Paducah Personal Injury And Family Law Blog
Seaworthiness remains key issue for American mariners
The Jones Act has long been vitally important to seamen working on American vessels. For example, it protects their rights to health care and other critically needed assets when they’re injured or become sick due to their job. Maritime law defines “seaworthiness” in...
Why are fatal bike accidents on the rise?
Bicycling is seeing a renaissance. Biking is a great form of exercise, good for the environment and it saves money. From 2000 to 2012, people who commuted to work on a bike rose by 60 percent, according to the United States Census Bureau. Cities across the country are...
7 pedestrian safety tips for Halloween
Halloween is fun for kids, but parents have every reason to be concerned about safety on the deadliest night of the year for pedestrians. Children are more than twice as likely to die in a motor vehicle accident on Halloween than on any other day of the year. What you...
Keeping the walking public safe on our roadways
At our law firm in Paducah, Kentucky, we fight for just compensation for victims of pedestrian accidents throughout McCracken County and surrounding areas. People who are injured when struck by vehicles driven by negligent, reckless or aggressive drivers are entitled...
What places should cyclists be careful with in the fall?
Autumn is one of the last good seasons for Kentucky bicycle owners to enjoy the outdoors before the winter brings down the temperatures and the daylight. Some cyclists even prefer it over summer. There are less boiling hot days, not as much chaos on the streets and...
Pros and cons of the Jones Act for injured workers
Workers who are considered to be seamen or river workers, unfortunately, are not covered by workers' compensation when they are injured at work. This means that they are not able to go through a straightforward claims process to gain compensation for a work-related...
Understanding the law after your motorcycle accident
Being in a motorcycle accident can affect your life profoundly. Your injuries may limit the things that you are now able to do, and the trauma of the incident may have altered the way that you now see your life. You should be entitled to compensation for the costs of...
Just how dangerous is riding a motorcycle?
Few things are more freeing than getting your motorcycle out on the road. On those days when the weather is just right, it’s easy to ride for long stretches. Of course, as all motorcyclists know, there are risks. Motorcyclists are far less protected than people...
Distracted driving laws lower motorcyclist deaths nationwide
As a motorcyclist, you must be ultra-aware while cruising the open road due to distracted drivers texting, surfing the web, or even applying makeup while driving. While there is no law that says you can’t apply makeup, many states have banned the use of cell...
Common injuries that occur in supermarkets
When shopping in a grocery store, we are usually concentrating more on the products that we want to purchase rather than our safety, and understandably so. We have the right to expect that the premises we are shopping in will be made reasonably safe for us. However,...
