The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Ford Motor Company recently settled a dispute about a recall of 2001-2004 model year Ford Escape vehicles that the NHTSA said was unreasonably delayed, according to a recent article in Auto Remarketing. The purpose of recalls is to fix hidden defects in vehicles or any of […]

Depakote (valproic acid) is a medication used to treat seizures and other neurological conditions. While the drug can be beneficial to some, it is highly recommended that pregnant women avoid taking the drug at all. Depakote use during pregnancy greatly increases the risk of several types of birth defects, according to several studies performed by […]

A recent plane crash at San Francisco’s airport claimed the lives of two passengers and injured 180 more. As investigators dig into the causes of the crash, details continue to surface, explaining what happened to trigger the fateful result. Experienced Kentucky accident attorneys monitor plane accident reports no matter which state they originate from. While […]

Twenty years ago, trucking companies may have been able to say they were unaware of their drivers’ fatigue problems; but today, they can no longer claim to be unaware of fatigue risks. Too much light has been shone on the problem for owners to shrink away from it. Today, a trucking company can be expected […]

Picture this: a bicyclist pulls up beside a car while both wait for a red light to change. When the light turns green, both start forward – but the car turns right, cutting in front of the bicyclist and throwing the rider to the pavement. It is an accident commonly known as the “right hook,” […]

Automaker Chrysler recently declined a voluntary recall request from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that could have affected about 2.7 million Jeep Grand Cherokee and Jeep Liberty vehicles currently on the road. Vehicle defects can cause serious injuries or even death, as many experienced Kentucky car accident attorneys have seen. The recall, if […]

In June 2012, Stryker recalled its Rejuvenate and ABG II modular systems hip implants for concerns over fretting and corrosion. Although the company says that the risk associated with using these hip implants is “very low,” the injuries that a defective implant can cause may be severe, and an injured person may wish to consult […]

Women who are pregnant or who may become pregnant should consider their treatment options before accepting a prescription for Depakote, a branded version of valporic acid made by Abbott Laboratories in the United States. Studies show that the drug increases the risk of birth defects. It has also been linked to lower IQs in the […]

In May 2012, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a recall notice for NaturaLyte Liquid Acid Concentrate and GranuFlo (powder) Acid Concentrate. Both products are dialysates, which are used during the dialysis process to clean a kidney patient’s blood and restore electrolyte balance – tasks the kidneys would carry out if they were […]

Since 1963, May has been celebrated as Older Americans Month in the U.S.  It’s a time to appreciate, celebrate, and care for the older members of society, whose experience and perspective provides valuable insight into everyday life.  The year 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of Older Americans Month, and this year’s theme for the month […]

According to the Governors Highway Safety Association, motorcycle accident deaths remained about the same from 2010 to 2011. At first glance, this might not seem like a significant finding. A closer look, however, shows that states could make changes that would dramatically lower the number of deaths. In 2011, the number of automobile accidents fell […]

In 2010, a woman who had planned a home childbirth ended up at Johns Hopkins Hospital for an emergency C-section. At some point during the delivery, the baby was denied enough oxygen to cause severe and permanent damage. At the end of a jury trial, the hospital was found negligent and the family was given […]

Attorney Tad Thomas and fellow lawyer Ron Hillerich recently filed a wrongful death suit on behalf of four people who lost their lives in a March 2013 tractor-trailer crash on Interstate 65 north of Sonora, according to a recent article in the Courier-Journal. In the crash, a tractor-trailer rear-ended the family’s vehicle, claiming the lives […]

If you think that injuries are just part of a football player’s job, then you need to hear arguments from David Frederick, a lawyer representing players in a suit against the NFL. According to Frederick, there is much more to concussion-related brain injuries than the public knows. That’s because the NFL purposefully hid the facts […]

Two bills introduced in the Kentucky legislature during the most recent session are aimed at protecting nursing home residents by improving nursing homes’ abilities to screen potential employees. However, both bills failed to pass through the legislature, a fact that concerns nursing home injury attorneys, as it reduces the resources available to fight nursing home […]