Key Points of this Article 806 people were killed in Kentucky traffic accidents in 2021. When someone dies in an accident due to someone else’s negligence, loved ones may be entitled to wrongful death benefits. A Kentucky wrongful death law firm can help family members recover damages suffered, such as medical bills, loss of support,... read more
Key Points of this Article Wrongful death occurs when someone’s death results from another person’s negligence. Car accidents are some of the most common causes of wrongful death. Wrongful death settlements are awarded based on the damages or financial losses suffered by the surviving family members of the deceased. The death of a loved one... read more
Key Points of This Article: More than 4,000 surgical errors occur every year. You have a right to safe medical treatment, including surgery. You have a right to compensation if surgical negligence caused your injury. Surgery is often a necessary course of action to treat illnesses, injuries, and other medical conditions. One of the worst... read more
A person can sustain an injury from a car accident regardless of the car’s speed at the time of the collision. However, high-speed car accidents are often traumatic and, tragically, too often fatal. After surviving a high-speed car accident, it can take weeks, months, or even years to recover from your injuries. Some of those... read more
Key Points of this Article: Reckless driving in Kentucky is defined broadly in KRS 189.290, but many different unsafe driving practices can fall under the umbrella of reckless driving. Basically, reckless driving is any driving that is “not in a careful manner.” In other words, reckless driving is negligent driving. If you are struck and... read more
Key Points of This Article: Rhoads & Rhoads partner and attorney Chris Rhoads has been recognized as a 2020 Member of American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys for his exceptional performance in client satisfaction. The firm is very proud of Chris’s leadership as both a kind yet aggressive personal injury attorney who is knowledgeable and... read more
Across any 48 hours, more than 500 people will die from hospital errors, delays in diagnosis, injuries, adverse events, treatment mistakes, and infections. Nearly a third of all patients admitted to a hospital are a victim of some sort of preventable medical error related injury, and there is a 1 in 25 chance of leaving the hospital... read more
Synopsis Distracted drivers remain a leading cause behind school year car, bus, and truck accidents and texting while driving has become a significant contributor to distracted driving accidents for drivers of all ages in school zones. No form of mobile phone use is safe while driving but carrying on social conversations through the use of texting, social... read more
Synopsis The risk for fatal teen crashes increases by 17 percent between Memorial Day and Labor Day. This is known as the “100 Deadliest Days” for young, inexperienced drivers. Kentucky has one of the highest fatal teen crash rates in the nation caused by young drivers who are drinking and driving, speeding and driving distracted.... read more
Synopsis From 1992 through 2017, heat killed 815 workers nationally and injured another 66,000, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. High temperatures and extreme hot weather can trigger dangerous conditions for workers in outdoor operations, making them sick from exposure and puts them at risk of falling, or mishandling machinery and tools. The U.S.... read more
