school bus collisions and injuries

School Bus Collisions and Injuries

Episode 47: Western Kentucky injury attorney Jeff Roberts discusses school bus collisions resulting in injuries to the students on board.  No parent wants to receive that phone call.  These cases can be complicated by factors such as sovereign immunity.  However, Jeff explains how these cases are generally handled and who may be held accountable, when negligence is involved. School Bus Collisions Are Generally Handled as Personal Injury Claims Jeff begins by reminding us that a school bus involved in a collision with another vehicle, resulting in injuries, is generally a …

pre-existing condition

What if I Have a Pre-Existing Condition?

Episode 30:  In today’s episode, Calloway County injury attorney Jeff Roberts discusses the topic of pre-existing conditions and how they could affect your workers’ compensation and/or injury claim.  He’ll provide answers to a very common question, “What if I Have a Pre-Existing Condition?” Pre-Existing Conditions Are Handled Differently Jeff’s law firm focuses on both workers’ compensation and personal injury cases, including car wrecks, slip and fall, motorcycle cases and more.  Pre-existing conditions are handled differently, depending upon whether you are filing a workers’ comp claim or a personal injury claim. …

School Bus Safety

While we are still in the middle of the summer heat, summer break is almost over for our kids.  In a couple of weeks, school buses will be on the road and kids will be on the sides of our streets.  According to the Kentucky Department of Education, 385,000 kids are transported to and from school every school day in Kentucky on nearly 10,000 school buses.  That’s a lot of kids and a lot of buses. Let’s discuss school bus safety. We have been traveling to a from work for …

Kentucky Loss of Limb Injury

As a personal injury attorney, I’ve seen examples of many types of car wreck injuries.  We commonly think of broken bones, neck or back injuries.  Some of these are reduced as more people remember to use their seat belts.  However, this safety measure doesn’t prevent a loss of limb injury. In an automobile accident, the forces exerted on the human body are extremely violent.  If the collision results in a rollover, hands and arms can be severely damaged if they are extended outside of the car and get trapped between …

Murray State Student Involved in a Car Wreck

Murray State University is a regional university with an annual enrollment of over 10,000 students.  Most of these students bring cars to campus.  Unfortunately, is quite possible that a Murray State student involved in a car wreck while driving to/from Murray, or while driving around town, will need legal help. It’s helpful to have a local, Murray personal injury attorney to help both the student and his/her parents to navigate the complexities of an injury claim.  Most of the time, the case will need to be handled in Kentucky, even …