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Another Tractor-Trailer Jackknifes On I-65

From the Louisville Courier-Journal:  Again, a too-familiar sight on "Hospital Curve" on I-65 in downtown Louisville.  In the early morning, a semi jackknifed, causing massive backups and delays.

Again, no one was seriously hurt, thankfully.  Yet, accidents involving semis or other tractor-trailers often lead to serious and often catastrophic injuries. If you or a loved one were involved in such a truck and auto accident, please do not hesitate to contact one of the truck and auto accident attorneys at Franklin Gray & White for a free consultation.

Kentucky Truck Accident Statistics

As we have posted before, trucking accidents are a serious problem that greatly affect Kentucky's roadways.  This is expecially true in the Louisville-Jefferson County area.  The Kentucky Office of Highway Safety ("KOHS") complies statistics that demonstrate this concern.  To see more about these trucking accident statistics for Jefferson County during the previous 8 years, please follow the links below:

Truck and Commerical Vehicle Collisions - Total
Truck and Commerical Vehicle Collisions - Injury Accidents
Truck and Commerical Vehicle Collisions - Fatalities

The law firm of Franklin Gray & White represents victims of trucking and auto accidents.  If you or a loved one have been injured in a trucking or auto accident, please call the attorneys at Franklin Gray & White for a free consultation.

Kentucky Truck Accident Statistics - Bullitt County

Trucking accidents are a serious problem that greatly affect Kentucky's roadways.  This is expecially true along the I-65 corridor, which travels through several counties, including Bullitt County.  The Kentucky Office of Highway Safety ("KOHS") complies statistics that demonstrate this concern.  To see more about these trucking accident statistics for Bullitt County during the previous 8 years, please follow the links below:

Truck and Commercial Vehicle Collisions - Total
Truck and Commerical Vehicle Collisions - Injury Accidents
Truck and Commerical Vehicle Collisions - Fatalities

The law firm of Franklin Gray & White represents victims of trucking and auto accidents.  If you or a loved one have been injured in a trucking or auto accident, please call the attorneys at Franklin Gray & White for a free consultation.

Kentucky Truck Accident Statistics - Barren County

Trucking accidents are a serious problem that greatly affect Kentucky's roadways.  This is expecially true along the I-65 corridor, which travels through several counties, including Barren County.  The Kentucky Office of Highway Safety ("KOHS") complies statistics that demonstrate this concern.  To see more about these trucking accident statistics for Barren County during the previous 8 years, please follow the links below:

Truck and Commercial Vehicle Collisions - Total
Truck and Commerical Vehicle Collisions - Injury Accidents
Truck and Commerical Vehicle Collisions - Fatalities

The law firm of Franklin Gray & White represents victims of trucking and auto accidents.  If you or a loved one have been injured in a trucking or auto accident, please call the attorneys at Franklin Gray & White for a free consultation.

Truck Wreck On I-65

From the Courier-Journal:

"A two-vehicle accident has blocked the right lane on Interstate 65 northbound just before Grade Lane, according to a Trimarc Incident Report.

There were reports of injuries, a MetroSafe Communications supervisor said.

The supervisor also said the vehicles involved were a Ford Thunderbird and a dump truck."

For the story, click here.

Another accident involving a truck or commercial vehicle on the I-65 corridor.  If you or a loved one have been injured in an accident involving a truck or commercial vehicle, protect your rights.  Contact the attorneys at Franklin Gray & White for a free consultation.

Trucking Company Named In Lawsuit Regarding Fatal 2006 Crash

From the Chicago Tribune:

A Protivin (PRO-tuh-vuhn) woman is suing a trucking company involved in a deadly crash that killed her two children in December 2006.

Nicole Sanders filed the lawsuit against Lee Steyer Trucking of Soldiers Grove, Wis., and driver William Creager, of Westby, Wis., in U.S. District Court in Cedar Rapids.

Sanders' children, 3-year-old Raven Williams and 2-year-old Wesley Williams, died in the crash on U.S. Highway 63 near New Hampton.

Authorities say Sanders' vehicle lost control on the icy highway and collided with a van. Both vehicles came to rest in the road before being struck by the semitrailer driven by the Wisconsin driver.

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The law firm of Franklin Gray & White represents the victim of truck and auto accidents.  If you or a loved one were injured in an accident involving a truck, semi, and/or commercial vehicle, protect your rights.  Contact the experienced legal team at Franklin Gray & White for your free consultation.

For further information on truck and auto accidents please see here, or see our online library.

Truck Accident Links

Kentucky Transportation Cabinet:
http://www.transportation.ky.gov

Kentucky Office of Highway Safety:
http://drivesmart.ky.gov/

U.S. Department of Transportation:
http://www.dot.gov/

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration:
http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations:
http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rules-regulations/administration/fmcsr/fmcsrguide.asp?section_type=A

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration:
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/

Safety and Fitness Electronic Records System (SAFER) - Trucking Company safety data:
http://www.safersys.org/

The law firm of Franklin Gray & White represents the victim of truck and auto accidents.  If you or a loved one were injured in an accident involving a truck, semi, and/or commercial vehicle, protect your rights.  Contact the experienced legal team at Franklin Gray & White for your free consultation.

For further information on truck and auto accidents please see here, or see our online library.

Conditions Blamed in Tractor-Trailer Accident on I-65

In this news brief from the Louisville Courier-Journal there are details of yet another tractor-trailer accident on I-65.  Here, the driver involved in the accident blames road conditions for his loss of control of his truck which jacknifed and struck the dividing wall. 

Thankfully, though I-65 was shut down for several hours, no one was seriously hurt.  However, wrecks involving semis and tractor-trailers often result in serious and catastrophic injuries.  If you or a loved one were involved in such a truck and auto accident, please contact one of the truck and auto accident attorneys at Franklin Gray & White for a free consultation.

Trucking Company Enters in Multi-Million Dollar Settlement in Missouri

A Michigan Trucking company recently entered into an $18 million dollar settlement before punitive damages could be determined after a jury found for the plaintiffs in the amount of $15 million in compensatory damages.

The underlying litigation highlighted a disturbing trend in the way trucking companies attempt to avoid the entire company's assets being at risk for its liability for any negligent or reckless behavior.  Simply put, the business splits its company into several different and separate entities and has each solely perform one function (i.e. the qualification of drivers).

The substantive aspect of the lawsuit, however, is another unfornuate example of negligent and reckless practices by both truck drivers and the trucking industry leading to unneccesary deaths on our roads and highways.  In this case, a driver who allegedly was not only in bad general health, but also fell asleep behind the wheel as he had been on the road for too many hours, slammed into a rear of a vehicle killing four family members.

The law firm of Franklin Gray and White represents clients who have been injured in accidents involving tractor-trailers and semis or other trucking related accidents.  If you or a loved one have been injured in a truck and/or auto accident, please contact the attorneys at Franklin Gray and White for a free consultation.

Research Study Identifies Factors That Lead to Trucking Accidents

In the preceding link to the article from Science Daily, it is noted that a recent study has been completed identifying factors contributing to truck and semi accidents.

The study, published in the International Journal for Vehicle Safety notes that three "critical manoeuvers" lead to the loss of control preceding a tractor-trailer, truck, or semi accident.  Those manoeuvers being (1) bend-negotiation (2) avoidance manoeuvers, and (3) road-edge recovery.

Truck and semi accidents comprise a large portion of the catastrophic accidents that happen daily on Kentucky's roads and highways.  Both operators and their respective trucking companies need to practice the utmost care and caution in preventing these too often tragic accidents.  To learn more about Truck and Auto Accidents, please click here.

The law firm of Franklin Gray & White represents victims of trucking and auto accidents.  If you or a loved one have been injured in a trucking or auto accident, please call the attorneys at Franklin Gray & White for a free consultation.

Patients Often Left Confused After Emergency Room Visits

This article from the New York Times highlights the confusion often experienced by patients who have made emergency room visits.  The article is concerned with a recent study that followed a group of E.R. patients and measured their understanding of 1.) their diagnosis 2.) their E.R. treatment 3.) their home care instructions and 4.) the warning signs signaling a need to return to the hospital.  

The results of the study are unfortunate.  Of the surveyed patients, 78% did not understand at least one of those areas and about half did not understand two or more areas.  This is especially concerning as failure to understand these areas could lead to further and potentially life-threatening injuries for patients.  Hospitals and their staff need to take special notice of the results of this study, and need to redouble their efforts to ensure that all patients not only get the necessary medical information critical to their further care and treatment but understand it as well.

The law firm of Franklin Gray & White represents victims of medical malpractice.  If you or a loved one believe that you have not been given adequate instructions following an emergency room visit, or have any other questions regarding medical malpractice, http://www.franklingrayandwhite.com/contact.cfm#mce_temp_url# the attorneys of Franklin Gray & White for a free consultation.

Doctor Continuing to Practice After Being Linked to Several Deaths Causes Nevada Lawmakers to Rethink Regulations

From the Las-Vegas Sun:  A doctor linked to the deaths of three patients and numerous allegations of medical malpractice, is continuing to practice.  This has led to many in the medical community as well as several lawmakers to question the state of medical regulations in the state of Nevada. 

Among the areas of concern are regulations that prevent pharmacists from refusing to fill suspicious prescriptions.  Others were concerned with the state medical board's lack of action, and a process that seems to be overly lax in its oversight of medical professionals.

For more information on this story, see here.

Although this might be an extreme example of medical malpractice, one must still remain vigilant towards the care they receive from their medical providers.  The law firm of Franklin Gray & White has years of experience in medical malpractice litigation.  If you or a loved one believe that you have been the victim of medical malpractice, please contact one of the attorneys at Franklin Gray & White for a free consultation.

Medicare to Stop Paying Hospital for Added Cost of Hospital Errors

From the New York Times:  Medicare recently began applying a congressional mandate that it will no longer pay hospitals for the added costs of treating patients who are injured in the hospital's care.

An initial list of incidents that Medicare deemed "reasonably preventable" and will not pay hospitals for these occurrences includes; incompatible blood transfusions, sponges left in after procedures, serious bed sores, hospital falls, and urinary tract infections caused by catheters.

The Times article adds that other insurers have enacted similar provisions, such as Medicaid denying payment for so-called "never events", events that are never supposed to happen under a hospital's care.

Implicit in this article is the unfortunate reality that day-to-day many of these events that should not occur when medical facilities provide proper care and ensure compliance with health and safety standards, do in fact occur.  If you or a loved one have been a victim of medical malpractice, while a patient of a hospital or another medical provider, the please call the medical malpractice attorneys at Franklin Gray & White.  The attorneys at Franklin Gray & White have experience in many areas of medical malpractice litigation.  If you have any questions, please contact us for a free consultation.

Lawsuit Alleges Nursing Homes Took On Patients They Could Not Properly Care For To Increase Profits

From the Seattle Post-Intelligencer:  a Federal lawsuit alleges among other claims that a group of Washington state nursing homes regularly took on patients that they could not properly care for in order to boost profits.

The lawsuit names as a defendant a company that runs 15 nursing homes in the Washington area.  Plaintiffs allege that these homes took in patients without evaluating whether they could be given the proper care and treatment at the facility but solely focused on the added profits new patients would bring.

Family members and friends, justifiably, have high expectations for the quality of care their loved ones will receive at a nursing home.  However, too often, we see cases like these, where the nursing home industry has overlooked care in pursuit of larger profits.  The law firm of Franklin Gray & White assists those who have been the victim of Nursing Home Abuse & Negligence.  If believe a loved has been the victim of nursing home abuse and neglect, please contact one of the attorneys at Franklin Gray & White for a free consultation.

Pfizer to Pay $894 Million to Settle Celebrex, Bextra Lawsuits

From Bloomberg.com, Pfizer has agreed to settle many of the the pending lawsuits against the company claiming injuries from the use of its products, Celebrex and Bextra.  Although this settlement agreement has yet to be approved by any Court, Pfizer announced that it is prepared to pay approximately $894 million to resolve over 90% of the pending lawsuits regarding these products.

The lawsuits alleged that painkillers Celebrex and Bextra caused heart attacks and strokes. 

The law firm of Franklin Gray & White has experience in the litigation of national class actions, like the one described above.  For more information on class action litigation, please see here.  If you or a loved one believe that you have been injured by the use of a prescription, over-the-counter, or otherwise recalled medication, please contact one of the attorneys at Franklin Gray & White for a free consultation.

Franklin Gray & White Obtains Settlement for Girl Seriously Injured in Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom Accident

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