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- Nine Ways to Prevent Your Child’s Playground Injury
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- Kentucky Has A New Texting While Driving Law
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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
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- Posted on 7/27/2010Streetsense in Kentucky
- Posted on 5/14/2010Kentucky Enacts Text Messaging Law
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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 [...]
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How To Lose Your Kentucky Accident Case
Not filing a Kentucky accident case within the Statute of Limitations forfeits your right to sue and be compensated for injuries sustained in a Kentucky car accident. Will $25.00 Fine Stop Texting While Driving?
Has Kentucky gone far enough with the penalty range on the new texting while driving law? 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 Kentucky's No Texting While Driving Law Prevent Car Accidents?
Do texting while driving laws prevent car accidents? Document Your Kentucky Auto Accident Case
Lack of documentationcan can damage your Kentucky automobile accident case Is Giving A Statement To The insurance Company A Good Idea?
Should a kentucky automobile accident victim speak with the insurance company? What Happens When My PIP benefits Are Exhausted?
What do Kentucky car accident victims do after their PIP benefits have been exhausted? Kentucky Car Accident Victims Can Collect For Time Off Work
Kentucky auto accident victims can collect for time off work from their PIP benefits under their own car insurance policy. Prevent Tragedy on Kentucky Roads
An amber alert sign serves as a reminder to all on the road to be aware of road workers and give them our "undivided attention". What Is A Contingency Fee?
What is a contingency fee? This is a common term Kentucky auto accident victims hear when they are interviewing a personal injury attorney. What does this really mean? Is it a good arrangement for the accident victim? Do all auto accident attorneys charge the same contingency fee? I am sure these and other questions are going through your mind when you are hiring a car accident lawyer for your Kentucky personal injury case. Check out "how Do Kentucky Accident Attorneys Get Paid" at TheKentuckyAccidentAttorney.com to find out the answers to these questions and exactly what a contingency fee is. Teenagers, Driver Education and Auto Accidents
Do driver education classes help to prevent new drivers from being involved in serious auto accidents on our Kentucky roads?Lessons From Winters and Yonkers Lawsuit
What lessons can Kentucky accident victims learn from the lawsuit recently filed in Jefferson Circuit Court against Winters and Yonkers by Sharon Langford?Kentucky One Step Closer To Texting While Driving Ban
80 to 16 vote in the Kentucky House of Representatives puts state one step closer to a ban on texting while drivingWill Dashboard Computers In Cars Cause Accidents?
Auto manufacturers are giving consumers the option of dashboard computers. Will these new gadgets cause car accidents?FocusDriven Targets Texting While Driving
FocusDriven targets driver education toward safe driving and eliminating texting while driving Insurance Companies are not Kentucky Accident Victims' Friends
So many times when people have been in an accident the insurance companies prsent themselves as a fied to the victim. Ketucky accident atorney Mike Schafer explains why this is not usually the case. Hiring a Great Kentucky Accident Attorney
Kentucky auto accident attorney offer tips on hiring a great attorney to represent you in your battle with the insurance company.What is a Kentucky Accident Case Worth?
Most insurance companies use computer programs to determine the value of a case. Kentucky accident attorney explains how they use these programs.Do Kentucky Accident Victims Do Better in Trial or Settling?
As an accident victim in Ketucky you will wonder if you are better off going to trial or settling out of court.How Can I Be A Safer Driver In 2010?
No one wins when they have been in a car accident. At the very least you have to go through the hassle of getting your car repaired. At the worst you have been seriously injured and have to get medical care and worry about your recovery. You have medical bills but you can't work. I write a lot about what you need to do if you have been in an accident in Kentucky, but even a more important topic is what you can do to avoid an auto accident. Many times I have come close and have the racing heart beat and a good scare. I will take that every day of the year a serious collision. Check out "Safe Driving Resolutions For The New Year" at TheKentuckyAccidentAttorney.com to learn ways you can be a safer driver and avoid car wrecks that may be serious and cause problems for you and your family.Kentucky Rollover Accident Kills One and Injures Three in Logan County
New Year's accident injures three while killing the driver.I Can't Believe That Car Did That!
You are driving along and a car cuts you off or doesn't use it's turn signal. What Do other driver's in Louisville, Kentucky do that make your blood boil. What are those things that you see that you know are eventually going to cause a serious auto accident? I have my list. I think my family can tell you exactly what they are. Since I am an attorney that handles car wreck cases every day I may be more observant and understand how these action can cause serious injuries. Find out what my top 5 grievances are against Louisville drivers in "Festivus Grievances Against Louisville Drivers" at TheKentuckyAccidentAttorney.Safe Christmas Driving
Christmas is a wonderful time of year. We all love the holidays. There is one major exception to this statement and that is holiday traffic. That horrible traffic around the malls that makes are tempers flare. Car accidents are also a common holiday occurrence in Louisville, Kentucky. I don't think they have to be. There does not have to be serious injuries that go along with Christmas cheer. Check out TheKentuckyAccidentAttorneyand my latest blog "Holiday Road Rage" to find put how you can have a safe and accident free Christmas season.Insurance Video Surveillance And Your Accident Claim
A man dipping a chip into salsa is video taped by an insurance company. The tape is turned over to a doctor who never examined the man. The doctor says that this man is able to work based on his review of the tape. The man's disability benefits are cut off. Is this fact or fiction? Can surveillance video be used against you on your Kentucky car accident case? Are your PIP benefits affected by these tactics? Find out how this story ends at TheKentuckyAccidentAttorney.
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