LOUISVILLE PERSONAL INJURY BLOG
You May Be At Risk Of Asbestos Exposure In Your Home
Asbestos has been one of the deadliest products the United States has ever seen. Tens of thousands of people have died from Mesothelioma, Lung Cancer, Asbestosis and other diseases as a result of occupational exposure to asbestos. However, other people were exposed in settings other than their work. Unfortunately, asbestos is still out there. It […]
A New Treatment For Mesothelioma May Become A Reality
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Companies Still Violate Asbestos Laws
OSHA Cites U.S. Steel For Asbestos Violations For the second time in five years, OSHA has cited U.S. Steel for violating asbestos regulations. OSHA stated: “once again, we have found U.S. Steel Corp. failed to protect its employees from the serious risks of asbestos exposure. Breathing airborne asbestos fibers can cause lung damage that often […]
HOUSEHOLD EXPOSURE TO ASBESTOS
“[W]hen they were really dusty, I would shake some of the dust out in the basement before I put them in the washing machine, and then, you know, I would sweep the dust up off the floor.” said a Satterley & Kelley client, we’ll call “Jane”, who was diagnosed with asbestos cancer mesothelioma after 18 […]
Tort Reform only applies to the little guy
John Oliver gave a humorous spin to a very serious problem. Companies buy debt from the original creditors and then file lawsuits against the debtors to recover the debt, often times at interest rates that double, triple or quadruple the original debt. While perhaps not the focus of Mr. Oliver’s show, he has identified a […]
Standing For Victims Of Medical Negligence
In his Op Ed in the newspaper in 2013 the Kentucky Chamber’s Dave Adkisson discussed his plan to undermine the constitutional rights of medical negligence victims. His article does a disservice to those who have been victimized by medical negligence. Satterley & Kelley offers a different opinion. Mr. Adkisson did not say a single word […]
Do Not Sign Arbitration Agreements!
A troubling trend has developed in America wherein citizens have unwittingly given up their right to file a lawsuit, if they are injured as the result of the negligence or even the intentional acts of another, by agreeing to arbitrate disputes. We see these arbitration agreements in numerous contexts, but the most egregious examples occur […]
What To Do If You Are injured In A Truck Crash
The truck crash which tragically took the life of comedian James McNair and injured actor/comedian Tracy Morgan and others is a painful reminder that the trucking industry needs to do more to protect other drivers on the road. The driver of the truck, which struck the limousine bus in which Mr. Morgan was riding, has […]
Asbestos Victims’ Rights Limited By Unnecessary Legislation
Indisputably, asbestos has claimed the lives of tens of thousands of American workers over the last seven decades. Unfortunately, because industry was slow to react to scientific and medical proof demonstrating that asbestos was deadly, many more lives will continue to be lost from diseases caused by asbestos exposure. Contrary to arguments made by asbestos […]
Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act Stifles Victims Right To Justice
In early 2013, Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, and Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA), ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee announced the introduction of the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act (LARA), which if enacted, would amend Rule 11(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure by basically making sanctions mandatory for […]