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Family-owned Somerset Kentucky Law Firm
Helping The Injured Since 1982

At Hay & Knight, PLLC, our nationally recognized personal injury attorneys serve Kentucky.

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For The Seriously Injured Of Kentucky, We Are Here For You

Motor Vehicle
Accidents

Medical
Malpractice

Products
Liability

Serious
Injuries

Wrongful
Death

Kentucky’s Premier Injury Trial Attorneys

Injured individuals and their families across Kentucky have trusted Hay & Knight, PLLC, for skilled legal representation since 1982. From Fulton to Lewis County, we are proud to provide the highest caliber of legal counsel to those who have suffered because of serious personal injury or wrongful death.

Located in Somerset, we offer dedicated legal support and aggressive advocacy to those who need our services in south central and eastern Kentucky, and we are available for certain cases statewide. We focus our practice solely on seeking justice and compensation for victims of car and truck accidents, medical malpractice, dangerous products and other events caused by the negligence or recklessness of another person or entity.

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Richard Hay

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Sarah Hay Knight

Proud To Serve Somerset & Greater Kentucky

At Hay & Knight, PLLC, we’re proud to provide dependable legal help to our local community. Attorney Richard Hay’s guidance is sought out by attorneys from around the country to assist with complicated personal injury, medical malpractice and products liability cases. For decades, our local Somerset law firm has provided quality representation to those in our own community who have suffered injuries.

We defend injury victims and their families from predatory insurance companies and negligent individuals.

 

Why Hire Us?

Finding an attorney to represent you can feel like a daunting task. Why choose us?

 

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We offer personal service. When you call, you speak to us. We don’t farm out your cases. We personally oversee every aspect of your case, and it makes a difference.
We’re local. There’s a misconception that, to get quality legal representation, you have to make a drive to Lexington or another big city. That’s simply not true. We provide high-level representation right here in your backyard. We’ll even travel to you.
We’re trusted. Clients and even other attorneys know the quality of our work. That’s why so many of our cases come from referrals.
Jury Verdicts And Appellate Decisions

$8,000,000

Aviation Settlement
Wrongful death due to pilot error

$6,490,000

Medical Malpractice Verdict
Failure to diagnose a cervical fracture

$6,750,000

Product Liability Settlement
Failure to warn of explosive properties

$7,595,762

Medical Malpractice Verdict
Failure to provide supplemental oxygen
following surgery

$6,182,210

Product Liability Verdict
Improperly designed vehicle seat and
seatbelt

$6,500,000

Electrical Utility Settlement
Downed power line caused severe injuries

$5,000,000

MVA Settlement
Motor vehicle collision involving a
commercial vehicle

$3,471,258

Product Liability Verdict
Defective vehicle door latch

$3,000,000

Product Liability Settlement
Defective vehicle roof

$1,240,000

Product Liability Settlement
Defective vehicle seat

$4,776,261

Medical Malpractice Verdict
Failure to diagnose tumor seen on a CT scan

$1,250,000

Medical Malpractice Settlement
Retained sponge following surgery

$2,000,000

Medical Malpractice Settlement
Failure to timely diagnose cancer

$3,250,000

Medical Malpractice Settlement
Failure to diagnose a torn artery

$4,850,000

Product Liability Settlement
Defective shredding machine

$1,944,835

Product Liability Verdict
Defective utility equipment causes injury

$1,200,000

Medical Malpractice Settlement
Improper treatment results in foot amputation

$1,000,000

Product Liability Settlement
Defective vehicle engine fan

$2,750,000

Product Liability Settlement
Defective steering gear failure on a fishing boat

$2,500,000

Medical Malpractice Settlement
Birth injury following delayed Cesarean delivery

$1,000,000

Product Liability Settlement
Failure to equip vehicle with side airbags

$1,490,000

Product Liability Settlement
Defective cardboard baler after safety devices removed

$1,183,703

Medical Malpractice Verdict
Birth injury due to delayed delivery

$1,250,000

Product Liability Settlement
Defective rollbar in a vehicle

$1,850,000

Insurance Settlement
Insurance company denied coverage for multiple fatalities in speedboat accident

$1,125,000

Medical Malpractice Settlement
Failure to timely diagnose infected foot

$1,115,675

Wrongful Death Verdict
Motor vehicle collision due to a tractor trailer blocking the highway

$3,000,000

Medical Malpractice Settlement
Delayed diagnosis of brain infection

$1,673,159

Product Liability Verdict
Defective lawnmower injures child

$1,275,000

MVA Settlement
Motor vehicle collision due to a tractor trailer blocking both lanes of the highway

$950,000

Medical Malpractice Settlement
Failure to timely diagnose a blood clot

$1,500,000

Product Liability Settlement
Motor vehicle accident resulting in a postcollision fire

$2,225,000

Wrongful Death Settlement
Poorly designed industrial plant causes fatality

$650,000

Chiropractic Settlement
Dissected artery during neck manipulation

$900,000

Product Liability Settlement
Defective coal pulverizer falls on worker

$1,675,000

Aviation Settlement
Helicopter strikes electric line causing crash landing

$1,375,000

MVA Settlement
Speeding police cruiser, without lights, causes fatal accident

$1,000,000

Medical Malpractice Settlement
Skull fracture from improper forceps use during delivery

$625,000

MVA Settlement
Motor vehicle collision with farm tractor on highway at night

$2,000,000

Medical Malpractice Settlement
Physician misreads CT scan showing bowel obstruction

$1,020,000

MVA Settlement
Motor vehicle collision caused by driver running a stop sign

$1,500,000

Nursing Home Settlement
Unsupervised nursing home resident elopes
from facility and dies

$1,500,000

Premises Settlement
Negligent supervision at church event causes severe injuries to a child

$1,000,000

Medical Malpractice Settlement
Delayed diagnosis of infection

$1,000,000

Product Liability Settlement
Defective vehicle roof causes cervical injury during rollover event

Our Family Would Be Honored To Support Yours

 

As a family business, we feel honored to provide our clients with support when they and their families need it most. Attorney Hay and Sarah Hay Knight are a father-daughter team that is committed to providing its community with personal service and excellent results.

We are well-aware that a serious injury typically affects not only the victim but also his or her entire family. We have built our practice on word-of-mouth, earning the respect of our clients and community by focusing our time and resources on a small volume of cases.

This allows us to give our undivided attention to building the strongest possible cases for each one of our clients.

 

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