Monticello Kentucky Personal Injury Blog

There currently aren't enough truck drivers in this country to transport the goods we rely on every day. Late deliveries aren't just inconvenient for consumers. They can be costly for trucking companies and retailers. For example, Walmart fines companies for shipments that are late or incomplete. According to the Food Marketing Institute, grocery stores lose some $75 billion every year because of unsaleable and out-of-stock products that aren't delivered on time.

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) estimates that the industry currently has 51,000 fewer drivers than are needed. That shortage is expected to climb to nearly 100,000 within the next three years.

In 2013, seven employees of a Louisville cable company, Charter Communications, were fired for violating company policy. It was unfair and based on a misunderstanding. Shortly afterward at a Charter employee conference, however, a company speaker implied that the fired workers were thieves. Also, the company failed to respond to an anonymous internal ethics complaint about the presentation at the conference. 

The situation arose when an administrative assistant was told to get rid of some Hewlett-Packard printers she had obtained using reward points because Charter had signed an exclusive contract with Xerox. The administrative assistant, who was in charge of managing office supplies, gave the 26 printers to several employees. This turned out to be a violation of company policy.

If you're injured in a car crash and take legal action against the at-fault driver, you may choose to seek compensation for two types of damages. These are special (also known as economic) damages and general (noneconomic) damages.

Economic damages are relatively easy to quantify and prove. They include things like medical costs, lost wages and auto repair or replacement. It's easy enough to get receipts to present in court to prove the economic harm that you've suffered.

Over six million car accidents happen in the U.S. annually and statistics say the average person will be involved in three to four accidents in their lifetime. According to the 2016 Kentucky Traffic Collision Facts Report, 834 people died in fatal car accidents; the number of crash victims increasing from 761 victims in 2015 and 672 victims in 2014.

Common accident causes