Personal Injury Blog

We’re excited to announce that our own Jay Vaughn is one of the first attorneys to be Board Certified in Truck Accident Law by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. This certification is the first and only American Bar Association accreditation for Truck Accident Law in the country. Jay is one of only nine attorneys…

Our firm is going through an exciting transformation and we’re thrilled to be able to share this news with you! Schachter, Hendy & Johnson has now become HJV Car Accident Personal Injury Lawyers as we’ve expanded our partnership to include Jay Vaughn and Sarah Emery. Given these changes to our team, we thought it would…

If this article sounds similar to a recent experience that you or a loved one have suffered from, please don’t hesitate to contact our medical malpractice lawyers in Louisville online or call 859-578-4444 to schedule a free consultation! Andrew Wolfson, Louisville Courier Journal Published 11:12 a.m. ET Nov. 30, 2018 | Updated 11:31 a.m. ET Nov….

Owensboro Times Article by Ashley Sorce Friday, October 26th, 2018 1:24 pm in Community, Health & Wellness, News Karla King, former nurse practitioner and owner of Balanced Life Medicine in Owensboro, pleaded guilty to felony wire fraud Wednesday in federal court. Karla is the widow of the late Dr. Randall King, a well-known local OB-GYN,…

What happened? Recently, in March 2018, there was a fatal car accident involving self-driving technology from Tesla. Walter Huang died at the age of 38 after hitting a California highway median while Tesla’s Model X Autopilot was engaged. Now, Walter’s family is suing Tesla on wrongful death claims saying that the cause of death was…

Recently Stephen Lanzo, from New Jersey, won a $37 million case against Johnson & Johnson stating that their talc products contain cancer causing substances, or carcinogens. The suit states a link between Johnson & Johnson’s Baby Powder and asbestos, a cancer causing substance. Asbestos is known to cause a specific type of cancer called mesothelioma….

Medical malpractice happens in every field, but when it happens during childbirth it can be devastating to those involved. That is why a mother and son in Dayton, Ohio won their birth injury case and recently received $2.75 million. Matthew Harrison was born at Dayton’s Miami Valley Hospital with severe head swelling, shifting of the…

Traffic laws are designed to keep vehicles under control and to keep the roads as predictable as possible. When one person disobeys these laws it begins to create an unsafe, unpredictable environment, involving extremely heavy automobiles. Accidents happen and it is not always your fault, which can be frustrating when you have followed the rules…