After being involved in any type of car crash, you’ll most likely be advised to visit your nearest emergency room as soon as possible. Even if you are not in pain and do not notice any injuries right away, you’ll be advised to seek medical attention regardless. This advice is given as a precaution due to …
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The Hidden Dangers of Whiplash Injuries Car accidents cause many kinds of injuries. One of the most common is whiplash. The impact of the car crash makes your head make a quick, jerking motion forward and backward. The sudden motion can stretch and tear the muscles and tendons in your neck, which causes neck strain. …
Recovering Damages for victims The most common place our clients seem to fall is inside retail stores, such as Wal-Mart, K-Mart, Kroger and Lowes. This page deals simply with falls inside of a retail store. Outside falls are governed by different laws and are not addressed here. The Kentucky law on this type of slip …
You have been injured at work and are being treated by a physician. The physician has said you can return to work or there is nothing more he or she can do for you. What happens now? There are two phases to a Kentucky Workers´ Compensation Claim. The first is the temporary phase and is …
Personal Injury Protection (PIP) Benefits From time to time people come to our office and declare, “Kentucky is a no-fault state.” Understanding what this means is important to understanding what insurance coverage is available to you. Kentucky does mandate insurance for automobiles and mandates a minimum of $10,000 of Personal Injury Protection (PIP) benefits. These …
Recovering damages for a personal injury following an accident can be a complicated and frustrating experience. Many insurance company adjusters are quick to look for reasons to deny or attempt avoiding payment of a claim when they think they can find a technicality to support their position. Insurance companies are not obligated to a claimant …
When automobile accidents and other accidents occur, the victim usually has the right to file some sort of claim. The person can either file an insurance claim or a personal injury claim. In some situations, victims cannot file both types of claims on the same incident. The following are some steps that a person can …
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Car accidents are the leading cause of death for teenagers, with six deaths reported every day. Studies have shown the staggering reality that one in two children will be involved in a car accident before leaving high school and teens are three times at risk of dying in a vehicle than any other age group. …
A traumatic brain injury is an injury that results from one or more blows to the head, often resulting in microtears inside of the brain that swell with fluid over time. This can result in a number of degenerative neurological conditions and poses a threat to the healthy development of any child who has suffered …
While we consider our homes to be safe and private places for our family, many accidents happen to occur or around the house. From burns to falls to choking, animal bites and more, there are a number of dangers that are often discounted when we consider how to make our homes safe places for those …