A severe injury can result in lost time from work, ongoing medical expenses, permanent disability, and other losses that can significantly affect the rest of a victim’s life. Our library articles guide injury victims through their claims, helping them understand their liability, learn how to gather evidence, and navigate the complexities of a personal injury case.
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Family Medical Leave Act Complaint - Chaplin v Cobb-VantressThe Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) makes it unlawful for a covered employer to interfere with ane employee's right to take FMLA leave or to retaliate against an employee that takes FMLA leave. If your rights under the FMLA have been violated, contact Lexington, Kentucky FMLA lawyer Robert Abell at 859-254-7076.
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Mike Martin v Schutzman, et al; Joseph Schutzman Deposition
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Psoriatic arthritis that substantially limits walking a disability covered by Americans With Disabilities Act.Psoriatic arthritis that substantially limited a flight attendant's ability to walk was a disability covered by the Americans With Disabilities Act.
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Are Mortgage Loan Officers Exempt from Overtime Pay Requirements?Mortgage loan officers may not be exempt from overtime pay requirements according to a United States Department of Labor interpretive ruling issued March 24, 2010.
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Psoriatic Arthritis = Disability; Carmona v Southwest AirlinesPsoriatic arthritis that substantially limited the ability to walk constituted a disability under the Americans With Disabilities Act ruled the Fifth Circuit in Carmona v. Southwest Airlines.
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Recovery of Damages Against a Co-Worker For Injuries Sustained on the JobCan damages be recovered in a personal injury suit for injuries sustained on the job? The exclusive remedy doctrine to Kentucky workers compensation benefits usually bars such recovery against the employer and co-employees as is illustrated in this decision by the Kentucky Court of Appeals, Helton v. Tri-County Cycles.
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Recovery of Workers Compensation Benefits Not Barred by Recovery of Damages in Injury Suit Against Third-PartyCan workers compensation benefits be recovered where personal injury damages have been recovered from a third party? The answer is Yes, as the Kentucky Court of Appeals explained in this decision, Wal-Mart v Wells, but the injured worker cannot make a double recovery.
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Toyota Prius Class Action Lawsuit ComplaintToyota Prius Class Action Lawsuit Complaint regarding alleged braking system defects.
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Class Action Lawsuit against Toyota in KentuckyClass action lawsuit filed against Toyota in federal court in northern Kentucky.
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Sex discrimination, hostile work environment, retaliation complaint; Leach v. HolderSex discrimination, hostile work environment and retaliation complaint filed in federal court: Leach v. Eric Holder, Attorney General of the United States
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Texas Tech football coach Mike Leach Lawsuit documentsMike Leach, former Texas Tech football coach, seeks compensatory, consequential and punitive damages in his lawsuit against Texas Tech University, which fired him in late December after ten highly successful years as its football coach.
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The Executive, Administrative and Professional Exemptions to the Overtime RequirementMisclassification of employees as exempt from overtime requirements under the administrative, executive or professional exemptions to the overtime requirement is a common and frequent violation of overtime laws. If you believe you have been misclassified and denied overtime pay contact Lexington, Kentucky overtime lawyer Robert L. Abell
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Hostile Environment In Racial Harassment Case Results in $1 Million Judgment Against Whirlpool CorporationRacial harassment creating a hostile work environment that was ignored and resulted in a physical assault has resulted in a $1 million plus judgment against Whirlpool Corporation.
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Misclassification of Employees and Overtime RequirementsLexington, Kentucky overtime lawyer discusses the misclassification of employees as exempt from overtime.
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Comair Crash: Court Rules Pilot Negligence "Substantial Factor"A federal district court judge has ruled that pilot negligence was a substantial factor in the crash of Comair flight 151 at Bluegrass Field in Lexington, Kentucky.
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Recovery of Accidental Death Benefits
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Loss of Consortium Damages
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Are life insurance benefits payable where death results from accidentally running a stop sign? Since an ordinary person would characterize running a stop sign as an accident, life insurance benefits payable for an accidental death must be paid.When are accidental death life insurance benefits payable? When death results from some circumstance or event that an ordinary person would characterize as an accident. Lexington, Kentucky insurance lawyer Robert Abell can help you where an insurance company is wrongfully denying a claim for benefits.
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Loan underwriters Are Entitled to Overtime; The Administrative Exemption Does Not ApplyAre loan underwriters entitled to overtime compensation? Yes is the answer where they apply loan eligibility criteria to generate loan business for a financial institution.
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Which nursing homes provide the best care?Which nursing homes provide the best care? This report by the federal Government Accounting Office will help you and your family know what to look for, what questions to ask and what to avoid in selecting a nursing home for a family member or loved one.