Avoiding Traffic Accidents During the Holidays
Roberts Law Office Injury Podcast
Release Date: 11/22/2023
Injuries to Linemen Repairing Electric Lines
Roberts Law Office Injury Podcast
Episode 90: Calloway County personal injury attorney Jeff Roberts discusses workers’ compensation benefits for a lineman who was injured repairing electrical lines. This applies to Kentucky linemen working though out the state or in other states. It also applies to out-of-state lineman who sustain injuries while working in Kentucky. Linemen Are Hard-Working Heroes As the weather begins to get colder, winter storms aren’t far away. When the power goes out, it’s often to with an electrical line that’s been damaged. Linemen are the guys you see heading out around...
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Sharing the Road with Self-Driving Vehicles
Roberts Law Office Injury Podcast
Episode 89: Calloway County personal injury attorney Jeff Roberts discusses accidents involving self-driving cars. For the purposes of this episode, the term “self-driving” will refer to both autonomous driving vehicles and those requiring a driver to be in the front seat, but not necessarily guiding the vehicle the entire time. New Kentucky Legislation There are two laws regarding self-driving cars became effective in July of 2024. Autonomous vehicles refer to those not needing the assistance of driver to operate on the roads. Automated driving systems enable to...
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Workers' Compensation Appeals
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Episode 88: Calloway County workers’ comp attorney Jeff Roberts discusses the process for workers’ compensation appeals. In his more than 30 years of practice, Jeff as taken several cases all the way to the Kentucky Supreme Court, on appeal. There are a number of types of appeals, which he’ll explain in today’s episode. Medical Decision Appeals In workers’ compensation cases, this is often the first type of appeal that may need to be filed. Kentucky workers’ comp provides generous . The insurance company is required to pay all reasonable and necessary...
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Common Causes of Motorcycle Accidents
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Episode 87: Calloway County personal injury attorney Jeff Roberts has ridden motorcycles the majority of his adult life. As an injury attorney, he’s represented injured motorcyclists for over 30 years. Today, he’s going to discuss common causes of motorcycle accidents. Each spring, Jeff records a podcast episode focused on motorcycle safety tips. The most recent was . What Do Other Clients Think About Jeff? We always encourage listeners to Jeff Roberts has received from many of his clients. A 5-Star rating and the comments are earned recognition and demonstrate...
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Spotting Signs of Nursing Home Abuse
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Episode 86: Calloway County personal injury attorney Jeff Roberts discusses signs to look for if you suspect nursing home abuse. This discussion is based on his over 32 years of experience. Jeff represents injured individuals across the state. The injuries and abuse experienced by elderly people in nursing homes and/or assisted living facilities should never happen. Our loved ones deserve much better. In previous episodes, Jeff has mentioned he’s also an assistant county attorney for Calloway County. He’s handled many child abuse and child neglect cases for...
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Catastrophic Work Injuries
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Episode 85: Calloway County workers’ compensation attorney Jeff Roberts discusses catastrophic work injuries, based on his over 32 years of experience. Jeff represents injured workers across the state. He’ll also explain a potential benefit available to the spouse, when someone is seriously injured in the workplace. With catastrophic work injuries, there a possibility that lifetime medical benefits may be awarded from the start. This could involve a , a spinal cord injury, and or some other type of serious injury. What Do Other Clients Think About Jeff? We always...
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Change to the Social Security Disability Look-Back Period
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Episode 84: Calloway County social security disability attorney Jeff Roberts explains a recent change to the social security disability look-back period. This refers to the number of years they have to look back over your previous work history to see if you could perform a different job, rather than receiving disability benefits. The change is actually favorable to people who are applying for social security disability. The Job History Look-Back Period This period is used by the Social Security Administration with both and in supplemental security income (SSI) claims. ...
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Can I Sue My Employer for a Workplace Injury?
Roberts Law Office Injury Podcast
Episode 83: Calloway County workers’ compensation attorney Jeff Roberts discusses a question that comes up from time to time, “Can I sue my employer for a workplace injury?” Normally, if you’re injured on the job, you’ll file for workers’ compensation benefits. However, there may be situations in which you have a reason to pursue a lawsuit against your employer. What Do Other Clients Think About Jeff? We always encourage listeners to Jeff Roberts has received from many of his clients. A 5-Star rating and the comments are earned recognition and demonstrate...
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Road Construction Zone Accidents
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Episode 82: Calloway County injury attorney Jeff Roberts discusses construction zone accidents both from the personal injury (i.e. car wreck) perspective, as well as from the workers’ compensation claim standpoint. Jeff Roberts is a personal injury attorney with over 32 years of experience. He focuses on car wrecks, and trucking collisions. He’s also built a strong reputation for his skill in workers’ compensation and social security disability cases. Jeff has offices in both Murray and Hopkinsville, although he receives referrals from other attorneys from across...
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The Most Dangerous Jobs in Kentucky
Roberts Law Office Injury Podcast
Episode 81: Calloway County workers’ compensation attorney Jeff Roberts discusses some of the findings published in the 2022-2023 Annual Report from the Department of Workers’ Claims. He’ll discuss the jobs with the most injuries, the counties where they happen and the specific types of injuries most reported as workplace injuries. Some of the data was surprising. What Do Other Clients Think About Jeff? We always encourage listeners to Jeff Roberts has received from many of his clients. A 5-Star rating and the comments are earned recognition and demonstrate Jeff’s...
info_outlineEpisode 66: In this episode, Murray, Kentucky injury attorney Jeff Roberts talks about tips for avoiding traffic accidents during the holidays. That period between Thanksgiving, Christmas and the New Year can be exciting, but it’s also full of distractions. Those distractions, such as lights and decorations are wonderful, but they often mean your eyes, and as well as those in the cars around you, are not always focused on the road. That’s when problems can occur.
What Do Other Clients Think About Jeff?
We always encourage listeners to read the Google Reviews Jeff Roberts has received from many of his clients. A 5-Star rating and the comments are earned recognition and demonstrate Jeff’s commitment to his clients. As a solo attorney, he has more Google Reviews than some firms with multiple attorneys. Jeff shares the credit with his staff at the Roberts Law Office. Successfully representing a victim of an automobile or motorcycle accident is a team effort. It’s why Jeff likes to say his firm offers small town service with big city results.
Jeff Roberts Represents Injured Clients Throughout Kentucky
With offices located in Calloway County and now Christian County, Jeff has a history of representing personal injury clients, workers’ compensation clients and social security disability clients across the state. He’s represented clients from Paducah, Bowling Green, Louisville, Covington, Whitesville and many other Kentucky locations. He’s not just a Western Kentucky injury attorney.
We hope you found this episode insightful and helpful. Thank you for listening!
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