When an injury means you can’t return to your old job—or you can work, but only in a lower-paid role—the law lets you claim diminished earning capacity. That’s different from short-term “lost wages.” It’s about the permanent change to your ability to earn over time....
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Delivery Vans & Box Trucks Cause Big Injuries—How “Small CMVs” Change the Case
Not every serious commercial crash involves an 80,000-lb tractor-trailer. Delivery vans and box trucks—think Amazon-branded vans, FedEx Ground step-vans, and brown UPS package cars—move fast, stop often, and work in tight spaces. When they hit pedestrians, cyclists,...
Construction-Zone Truck Crashes in Kentucky: Lane Shifts, Flaggers, and Shared Liability
Work zones are supposed to be predictable: clear signs, safe tapers, flaggers where needed, and daylight (or night-work) visibility handled. When a semi or delivery truck plows through a lane shift, hits a flagger queue, or sideswipes cars at a narrowed shoulder, the...
Hours-of-Service, ELDs, and Cell-Phone Rules: How Violations Prove Negligence
In a serious Kentucky truck crash, the story isn’t just “who hit whom.” It’s why it happened. Three rule sets often answer that: Hours-of-Service (HOS) limits, Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs) that record them, and federal bans on texting/hand-held phones. When...
Spoliation Letters in Kentucky Truck Cases: What We Send in Week One
When a tractor-trailer or delivery truck causes a serious crash, the most important evidence can vanish fast—overwritten dashcam clips, telematics snapshots that rotate out, driver texts deleted when a phone is “replaced,” even vehicles repaired before anyone measures...
Missed Work After a Serious Car or Truck Accident: PIP Wage Loss vs. Tort Wage Loss (With Proof Examples)
If a crash takes you off the job—even for a few weeks—the lost income can be brutal. In Kentucky, money for missed work can come from two lanes: PIP wage loss (no-fault) under the MVRA—fast, short-term help from your own policy; and Tort wage loss (and...
Wrongful Death After a Commercial Vehicle Crash in Kentucky: A Family’s Roadmap
When a semi-truck, delivery van, bus, or other commercial vehicle takes a life, families are left with grief—and a thousand urgent questions. Who investigates? Who has the legal right to bring the claim? How do we preserve the crucial ELD/telematics/camera evidence...
Kentucky Commercial Vehicle Claims: Broker, Shipper, and Maintenance Liability Explained
Most people think a “truck wreck case” is only about the driver and the trucking company. In serious Kentucky crashes, that’s often just the start. Depending on how freight was booked, loaded, and maintained, three more players may share responsibility: Freight...
Laurel County I-75 Northbound Crash Near MM 48 (Oct 30, 2025)
What Happened (confirmed) Late Wednesday night, October 30, 2025, Kentucky State Police confirmed a crash on I-75 northbound near mile marker 48 in Laurel County. Early reporting indicates a semi-truck and a passenger vehicle were involved, and the interstate was shut...
Bowling Green I-65 Fatal Crash Involving Semi-Truck (Oct 27, 2025)
What Happened (per public reports) In the early morning of October 27, 2025, Kentucky State Police Post 3 responded to a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 65 near mile marker 20 in Warren County. Public reports state a 2019 Toyota Highlander driven by a 49-year-old...
Taylor Mill Road Dump-Truck Crash Near Red Bud Drive, Kenton County (Oct 13, 2025)
What Happened (confirmed) On Monday, October 13, 2025, Kenton County Police responded to a two-vehicle collision on Taylor Mill Road near Red Bud Drive in Taylor Mill (Kenton County). Police say a southbound dump truck partially left the right edge of the roadway, the...