Brain Injury

Louisville, KY: (Dec-03-07) Kevin Hable, a lawyer, brought charges against TARC, the public bus transportation system serving Greater Louisville, KY, after he sustained permanent brain injuries in a 2005 collision with a bus. Hable alleged that the female driver had a history of drug abuse, an allegation that was confirmed after a drug test administered two days later found with "reasonable scientific probability" that Terra Walter was under the influence of cocaine at the time of the collision. Hable alleged that TARC was negligent in hiring Walter in 2002 out of a drug-treatment program, then retaining her when she tested positive for cocaine after an incident the following year. Louisville police investigating the Aug. 8, 2005 collision found that Walter disregarded a stop sign at Trevilian Way and Dundee Road before smashing into the side of Hable's Jeep Cherokee. Sources claimed that Hable, who once was cabinet secretary to former Gov. Brereton Jones and managing partner at Wyatt Tarrant & Combs, was forced to take early retirement from the law firm because of his injuries. As part of a settlement reached, TARC agreed to resolve the matter out-of-court by paying Hable $7 million. [COURIER JOURNAL: BUS ACCIDENT]

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Published on Dec-4-07