What to Bring to Your First Meeting With a Personal Injury Lawyer Reliving the sequence of events that happened prior, during, or after a car, truck, or motorcycle accident, or even a collision with a tractor-trailer, can be traumatic and often overwhelming. But once you have realized you may have a case and have decided... read more
Rhoads & Rhoads Wins Kentucky Coal Miner Case Rhoads & Rhoads is no stranger to representing Kentucky coal workers who have been injured, disabled, or wronged. In fact, in 1974 Jerry Rhoads started the law firm in Madisonville with the majority of the practice focusing on representing the United Mine Workers’ of America (UMWA) and... read more
Social Media Can Hurt Your Injury Claim We have all done it. We have a life event occur and the fastest way to let the ones we are close to find out about it is by creating a heartfelt post on Facebook, share a filtered image on Instagram or Snapchat, or fill up Twitter with... read more
Reviewing the Legal Rights of the Husband or Wife of an Injured Spouse The Kentucky Safety and Prevention Alignment Network (KSPAN) has been reporting a decrease in several causes and types of injuries in recent years, including those related to motor vehicle traffic crashes, fire, homicide and traumatic brain injury (TBI). But as the number... read more
Common Client Question: Will I have to go to court? The majority of personal injury clients Rhoads & Rhoads represent do stay out of the courtroom. Not only is this preferred by most clients because a jury trial can quickly become costly, but also because we work tirelessly to resolve any claims through settlement negotiations... read more
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), one person dies in a fire every three hours in the United States. On average, there are 40,000 burn-related hospitalizations and 3400 deaths every year. Many people think about burns only in terms of the minor incidents that only require a momentary application of ice,... read more
