Posted on February 27, 2013 in Car Accidents, Personal Injury
So far in 2013, a total of 57 people have died in 48 traffic crashes in Kentucky, according to preliminary statistics from the Kentucky State Police. That is 32 fewer fatalities than reported for the same time period in 2012. The death toll includes three people who died in three separate Kentucky vehicle accidents from…
Posted on February 20, 2013 in Medical Malpractice
A February 19, 2013, New York Time’s article, “Losing My Leg to a Medical Error”, by Op-Ed Contributor Frederick S. Southwick, a professor of medicine at the University of Florida, addressed the emotional and physical pain of being the recipient of another doctor’s mistake. Southwick suffered an above-the-knee amputation this year as a result of…
Posted on February 13, 2013 in Car Accidents
Fatigued driving is a serious safety issue here in Kentucky and across the U.S. According to a National Highway Traffic Safety Association (NHTSA) report, in recent years there have been about 56,000 car accidents annually in which driver drowsiness/fatigue was cited by police. Annual averages of roughly 40,000 nonfatal injuries and 1,550 fatalities result from…
Posted on February 6, 2013 in Product Liability
Winter in Kentucky can be chilly. Colder weather requires use of extra clothes, heaters and products to help stay warm or safe when outdoors – and sometimes that can expose consumers to hidden dangers. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has identified and recalled several cold-weather products that it says have been found to…
Posted on January 30, 2013 in Uncategorized
On January 26, the Carmike Cinema on Mapleleaf Drive in Lexington had to be completely evacuated after it filled up with smoke. It was scary for the movie-goers as the entire building was being evacuated but it was quickly determined that a fan belt in a blower motor on the roof was the cause of…