Author: Michael Stevens

COA: Sept. 5, 2014 Minutes ( 797-819): applicability of immunity defenses to claim against state trooper for malicious prosecution; and service on wife not good enough for jurisdiction for default judgment

The Kentucky Court of Appeals announced 23 decisions  on Sept. 5, 2014, with one case published (criminal law).  Our tort report of decisions of interest to Louisville and Kentucky injury attorneys dealing with torts, insurance...

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COA: September 2014 Oral Argument Calendar for Court of Appeals – prevailing rate rule; Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Act violations; proof of damages; costs and the prevailing party; bank trustee and breach of fiduciary duty; are medical exams restricted in number in workers comp cases?; denial of arbitration by trial court in personal injury claim reviewed

Kentucky Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments for September 2014. Some of the issues to be addressed are as follows:  prevailing rate and the concept of “work incident to trade” 9/9/2014; verdict against insurer...

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SC: September 10, 2014 Oral Arguments before Ky Supreme Court – prior convictions for sentencing; PFO – Persistent Felony Offender statute; and does timely but invalid CR 59.05 motion toll the timing to file an appeal?

  On September 10 2014 the Supreme Court of Kentucky (SCOKY) will hear oral arguments in two criminal law cases – admissibility of prior convictions during sentencing phase and the Persistent Felony Statute.  In the...

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