When suffering an injury at work, you should always know what steps to take next. If you fail to do the right thing, you could put your workers’ compensation claim at risk. If you work for the state, you have the same rights to workers’ compensation as any other...
Year: 2021
Is fear of driving a normal reaction after an accident?
After a car accident in Kentucky, you may face a long road to recovery. Managing physical injuries, property damage settlements and emotional trauma may leave you feeling uncertain about the future. When you do reach a point in your recovery where you can safely drive...
Road rage: A major cause of car accidents in the U.S.
Angry drivers are not in short supply across the United States. In fact, at least 80% of American motorists admit that they have felt road rage within the last year. When not experiencing road rage themselves, drivers may come into contact with other motorists...
What are crush injuries?
Most people do not have to worry about crush injuries in day-to-day life. The highest rate of crush injury incidents occurs on construction sites, where heavy equipment and machinery serve as common and frequent points of potential danger. But there is one thing that...
Did you suffer from whiplash?
After getting into a fender bender, the first thing you want to do is get a medical examination. Most people mistakenly believe that fender benders or rear-end crashes do not result in serious injury often, but they can actually cause a severe problem: whiplash....
One-third of Kentucky worker deaths caused by vehicle collisions
Motor vehicle collisions caused one-third of worker deaths in Kentucky, according to the Kentucky FACE Program 2020 annual report. The trade, transportation and utility industries accounted for the most worker deaths. These numbers were similar to the statistics...
What you should know about no-fault insurance claims
The goal of Kentucky's no-fault insurance system is to expedite claims processing and reduce litigation. However, the practical implications of no-fault policies may not fully address all of an accident victim’s needs. If you were in a serious car accident and you are...
Your neck injury, workers’ compensation and a third-party claim
Perhaps your job requires you to drive between construction job sites picking up and delivering plans and other documents on a daily basis. The driver of a dump truck backs into the side of your vehicle. You receive a neck injury. Can you file a third-party claim...
Wilson & McQueen, PLLC, ranked on “Best Law Firms” list by U.S. News – Best Lawyers®
The team at Wilson & McQueen, PLLC, is excited to announce that the firm has been named to the 2015 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” list. The firm received a Tier 1 ranking for the Lexington metro area in the Workers’ Compensation Law – Claimants...
Two I-75 vehicular accidents interrupted traffic
Two accident scenes involving vehicles occurred on Interstate 75 in Lexington, Kentucky on caused a temporary stall of traffic out of the area on March 21, according to a WTVQ article. Police officers have said that one initial accident that involved a truck rollover...