving or speeding. However, with all of these factors, alcohol seems to be a common theme. Residents of Kentucky are not new to the accidents caused due to driving under the influence of alcohol. In […]