Shively, Kentucky
Hurt in a crash or accident in Shively? Our Louisville office is about 15 minutes away, and Forman & Associates represents injured people across Shively and southwest Louisville. Free consultation, and no fee unless we recover for you.
Shively is its own city, surrounded by Louisville on the southwest side, and Dixie Highway runs straight through it. Long-time residents, bus riders and through traffic heading to the Watterson Expressway all share the same busy corridor. If you need a Shively, KY personal injury lawyer, Forman & Associates Accident Injury Lawyers is close by. Our office at 1139 S. 4th St. is about five miles north, usually a 15-minute drive up Dixie Highway or 7th Street Road, so we can meet you at home, at the hospital or at our office.
Most Shively crashes we hear about involve Dixie Highway. It carries heavy traffic in both directions, with businesses on both sides, turn lanes, raised medians and TARC stops. Drivers make U-turns and left turns across several lanes, pedestrians cross mid-block to reach a bus, and traffic speeds up between lights. Where Dixie meets the Watterson Expressway, interstate traffic exits and merges onto the corridor. Our Dixie Highway crash guide goes into the specific problems on this road.
Shively’s own city government doesn’t change where a lawsuit goes. Injury cases from Shively are filed in Jefferson Circuit Court at the Jefferson County Judicial Center, 700 W. Jefferson St., Louisville. District Court, which handles claims of $5,000 or less, meets at the Hall of Justice next door (KRS 24A.120).
Many Shively residents walk to work, school and TARC stops along Dixie Highway. A pedestrian hit while crossing a multi-lane road can suffer life-changing injuries, and insurers often try to blame the walker for not using a crosswalk. Kentucky’s pure comparative fault rule means a pedestrian who shares some blame can still recover a reduced amount. If you were on a TARC bus, notice rules for public agencies may apply. Left-turn and U-turn crashes across the median are also common. See our pedestrian collision and bus wreck pages, plus our TRIMARC camera guide for crashes on the Watterson.
Shively crashes, including pedestrian crashes on Dixie, start with PIP. Suing the person who caused the wreck generally requires a filing within two years after injury or PIP’s final check (KRS 304.39-230).
There’s nothing special to prepare before you talk with a Shively, KY personal injury lawyer. If you can, note whether the Shively Police or LMPD wrote the report, take photos of the crosswalk or turn lane, and write down which businesses face the spot. Their cameras may have caught the crash, but video is usually overwritten within days.
Shively grew up around distilleries and rail lines, and parts of the city still have railroad crossings, older industrial buildings and truck traffic moving between warehouses and the interstate. Residential streets west of Dixie are narrow, with parked cars and children playing close to the road. Many crashes on these side streets happen at low speeds but still cause real injuries, especially to kids on bikes and pedestrians. Shively is also close enough to our office that we can often visit the scene the day you call, before anything changes. That kind of early look can make a difference.
Not really. It changes who writes the report, but the case is still filed in Jefferson Circuit Court.
Possibly. Kentucky’s comparative fault rule reduces your recovery by your share of blame but doesn’t bar it.
Larry Forman has tried 50+ jury trials and has been named a Super Lawyers Rising Star 2016–2027. We also serve nearby Pleasure Ridge Park, Valley Station and all of Louisville. See all Kentucky locations.
Forman & Associates Accident Injury Lawyers, 1139 S. 4th St., Louisville, KY 40203. (502) 931-6788. Free consultation.
