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A recent bill sponsored by Republican Robert Stivers could change Kentucky Wrongful Death Law. Stivers bill would allow for Spouses of those killed in a Kentucky Wrongful Death to recover for loss of Companionship (Consortium). Kentucky is one of four states that do not allow for a Spousal Claim for Loss of Companionship in a Wrongful Death Lawsuit. Kentucky does recognize damage claims for...

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Hon. Thomas Russell granted Motions to Dismiss for 62 Members of the Lambda Chi Fraternity at Murray State University. The lawsuits were filed by Nadia Shaheen, who was hit by a car driven by fraternity member Harrison Burgess Yonts. The Kentucky Wrongful Death Lawsuits were filed on behalf of Shaheen against the 62 fraternity members. The Wrongful Death Case was in its Preliminary Hearing...

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Stages of a Wrongful Death Case--IntroductionAs a Kentucky Personal Injury Attorney, Wrongful Death cases make up a large percentage of my practice. I generally handle Wrongful Death Cases that are the result of: Auto Accidents, Truck Accidents, Interstate Semi-Trucking Accidents, Bus Crashes, Medical Malpractice and Hospital Negligence.Working for a family who has suffered the loss of a loved...

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Stages of a Wrongful Death Case--IntroductionAs a Kentucky Personal Injury Attorney, Wrongful Death cases make up a large percentage of my practice. I generally handle Wrongful Death Cases that are the result of: Auto Accidents, Truck Accidents, Interstate Semi-Trucking Accidents, Bus Crashes, Medical Malpractice and Hospital Negligence.Working for a family who has suffered the loss of a loved...

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Stages of a Wrongful Death Case--Stage IIIn my last article on Kentucky Wrongful Death, we examined Stage I or the Shock Stage. As we move on to Stage II we enter the Stage known as Grief. This begins directly after the initial shock stage and can start anywhere from Day 5 to Two Weeks after the Victims death. This is the stage where the sadness and emptiness sets in. The loss of a loved one...

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Stages of a Wrongful Death Case--Stage I In every Wrongful Death Case that I handle I see many more similarities than I see differences. I was speaking to a Gentleman yesterday who was telling me of the horrible turn of events that led to his son's wrongful death. This accident took place around two months ago. It dawned on me that he was in what I will later explain as Stage Two. I really...

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Former Georgetown College Dean Keon Chi, 71, was killed last night in collision with a Truck. Read News Story. Dean Chi, who was wearing a seatbelt, died in the Lexington Collision around 6 pm last night at the Fayette County Intersection. Dean Chi retired from Georgetown in 2006. To learn more about Kentucky Wrongful Death Auto Accidents Click Here.

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Nathan Hurt, 22 of Wickliffe, Kentucky was fatally injured Saturday Morning in a rollover crash. when the Truck he was driving rolled over, ejecting him from the car. According to Kentucky State Police, Hurt pulled out of his driveway near Wickliffe and lost control of his Truck resulting in a rollover crash that pinned him underneath. All the facts of this tragedy are not yet known. Many...

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Shane Ragland, the man who pled guilty for shooting and killing University of Kentucky football player, Trent Giuro, is being sued in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the DiGiuro family.In 2002, Shane Ragland was convicted of murder and sentenced to 30 years in prison. He was accused of targeting DiGiuro in revenge for keeping him out of a fraternity. He won a new trial, but instead of facing a...

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