Kentucky Court Report—SCOKY & COA

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COURT ORDERS GRANTING MOTION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW – JUNE 11, 2008
BRANNON SCOTT WINN V.COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY2006-SC-000876-DG FAYETTE COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY V. DAVID NICHOLS2007-SC-000493-DG MCCRACKEN COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY, TRANSPORTATION CABINET,DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS V.BILL JOHNSON, INDIVIDUALLY, ET AL.2007-SC-000678-DG KNOTT COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY V. LENNIE G. HOUSE2008-SC-000114-DG FAYETTE…
June 19, 2008 SUPREME COURT OF KENTUCKY DECISIONS (Vol. 2008:30)
June 19, 2008 SUPREME COURT OF KENTUCKY DECISIONS (Vol. 2008:30) HTML Version of the LawWire - PUBLISHED and NonPUBLISHED decisions. PDF Version. MINUTES from AOC for this week (from AOC Web Site) Decisions no. 122-144…
Family Court had subject matter jurisdiction on parent's relocation to another county upon remarriage since it had determined that the moving papers were sufficient: COFFMAN V. RANKIN (SC 6/19/2008)
COFFMAN V. RANKINFAMILY LAW: Change of custody upon parent's relocation 2007-SC-000348-DGE.pdfPUBLISHED: REVERSINGOPINION BY LAMBERT; CUNNINGHAM DISSENTS BY SEP. OPINION WITH SCHRODER AND SCOTT JOINING IN DISSENTFROM HARDIN COUNTYDATE RENDERED: 6/19/2008The parties divorced in 2001 and…
Claims Against Local Govt’s Act requires local governments to defend former employees when proper notice has been given: RICHARDSON V. LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT (SC 6/19/2008)
RICHARDSON V. LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENTGOVERNMENT: Claims Against Local Govt’s Act requires local governments to defend former employees when proper notice has been given 2006-SC-000502-DG.pdfPUBLISHED: REVERSINGOPINION BY SCOTT; SCHRODER NOT SITTINGFROM JEFFERSON COUNTYDATE RENDERED: 6/19/2008…
Revival of claims and stay of proceedings pending insolvent insurer undergoing liquidation and statutes of limitation: HARDIN COUNTY HOSPITAL D/B/A HARDIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL V. WILKERSON (SC 6/19/2008)
HARDIN COUNTY HOSPITAL D/B/A HARDIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL V. WILKERSONCIVIL PROCEDURE: Revival of claims and stay of proceedings pending insolvent insurer undergoing liquidation and statutes of limitation2005-SC-000206-DG.pdfPUBLISHED: REVERSINGOPINION BY NOBLE; SCOTT DISSENTS BY SEP. OP. WITH…
"Furnished" and "owned" have two distinct connotations and that the State Farm exclusion did not preclude UIM coverage for decedent under the parents' policy: WILLIAMS V. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (SC 6/19/2008)
WILLIAMS V. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATIONINSURANCE: UIM - "furnished" and "owned" have two distinct connotations and that the State Farm exclusion did not preclude UIM coverage for decedent under the parents' policy 2006-SC-000856-DG.pdfPUBLISHED: REVERSING…
Age discrimination found where employer made deliberate decision to hire young females at cash registers; punitive damages instruction constituted manifest injustice in employment discrimination claim: CHILDERS OIL CO. V. ADKINS (SC 6/19/2008)
CHILDERS OIL CO. INC. V. ADKINSEMPLOYMENT: Age discrimination found where employer made deliberate decision to hire young females at cash registers; punitive damages instruction constituted manifest injustice in employment discrimination claim 2007-SC-000032-DG.pdfPUBLISHED: AFFIRMING IN PART…
In absence of notice state highway department has no duty to inspect trees for dangerous defects: COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CAB. V. SEXTON (SC 6/19/2008)
COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CAB. V. SEXTONTORTS: In absence of notice state highway department has no duty to inspect trees for dangerous defects2006-SC-000454-DG.pdfPUBLISHED: REVERSING AND REMANDINGOPINION BY MINTON; SCHRODER NOT SITTINGFROM JEFFERSON COUNTYDATE RENDERED: 6/19/2008The…
"Lost or diminished chance" of survival because of physician's misdiagnosis is not a recoverable claim in Kentucky: WARREN KEMPER, MD V. GORDON (SC 6/19/2008)
WARREN KEMPER, MD V. GORDONTORTS: "Lost or diminished chance" of survival because of physician's misdiagnosis is not a recoverable claim in Kentucky2005-SC-000306-DG.pdf2006-SC-000077-DG.pdfPUBLISHED: AFFIRMING IN PART, REVERSING IN PART, AND REMANDINGOPINION BY CUNNINGHAM; LAMBERT CONCURS IN…
Employer not liable for claimant's attorneys fees absent unless employer disputed medical expenses without reasonable ground in workers comp case: RAGER V. CRAWFORD & CO. (SC 6/19/2008)
RAGER V. CRAWFORD & CO.WORKERS COMP: Employer not liable for claimant's attorneys fees absent unless employer disputed medical expenses without reasonable ground2007-SC-000567-WC.pdfPUBLISHED: AFFIRMINGOPINION OF THE COURTFROM COURT OF APPEALSDATE RENDERED: 6/19/2008 The workers' compensation claimant…