A 59-year-old woman from Louisville suffered injuries recently when she fell out of a boat on Herrington Lake and was cut by the boat’s propeller, according to an article in The Lexington Herald-Leader. The woman and two friends were boating on Herrington Lake when the boat struck an underwater object, possibly a submerged log. The […]

The consumer organization Public Citizen recently petitioned the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), asking the agency to ban or at least recall a certain type of bed handle that elderly or infirm people may use to help themselves get in and out of bed, according to an article in Consumer Affairs. The bed handles […]

On April 28, 2011, Louisville personal injury attorney Tad Thomas was pleased to travel to New Orleans to present to members of the American Association for Justice (AAJ) on technology and the paperless law office. The seminar, which focused on the litigation of car and trucking accidents, was held in conjunction with Jazzfest. This was […]

Two workers were injured recently in an explosion and fire at the Eckart Aluminum plant in Rubbertown, according to a recent news report from Fox 41. Residents of the neighborhoods surrounding the plant were able to hear the explosion, but no evacuation was required. The explosion and fire occurred during the evening shift and involved […]

A stranded Louisville driver lost his life recently when he was struck by an SUV on the side of the Gene Snyder Freeway, according to a news report from WAVE Channel 3. The driver was changing a flat tire on his car when an SUV driving down the freeway hit him. The accident occurred around […]

A Jefferson County Public Schools bus and a car collided in Louisville recently, injuring several people, according to a recent news report from NBC affiliate Lex18. The bus was traveling along the Watterson Expressway when the car swerved into the bus’s lane, which caused the crash. Several students were riding the bus at the time. […]

A 76-year-old woman lost her life recently while walking on Hikes Lane between Taylorsville Road and Breckenridge Lane in Louisville, according to a recent news report from Courier-Journal.com. While the woman was walking along the road, a driver traveling west on Hikes Lane lost control of his vehicle and struck four parked cars and then […]

A 50-year-old woman lost her life recently in an on-the-job accident after she was pinned beneath a slab that had fallen, according to a news report released recently by Fox 19 News. The woman, who worked for a manufacturing company on Produce Road in the Watterson Park area, was trying to move a large piece […]

Two explosion accidents occurred recently at a chemical factory in Louisville, killing two workers and injuring two others, according to MSNBC. The first explosion occurred in the furnace department at night, and another explosion occurred a few hours later. Two men were killed and two were injured in the first explosion, while no other workers […]

Recently, a bill was introduced in the Kentucky House that would place restrictions on litigation funding companies. Litigation funding companies loan money to clients who are pursuing some type of litigation, typically a personal injury lawsuit. In most cases, the loans are used to pay living expenses, such as rent or a mortgage and automobile […]

Propoxyphene was first approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1957 as a pain reliever, and has since been used by about 10 million patients. However, the drug was recently pulled off the market, according to MedScape.com. Five years ago, the drug was banned in the United Kingdom because it posed a […]

An accident in Union County, Kentucky killed one teen and injured three on February 6, according to WFIE [link no longer available]. The wreck occurred near Uniontown on Highway 360. It took almost three hours for first responders to clear the scene. The wreck occurred when a pickup truck crossed over the center lane and […]

According to The Courier-Journal, a Jefferson Circuit Court judge has found a Louisville doctor to be in contempt for lying under oath during a deposition. Apparently, a man is in the preliminary stages of suing the doctor for medical malpractice for a November 2009 eye surgery that allegedly caused damages. The doctor reportedly lied about […]