Signed by Thomas Jefferson as governor of Virginia in May 1780, the charter notes “Whereas Sundry Inhabitants of the County of Kentucky [Kentucky was then a county of Virginia] have at great expense & hazard, settled...
Read MoreAttorney Vanessa Cantley laid out objective facts and studies opposing a proposal to create medical review panels for malpractice claims in Kentucky. She told a state government committee that the panels interfere with the right...
Read More“It is money, money, money! Not ideas, not principles, but money that reigns supreme in American politics.” Robert C. Byrd A recent op-ed from the Courier-Journal discussed how elected government officials in...
Read MoreFurthermore, “[i]t is well established that construction and interpretation of a written instrument are questions of law for the court.” Cinelli, 997 S.W.2d at 476 (citing Morganfield Nat’l. Bank v. Damien Elder & Sons, 836...
Read More834. DEFENSES. IMMUNITY. COLEMAN (DEXTER), ET AL. VS. SMITH (WENDELL), GRANDPARENT AND GUARDIAN OPINION REVERSING AND REMANDING ACREE (PRESIDING JUDGE) CLAYTON (CONCURS) AND LAMBERT (CONCURS) 2011-CA-001276-MR TO BE PUBLISHED...
Read MoreQualified official immunity was addressed in Gibson v. Hicks, COA, Pub., 7/27/2012: Qualified official immunity is not a mere defense but provides immunity from a claim. In Rowan County v. Sloas, 201 S.W.3d 469, 475 (Ky. 2006),...
Read MoreFrom, West v. Kentucky Retirement System, COA, NPO, 7/15/2011 Upon review of the denial of disability retirement benefits, we accept the agency’s findings of fact as true as long as they are supported by substantial evidence....
Read MoreThe following SCOKY decision addressed open records requests by parties involved in litigation: Department of Revenue, Finance and Administration Cabinet, Commonwealth of Kentucky, et al. v. Mitzi D. Wyrick 2008-SC-000468-DG...
Read MoreCommonwealth of Kentucky, ex rel. J. Michael Brown, Secretary, Justice & Public Safety Cabinet v. Interactive Media Entertainment & Gaming Assn., Inc., et al.2009-SC-000043-MR March 18, 2010 Opinion by Justice Noble. All...
Read MoreNorthern Kentucky Area Planning Commission v. Cloyd2008-CA-001104 01/15/2010 2010 WL 134592Opinion by Judge Acree; Judge Lambert and Senior Judge Harris concurred. The Court affirmed in part and reversed in part orders of the...
Read MoreTurbyfill v. Executive Branch Ethics Commission2008-CA-001394 11/20/09 2009 WL 3878046Opinion by Judge Wine; Judges Nickell and Thompson concurred. The Court affirmed an order of the circuit court denying appellant’s petition...
Read MoreWaters v. City of Pioneer Village 2008-CA-000837 11/20/09 2009 WL 3877596 Opinion by Judge Clayton; Judges Moore and VanMeter concurred. The Court affirmed an order of the circuit court granting a judgment to the appellee city...
Read MoreSouthside Real Estate Developers, Inc. v. Pike County Fiscal Court2008-CA-001534 9/4/09 2009 WL 2835138 Released for pub.Opinion by Judge VanMeter; Judges Lambert and Moore concurred. The Court affirmed an order of the circuit...
Read MoreMetro Louisville/Jefferson County Government v. Abma 2007-CA-001417 9/4/09 2009 WL 2837355 Rehearing pending Opinion by Judge Nickell; Judges Acree and Senior Judge Knopf concurred. The Court affirmed in part and vacated in part...
Read MoreComair, Inc.; and Comair Services, Inc. v. Lexington-Fayette urban County Airport Corporation et. Al 2007-SC-000602-TG October 1, 2009 Opinion by Justice Noble. All sitting; all concur. The estates of persons killed in a...
Read MoreBreathitt County Board of Education v. Dot Prater 2008-SC-000041-DG August 27, 2009Opinion by Justice Abramson; all sitting. As part of her compensation for providing security and maintenance services at an elementary school,...
Read MoreMitchell Metzinger v. Kentucky Retirement Systems, et al. 2007-SC-000363-DG August 27, 2009 Opinion by Justice Scott. All sitting; all concur. Metzinger, an electrician employed by the city of Louisville, was injured on the job....
Read MoreCaneyville Volunteer Fire Department, et al v. Green’s Motorcycle Salvage, Inc., et al 2007-SC-000517-DG June 25, 2009 Opinion by Justice Scott; all sitting. The Greens sued the Caneyville Volunteer Fire Department (CVFD) and it...
Read MoreBob Lawson v. Kentucky Retirement Systems, et al.2007-SC-000540-DG May 21, 2009Opinion by Justice Noble. All sitting. Lawson retired from employment with the state after 26 years. He selected a retirement benefit payment option...
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