Case Results

Results Matter

Most cases handled by Hay & Knight, PLLC are settled. But when the at-fault party or its insurance company will not pay a fair settlement, the attorneys at Hay & Knight, PLLC are true trial attorneys and are not afraid to go to trial.

Richard Hay has tried over fifty jury trials – the vast majority being winning jury verdicts for his clients. Richard Hay is one of the few attorneys in Kentucky having multiple million dollar verdicts.

Experienced Trial Lawyers

For experienced trial lawyers, contact Hay & Knight, PLLC. You can also call us at 606-679-2214. We handle cases across the state of Kentucky from our office in Somerset.

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$8,000,000
Aviation Settlement

Wrongful death due to pilot error

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$6,490,000
Medical Malpractice Verdict

Failure to diagnose cervical fracture

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$6,750,000
Product Liability Settlement

Defective product leads to an explosion

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$7,595,762
Medical Malpractice Verdict

Failure to provide supplemental oxygen following surgery

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$6,182,210
Product Liability Verdict

Improperly designed vehicle seat and seatbelt

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$6,500,000
Electrical Utility Settlement

Defective product leads to explosion

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$5,000,000
MVA Settlement

Motor vehicle collision involving a commercial vehicle

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$3,471,258
Product Liability Verdict

Defective vehicle door latch

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$3,000,000
Product Liability Verdict

Defective vehicle roof

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$1,240,000
Product Liability Settlement

Defective vehicle seat

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$4,776,261
Medical Malpractice Verdict

Failure to diagnose tumor seen on CT scan

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$1,250,000
Medical Malpractice Settlement

Retained sponge following surgery

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$2,000,000
Medical Malpractice Settlement

Failure to timely diagnose cancer

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$3,250,000
Medical Malpractice Settlement

Failure to diagnose torn artery

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$4,850,000
Product Liability Settlement

Defective shredding machine

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$1,944,835
Product Liability Verdict

Defective utility equipment causes injury

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$1,200,000
Medical Malpractice Settlement

Improper treatment results in foot amputation

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$1,000,000
Product Liability Settlement

Defective vehicle engine fan

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$2,750,000
Product Liability Settlement

Defective steering gear on fishing boat

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$2,500,000
Medical Malpractice Settlement

Birth injury following delayed Cesarean delivery

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$1,000,000
Product Liability Settlement

Failure to equip vehicle with side airbags

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$1,490,000
Product Liability Settlement

Defective cardboard baler after safety devices removed

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$1,183,703
Medical Malpractice Verdict

Birth injury due to delayed delivery

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$1,250,000
Product Liability Settlement

Defective rollbar in vehicle

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$1,850,000
Insurance Settlement

Insurance company denied coverage for multiple fatalities in speedboat accident

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$1,125,000
Medical Malpractice Settlement

Failure to timely diagnose infected foot

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$1,115,675
Wrongful Death Verdict

Motor vehicle collision due to a tractor trailer blocking the highway

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$3,000,000
Medical Malpractice Settlement

Delayed diagnosis of brain infection

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$1,673,159
Product Liability Verdict

Defective lawnmower injures child

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$1,275,000
MVA Settlement

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

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$950,000
Medical Malpractice Settlement

Failure to timely diagnose blood clot

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$1,500,000
Product Liability Settlement

Motor vehicle accident resulting in a post-collision fire

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$2,225,000
Wrongful Death Settlement

Poorly designed industrial plant leads to fatality

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$650,000
Chiropractic Settlement

Dissected artery during neck manipulation

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$900,000
Product Liability Settlement

Defective coal pulverizer falls on worker

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$1,675,000
Aviation Settlement

Helicopter strikes electric line causing crash landing

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$1,375,000
MVA Settlement

Speeding police cruiser, without lights, causes fatal accident

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$1,000,000
Medical Malpractice Settlement

Skull fracture from improper forceps use during delivery

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$625,000
MVA Settlement

Motor vehicle collision with farm tractor on highway at night

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$2,000,000
Medical Malpractice Settlement

Physician misreads CT scan showing bowel obstruction

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$1,020,000
MVA Settlement

Motor vehicle collision caused by driver running a stop sign

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$1,500,000
Nursing Home Settlement

Unsupervised nursing home resident elopes from facility and dies

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$1,500,000
Premises Settlement

Negligent supervision at church event causes severe injuries to a child

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$1,000,000
Medical Malpractice Settlement

Delayed diagnosis of infection

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$1,000,000
Product Liability Settlement

Defective vehicle roof causes cervical injury during rollover event

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$4,500,000
Motor Vehicle Accident Settlement

Drunk driver

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$827,000
Medical Malpractice Verdict

Failure to monitor hospital patient

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$2,000,000
Medical Negligence Settlement

Birth injury

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MEDICAL MALPRACTICE

PRODUCT LIABILITY

SERIOUS INJURY

WRONGFUL DEATH