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Greenville
CAR ACCIDENT ATTORNEYS
Accident injury lawyer Flora Templeton Stuart, with offices at 105 E Main Cross St. in Greenville and across Kentucky serves her injured clients and travels to them if they cannot come to her. For close to 50 years, Flora Stuart has represented the seriously injured in car, semi-truck, motorcycle, DUI, pedestrian, wrongful death, and other personal injury accidents and has won over $150 million in settlements for her injured clients. Our law firm has represented hundreds of accident victims in Greenville, Central City, Bremen, Drakesboro, Powderly, and all of Muhlenberg County, which encountered an 11.7% increase in vehicle crashes between 2012-2016. If you’ve been in an accident, call us 24/7 at 1-888-782-9090 for a free consult with our top attorneys.
With an office on the square, we are always close by to help our injured clients and can get to you quickly after an accident. We often travel to our clients when they cannot come to us, visiting them at our local office, hospital, or home. Getting medical care when you are hurt is crucial, so we refer our clients to excellent physicians while collecting lost wages and getting their medical bills paid.
Learn about our 5-step process for getting you the maximum settlement, and find out what else sets us apart from other injury lawyers.
Steps We Take To Get You A Top Settlement
Call Us 7 Days A Week, Even On Weekends At (888) 782-9090
Flora meets with her clients to make sure they get the medical treatment they need and the settlement they deserve.
We travel to our injured clients when they cannot travel to us.
Our team of investigators will be on the scene immediately for our clients injured in semi-truck accidents.
“We Have Recovered Millions of Dollars for Our Clients”
“I could call and talk to Flora… her staff was great. I never had to worry. They would always ease my tension”.
“She made sure my medical expenses were taken care of… that I had a great medical team to help me heal”.
“It was like talking to your family. My wife and I both grinned… we never had to worry after that”.
Attorney Flora Templeton Stuart litigated a case for a young man with a family who suffered permanent brain damage and a crushed skull after a coal truck swerved into his lane on U.S. 60 East.
Our team went to work immediately to collect evidence and obtain witness statements to prove our client was not at fault. We filed suit and litigated the case for close to 2 years obtaining a settlement of $2.825 million to our client. Our law firm established lifetime annuities for the client and his family and college funds for his children. In addition, we obtained approximately $100,000.00 workers’ compensation settlement and Social Security disability with lifetime payment of medical expenses.
Damages We Collect for Our Muhlenberg County Clients
After an injury, it can be difficult to understand what comes next. Serious injuries can leave you juggling medical bills, car repairs, along with just trying to get better. Thankfully, the law allows you to seek compensation by filing a personal injury suit. Every case is different and every insurer will consider a variety of factors when calculating the value of your case. Some costs are typical with most personal injury matters, including:
Medical Bills
Recent data shows that the average hospital stay costs over $10,000. The unfortunate reality is that many cases cost much more than this. And according to the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation, a High Tetraplegia spinal cord injury can cost over $2.5 million over the course of a person’s lifetime. Most people cannot afford these costs. The goal of a personal injury case is to recover all reasonable medical costs. In the case of serious injuries, this includes future medical costs, payable in a lump sum payment.
Lost Wages
Recent numbers show that workers lose millions of days per year as the result of workplace injuries—somewhere in the ballpark of 70 million. That doesn’t take into account injuries that happen off the job. Just in Kentucky, there were over 34,000 injuries due to motor vehicle accidents in a one-year period. Unfortunately, most workers don’t have enough sick pay or savings to allow them enough time off of work to recover from their injuries. A personal injury suit can help you recover lost wages and in the case of serious injuries, future wages.
Pain and Suffering
Any injury is painful. It’s hard to adapt to a new normal. The body and the mind react to injuries in different ways. While these injuries may not have a direct monetary cost, it does not make them any less difficult to deal with. Pain and suffering awards usually depend on the severity of an injury and how much it affects a person’s day-to-day life.
Damages may include:
- Chronic pain
- Depression
- Anxiety
- PTSD
Loss of Enjoyment
How much do you think about the things you enjoy every day? What if an accident prevented you from doing these things? Loss of enjoyment is a “soft” cost and will depend on the severity of the loss or more specifically, how the loss affects your quality of life.
Punitive Damages
Sometimes a defendant’s actions are so egregious that the court finds it necessary to punish that person for their actions. Punitive damages are also used to deter other people from repeating the same actions. These damages are added to your final judgment. Cases where punitive damages may apply include drunk driving, road rage, and homicide.
Motor Vehicle Accidents
Every day, hundreds of Kentucky residents become injured in a motor vehicle accident. These accidents involve cars, trucks, large trucks, motorcycles, and pedestrians. According to the Kentucky Traffic Safety Data Services, the number of total reported collisions consistently tallies at over 150,000. Recent numbers show that over 20 percent of these accidents involve some sort of injury.
Common injuries after a motor vehicle accident include:
- Broken bones
- Traumatic brain injuries
- Spinal cord injuries
- Soft tissue injuries
- Burns
- Mental health issues
Slip and Fall Accidents
These accidents commonly happen in public arenas including grocery stores, restaurants, and parking lots. However, these accidents can and do happen at private residences. Whether an injury happens at a private residence or a public space, property owners have the same general responsibility. According to the CDC, over 800,000 people are hospitalized every year as the result of a fall.
General Premises Liability
While slip and fall accidents fall under premises liability, other types of premises cases include:
- Sports accidents
- Swimming pool accidents
- Chemical exposure
- Apartment or office fires
Wrongful Death
It’s hard to separate a “wrongful” death from any other type of death. But wrongful death claims apply when someone’s negligence directly causes a loss of life. Families may recover funeral costs, medical bills, lost wages, and other damages.
How Our Greenville Personal Injury Attorneys Can Help You
At Flora Templeton Stuart, some of the ways we assist clients include:
- Gather evidence
- Talk to your doctors
- Negotiate a fair settlement
- Represent you in court
- Close out your case
Our Greenville Car Accident Lawyers Hold the Negligent Driver Accountable
Regardless of how your accident happened, our car accident attorneys will pursue all damages available.
Leading Causes of Car Accidents in Muhlenberg County
- Driver inattention
- Not under control
- Failure to yield
- Clearance issues
Types of Driver Negligence That Result in Serious Injuries
- Distracted driving
- Driving under the influence (DUI)
- Driving while fatigued
Common Causes of Semi-Truck Accidents in Greenville/Muhlenberg County
According to FMCSA, 87% of semi-truck crashes are caused by driver error:
- Non-Performance
- Recognition
- Decision
- Performance
What Should I Do After Muhlenberg Truck Accident Injuries?
Consult our Muhlenberg County semi-truck accident lawyers for a free case review.
How Our Muhlenberg County Motorcycle Injury Lawyers Prove Liability
- Failure to yield
- Failure to obey signs
- Failure to maintain lane
- Unsafe lane changes
Motorcycle Accident Statute of Limitations
Victims generally have **two years** to file a claim in Kentucky.
More info: motorcycle accidents
Greenville Pedestrian Accident Injuries and Your Compensation
- Pain and suffering
- Disability
- Scarring
- Medical bills
- Loss of wages
- If your family lost a loved one, you may file a wrongful death claim.
Behind the Car Accident Statistics in Greenville, KY
In 2022, Muhlenberg County recorded:
- 795 total collisions
- 10 fatalities
- 215 injuries
- 14 drunk driving collisions
- 7 drunk driving injuries
- 9 drugged driving collisions
- 2 drugged driving fatalities
- 7 drugged driving injuries
Statewide:
- 108,713 roadway accidents
- 21,329 parking lot accidents
- 19,572 injury crashes
- 711 fatal crashes
- 2,785 serious injuries
- 11,805 minor injuries
Accidents involving:
- Two or more vehicles: 69,123
- Fixed objects: 17,202
- Parked vehicles: 6,494
- Pedestrians: 983
- Bicycles: 331
Our team has a five-step process for collecting vehicle accident compensation for victims of car collisions. We’ll investigate your case, open claims with your health insurance provider, collect your medical records and refer you to great doctors, set up annuities and college funds for injured children, and negotiate for the settlement you deserve.
- Medical expenses, past and future
- Disfigurement, loss of limb, permanent scarring
- Lost wages
- Lose love, companionship, and guidance
- Disability costs or live-in care
- Physical pain and emotional suffering
- Lost capacity to earn
At Flora Templeton Stuart Accident Injury Lawyers, we care about the outcome of your case. With five decades of experience, we are confident in our ability to competently guide you through the claims process. We specialize in Car Accident, Semi-Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Slip & Fall Accident, Work-related Injuries, and many more areas of the law.
Contact us online or by calling (888) 782-9090 and we will meet you where it is convenient, whether at home, in the hospital, or at another location. Receive answers to all of your legal questions and have your case evaluated for free. We can be reached day or night, seven days a week.
If a negligent act has caused injury to you or a loved one, contact Flora Templeton Stuart Accident Injury Lawyers for a free case evaluation.
Several types of insurance coverage that will pay if you’re injured in an automobile collision:
Personal Injury Protection: The vehicle you are in is the primary coverage for payment of Personal Injury Protection (PIP) in Kentucky. PIP has minimal limits of $10,000 and pays medical expenses, lost income, home care, and even a portion of funeral expenses. Kentucky automobile accident lawyers reserve these benefits so medical bills and lost wages will get paid. PIP is repaid by the party at fault.
Liability: The at-fault driver pays for injuries caused to another through their liability policy, which in Kentucky has a minimum policy of $25,000 per person / $50,000 per accident and a maximum can be in the millions with a commercial insurance policy.
Uninsured Motorist: If the driver at fault did not have insurance you can collect on your uninsured motorist’s coverage on your own insurance policy.
Underinsured Motorist: If the at-fault driver of the vehicle had insurance but not enough or your injuries are greater than that amount you can collect on underinsured motorists. Flora Templeton Stuart will make sure all underinsured policies are uncovered for maximum recovery.
Negligence in car accidents typically involves a driver failing to exercise reasonable care. As Kentucky car crash lawyers, before we can take action against the liable party, we need to prove that their negligence led to the accident. We do this by establishing the following elements of negligence:
Duty of care: The at-fault party had a responsibility to keep you safe by following all traffic laws.
Breach of duty: The at-fault party breached their duty of care, instead acting negligently.
Causation: The at-fault party’s actions or inactions caused you to suffer an accident and injuries.
Damages: You suffered damages, such as pain and suffering and property damage, because of the at-fault party’s negligence.
Our team will gather evidence to prove negligence, including police reports, witness statements, and surveillance footage.
Under the “no-fault” car insurance system in Kentucky, drivers are required to carry a minimum of $10,000 in Personal Injury Protection (PIP) insurance. Regardless of who causes the accident, PIP covers medical expenses and lost wages. However, if you’re in an accident, you can opt out of the no-fault system to pursue auto injury claims against the at-fault driver and possibly receive more vehicle accident compensation.
Statute of Limitations in Kentucky and Tennessee
In vehicle accidents, there is a limited amount of time to sue. In Kentucky, you have two years after the wreck to sue which can be extended with PIP benefits being paid, as per Ky. Rev. Stat. § 304.39-230(6). In Tennessee, you only have one year to file an auto accident lawsuit. Time limits for minors start when they turn 18. The Statute of Limitations for Wrongful Death cases is governed by KRS 413.140.
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Kentucky And Tennessee Personal Injury FAQs
Accidents and injuries can occur for many different reasons. However, if an individual, employer, or business is responsible for the incident, a personal injury lawyer near you can advise you of your legal options and the next best steps.
Flora Templeton Stuart Accident Injury Lawyers cares about you. We can determine whether you have a case and assist you with recovering damages such as medical bills, income loss, pain and suffering, and many more.
Why Hire Flora Templeton Stuart Accident Injury Lawyers?
With over forty-seven years of representing clients in Kentucky & Tennessee, our personal injury lawyers are dedicated to obtaining justice for our injured clients. With local attorneys, right here in your community, we provide personal representation with our top attorneys, Flora and Kent. We meet with our clients to explain the entire process, leave no stone unturned with an extensive investigation to include our experts, and will refer our clients to excellent physicians. We take on the insurance company to obtain a maximum settlement. We can come to you and with offices close by we can travel to our injured clients when they cannot come to us. We treat our clients like family.
How do I pay for you to represent me?
Flora Templeton Accident Injury Lawyers we work on a contingency fee so you won’t pay us unless we win your case. We pay all costs of the case and are not reimbursed unless we collect money for you. you can call us for free, even on weekends with no obligation.
What type of cases do you handle?
We handle all car and truck accidents including commercial trucks, motorcycle accidents, pedestrian accidents, bus accidents, bicycle accidents, drunk driving accidents, work injuries, slip and falls, dog bites, and more. When a loved one has died in a personal injury accident we handle the wrongful death claim to obtain a recovery for the family to get the justice they deserve. Go to our personal injury overview link for more personal injury cases that we handle. since we concentrate our entire practice on personal injury law we are experienced in these areas of practice.
How do I know if I have a case?
Our lawyers will accept a case where we know we can help. You can call us 24/7 for a free consultation and our experienced attorneys will evaluate your injury case without charge. Our attorneys have never represented insurance companies or corporations. We can focus one hundred percent of our practice on helping the injured. Call us today for your free case evaluation. While we cannot guarantee the amount of recovery when you call we can and will give you an evaluation of how we will do everything to collect a maximum settlement.
