Author: Michael Stevens

COA: Feb. 2014 Summary of Published Decisions for Court of Appeals (bad faith appeal interlocutory; Rule 11 failure to sign pleadings; mounted police immune; sealed discovery records opened.

The Published Decisions for the Kentucky Court of Appeals for the month of February 2014 address the following tort, insurance and civil issues:  dismissed insurance company’s appeal of bad faith order as interlocutory;...

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COA: July 25, 2014 Court of Appeals’ Decisions (662-700) – piercing the corporate veil; indemnity agreement; domesticating foreign judgment; three compulsory arbitration motions by nursing homes found to be based upon POA without legal authority (Pinged again); medical malpractice case and survey evidence; intentional acts exclusion in homeowners; and default judgment affirmed.

The Kentucky Court of Appeals announced 39 decisions this week, numbered 662 through 700, designating two to be published.  This week’s issues include piercing the corporate veil; indemnity agreement; domesticating foreign...

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COA: July 18, 2014 Court of Appeals’ Decisions (632-661) – compulsory abitration and Ally Cat; reversal of family court order reinitiating mother’s contact with children; spousal waiver of UM applies to husband; post-Shelton slip and fall affirmance of “incredibly open and obvious” hazard

The Kentucky Court of Appeals announced 30 decisions this week, numbered 632-661, designating seven to be published and the the remainder not to be published but posted and available for your reading nonetheless.   Some issues...

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COA: July 11, 2014 Court of Appeals’ Decisions (610-631) – Re: KSP trooper’s testimony re human factors; insurance bad faith claim on homeowners policy addressing a myriad of issues which should be read as a primer for those considering taking on the complexity of bad faith litigation (eg.,provisions of insurance contract, coverage and exclusions of contract, reasonable expectations doctrine, duty to mitigate damages, insurer’s motion for summary judgment directed verdict and JNOV, trial court’s evidentiary rulings on evidence of settlement negotiations and admission of expert testimony, and jury instructions) in which Kentucky lawyer Austin Mehr prevailed at both the trial and on appeal)

The Kentucky Court of Appeals announced 22 decisions this week, numbered 610-631, designating 2 to be published and the the remainder not to be published but posted and available for your reading nonetheless.   Some issues you...

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