Ashland, Kentucky
Hurt in a crash or accident in Ashland? Forman & Associates represents injured people across Ashland and Boyd County, from the first insurance call through a jury trial. Free consultation, and no fee unless we recover for you.
Ashland sits on the Ohio River where Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia meet, so its roads carry tri-state traffic every day. When you need an Ashland, KY personal injury lawyer, Forman & Associates Accident Injury Lawyers represents people injured in Ashland and throughout Boyd County. Ashland is about 194 road miles from our office at 1139 S. 4th St. in Louisville. We’ll travel to you or meet by video, and most of the work can be done without you coming to Louisville.
Ashland’s tri-state location means the other driver might be from Ohio or West Virginia, with an out-of-state insurer. A crash in Kentucky is generally governed by Kentucky law, but the insurer may not handle it that way at first. Another local detail surprises many people: Boyd County’s courts are not in Ashland. The Boyd County Judicial Center is in Catlettsburg, the county seat, a few miles south along the river.
Boyd Circuit and District Courts are at the Boyd County Judicial Center, 2805 Louisa St., Catlettsburg, KY 41129 (Kentucky Court of Justice county listing).
When an Ohio or West Virginia driver causes a crash in Boyd County, we deal directly with their insurer and insist on Kentucky’s rules, including PIP and pure comparative fault. If the out-of-state driver carries low limits, your own underinsured motorist coverage may make up the difference. Industrial and river-terminal traffic also puts commercial trucks on US 23. See our truck wreck page.
For an Ashland crash, PIP from your own policy pays first (how PIP works). The deadline against the at-fault driver is generally two years from the injury or the last PIP payment (KRS 304.39-230). Kentucky’s pure comparative fault rule applies even when the other driver’s insurer is based in Ohio or West Virginia.
Keeping up with medical care matters most, whether that’s at King’s Daughters Medical Center or with a provider across the river in Ohio or West Virginia. When you’re ready to sit down with an Ashland, KY personal injury lawyer, bring the crash report number, your own insurance information and anything the other driver’s company has mailed you. Out-of-state adjusters sometimes ask early for broad medical authorizations, and it’s reasonable to hold off signing until you understand them. Save photos, receipts and a few notes about how the crash unfolded.
At the Boyd County Judicial Center, 2805 Louisa St., in Catlettsburg, not in Ashland.
For a crash in Kentucky, Kentucky law generally applies. We make sure the insurer handles it that way.
No. We travel to clients, use video meetings, and sign documents electronically. Court appearances in Catlettsburg are our job, not yours.
No. Where you were treated doesn’t change where the case is filed. We collect records from every provider, in any state.
Usually the trucking company’s commercial policy, along with the driver. We demand the truck’s logging data and maintenance records right away.
Questions about an injury in Ashland? Call or send a message. There’s no fee unless we recover.
Forman & Associates Accident Injury Lawyers, 1139 S. 4th St., Louisville, KY 40203. (502) 931-6788
