Commercial semi-trucks have large wheels that sit higher off the ground than passenger cars. When the truck stops suddenly, a smaller passenger car could slide right underneath the truck, shearing off the top of the car and killing its occupants. An estimated 6,000 people died…
Nursing home residents are vulnerable. They may be victims of sexual abuse in Kentucky nursing homes because their frailty makes them unlikely to fight back, and their medical conditions, such as dementia, make them unlikely to report the abuse. They often can’t care for themselves…
Your life changed when a truck hit your vehicle from behind. As you manage the pain of catastrophic truck accident injuries, you may have questions. Why did the accident happen? Can rear-end truck accidents be prevented? What should you do to protect your rights now?…
Truck accident injuries are often worse if the truck was speeding at the time of the crash. Yet, truckers often exceed safe speed limits on Kentucky roads. Accordingly, all Kentucky motorists should know why truckers speed, how speed impacts accidents, what can be done to…
Commercial vehicle accidents are different from other types of motor vehicle crashes. In Kentucky, a fully loaded commercial truck can weigh as much as 80,000 pounds, while the average weight of a passenger car is around 4,000 pounds. This weight discrepancy puts car drivers and…
Fatal hospital falls in Kentucky are considered “never events” by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. That means that no fatal falls should ever occur in hospitals. Yet, each year hundreds of thousands of people fall in hospitals in the United States. Many of…