Motorcycle accident fatalities have been on the rise in recent years. In the 1990s, the number of individuals killed in motorcycle crashes was under 3,000 in any given year. This was bad enough, but then in the first decade of the new millennium, the number of fatalities began to exceed 4,000 annually until 2007, when […]
When a couple gets divorced, one spouse is often obligated to pay alimony to the other. Also known as “spousal support” or “spousal maintenance”, alimony is usually awarded in cases when the couple has been married for a number of years and there is a major disparity between the incomes of the two spouses. Alimony […]
If you are facing a divorce, there is a lot of uncertainty about the future. You are likely starting to think about what it will be like being single again. How will you pay the bills? Can you keep the marital home? What will happen to the family cars, the assets, and who will have […]
Motorcycle Helmet Motorcycle riding is one of the most popular activities that is synonymous with the arrival of spring. Tens of thousands of Kentucky motorcyclists will hit the roadways over the coming months, enjoying the sense of freedom and exhilaration that only comes from riding on the open roads and taking in all of the […]
Motorcycle accidents have been on the rise in recent years. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) reports that just under 5,200 individuals were killed in motorcycle accidents in 2017, accounting for approximately 14% of all motor vehicle-related deaths that year. Just a couple decades earlier in the late 1990s, there were less than half […]
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) affects millions of Americans each year. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reports that there are approximately 2.8 million TBI-related emergency room visits, hospitalizations, and deaths in the United States annually, with over 837,000 of them being among children. The CDC goes on to say that an average of 155 people […]
There are millions of American seniors living in nursing facilities. As the population ages and life expectancy increases, the number of individuals that will be in need of long-term care is expected to grow exponentially for the foreseeable future. Higher patient loads and staffing shortages have put a major strain on many nursing homes throughout […]
When someone dies, their estate often has to go through probate. Probate is the process by which an estate is settled under the supervision of the court. If there is a will, the executor/personal representative is nominated in the will to represent the affairs of the estate. If there is no will, a personal representative […]
When someone is injured in an auto accident or suffers another type of personal injury that another party was responsible for, it is not always easy to recover the full and fair compensation they deserve. Typically, you will be dealing with the other party’s insurance adjuster. Although in some cases, you might be dealing with […]
If you’ve been injured in an accident or suffered any other type of personal injury in which another party was responsible, you deserve to be fully compensated for your losses. Unfortunately, it is very rare that a responsible party will freely admit fault and write you a check to cover the damages. For one thing, […]
