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A trucker or trucking company is responsible for your cost if the actions of the truck driver were negligent and caused injury to person or property. This blog post discusses trucking crash cases in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The Trucker Must Be At Fault Or Partially At Fault To recover the truck driver needs to …
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Truck accidents can be more complicated than a car accident. This is due to federal regulations on interstate traffic and the simple fact a very large vehicle with thousands of pounds of weight. It has been my experience that insurance companies are willing to pay personal injury lawyers and injured persons significant money to resolve …
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Dettman Law Practice Areas I practice solely personal injury law all over Kentucky. My office is located in the Highlands of Louisville. Car crash, truck crash, and motorcycle crashes make up the bulk of my practice areas, but I also do slip and fall and catastrophic injury cases. The next few blog posts concern what …
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One of the last things you want to worry about after a wreck is medical expenses. In Kentucky we have Basic Reparations Benefits available to injured persons. This type of insurance is often called “No Fault,” but Personal Injury Protection or “PIP” is a clearer description. First Party Coverage PIP is available to persons injured …
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Background I resolved a litigation case for $275,000.00 yesterday. The original offer was $22,000.00. This doesn’t happen every day and every case is different. However, I’m proud of the result so I’m discussing in my personal injury blog. My client is a very nice woman that works the line at an auto manufacturer. She has …
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Too Many Denials I am seeing a lot of trucking cases where the police report has the truck company driver at fault. A police report is inadmissible at trial because it is hearsay. I’ll be the first one to tell you I don’t always agree with police reports. However, there are an awful lot of …
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A semi trucking company is responsible for flying debris damage to your car and injuries caused by their failure to properly secure the load. It is important to get information on the truck to ensue you know who to pursue for damages. Failing to figure out who owns the truck or who the driver is …
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If you are struck and injured by flying debris from any type of truck you can sue the owner and driver of the truck. Failing to properly secure a load that results in injury is a negligent act. This means the person driving the truck is responsible for damages.
You can sue if you are injured as a result of an accident with an unsafely parked coal truck in Kentucky. You will need to prove that the person that left the truck where they did was negligent. Failing to put a truck in a safe place thereby causing damage is negligent and can allow …
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