If a person is injured, they have two options for obtaining financial compensation for their injuries: settle with the insurance company or pursue litigation. However, just because an individual goes down the path of litigation does not mean the case will necessarily go to trial. Most injury cases settle before they ever reach the courtroom …
Settlement Value
In Kentucky, if a person is injured and it is not their fault, the settlement value of their claim should include a calculation of all past medical bills related to the injury, any future medical bills as testified to by a physician, an analysis of any lost wages that was incurred, or any impairment of the …
Role of Witnesses
Witnesses can play an important role in any Louisville personal injury case. Depending upon whether or not an insurance company is disputing liability in a personal injury case, witnesses can be helpful in proving the defendant’s breach of the applicable duty of care, the extent and amount of the plaintiff’s damages, or both. There are …
Pretrial Steps to Take in a Personal Injury Case
Prior to trial, a Louisville injury lawyer must go through the entire court and discovery process. This means they will ask legal questions called interrogatories that are sent in written form to the opposing party. They may also take many depositions from the opposing party, witnesses, treating physicians, and any expert witnesses. Finally, the attorney must collect all the …
Independent Medical Examination
Independent medical exams (also known as IME’s) are a tool often used by insurance companies when an injured plaintiff is claiming permanent injuries and damages. The term ‘independent’ medical exam is actually a misnomer. A more accurate term would be a ‘defense’ medical exam. If you sustained injuries and damages as a result of someone …
How to Get Police Reports in Louisville
Police officers do not give the involved parties a copy of the police report at the scene of an accident, but instead will provide the parties a police report number. Several days after the accident, a person can go to the police department and get a copy of the police report using the report number. …
Statute of Limitations in a Personal Injury Case
If you have sustained personal injuries in a Bardstown car accident case, you may be entitled to legal compensation. However, time is of the essence. In Kentucky, as well as in all other jurisdictions, personal injury claims and lawsuits must be brought within a specific time period, called the statute of limitations. The statute of limitations …
JUUL Popularity & Lawsuits
Why File A JUUL Lawsuit? Individuals, including teens with no previous smoking experiences, who were led to believe that JUUL was “better than smoking” or “a safer alternative to smoking” are finding themselves addicted and are now suffering serious health issues. Individuals who are fighting addiction and life-threatening health effects associated with JUUL are currently …
Rounding Up Roundup: An Insidious and Pervasive Silent Killer
A recent study found that human exposure to glyphosate (the popular herbicide in Roundup) increases the risk of developing non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma by 41%. Although the number of individuals affected will likely go undetermined for quite some time, the herbicide has been discovered in many popular American foods and beverages including oats (even in some varieties labeled “organic”), beer and wine. …
Everything You Need to Know About Roundup
What is Roundup? Roundup®, a glyphosate-based herbicide weed killer, is wildly popular for effectively killing weeds while allowing genetically modified crops to flourish. Manufactured by Monsanto, an agricultural biotechnology corporation that was acquired by Bayer ag in 2018, Roundup is used in almost all corn, cotton and soy farming (as well as many other agricultural …
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