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- Nine Ways to Prevent Your Child’s Playground Injury
- How Long Can You Wait To File A Kentucky Accident Case?
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- Kentucky Has A New Texting While Driving Law
- Recommended Kentucky Car Insurance Coverage From The Kentucky Accident Attorney
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- Kentucky ATV Accident Claims the Life of 8-year-old Destiny Marie Haney
- Alcohol May have Been a Factor in 11-Year-Old's Death
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- Collision with a TARC Buss Kills Motorcycle Passenger
- Kentucky Accident Attorney Offers Basic Motorcycle Safety Tips
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- Can A Bicyclist Injured In A Car Accident Get Their Medical Bills Paid?
- Does Your Uninsured Motorist Insurance Cover Your Bicycle Accident?
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- Spacing on Playground Equipment Could Prevent Child Accidents
- A Proper Surface can Reduce Child Injuries on a Playground
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- Posted on 7/27/2010Streetsense in Kentucky
- Posted on 5/14/2010Kentucky Enacts Text Messaging Law
- Posted on 4/21/2010Kentucky Child Accident Attorney Addresses Playground Safety
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- Kentucky schools are back in session. Your kids are back at school, but they are still outside playing. Children love the playground whether it is at school or the park. Unfortunately your child can be seriously injured while playing on a playground. Don’t forget playground safety just because school is back in session. What can [...]
Did you know that there are time limits for you being able to file your Kentucky accident case? If you’ve been injured in a car accident, a bicycle accident or a loved one has died in a fatal truck accident there is a time limit called the Statute of Limitations. This is the time-frame that [...]
Will a $25.00 fine really deter the conduct of texting while driving? Text messaging is a part of the teenage culture. Kids don’t want to talk on the phone. My daughter will send a text and wait for a reply rather then call a friend. I couldn’t get my sister off the phone when I [...]
On April 25, 2010 Governor Beshear signed a bill that makes it against the law in Kentucky to text message while driving. This bill became the law in Kentucky today, July 15, 2010. You are no longer allowed to drive a car and text message. I know this states the obvious, but Kentucky has finally joined the [...]
How much automobile insurance coverage should you have on your family’s car insurance in Kentucky? What is enough to protect your family should you be involved in a serious Kentucky car accident? These are questions I am asked when people find out I am a personal injury attorney. I try to give the best advice [...]
Auto Accidents
There Is A New Text Messaging Law In Kentucky
You can't text and drive in Kentucky That is the law as of July 15, 2010.Questions To Ask In A Distracted Driving Accident Case
Questions a personal injury attorney may ask the driver of a car at a deposition or in court for a distracted driving injury car accident case in KentuckyWill Dashboard Computers In Cars Cause Accidents?
Auto manufacturers are giving consumers the option of dashboard computers. Will these new gadgets cause car accidents?Wrongful Death and Fatal Accidents
Kentucky Fatal Accident Caused by Potential Distracted Driver
A report this week by Kentucky State Police indicate the driver of the tractor-trailor was speeding and on his cell phone when his truck crossed the median resulting in not only his death but the death of several others.
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