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neglect vs abuse

Everyone says the label does not matter, but actually defense lawyers and insurers often use these two words to narrow a claim. They may argue a resident was merely...

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

chemical restraint

One year is usually the window in Kentucky to file a claim for injuries tied to nursing home abuse or neglect, and missing that deadline can mean losing the right to seek...

One year is the deadline an insurance company hopes a Kentucky family will miss, and it also does not want you looking too closely at how few workers were on the floor when a...

Your cousin says an uninsured driver means you're just screwed. Not in Kentucky.

A stay-at-home parent driving kids to school in Covington can still have multiple ways to get medical bills and lost income covered even when the other driver had zero insurance.

ARTICLE by Nkechi Adeyemi

Two years after my Lexington bus injury, who takes money from my settlement first?

Everyone says old medical bills "come out of the settlement automatically," but actually not every claim gets paid first, and not every lien is valid. In the next 24 hours:...

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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

My Bowling Green boss threatened immigration if I report my fall, am I losing time?

Yes. Every day you wait helps the employer and its insurance carrier, not you. From the insurance company's perspective, they want you to believe silence is safer: keep...

What Crash Evidence to Save on Your Phone

If you're young, rattled, and trying to figure out a serious Kentucky crash, this is the evidence checklist that matters in the first hours - not next week.

ARTICLE by Nkechi Adeyemi

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...

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...

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

Can the IRS actually take money or property to pay a tax debt? Yes. An IRS levy is the federal government's legal seizure of a taxpayer's assets after taxes remain unpaid and...