Florence, Kentucky employment law attorney represented Plaintiff, who sued his employer for wrongful termination for being fired for refusing to fly into potentially bad weather.

Raymond Justinic, was regularly assigned to pilot corporate aircraft for the Crestview Hills-based company, Columbia Sussex, was asked to fly an insurance adjuster to the Caribbean in September 2017.

Pla... More...    $1900000 (12-10-2021 - KY)

When individuals in this country are unable to work because of physical or mental disabilities, they may file for Social Security Disability Insurance (“SSDI”) and Supplemental Security Income (“SSI”) benefits. The eleven plaintiffs here all filed for these benefits, and they all eventually received them. The trouble, however, is that they were represented in their efforts by Eric Conn, a Kentucky... More...    $0 (11-26-2018 - KY)

This appeal is the latest installment in an ERISA litigation
saga that has spanned almost ten years. At the risk of oversimplifying their case, the Plaintiff–
Retirees claim that Defendant Norton Healthcare, Inc. Retirement Plan (“Norton”) underpaid
them under the terms of the plan. The district court found that the plan was unambiguous in the
Retirees’ favor. We agree with the dis... More...    $0 (05-16-2018 - KY)

Lexington, KY - Winchester Man Sentenced To 24 Months For Illegally Hacking Into Website And Lying To Federal Agents

A Winchester, Ky., man, who previously admitted to hacking and taking control of a high school sports website, to gain publicity for his online identity and harass and intimidate the website owner and others, has been sentenced to 24 months in federal prison.

U.S. ... More...    $0 (03-08-2017 - KY)

Dionte Tyler brought this action under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and Kentucky’s usury laws, alleging that the debtcollection action instituted by DH Capital Management (DHC) sought to collect an

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amount to which DHC was not legally entitled. The district court dismissed the suit, because it was pro... More...    $0 (11-08-2013 - KY)

Dionte Tyler brought this action under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and Kentucky’s usury laws, alleging that the debtcollection action instituted by DH Capital Management (DHC) sought to collect an

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amount to which DHC was not legally entitled. The district court dismissed the suit, be... More...    $0 (10-22-2013 - KY)

Dionte Tyler brought this action under the Fair Debt
Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and Kentucky’s usury laws, alleging that the debtcollection
action instituted by DH Capital Management (DHC) sought to collect an

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amount to which DHC was not legally entitled. The district court dismissed the suit,
... More...    $0 (10-22-2013 - KY)

Guillermo Herrera filed this lawsuit against his former employer, Churchill McGee, LLC, and its two owners (collectively, “Churchill McGeeâ€�), alleging discrimination and retaliation under state and federal law. The district court dismissed Herrera’s claims on the ground that Herrera had previously filed an administrative complaint alleging discrimination with a county human rights commission... More...    $0 (05-16-2012 - KY)

Plaintiff-Appellant, Mary Anne Laird (“Lairdâ€�) appeals the district court’s granting of summary judgment in favor of Defendants-Appellees Norton Healthcare (“Nortonâ€�), Hartford-Comprehensive Employee Benefits Services Company (“Hartford- CEBSCOâ€�), and Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company (“Hartford Lifeâ€�) (collectively, “Defendantsâ€�). For the following reasons, we AFF... More...    $0 (10-06-2011 - KY)

In this consolidated appeal, Janice F. Curry (“Curryâ€�) appeals from two orders of the district court: one granting summary judgment to Eaton Corporation and Broadspire Services, Inc. (“Eatonâ€� and “Broadspire,â€� respectively) in her ERISA denial-of-benefits claim, and one denying her subsequent Motion to Alter, Amend, or Vacate that summary judgment order. The appellees have appealed the... More...    $0 (09-20-2010 - KY)

In this diversity action, plaintiffs, who are past and present Wal-Mart employees and their spouses, sued defendant Unarco Material Handling, Inc. (“Unarcoâ€�), and its subcontractor, defendant Atlas Material Handling, Inc. (“Atlasâ€�), alleging injuries caused by exposure to carbon monoxide gas in the enclosed freezer section of a Wal-Mart Distribution Center during a two-week period in Novem... More...    $0 (05-03-2010 - KY)

We accepted discretionary review in this products liability case to resolve whether the Court of Appeals properly adopted foreign authority and correctly held that equitable estoppel barred the product manufacturer's statute of limitations defense because the manufacturer allegedly concealed product defects from government regulatory agencies. We also address whether the holding of the Court of Ap... More...    $0 (03-18-2010 - KY)

The Cincinnati Insurance Company (CIC) sued Beazer Homes Investments, LLC in a declaratory-judgment action to establish that CIC was not obligated to cover the costs that Beazer incurred in repairing water damage to several houses that Beazer had built as the general contractor.

The damage was allegedly caused by faulty workmanship on the part of Beazer’s subcontractors. CIC’s motion f... More...    $0 (02-04-2010 - KY)

This is an appeal from a Court of Appeals' opinion reversing the Judgment of the Warren Circuit Court in favor of Appellant/ Cross- Appellee, Tim Emberton ("Emberton"), on the grounds that his personal injury action against Appellee/Cross-Appellant, GMRI Inc . ("GMRI"), was untimely filed and thus barred by the statute of limitations. For reasons that GMRI actively concealed Emberton's probable ca... More...    $0 (10-29-2009 - KY)

This is a “collateral estoppelâ€� case arising from diversity of citizenship, a case in which the claims and defenses of both parties were difficult for the District Court to follow and for us to adjudicate on appeal. We will do our best to clarify the situation. In an action on a title insurance policy, Thomas Marr, the plaintiff-insured, sued the Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company in th... More...    $0 (01-29-2009 - KY)

This is the appeal and cross-appeal of a judgment entered in Scott Circuit Court after a jury found Cincinnati Insurance Company (CIC) liable to George and Kay Hofmeister for fraudulent misrepresentation and for violation of the Kentucky Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Act (UCSPA), Kentucky Revised Statutes (KRS) 304.12–230. CIC appeals the trial court’s denial of its motions for summary ju... More...    $0 (10-01-2008 - KY)

Appellant Claude L. Bassett (Bassett) was an assistant football coach for the University of Kentucky (UK) from 1997-2000 when he resigned due to allegations of The National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) rules infractions. Bassett filed suit against NCAA, the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and the University of Kentucky Athletic Association (UKAA), alleging conspiracy to violate antitr... More...    $0 (06-13-2008 - KY)

When Joe Shane first appealed his contract claim to this court, we affirmed the district court in all respects save one: We remanded Shane's request to file a third amended complaint because the court gave no explanation for denying the motion. On remand, the district court provided an explanation for denying the motion, one that lies within the range of discretion given to the district courts... More...    $0 (04-30-2008 - KY)

ImagePoint, Inc. ("ImagePoint") and Marketing Displays, Inc. ("MDI") appeal from a final decision of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky (Bertelsman, J.), LSI Indus., Inc. v. ImagePoint, Inc., No. 00-CV-197 (E.D. Ky. Mar. 21, 2007) ("Summary Judgment Order"). That order granted summary judgment of non-infringement to LSI Industries, Inc. ("LSI") and Keyser Industr... More...    $0 (03-19-2008 - KY)

This is an appeal from a judgment entered by the Henry Circuit Court following the court's entry of summary judgment as to the civil liability claims against appellant which held him liable for the assault and battery of appellee, M.M., and which resulted in a jury award of $200,606.70 in damages. Appellant claims that the judgment should be reversed and remanded for the reasons that (1) sum... More...    $200606 (01-13-2004 - KY)

When a pleading is amended to change the party against whom a claim is asserted, as first year civil procedure students routinely learn, the amendment "relates back," under certain conditions, to the date of the original pleading. Under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the conditions that must be satisfied if the relation-back doctrine is to apply are not always identical to the conditions th... More...    $0 (05-24-2002 - KY)

Plaintiff, Gary L. Higgason, M.D., appeals from the district court's judgment entered on May 18, 2000, dismissing Plaintiff's civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Defendants, Robert F. Stephens, in his official capacity as Secretary of Justice Cabinet, Commonwealth of Kentucky and as acting Commissioner of the Kentucky State Police; Gary Rose, individually; Dennis Benning... More...    $0 (05-01-2002 - KY)

. The plaintiff, Appolo Fuels, Inc., appeals the district court's judgment upholding the decision of the Interior Board of Land Appeals that Appolo violated federal regulations requiring the elimination of "highwalls" (described in the record as "cliff-like" rock walls) at its surface coal-mining site in Kentucky. Appolo maintains that it had initially backfilled the site properly and that the sub... More...    $0 (10-24-2001 - KY)

In 1987, United Parcel Service Company and United Parcel Service of America, Inc., hereinafter referred to as "UPS", decided to change its parcel delivery business by establishing its own airline. The transition from contract air cargo carriers to an internal air transport system was not completed until the end of 1988. UPS ultimately hired 811 pilots. During the transition, UPS expres... More...    $2746516 (04-22-1999 - KY)