Category: Personal Injury

Personal Injury Testimonial for Kaufman & Stigger, PLLC

By Tiger on October 18, 2021

Amy, her husband and daughter were traveling in their car together. Suddenly they were struck by a trailer carrying a golf cart that had become unhitched from the vehicle towing it. The impact caused serious injuries and interrupted their lives in many ways. They contacted Matt Kaufman to help sort out their complicated injury claims. The team at Kaufman & Stigger worked resolve their cases while Amy and her family focused on recuperating from their injuries.

If you were injured in an accident,

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Philips Recalls Dreamstation CPAP Machine – Should Kentucky Users Be Concerned?

By Tiger on July 9, 2021

A person who suffers from sleep apnea experiences pauses or interruptions in their breathing while asleep. The disorder is potentially dangerous. It’s often caused by airways in the throat that become obstructed or that even collapse.

Have you been using a Philips Dreamstation CPAP machine and been diagnosed with:

• Cancer
• Nasal Cancer
• Sinus Cancer
• Lung Cancer
• Liver Cancer
• Kidney Cancer
• Liver Failure
• Kidney Failure
• Respiratory Issues

This page contains information about the CPAP sleep apnea lawsuits,

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Can You Sue for an Intentional Dog Attack?

By Kaufman and Stigger on February 26, 2020

In Kentucky, if your dog attacks someone and injures them or kills them, you are on the hook for all damages as the owner of the dog. In most of these cases, the homeowner’s insurance for the dog owner will pay those damages. But what if the attack was intentional by the dog owner?

Man Dies after Owner Tells Dog to Attack

In a horrific set of events, a man died after an attack from a pit bull. Police responded to the scene and had to shoot the dog to get him to stop attacking the man.

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Kentucky Freeway Chain-Reaction Crashes

By Kaufman and Stigger on January 6, 2020

Kentucky has roughly 1,200 miles of freeways that mike up the lifelines that connect its cities, town and communities. Unfortunately, these same roads present a high risk of chain-reaction accidents.

While a chain-reaction accident can happen on just about any road, the high speeds of the divided multi-lane freeways are ripe for some of the most dangerous and deadly of these accidents. A chain-reaction is an accident that involves three or more vehicles that is usually started when two vehicles collide setting off other collisions with more vehicles.

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Who Pays for Injuries when a Lime Scooter Rider get hit by a Car?

By Kaufman and Stigger on November 6, 2019

Lime scooters hit the streets in both Lexington and Louisville within the last couple of years, and as expected, scooter versus vehicle accidents have risen. When a rider gets injured, there might be a question as to who will pay for the injuries? The driver? The company who made the scooter?

The bottom line is, in any personal injury, the person how is negligent will have to pay for the damages. The problem is, it isn’t always clear who was negligent.

Lime Scooter Rider Struck by Multiple Cars Dies

In an example,

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One Man Confirmed Dead in Lexington’s First Fatal E-Scooter Accident

By Tiger on November 6, 2019

Just weeks after the city welcomed 360 new Lime e-scooters, Lexington already has its first e-scooter-related fatality.

According to The Lexington Herald Leader, this tragic accident occurred between Richmond Road and Lakeshore Drive late on November 4, 2019. Allegedly, a young male riding a Lime e-scooter lost control of his vehicle and fell into oncoming traffic.

First responders immediately transported this man to a local hospital. Sadly, doctors soon confirmed the crash victim had died from his injuries.

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