Miscellaneous

• Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009

  Karl Truman | May 11, 2009 4:39 PM | 5 CommentsLouisville, KY

  The Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009 was introduced in February of this year. The act proposes that pre-dispute arbitration agreements will not be enforceable if it requires the arbitration of...

• The Reality Behind Frivolous Litigation

  Robin Bara | April 17, 2009 10:58 AM | 1 CommentLouisville, KY

  Most people, at some point in life, will hear about a ridiculous lawsuit filed by some overzealous attorney practicing somewhere in the country. These lawsuits, once picked up by the media, spark...

• Defendant's Financial Condition a Factor in Punitive Damages

  Karl Truman | March 11, 2009 7:40 PM | 0 CommentsLouisville, KY

  In Clark v. Simbeck, two defendants physically attacked a husband and wife. The trial court awarded significant damages and also ordered each defendant to pay $60,000.00 in punitive damages. The...

• Social Security Disability Backlog

  Karl Truman | February 23, 2009 2:51 PM | 0 CommentsLouisville, KY

  The average processing time for Social Security Disability claims during December 2008 was at 480 days, the same as November 2008. The total number of pending cases reached a record all-time high of...

• AIG Owes $10 Billion for Bad Trades

  Karl Truman | January 20, 2009 4:45 PM | 0 CommentsLouisville, KY

  It's been reported that American International Group, once the world's largest insurer, owes around $10 billion to other financial services firms for trades that have gone bad. Apparently, these...

• Vehicle Fire Investigation: Critical Part of Your Case

  Jennifer Moore | March 27, 2008 12:12 AM | 0 CommentsLouisville, KY

  Vehicle fire investigation is an expertise that requires specialized training. Among the challenges in a vehicle fire investigation is determining cause and origin from the remaining evidence in a devastating car, motorcycle or tractor trailer fire. Often, evidence has been destroyed and it is incumbent on the trained fire investigator to make determinations based on circumstantial evidence...

• Jefferson County Jury Awards $3.25 Million in Vehicle Fire Case

  Jennifer Moore | March 26, 2008 12:03 PM | 0 CommentsLouisville, KY

  The Courier-Journal reported that a Louisville jury awarded more than $3.25 million in damages to the family of a man who died from burns sustained in a vehicle fire. Attorneys at Grossman & Moore represented the family. For more information about the jury verdict and the facts of the vehicle fire, read the story in the Louisville paper. Bernard Mulligan was sitting in his 1995 Buick Riviera...

• Have you waived your right to a trial?

  Jennifer Moore | December 05, 2007 1:16 PM | 0 CommentsLouisville, KY

  Do you read the fine print in contracts? Do you read the fine print when you sign up for a credit card? What about when you sign up for a cell phone? If you don't, you may have just waived your right to trial. The fine print may contain a mandatory arbitration provision. In other words, if your rights have been violated or you are wronged by the company, you won't be able to bring suit in...

• Maps Showing Traffic Problems and Accidents

  Jennifer Moore | October 02, 2007 10:39 PM | 0 CommentsLouisville, KY

  Go to www.metromapper.org and click on traffic cams to get up-to-date information on traffic flow in Louisville, Kentucky. This can be helpful when determining the quickest route in order to avoid major collisions. Metromapper has Interstate traffic cameras, traffic speed, and sign messages updated continuously! You can also see how safe our bridges are in Kentucky. This map shows the...

• Kentucky Attorney General's Race

  Jennifer Moore | September 23, 2007 2:00 AM | 0 CommentsLouisville, KY

  A local Louisville attorney, Jack Conway, is running for Attorney General of Kentucky. A recent poll conducted by the Lexington Herald-Leader showed Conway with a 17 point lead over his opponent Stan Lee. Conway practices law in Louisville and ran for Congress in 2002. He has devoted his law practice to representing the injured. This is a race to watch given the importance of the AG's...