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Electric scooters are commonly used today as a mode of transportation especially in the downtown area of Lexington, KY and, unfortunately that means there will be accidents involving these scooters.

I have represented thousands of poeple injured in car accidents over 34 years of practice and inevitably these clients want to know the value of their claim.

Kentucky law requires insurance companies to total a vehicle if the cost of repairs exceed 75% of the vehicle's value as determined by the National Auto Dealers Association. If your vehicle is totaled you may have some other options.

The Corona virus has dramatically changed our way of life and shown us how fragile our existance is on this earth, but it does not have to prevent someone from hiring an auto accident attorney if they have been an injured in an auto accident.

In the state of Kentucky, the investigating police officer prepares a detailed report for each accident that he or she investigates and on the report the officer will indicate if any of the drivers were at fault for causing the accident.

Uber transportation is popular in today's world. A lot people use uber services, but in doing so I am sure they do not realize that they are forfeiting significant insurance coverages in the event of an accident.

Recently, a client contacted me about their atuo insurance declining coverage for property damage suffered by the vehicle involved in an accident, because the wife of the named insured was driving the vehicle at the time of the accident and she was at fault.

I receive several calls during a normal year from people injured in accidents caused by wild deer and I have to tell them that they cannot make a claim for pain and suffering because there is no insurance to make a claim against.

Many people assume that a lawsuit is required in every claim for personal injuries sustained as a result of a car accident.

Most automobile accidents result from the negligence of one party, such as when someone drives through a stop light or stop sign or when someone rearends the car in front of them, but sometimes both parties are negligent in causing the accident and if that is the case in your accident, then you will need to undertand the term - comparative negligence