http://www.kentuckyinjurylawblog.com/ Published By Steven M. Frederick en-us 2012-02-05T10:07:17-05:00 http://www.kentuckyinjurylawblog.com/2012/02/kentucky_pedestrian_killed_by.html On Monday, November 28, 2011, a Kentucky woman was crossing National Turnpike in Louisville early in the morning when she was struck by a pickup truck. She was seriously injured and was taken to University Hospital. Four days later, she... Pedestrian Accidents steve 2012-02-05T10:07:17-05:00 http://www.kentuckyinjurylawblog.com/2012/02/fda_employees_retaliated_again.html Six scientists and doctors working for the FDA claim that the agency illegally monitored their personal emails. Then, based on the information gleaned from this process, the employees claim they were retaliated against through harassment or wrongful termination. These professionals... Wrongful Termination steve 2012-02-02T12:28:01-05:00 http://www.kentuckyinjurylawblog.com/2012/01/kentucky_nursing_home_staffers.html Recently, two nurses at Kentucky nursing homes have been in the news for stealing medication from patients. The first case involves Jinger Butler. For six months in 2010, Ms. Butler allegedly took medication from 10 patients at Cumberland Valley Manor... Nursing Home Abuse steve 2012-01-26T13:28:17-05:00 http://www.kentuckyinjurylawblog.com/2012/01/black_boxes_help_investigators.html Most people are aware of the event data recorder devices, or “black boxes,” that are found in airplanes. They frequently provide clues to what may have gone wrong in a plane crash. However, many people do not know that this... Car Accidents steve 2012-01-24T14:38:33-05:00 http://www.kentuckyinjurylawblog.com/2012/01/college_student_from_kentucky.html Four people were killed in a car accident on January 18, 2012, including a Louisville, Kentucky woman who was attending the University of South Carolina. She was 23 years old. The other victims were also all in their early 20s.... Car Accidents steve 2012-01-22T18:56:57-05:00 http://www.kentuckyinjurylawblog.com/2012/01/new_national_origin_discrimina.html National origin discrimination is defined by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) as “treating people (applicants or employees) unfavorably because they are from a particular country or part of the world, because of ethnicity or accent, or because they appear... Discrimination steve 2012-01-19T14:07:14-05:00 http://www.kentuckyinjurylawblog.com/2012/01/highspeed_chase_ends_in_auto_a.html On Friday, January 13th, one passenger and one pedestrian were killed in a car accident during a high-speed chase. The owner of the car moved it onto the street and left it running while he finished getting ready, and when... Car Accidents steve 2012-01-14T16:29:20-05:00 http://www.kentuckyinjurylawblog.com/2012/01/two_new_sexual_harassment_laws.html In the last week, two new sexual harassment lawsuits were filed in Jefferson County Circuit Court in Kentucky. The suits also claim retaliation and wrongful termination, claims which often accompany sexual harassment or discrimination allegations. In the first case, Mary... Sexual Harassment steve 2012-01-12T15:46:18-05:00 http://www.kentuckyinjurylawblog.com/2012/01/woman_dies_after_being_left_on.html On September 9, 2008, an 87-year-old woman got on a nursing home bus for a trip to the grocery store. When she failed to appear back at the nursing home, nursing staff, family members and police searched for her. She... Nursing Home Abuse steve 2012-01-05T13:07:02-05:00 http://www.kentuckyinjurylawblog.com/2012/01/kentucky_and_indiana_headon_co.html In the last two weeks of 2011, there were at least two head-on collisions in Indiana and Kentucky that resulted in death. On December 16th, a 17-year-old driver crossed the median near Evansville Indiana and struck an oncoming car, killing... Car Accidents steve 2012-01-04T11:21:42-05:00