Posts Tagged ‘Negligence’
Studies: Testosterone Doesn’t Help Most Men
According to a new group of studies, testosterone therapy may help some men get stronger bones, but it does almost nothing for sexual problems, anemia, and other issues; furthermore, this treatment plan carries serious health risks that can be fatal. The much-anticipated TTrials surveyed almost 800 men in twelve different locations nationwide. Many men in…
Read MoreSerious Car Accident In Fort Wright Raises Liability Questions
One person is dead, and three others seriously injured, after a three-car collision that authorities are still examining to determine fault.
Read MoreTeenager Dead Following Police Chase
One person is dead in a vehicle crash, and several others seriously injured, after police cornered a 16-year-old driving an allegedly stolen car near Tates Creek in Lexington. Police first spotted the vehicle near the intersection of Richmond Road and Mt. Tabor Road as they attempted to detain the driver for an unspecified traffic violation.…
Read MoreDrunk Driver Kills Two, Injures Seven
One witness said “total chaos” ensued when a driver under the influence of alcohol and marijuana caused a serious car crash outside two busy Louisville nightclubs. According to police and witnesses, a 37-year-old male driver struck a parked car near O’Dolly’s and La Movida, and then zoomed into a parking lot full of people mingling outside a…
Read MoreKy. Caregiver Faces Serious Abuse Charges
21-year-old Billy Spicer faces multiple criminal charges stemming from nursing home abuse allegations in a Clark County group home. According to Attorney General Andy Beshear, Mr. Spicer was an overnight caregiver at a facility housing intellectually or developmentally disabled adults. At one point, Mr. Spicer either sealed a resident’s room with duct tape to keep the…
Read MoreFatal Pedestrian Accident In Hardin
A deadly pedestrian-auto collision occurred when an onrushing car struck and killed a man as he walked across Highway 68. The wreck took place near the intersection of Aurora and Highway 68. According to witnesses, the victim’s family, and the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office, the victim went for an afternoon walk, and as he crossed the…
Read MoreUK Company Hopes To Make Surgical Meshes Obsolete
In a press release, Mediplus says it has developed a “non-surgical alternative” for PoP treatment that avoids “the clinical risks associated with surgical mesh.” Although they are still legal to use in the United States, surgical meshes were recalled in both Scotland and the UK, because they often cause serious side effects and are not…
Read MoreFire Truck Causes Serious Car Wreck
When a Lexington Fire Department vehicle made a sudden and unexpected U-turn in traffic, a trailing SUV crashed into the truck, injuring at least one person in a car wreck. According to witnesses and authorities, the fire truck was running in emergency mode (siren on and lights flashing) near the intersection of Broadway and Judy…
Read MoreGM Takes Ignition Switch Fight To High Court
The automaker, which has already paid more than $870 million in out-of-court settlements related to defective ignition switches, wants the Supreme Court to overturn a defective products verdict from a lower appeals court. Previously, General Motors argued that the “old GM” was liable for damages, and once the company emerged from bankruptcy in 2009, the “new…
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