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Spanish Kentucky nursing home residents may have trouble controlling their own movements, and this may be one of the reasons that their families entrusted their care to a skilled nursing facility. However, Medicare.gov notes that with some exceptions, the law prevents nursing home staff from using physical restraints or medication to keep a person from movement or access […]
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Debra L. Broz, Attorneys at Law, PLC Legal Blog
Surgical sponges should never be left behind
When you are going in for a surgery at a Kentucky hospital, you may primarily be focused on whether or not the procedure will be successful. However, there are frequent cases where the surgeon completes the operation as planned, but someone else on the team makes a critical error. We at the law firm of […]
Can car crash victims develop PTSD?
You are probably familiar with all sorts of different hardships that people have to endure after a motor vehicle crash, from debilitating injuries to fatalities. However, it is important to keep in mind that some of these accidents have ramifications that may not be as evident immediately following the wreck. For example, people may suffer […]
How do rollovers take place?
There are many dangers to watch out for as a driver, from inclement weather to reckless people on the road who may be drunk or failing to observe the speed limit. However, rollovers are another major concern and are responsible for many of the lives that are lost due to auto accidents in Kentucky and […]
Key information about Social Security disability benefits
When people in Kentucky earn income from a job, they pay Social Security taxes. According to FindLaw, if people become disabled, the money that they paid into this system makes them eligible for benefits based on the contributions they made. The more taxes a person paid into the system, the higher the amount of benefits he or […]
Influenza and the risk of an accident
People cause accidents on roads across the country for an array of reasons. Sometimes, these accidents were entirely preventable and only occurred because of a poor decision to drive drunk or exceed the speed limit. In Bowling Green, and other parts of Kentucky, these accidents can happen for reasons that are not always given as […]
A look at the different types of elder abuse
Each year, many Kentucky families entrust the care of their elderly loved ones to professionals in nursing home facilities. Often, these establishments are capable of providing enhanced care, physical assistance and environmental stability for its residents. However, incidents of elder abuse are not unheard of and a person’s familiarity with the types of abuse can […]
Collaborative Divorce
I recently attended a two day training through The Institute for Family Conflict Resolution on a new area of law called Collaborative Divorce. Yes, I said Collaborative Divorce. No, those words are not an oxymoron. What is a Collaborative Divorce? A Collaborative Divorce is an alternative dispute resolution process where clients have the power to […]
What consequences come with distracted driving?
Often, people recognize the serious dangers associated with driving under the influence or reaching excessive speeds. Sadly, some people fail to realize that a seemingly minor distraction, such as a driver reaching for something on the floor, can cause a devastating crash. In Bowling Green, and cities around all of Kentucky, drivers should be aware […]
Kentucky is reviewing road safety after truck accidents
At Debra L. Broz, Attorney at Law, PLC, we know that truck accidents in Kentucky can have complex causes. Truck accidents can be caused by dangerous driving conditions, by driver or shipping company negligence or poor driving by another vehicle on the road. As the Courier-Journal reports, some recent truck accidents in Louisville have the […]