Litigation & Dispute Resolution
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In a Capital Murder Case, SCOKY Upholds Conviction Notwithstanding JeffCo’s Noncompliant Voir Dire Process — Where Defendant Agreed to It; Also Discussed Preservation of Error for Denial of Juror Challenge
In a May 2014 post we discussed the case of Oro-Jimenez v. Com. 412 S.W.3d 174 (Ky. 2013), in which the Kentucky Supreme Court held,…
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High Court Revives UPS Pregnancy Bias Case
The U.S. Supreme Court overturned a Fourth Circuit decision striking down a win for UPS. See the full story here.
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Notre Dame University’s Challenge to Obamacare Contraception Requirement to be Reconsidered
The U.S. Supreme Court this morning ruled that a lower court (7th Circuit Court of Appeals) must re-examine its decision which initially held that Notre…
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COAKY Panel Holds Jury Gets General Duty Instruction for Informed Consent Claim
In a recent 2-1 decision (see it here) by Chief Judge Glenn Acree, the Kentucky Court of Appeals held in Horsley v. Smith that the…
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SCOKY Holds Witness Separation Rule Should Not Be Lightly Discarded for an Expert Witness
In a recent opinion in a criminal case, Spears v. Commonwealth of KY, the Kentucky Supreme Court held that the rule on separation of witnesses, KRE…
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SCOKY Holds Refusal to Admit a Contested Fact Later Proved by Opponent Does Not Justify Attorney Fee Award
A recent decision by the Kentucky Supreme Court clarified Kentucky law on the issue of a litigant’s entitlement to attorney’s fees when it prevails on…
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SCOKY Issues Revised Administrative Rules Governing eFiling; AOC Adds More Counties to eFiling
The Kentucky Supreme Court recently issued revised administrative rules governing electronic filing (“eFiling”), effective January 15, 2015. The updated rules, which supersede those issued in…
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SCOKY Issues Important Guidance on Causation Instruction
In an opinion issued in December 2014 that recently became final, the Kentucky Supreme Court issued important guidance on proper jury instructions concerning causation of…
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