Greenup County Kentucky Legal Blog

At Hensley Law Office, PSC., we have noticed that Kentucky divorces rarely happen in a vacuum. Usually, couples find that the increased stress of an unforeseen circumstance, such as a financial problem or a disagreement on child rearing technique, may contribute to the dissolution of a marriage.

One of the most common factors we see precipitating divorces are injuries, usually those someone sustains in the workplace. We find that these incidents have the potential to suddenly alter the amount of support one partner can provide, reduce household income or even pressure a partner into the unwanted role of caretaker. 

As long as the temperatures remain mild this winter, you may have little fear of driving, even if there is precipitation. You may be like many who worry about driving when the temperatures drop below freezing because road conditions may deteriorate rapidly. However, you may be interested in knowing that recent data reveals the most treacherous driving is not limited to snow or ice but includes rainy weather.

In fact, studies show that rainy-day accidents outnumber snowy-day accidents by nearly five times. Although Kentucky is not among those U.S. states with the most amount of rainfall, it is tragically among those with the highest number of accidents that occur when it rains.

Kentucky employers and insurers who have lapsed in their duties to provide proper workers' compensation may start out feeling like a trial is a good option. However, you could find that your opponent in a workers' compensation lawsuit, after seeing the evidence you present, might offer a settlement agreement. These agreements would typically involve you receiving money in exchange for dropping the case against the other party.

Give me feel like these types of resolutions the other people off easy. In fact, a settlement is a very common way of ending a civil case. Some conflicts might even reach a conclusion before you would have a chance to file official papers. You probably want to think about a couple of issues before you accept one of these offers.

When you are recovering from a serious personal injury, perhaps resulting from an auto accident or a Kentucky workplace incident, you do not want an insurer to play games with your medical care. However, some insurance companies are making it harder for their policy holders to receive the best care possible. One of these ways is forcing people to go through “fail first” options.

U.S. News and World Report explains how a fail first option works. Your doctor prescribes a drug for your condition, but your insurer does not cover the drug, at least not at first. Instead, the insurer will steer you toward trying out an alternative drug that is cheaper. The idea is that if this cheaper drug works, the insurer will cover that drug instead of the one originally prescribed and save money in the process.