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01.23.2018

Kurt Maier to attend The National Trial Lawyers Summit

Kurt Maier to attend The National Trial Lawyers Summit Read More

01.09.2018

Underinsured and uninsured motorist coverage: what you need to know

By Bob Young, Attorney English, Lucas, Priest and Owsley, LLP Every car owner in Kentucky is required to carry liability insurance on their automobile. Liability insurance means that if you are involved in an accident with another vehicle, and you are at fault, your insurance will pay for the damages to the other vehicle and for their injuries. But what happens if you’re involved in an accident, it’s the other person’s fault and the other person isn’t carrying the required insurance? Or what if your injuries or your passenger’s injuries are greater than the coverage the other person is carrying? If the at-fault drivers has no coverage, that would mean your own uninsured motorist insurance policy would pay the bills for your treatment and cover the pain and suffering for injuries suffered by you or anyone in your vehicle. If the at-fault driver does not have sufficient coverage, underinsured motorist coverage, again, on your own policy, would cover these bills and damages, to the extent the at-fault driver does not have adequate coverage. Read More

01.05.2018

Gaines Penn joins Kentucky Academy of Hospital Attorneys

Gaines Penn joins Kentucky Academy of Hospital Attorneys Read More

12.07.2017

Tennessee Supreme Court upholds the Collateral Source Rule in personal injury cases

By Kyle Roby English, Lucas, Priest and OwsleyWhen you are injured in an accident, you may sue to recover the costs of reasonable and necessary medical treatment following the incident. How do you determine what those costs are and the reasonableness of them? Is it the medical bill itself? Is it what your health insurance paid? Is the other side entitled to a credit or set-off if the cost of your medical bills are reduced by insurance payments or the hospital charges a different rate for your health insurance? These are some of the questions you may have when trying to determine what is the reasonable cost of medical treatment in a personal injury case. In most states, Courts will follow what is known as the collateral source rule. The collateral source rule is a rule of evidence that prohibits the admission of evidence that the plaintiff or victim has received compensation form other than the damages sought against the defendant. Typical examples of a collateral source are medical bills paid by health insurance or payments made by workers compensation. Recently, the Tennessee Supreme Court was faced with the question of what was the reasonable cost for medical services in personal injury cases. This case, Dedmon vs. Steelman, is an important win for Tennessee patients and personal injury victims. The Tennessee Supreme Court heard the case in April and issued a ruling on November 17, 2017. Read More

11.28.2017

Nathan Vinson graduates from Leadership Bowling Green

Nathan Vinson graduates from Leadership Bowling Green Read More

11.13.2017

Adoption reception honors families who provided loving homes for children

Adoption reception honors families who provided loving homes for children Read More

09.25.2017

ELPO pioneers Legal Diversity Pipeline Project to encourage students to study law

ELPO pioneers Legal Diversity Pipeline Project to encourage students to study law Read More

09.25.2017

ELPO pioneers Legal Diversity Pipeline Project to encourage students to study law

ELPO pioneers Legal Diversity Pipeline Project to encourage students to study law Read More

08.17.2017

Bob Young heads Kentucky Bar task force

Bob Young heads Kentucky Bar task force Read More

08.15.2017

Best Lawyers ranks five attorneys for 2018

Best Lawyers ranks five attorneys for 2018 Read More