Injured By An Assault In Kentucky? We Can Help.

Assault injuries may be physical and mental/emotional. You may be able to hold the negligent party or parties accountable for your injuries, even if they were not charged or convicted in a criminal case. In some cases, you can bring a civil lawsuit to recover damages. Our assault injury lawyers are here to help you.

At Bolus Law Offices in Louisville, our team is prepared to fight for your right to compensation. Practicing law since 1991, founding attorney James M. Bolus Jr. has experience with insurance defense and with plaintiff work. Knowing personal injury law from both sides gives him an advantage when pursuing compensation for clients.

Types Of Assault Injuries

In addition to the physical injuries, you may have mental or emotional trauma. We can seek compensation for your injuries as well as any financial losses from the assault. You may have suffered injuries from assaults such as:

Physical assault: Kicks, punches, knife wounds, gunshot wounds, broken bones, internal injuries, traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries
Sexual assault: Contusions, bleeding, internal injuries, injuries from a physical beating, emotional and mental trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Battery: Injury caused by minor to severe nonconsensual touching

The frequent causes of these injuries include:

Negligent security: Injuries due to lack of security on another party’s property
Dram shop liability: Injuries inflicted by a drunk person who was overserved
Workplace assault: Injuries from workplace violence that was allowed to happen

Parties You May Hold Liable

Depending on the case, there may be one liable party or multiple liable parties. We will seek compensation from all liable parties, including:

The assailant who injured you
Property and business owners of apartments, hotels, parking lots/garages, bars and nightclubs
Owners who do not warn of known dangers on their property
Owners who foster an environment of negligent security on their property
Employers who allow workplace violence to occur
Bars/nightclub/restaurants and social hosts that overserve drunk people
Parents of minors who caused the assault

There may be additional negligent parties in your case. We will discuss that with you if applicable.