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Kentucky Auto Accident Laws: When to File a Claim and What You Can Recover

According to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC), traffic accidents throughout the state have been on a steady decrease since 2015. However, accident victims still suffer property damage, injuries, and death every year on Kentucky roads. KYTC data shows that, each year, drivers report about 160,000 automobile accidents in the Bluegrass State, resulting in around...
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Common Causes of Car Fires, Prevention, and What to Do if Your Car Caught on Fire

This article is for information purposes only.  The Bryant Law Center does not take car fire or property damage cases unless there is a personal injury involved. From 2014 to 2016 an estimated 171,500 car fires occurred each year resulting in an annual average of 345 deaths, 1,300 injuries, and $1.1 billion in property...
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Is Falling Asleep While Driving Gross Negligence?

Yes, falling asleep while driving can be considered gross negligence in a car accident if the drowsy driver was acting with negligence and with disregard for other driver's safety. At some point in our lives, most of us have driven while feeling very tired. Few of us realize, however, just how risky that act...
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Rental Car Perils: 3 Ways to Protect Yourself When Using a Rental Car After an Accident

Drivers unfortunate enough to have been hit by a negligent motorist are confronted by many important decisions and options, some seemingly more urgent than others. The immediate options relate to receiving medical treatment if you are injured and your diagnosis or prognosis for future medical treatment or impairment. But securing reliable transportation if your...
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Can Soft Tissue Damage Be Permanent?

Soft tissue damage such as sprains or contusions are common physical consequences of car accidents. These injuries might only include some bruising, but sometimes the force of a collision causes accident victims to suffer a complete tear of a ligament or tendon. These injuries can lead to permanent soft tissue damage. Essentially yes it...
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What is the Hit and Run Investigation Process? Steps to Take to Help the Investigation Process

Leaving the scene of an accident is a crime, which unfortunately happens more often than you may think. AAA reports that more than 700,000 hit and run accidents occur each year across the United States, with tens of thousands resulting in injuries and at least 1,500 fatalities. The police's hit and run investigation process...
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What to Expect Physically After a Car Accident: Common Issues and Your Options

[caption id="attachment_3678" align="alignnone" width="300"] What to Expect Physically After a Car Accident[/caption] A wide range of injuries can give you trouble after a car accident. It's likely you feel sore, but that soreness can have many causes. What you can expect physically in the short and long-term aftermath of a car accident varies widely...
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Is Kentucky a No Fault State

No-Fault Insurance States The state of Kentucky is called a no-fault state because of a law stating that each driver in the state of Kentucky has to file a claim with their insurance company first to get compensation for medical bills and other financial losses caused by the accident according to their own insurance policy....
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What to Know: Lower Back Pain After Car Accident

With all the headaches being in a car accident causes, a physical injury can seem like rubbing salt in the wound. While procuring repairs, finding alternative transportation, and calling your insurance provider might take up most of your time, it is important to keep an eye on your health – and your spine in particular....
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Truck Accident Statistics

Large trucks deliver most of the goods we consume and use in our daily lives: the food we eat, the clothes we wear, our mail order deliveries, the materials to build and renovate our homes, and even the vehicles we drive. It all comes by truck. The number of licensed heavy trucks on US...
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