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I'm about ready to quit this Covington claim because the IME says I'm fine

A Covington doctor got shocked by a live wire after a double shift, and now the insurance company is using an IME to pretend the MRI and symptoms don't count.

ARTICLE by Rhonda Sloane

Lone Pine order

Not a ruling that decides who wins or loses, and not a shortcut for throwing out every plaintiff in a big case. A Lone Pine order is a court order that requires people bringing...

Sick of being ignored and ready to drop the claim? Switch lawyers first

Yes, you can usually switch lawyers in a Kentucky work injury case, and the fight over fees is usually between the lawyers, not an extra bill dumped on you.

ARTICLE by Donna Tackett

Picture getting added to a group text about a problem you care about, but still having the choice to leave and handle it on your own. That is the basic idea behind opt-out...

I took the Richmond store's offer because I didn't want to make a scene - did I get played?

A quiet fall at a Richmond business can turn into a serious neck injury, and an adjuster lowballing you with fake "policy limits" makes it worse.

ARTICLE by Donna Tackett

census plaintiff

Whether a person is counted as part of a lawsuit inventory can directly affect settlement value, negotiating leverage, and even whether a defendant takes a group of injury...

How much is a denied bulging disc claim worth in Bowling Green

A denied claim is not worth zero, but a college student can wreck the value fast by making a few predictable mistakes after a back injury crash.

ARTICLE by Billy Ray Hoskins

Covington nursing home says I waited too long on bedsores claim - should I fight the denial?

A Covington real estate agent got hit with the classic defense that the family "waited too long," even though the nursing home let a bedsore turn into a stage 4 wound.

ARTICLE by Rhonda Sloane

People mix up a bar order with a bar date, and that mistake can cost real money. A bar date is a deadline to file a claim. A bar order is a court order that cuts off certain...

multidistrict litigation panel

Like an air traffic controller guiding dozens of planes headed into the same bad-weather corridor, a multidistrict litigation panel decides whether similar lawsuits filed in...

That "final offer" can be a cheap lie after a Louisville DUI crash

A Louisville crash claim can look bigger on paper than what actually lands in your account, especially when the insurer lowballs the limits and treats PTSD like it's nothing.

ARTICLE by Carlos Reyes

class certification

Picture a bus driver deciding whether a large group of passengers can all ride under one route and one set of rules, instead of each person arranging a separate trip. In a...

Like routing a flood of emergency calls to one dispatch center so they can be sorted and handled consistently, an MDL transfer moves related lawsuits from different federal...

Frankfort workers' comp says you can do "light duty" while your neck is still torn

A bad neck injury can turn into a benefits fight fast when the carrier says a light-duty job exists, your doctor disagrees, and your health coverage is about to disappear.

ARTICLE by Carlos Reyes

Tax Court petition

How do you challenge an IRS tax bill without paying it first? By filing a Tax Court petition, a formal written request asking the United States Tax Court to review an IRS...

His employer says the crash "wasn't work related" - that can gut your Bowling Green claim

You got launched off a motorcycle, broke your wrist and collarbone, and now the driver's employer is trying to act like this was just a personal errand so the bigger insurance policy never comes into play.

ARTICLE by Donna Tackett

Louisville teacher got told it was "just wear and tear" after a city truck crash

A Louisville teacher working a construction side job gets hit with the classic defense: your elbow was already bad, and city-truck claims don't run like normal wrecks.

ARTICLE by Earl Combs

settlement class

Not the same thing as a regular group of people who all got hurt in the same kind of event and automatically win money together. A settlement class is a court-approved group...

global settlement

Not a single payout automatically sent to everyone in a big lawsuit. A global settlement is a broad agreement meant to resolve many related claims at once, usually after a...

cy pres distribution

A cy pres distribution is a way for a court to give leftover class action settlement money to a related charity, nonprofit, or public-interest group when paying every class...