Updated November 17, 2025 On November 4, 2025, UPS Flight 2976, a McDonnell Douglas MD-11 cargo jet, crashed shortly after takeoff from Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF), impacting an industrial area near UPS Worldport. Federal and local officials...
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Employer Is Pushing You Back to Work After a Crash—Your Options in Kentucky
Getting leaned on to “come back now” when you’re still hurting is stressful—and risky. Here’s a plain-English roadmap of your options in Kentucky, how to use doctor’s restrictions to protect yourself, when light duty makes sense, how PTO/FMLA can help, and how we...
I-65 Warren County Semi vs. Pickup Near MM 45: What We Know and How to Protect Your Claim (Nov. 4, 2025)
Quick facts (public info only) When/where: ~6:30 a.m., Tue., Nov. 4, 2025, I-65 Northbound near mile marker 45 (Warren County / Bowling Green area). (https://www.wbko.com) Vehicles: Semi-truck and a pickup truck. Injuries: One person hospitalized, per Kentucky State...
AA Highway Fatal Semi Crash at KY-709 in Alexandria: What We Know, What Evidence Matters, and Your Rights (Nov. 3, 2025)
Quick facts (public info only) When/where: ~5:00 a.m., Monday, Nov. 3, 2025, AA Highway (KY-9) at KY-709 / Thelma Lee Dr., just north of Alexandria (Campbell County). (WCPO 9 Cincinnati) Vehicles: Passenger car and a semi-truck/tractor-trailer. (WKRC) Outcome: The...
Serious Crash, “Normal” Imaging: Building Neck/Back/TBI Claims Without a “Smoking Gun”
A lot of people are told, “Your CT/MRI looks normal—so you’re fine.” But normal imaging doesn’t mean you weren’t seriously hurt. Concussions (mTBI) frequently have normal CT/MRI; many painful neck/back injuries don’t show a single “smoking gun” on scans, especially...
Kentucky Survival Actions vs. Wrongful Death: What Goes in Each Claim
When a loved one dies because of someone else’s negligence, Kentucky law allows two different civil claims to move forward—often at the same time: a Wrongful Death claim (for the benefit of the family; filed by the estate’s Personal Representative), and a Survival...
Proving Diminished Earning Capacity After a Serious Injury in Kentucky
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....
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...