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.
$8,000,000
Aviation Settlement
Wrongful death due to pilot error
$6,490,000
Medical Malpractice Verdict
Failure to diagnose cervical fracture
$6,750,000
Product Liability Settlement
Defective product leads to an explosion
$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
Defective product leads to explosion
$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 Verdict
Defective vehicle roof
$1,240,000
Product Liability Settlement
Defective vehicle seat
$4,776,261
Medical Malpractice Verdict
Failure to diagnose tumor seen on 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 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 on 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 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 blood clot
$1,500,000
Product Liability Settlement
Motor vehicle accident resulting in a post-collision fire
$2,225,000
Wrongful Death Settlement
Poorly designed industrial plant leads to 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