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Just left the ER in Bowling Green and surgery is already a fight

A Bowling Green doctor hit by a speeding driver can end up squeezed between a stingy comp carrier and a worthless auto policy fast.

ARTICLE by Sharon Duvall

Fighting Fault Claims After a Kentucky Motorcycle Wreck

In Kentucky, being partly at fault in a motorcycle crash does not kill your case, but it absolutely gives the insurer room to cheap out unless you pin down the facts early.

ARTICLE by Nkechi Adeyemi

I'm staring at $28,000 in bills, and Owensboro's notice deadline is already running

A night sideswipe by a hit-and-run driver can turn into a race against a much shorter government claim deadline if a state or local agency is part of the mess.

ARTICLE by Carlos Reyes

Got hit on an Instacart run and now the crash report blames me

A bad parking-lot police report can poison an injury claim fast, especially when you're shopping Instacart and every missed day means no money.

ARTICLE by Tameka Harding

dump truck hit me in Richmond and now insurance says my treatment wasn't necessary

A rear-end crash with a loaded dump truck can leave a truck driver badly hurt, and insurers in Kentucky love calling ongoing care "not medically necessary" when the bills start climbing.

ARTICLE by Tameka Harding

My sister got $40,000 after a crash - why are they offering me $3,500 in Georgetown?

A Georgetown parent got hit while riding in a rideshare during the school run and now the insurer is acting like PTSD, panic, and missed work at home are worth almost nothing.

ARTICLE by Rhonda Sloane

texting while driving

Like trying to read and answer a message while walking down a crowded staircase, texting behind the wheel pulls a driver's eyes, hands, and attention away at the same time. In...

driving without headlights

Insurance adjusters and defense lawyers often point to this allegation as evidence that an injured driver was careless, inattentive, or partly at fault for a crash. They use it...

Fault Disputes After Kentucky Work Van Crash

In Kentucky, shared blame can absolutely shrink a payout, but it does not automatically wipe it out just because the insurance company keeps saying you "contributed" to the crash.

ARTICLE by Rhonda Sloane

Should I file now or wait if Bowling Green insurers keep blaming each other?

You may have as little as 1 year before you lose a Kentucky injury claim against a non-driver party, and waiting is the mistake that sends people searching for this in...

I waited three weeks after a Georgetown Uber crash, did I ruin my case?

The police report shows when and where the crash happened. What actually matters for your claim is whether the right insurers got notice, whether you got medical care tied to...

distracted driving citation

Like dropping a glass in the kitchen and pretending the crash came out of nowhere, a distracted driving citation is the paper trail that says a driver's attention was somewhere...

Your cousin says a red-light crash in Lexington is an easy big-money case - is that actually true?

A Lexington home health aide got T-boned at a busy intersection, the other driver clearly ran the light, and now the settlement offer still feels insulting because permanent damage changes the math.

ARTICLE by Nkechi Adeyemi

Why is the adjuster asking for every old MRI after my Owensboro deer crash?

If you hit a deer on US-60 near the Wendell H. Ford Expressway in Owensboro and the insurer suddenly wants years of MRIs, therapy notes, and back records, the angle is usually...

evading a police officer

Knowingly refusing to stop for a law enforcement officer who is trying to detain you. "Knowingly" matters because the state usually must show the driver understood an officer...

What To Do After a Kentucky Hydroplaning Rollover

What usually decides a Kentucky hydroplaning rollover claim is not the spinout itself but what the road, the tires, the speed, and the police report say afterward.

ARTICLE by Rhonda Sloane

Covington insurer offered $18,000 and a full release after a wrong-way ramp crash

A Covington bartender got hit by a wrong-way driver entering the highway and now the insurer wants him to sign away claims for medical problems that may show up later.

ARTICLE by Nkechi Adeyemi

Why does the insurer want my Facebook after a Richmond hydroplaning crash?

Unlike Ohio, where the claim fight often starts directly over fault, Kentucky adds a no-fault/PIP layer first, and the other insurer may use that extra breathing room to look...

Why does the adjuster want my immigration papers after a Georgetown truck crash?

On I-75 near Georgetown, it is easy to picture the setup this time of year: a deer jumps out near the US 460 interchange, a flatbed brakes hard, and a chain-reaction crash...

leaving the scene of an accident

You might see this in a ticket, crash report, court notice, or hear an officer say you were accused of "leaving the scene" after a wreck. It means a driver was involved in a...