By

David Kramer

Overruling prior COAKY authority, SCOKY holds appellate substantial-compliance rule applies to post-judgment motions

The Kentucky Supreme Court recently held that a CR 59.05 motion to alter, amend or vacate a judgment that fails to state any grounds, in apparent violation of CR 7.02,...

SCOKY Reverses Verdict for Gender-based Batson Violation; Courts Split on Whether Batson Applies to Sexual Orientation

In a recent criminal case that has application in civil actions, the Kentucky Supreme Court reversed a murder and arson conviction due to the prosecutor’s admitted strategy of using gender...

Plaintiff’s Attempt to Reserve Claims against Non-settling Dram Shop Defendant Felled by Circuity of Action

In Butt v. Independence Venture Club, Ltd., 453 S.W.3d 189 (Ky.  App. 2014), the Kentucky Court of Appeals held that the plaintiff’s entry into a settlement agreement including a hold...
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