All Motorists Are Responsible for Watching Out for Kentucky’s Motorcycle Enthusiasts As the spring motorcycle season has been set into motion, drivers of all types are now more likely to be sharing the road with motorcycles. The team at Rhoads & Rhoads knows all too well that means a higher prevalence in motorcycle crashes on... read more
Two Nursing Home Falsities Debunked Kentucky is ranked 50th (neighboring Indiana is listed dead last) for not adequately providing the kind of help that can make the difference between “maintaining a high quality of life at home and having to move to a nursing home.” For the thousands of Kentucky families considering placing a loved one in a nursing... read more
Work Zone Safety Is Everyone’s Responsibility As the warmer air has made its way across the Bluegrass, motorists can expect to see an increase in the number of orange barrels and neon vested workers along with slower moving traffic patterns on roadways. With those changes also comes an increase in the number of work zone... read more
First Kentucky Coal Mining Death For 2018 Reported at Panther Mine We are saddened to read reports from the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet in regard to the state’s first coal mining death of the year and fourth coal mining related death in the United States. It appears to have happened in Harlan County and... read more
Misdiagnosis is a Common Type of Medical Negligence A recent report from the medical liability insurer, Coverys, analyzed more than 10,500 closed medical liability claims from 2013-2017 and found that misdiagnoses are the root of nearly one-third of all medical liability claims. Additional conclusions showed: 53 percent of diagnosis-related claims include risk management issues involving... read more
Popular Pacifier Accessory Recalled Due to Choking Hazard On March 15, 2018, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) reported a voluntary recall for nearly 590,000 pacifier and teethers made by Handi-Craft, a manufacturer and distributor of baby bottles and accessories. Although no injuries are known at this time, the recall ignited after a reported... read more
5 Social Security Disability Questions You Need Answers To More than 11 percent of Kentuckians receive some form of Social Security disability payment, making Kentucky the second highest state in dispersing the funds. If you have a disability and find that you are no longer able to support yourself and your family, nothing should stand in the way of... read more
Rain and Wet Roads Increase Likelihood of Car Accident When that Kentucky rain starts pouring down, automobile crashes due to wet pavement follow close behind. In fact, the U.S. Department of Transportation, estimates nearly 950,000 motor vehicle accidents occur because of wet roadways each year in the U.S. Since weather conditions remain an uncontrollable force... read more
Long-Term Care Residents Are Abused and Neglected Every Day When someone has recovered well enough to leave the hospital but needs to enter an area nursing home for physical therapy and further rehabilitation, they (or their family member) should be prepared about what to fully expect and know what to do if rights have been... read more
March is Brain Injury Awareness Month Each year an estimated 1.5 million Americans sustain a TBI and the 230,000 people who survive will face long-lasting, life-changing effects. In Kentucky, approximately 30,000 brain injuries occur each year and thousands experience the onset struggle of long-term disability following a brain injury. The needs of these victims and their families... read more
