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May 16, 2008

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• Driver Not Charged In Double Fatal Crash
• Survivor of Ky. Crash Sues Manufacturer
• Battling ageism in cancer negligence cases
  Some people—doctors included—think diagnosing the elderly for serious illnesses like cancer is a waste of time or believe older people aren’t strong enough for aggressive treatments. And many defense lawyers are only too happy to play on these unspoken prejudices. When your elderly client didn’t receive complete and compassionate care for cancer, you’ll need to counter ageist attitudes among jurors and ageist messages in defense arguments.
• Inside the brachial plexus injury case
  Shoulder dystocia—when a fetus’s shoulders fail to follow the head during birth—requires a physician’s intervention, and doctors should be well versed in accepted techniques for handling it. A careful examination of the treatment records can reveal what health care workers did or didn’t do to protect the baby from harm.
• Comair Will Be the Liable Party in the Crash of Flight 5191
• Tractor Trailer Accident Leaves Mother and Infant Son Dead
  A run-a-way Tractor Killed a Western Kentucky Mother and Infant Son in Manitou
• Chesley adding bus maker to crash lawsuit
• Board Says Pilots Were Responsible for 2006 Fatal Plane Crash in Kentucky
• Congress Passes Legislation Protecting Victims of Railroad Negligence
  Congress Passes Legislation Protecting Victims of Railroad Negligence
• Kentucky Road Worker Struck by SUV Near Owensboro in Potential Wrongful Death Case
  A Hopkinsville Road Worker is Killed by SUV In Owensboro Kentucky Wrongful Death Accident
• Driver In Kentucky Bus Crash is Cited with Traffic Citations
• Teen Injured in Louisville Six Flags Amusement Park is Released From Hospital
  The teenage girl whose feet were severed on a Six Flags Amusement Park ride was released from the hospital.
• Speed Limit to Increase to 70 MPH on Kentucky Highways and Interstates
• Comair Families Want to be Included in Flight 5191 Memorial in Kentucky
• Dry Cleaner Wins in $54 Million Suit for Pants
  Ultimately, justice did prevail for the dry cleaners, protecting them from the outrageous lawsuit brought against them by an administrative law judge.
• 13 Year Old Girl Loses Feet in Amusement Park Accident
• Bus Crash Leaves One Dead and At Least 66 Injured
  One family member is dead, while 66 others are injured after their bus crashed into a concrete overpass abutment.
• Six Dead After Car Show Accident
  Six people are dead after a drag car crashes into a crowd of spectators.
• Follow up to Judge's 65 Million lawsuit over a lost pair of pants
  Judge reduces his claim to 2 Million so that he can be compensated for his "mental anguish" resulting from the loss of his pants.
• LA Hospital Death Under Investigation
  A woman who went to the hospital for severe stomach pain ultimately died due to the fact that the hospital failed to treat her.
• Woman Dies in ER Lobby as 911 Refuses to Help
  Woman seeks treatment from hospital for severe stomach pain and ultimately dies due to the hopitals refusal to treat her.
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• Kentucky ATV deaths on rise despite safety efforts
• Traffic Accident Leads to Drug Arrest
• Judge sues for 65 million over pants?
  Judge alleges that the cleaners committed fraud by posting a "same day service" and a "satisfaction guaranteed" sign.
• Nursing Home Cited for Death
  Baptist Convalescent Center, a nursing home in Newport, Kentucky, received a citation for allowing a patient to die from dehydration and renal failure.
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• Police: DUI crash claims lives of twins
• "People Simply Die For Lack of Healthcare
• "People Simply Die For Lack of Healthcare"
• Kevil Kentucky Woman Dies in Crash in McCracken County
• Barlow Kentucky Man Dies in a Car/Scooter Wreck in Ballard County
• Indiana Man Dies in Kentucky Boat Crash
• Marshall County Nursing Home Plans Changes
• Marshall County Kentucky Nursing Home Faces Wrongful Death Suit
• Lawmaker's Son Sentenced in Drunk Driving Accident
• Student to Change Plea in DUI Death of School Mate
• Gubernatorial Candidate Henry Sued for Medical Malpractice
• Defects found in 170 CSX rail cars
• Patient Safety System Tracks Hospital Errors in Attempt to Avoid Medical Malpractice
  New Patient Safety System Tracks Hospital Errors
  
  In 2006, there were 77 serious medical errors or incidents reported by 41 hospitals in IN. The governor has urged that hospitals reporting mistakes not be punished because they "are probably the safest," given they are paying close attention and "trying to get it right every time." Throughout the state, the most reported errors involved bedsores that developed after a patient was admitted.
• Kentucky Lacks Adequate Facilites for Medical Trauma
• CSX hit with 3 accidents already this year
• Kentucky Hazmat Spills Posed 'Significant Risk'
• 10.4 Million verdict in U-Haul Accident
  A U.S. District Court in Louisville, KY has awarded the Burke family a 10.4 million verdict for their injuries as a result of an accident caused by a U-Haul towing dolly the family was using to tow their ford explorer.
• Barge Leak Questions Still Unanswered
  One possibility for the leak is driver negligence. A recent coast guard survey found that the majority of barge accidents are caused by driver negligence.
• Victims’ families express anger at Noel sentencing
  Joshua Noel was sentenced to 15 years in prison Wednesday on manslaughter charges stemming from a Livingston County head-on collision in 2005.
• "24 Million Dollar Verdict in Defective Seatbelt Case"
  Honeywell International Inc. was ordered by a Texas jury to pay $24 million to the family of an 18-year-old woman who was killed in a sport utility vehicle rollover accident.
• "Plea Deal Reached Just Before the Trial Over the Head-On Collision That Killed Livingston County Teacher Stephanie Kirk"
  Defendant Joshua Noel Reaches a Guilty Plea the Day Before His Trial Over the Wrongful Death of Livingston County Teacher Stephanie Kirk. Noel and Kirk were involved in a Head-On Collision on U.S. 60 in Livingston County, Kentucky in October of 2005.
• "Western Kentucky Car Wreck Claims the Life of a Livingston County Man"
• "Rollover Accident Claims Life in Western Kentucky"
• West Kentucky Sees Another SUV Rollover
  Carlisle County Woman is the Latest in a Long Line of West Kentucky SUV Rollovers
• "Largest Crackdown on School Speed Zones Announced in Western Kentucky by Kentucky State Troopers"
  Kentucky State Police to Track Speeds in Western Kentucky School Zones
• Murder Suicide brings up domestic violence issues
  A woman's ex-husband broke into her home and shot her boyfriend.
• MSU student jailed on manslaughter charge
  Burgess Harrison Yonts, 20, of Greenville, son of state Rep. Brent Yonts, was charged with manslaughter in the death of Nadia Shaheen, 62, of Egypt, a Murray State student whose body was found near the Five Points area near the campus.
• Yonts indicted for murder in Murray pedestrian death
  Burgess Harrison Yonts was indicted Friday for wanton murder and three other charges in the pedestrian death of a Murray State University graduate student in November of 2005.
• Yonts guilty on all counts
  Yonts — a 21-year-old senior at Murray State — was convicted of wanton murder, tampering with evidence, drunken driving and leaving the scene of an accident. The jury recommended a 20 year sentence, the harshest it could choose.
• Day 1 Yonts Murder Trial
  Around 3:30 PM the trial started with both Attorney's opening arguments.
  The prosecution says there is physical that puts Yonts behind the wheel of the car that hit Nadia Shaheen on November 11th.
• Day 2 of Yonts Murder Trial
  All watched as evidence including these pair of jeans and hat Yonts was wearing the night of the accident were shown to jurors. The prosecution says police found blood stains on the jeans and hat when they searched Yonts' apartment hours after Shaheen was hit by the car.
• Day 3 Yonts Murder Trial
  The defense in the Harrison Yonts murder trial spent the day trying to poke holes in the way police investigated the crime, saying evidence in the case wasn't handled properly
• 911 Services in Carlisle County, Kentucky Recieve State Funds
  Carlisle County Recieves State Grants From Kentucky Office of Homeland Security to Upgrade 911 Services
• Family blames doctors for woman's death
• Kentucky train crash releases chemicals
• Turner Ohio River Recovery Mission Put on Hold
• Mississippi Trucker Dies in Hickman County Semi-Truck Accident
  A Mississippit Semi-Truck Driver Died as a Result of a Semi-Truck Wreck in Fulgham Hickman County, Kentucky. An Autopsy should uncover additional information as to the Cause of Death.
• Ohio River Tow Boat Recovery Operation is Suspended in Kentucky
• Kentucky Plane Crash Details Could Boost Case for Punitive Damages
• Search Continues for Missing Kentucky Towboat Worker
• Towboat Accident in Kentucky Leaves One Man Missing and Authorities Fearing the Worst While Heroic Effort Saves Two
  Two Saved and One Missing in Towboat Accident Near Paducah, Kentucky
• Hospital Infections: Deadly Serious
• Texas judge enters $8.7 mln Vioxx verdict vs Merck
• Police cracking down on DUIs, seatbelts
• Airport blames crew, Comair for fatal crash
• New Software helps insurers avoid Fair Settlements
• W.Va., Ohio residents settle Ohio River sunken barge lawsuit
• Pro-Civil Justice Candidates Dominate on Election Day
  Repeated Attacks on the Civil Justice System Fail on Election Day
• Controversial Kentucky Plane Crash Attorney Fights Back Against Lawyer Criticism in the Wake of the Tragic Comair Flight 5191 Plane Crash
  Controversial Kentucky Plane Crash and Wrongful Death Attorney Daryl T. Dixon is "sick and tired" of the negative publicity given to Trial Lawyers in the aftermath of the Comair Flight 5191 Plane Crash in Lexington, Kentucky. Daryl T. Dixon agrees that some of the initial Lawyer Advertising was tacky but explains why there is nothing wrong with Ethical Lawyer Advertising.
• Family of Rebecca Adams Files First Lawsuit in the Fatal Comair Flight 5191 Plane Crash in Kentucky
  The family of Rebecca Adams was the first to file a Lawsuit in the Fatal Comair Flight 5191 Plane Crash in Kentucky
• First Comair Flight 5191 Plane Crash Wrongful Death Complaint in Kentucky
• First Lawsuit Filed in the Comair 5191 Kentucky Plane Crash
  The first Negligence and Wrongful Death Claim was filed in Lexington, Kentucky on Friday September 1, 2006.
• Air Traffic Controller in Comair Flight 5191 Crash Had Two Hours Sleep Leading up to the Fatal Plane Crash in Kentucky
  Air Traffic Controller admits to working 15 hours and only sleeping for two leading up to the Fatal Comair Flight 5191 Plane Crash in Lexington, Kentucky.
• Merck Ordered to Pay $51 Million in Louisiana
  Jury finds Merck "Knowingly Misrepresented or failed to disclose" information about Vioxx.
• Kentucky Trial Attorney Killed on Comair Flight 5191 Plane Crash in Lexington
  Fellow Kentucky Trial Attorney Leslie W. Morris along with his wife, was killed in the tragic plane crash in Lexington, Ky on Sunday August 27, 2006.

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