Bullitt County Court House (minus the addition). Photo from Bullitt County History (http://www.bullittcountyhistory.com/) with retouched modifications using DxO Optics Pro. For original photo, then go to http://www.bullittcountyhistory.com/albumview.html. See the person photobombing on the second floor.
The Kentucky Court of Appeals announced 27 decisions on December 5, 2014, with two opinions designated to be published.
The two published cases were: Jackson v. Commonwealth (criminal law – the psychiatric access nurse was not a state actor and, therefore, the use of Chris’s statement did not violate Chris’s right to remain silent); Stevenson v. Mohon (estate’s wrongful death claim against employer was barred by exclusive remedy provisions of workers compensation statute).
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The Tort Report – Selected decisions this week on tort, insurance and civil law (none other than the published whistleblower decision):
1061. Affirmed dismissal of wrongful death claim under exclusive remedy provisions of workers comp statute
Stevenson (Cassie), Personal Representative of the Estate of Anthony Stevenson, Deceased vs. Mohon (Clay), Individually, Et Al.
COA, Published 12/5/2014, Affirming, Hopkins County
LAMBERT, JUDGE: Cassie Stevenson, Personal Representative of the Estate of Anthony Stevenson, deceased, has appealed from the August 7, 2013, summary judgment of the Hopkins Circuit Court, which ruled, in part, that her claims were barred by the exclusive remedy provision of Kentucky’s Workers’ Compensation Act, Kentucky Revised Statutes (KRS) Chapter 342 (“the Act”), pursuant to KRS 342.690. We affirm the summary judgment on appeal.
There were no “not to be published” tort, civil or insurance decisions.
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