Greenup County Kentucky Legal Blog

Kentucky residents who get involved in an incident that results in head injury can end up suffering from brain damage. This can take different forms and may result in different impacts on a victim based on the severity of the accident itself. Unfortunately, it will almost always result in the person's life being changed.

First, FindLaw points out that there are numerous types of head injuries. Some involve impacts, such as when a person falls or takes a hit. This can result in contusions or concussions, which are essentially bruising, swelling, and bleeding of the brain to various levels of severity. In other case there may be penetration injuries, in which a foreign object breaks through the skull and into the brain tissue. Brain injuries can even occur through the deprivation of oxygen, otherwise known as anoxia or hypoxia.

You may hear often about people going to court for a personal injury case in Kentucky. You may be left wondering what exactly personal injury is because these cases vary so much. It can get quite confusing because of the variations and the different things that fall under the personal injury umbrella. Knowing what this area of law is can help you if you should ever find yourself on either end of a personal injury case.

The American Bar Association explains that personal injury law really boils down a case revolving around whether one person is responsible for another person's injuries. This could cover a lot of ground. It includes everything from car accidents to medical malpractice. Any time a court needs to determine liability for the suffering of someone else, it usually falls under personal injury.

There are all sorts of issues to consider when it comes to divorce, from factors contributing to a divorce (of which there are many) to the impact of separating with a spouse. In fact, there are a number of ways in which sleep-related problems can affect people from both of these viewpoints, and it is important to look closer into this issue if you struggle with a sleep disorder or are worried that you will have difficulty sleeping following your divorce. Many people have had a harder time sleeping after their divorce and there are different things to consider if you have these concerns.

First of all, some people may struggle with sleep-related problems that are so serious they ultimately lead to the breakdown of a relationship. Their partner may no longer want to sleep in bed with them and it may create a rift in the marriage. Moreover, some people develop sleep problems due to their divorce. For example, someone may struggle with extreme anxiety prior to court, or they may have a hard time adjusting to life (and falling asleep at night) without their ex.

If you suffer an injury at work in Kentucky, you may want to file a claim with workers' compensation. This is insurance your employer carries for the specific reason of covering employee injuries. You may get money and other benefits by making a claim, especially if your injury is severe enough to cause you to take time off work. However, before you can get any benefits, you have to file your claim.

The Labor Cabinet wants you to note there is a change in the system for filing a workers' compensation claim as of July 1, 2017. You can no longer file a paper form. You have to file through the Litigation Management System. This online system allows everyone involved to have easy access to the information in the claim. It also makes it much easier to gather all the required information and organize it. Plus, it reduces paper waste, which is always a good thing.