Category: Torts

Case Note – When common law medical negligence instruction given, no need for separate failure to consent instruction (Horsley vs. Dr. Kenneth Smith and KS Eyeworks, COA Published, 2/13/2015)

COA affirmed jury verdict in favor of defendant, Dr. Kennth R. Smith and KS Eyeworks in a medical negligence and informed consent claim. The basic facts were that Dr. Smith advised he should have cataract surgery on both eyes,...

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Case Notes: Another Court of Appeals, Post-Shelton, “open and obvious”, slip and fall, jury question, question – Ward vs. JKP Investments LLC and James Kevin Porter, COA Published 1/23/2015

The title of this post says it all, and to put it in perspective, I will lead with Judge Maze’s dissent from the majority in this decision (Judges Vanmeter and Kramer (formerly Moore)).  I was present during the oral...

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Case Notes: A River Runs Through It in Jurisdiction issues in case involving medical treatment in Louisville but followup surgery across the Ohio River (Cooper vs. Dr. Ajith Nair, Kentuckiana Pain Specialists and Metro Specialty Surgery Center, COA NPO 1/9/2015)

  This decision highlights what the risks are when you select a Louisville physician who then ships you across the river to Indiana for surgery (where there is more favorable medical malpractice protection for the doctor...

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Cause of Action: Retail Store (Wal-Mart) Owed No Duty to Patrons of store when altercation occurs ; PJ Combs Affirming Held Wal-Mart had no duty either to prevent or to intervene in a physical altercation involving several of its patrons (Rose v. Wal-Mart, COA, NPO 9/12/2014)

Torts.  Duty Owed to Patrons of store when altercation occurs Rose vs. Wal-Mart COA Not Published 9/12/2014; PJ Combs Affirming Held Wal-Mart had no duty either to prevent or to intervene in a physical altercation involving...

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Cause of Action. Kentucky is not a “direct action” state. Insurance company not proper defendant in wrongful death claim resulting in dismissal withOUT prejudice (Estate of Moore vs. Kentucky Farm Bureau Mutual Ins. Co. COA, NPO 2/21/2014)

Estate of Moore vs. Kentucky Farm Bureau Mutual Ins. Co COA, NPO 2/21/2014 PJ Caperton Affirming in Part, Reversing in Part, and Remanding Allen County Affirmed dismissal of wrongful death claim (but without prejudice) asserted...

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CAUSES of ACTION: Legal Negligence and “Suit within a suit” resolution of underlying premises liability claim moots legal negligence suit (Freeman vs. Becker Law Office)

Legal Malpractice, Premises Liability and “Suit Within a Suit” Tonia Freeman vs. Becker Law Office, Kevin Renfro, Bubalo Heistand & Rotman, and Dianne E. Sonne COA, Not Published 1/10/20014 This is a legal...

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