After you heard that someone in your family suffered a brain injury, everything else became a blur. He may never regain consciousness, they could do nothing—and now your entire lives have been changed forever. But what if the hospital wasn’t being entirely truthful? What if…
Memorial Day Weekend 2013 is behind us. Before the busy summer season of travel and leisure begins, it is a good time to stop and consider what has happened on Kentucky roads so far this year. Over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, which began at…
They should have. Unfortunately, many hospitals do not report patient medication errors to the patients or their family members—making it more likely that someone else will be injured in the future. According to a recent article in the Washington Post, patients and their families are…
A crash took the life of a 46-year-old man in Louisville last month. According to police, the accident happened around 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 19, 2013 on Interstate 64, just east of the Watterson Expressway. It is alleged that the driver of a Ford…
I’m sorry for your loss—particularly one that appears to have been unnecessary. Gather all of your father’s relevant medical records, especially the ones pertaining to his heart condition and the subsequent operation. Now, go online and research wrongful death attorneys in the Louisville area. Gray…
The answer to your question depends on the relatives that the deceased had at the time of his death. Generally, the expenses of the person’s estate, such as funeral costs, are paid first. Then, the wrongful death recovery is distributed as follows in Kentucky: If the…