At Bryan Station High School, students are anxiously waiting to find out the condition of three of their classmates who were seriously injured in a motor vehicle crash on Monday night. One of their other classmates, 15-year-old Nathaniel Lee Stuckey, died in the collision on Russell Cave Road on Monday night. The driver of the car, …
Kentucky Wrongful Death Plaintiff Seeks to Amend DUI Lawsuit
The widow of a man who was killed in a 2008 Kentucky drunk driving accident wants Madison Circuit Court to consider her motion to amend her wrongful death lawsuit against driver Elmer Ray French. French is accused of crossing the center line of a road on December 3, 2008 and hitting head-on the vehicle that Jason Isaacs was riding …
Statewide Sweep for Unpaid Child Support Nets $233,000
Many single parents rely on child support to provide for their children and make up for the noncustodial parent’s income not coming into the household. Unfortunately, many parents who have been ordered to pay child support fall behind on their payments. Some parents owe thousands of dollars to custodial parents. State law usually provides ways …
Bankruptcy and Divorce After Marriage
Going through a divorce can be both emotionally and financially difficult and sometimes it is hard to separate emotions when it comes time to making serious decisions during and after a divorce. During this post and the next we will discuss seven money mistakes to avoid after divorce. The first mistake to avoid is ignorance. Though …
The force of a car accident can result in traumatic brain injury
Car accidents often occur in a matter of seconds. During that fleeting moment the human body can be subjected to extreme forces and exposure to many sources of harm. Drivers and passengers in moving vehicles continue moving until some external force stops the individual’s inertia. A collision will often cause the body to abruptly change …
Taxes, Families, and Financial Planning
The families of yesteryear are slowly fading from predominance in American culture and reality. No longer do the vast majority of American families resemble the atomic family from the 1950’s. Debt has reshaped the American family landscape. With that reshaping, there has also been a reshaping of finances in the modern American family. Most families usually …
Taking a Look at Car Accident Injuries in Ohio and Across the United States
After nearly a decade of historical decline, the number of killed and injured in Ohio and on roads across the U.S. have gone upward. In 2016, the road accidents killed over 4 thousand people and injured nearly 100,000 including 30,000 that were hospitalized. Until the beginning of the 2000s, road accidents were nearly 8,000 deaths …
Major Accident in Louisiana
A major accident recently occurred in Louisianan involving an 18-wheeler and an Amtrak train. The accident occurred at eight in the morning at a crossway of the train tracks. The train, which had 65 passengers and a crew of 13, was headed for Atlanta, then New York City. The severe impact of the accident caused passengers inside …
Judge: abandoned son has ‘anger’ toward father
In the latest family court hearing for the Lakeville, Minnesota, man accused of abandoning his pre-teen son and moving to California last summer, the judge denied the father’s requests for visitation and to strip custody of the boy from his great aunt. The judge based his decision in part with a conversation with the 11-year-old prior to …
Dui Convictions Can Ruin Careers
Think a misdemeanor Boulder, CO DUI arrest isn’t serious? Think again! For persons already employed and those seeking new jobs, being convicted for a DUI arrest can cause career chaos! Florida has tough DUI laws. If pleading no contest or guilty to DUI charges, or when found guilty after trial, DUI defendants receive permanent blemishes …