Newest Breathitt County Court House in Jackson, Kentucky (Photo by Mike Stevens 2014)
The Kentucky Court of Appeals announced 11 decisions on Oct. 24, 2014, with three Court of Appeals opinions designated to be published.
The published opinions were Pikeville Medical Center v. Bevins (affirmed trial court’s denial of hospital’s motion to compel arbitration in medical malpractice action); Benton v. Sotingeanu (affirmed trial court’s order directing mother to execute paperwork for ex-husband/child’s father to obtain a passport for their child); Danaher v. Hopkins (Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Enforcement Act and trial court’s denial of his petition for registration of foreign child custody order after finding North Carolina did not act in substantial conformity with the UCJEA).
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The Tort Report – Selected decisions this week on tort, insurance and civil law (None this week).
- 945. Denied compulsory arbitration in medical malpractice claim against hospital.
Pikeville Medical Center, Inc. vs. Bevins, Adm’r of the Estate of Grover Bevins
COA Not Published 10/24/2014 Affirming (Pike County)
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