Posted on July 8, 2016 in Mass Tort
Every year, there are a number of products that cause injury to multiple people in Lexington, Kentucky and throughout the nation. When people are harmed by an unsafe product, they may choose to file a lawsuit against the manufacturer or distributor of the harmful product. When a product harms many people and attracts numerous lawsuits…
Posted on February 24, 2016 in Workers Compensation
States have the authority to decide whether to require workers to join a labor union to get or keep a job. About half the states in the United States have passed right-to-work laws giving workers the option of whether to join a union. Labor unions are still allowed in those states, but workers cannot be…
Posted on February 23, 2016 in Car Accidents
Self-driving vehicles are likely the wave of the future. Do not be surprised if you hear a lot more discussion about robot driven cars – known as autonomous vehicles – in the next decade. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently released a letter confirming that it agrees with Google’s interpretation that the artificial…
Posted on January 29, 2016 in Pedestrian Accidents
We are less than a month into 2016 and Kentucky has already seen several pedestrian hit and run accidents. WLKY.com reports that two men who were injured in a Kentucky pedestrian hit and run in Lexington last month remain in the hospital. One of the victims has had his left leg amputated, and the other…
Posted on January 20, 2016 in Car Accidents, Distracted Driving
Distracted driving is a major problem in the United States. To highlight how widespread the distracted driving problem is, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that each day, more than nine people are killed and 1,060 more people are injured in crashes that involve a distracted driver. The most common form of…