David Kramer
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Dismissal For Failure To Revive Voids Jury Verdict In Favor of Plantiff’s Estate
In a recent decision arising out of Boone County, a unanimous panel of the Kentucky Court of Appeals held that the trial court erred in…
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Kentucky Supreme Court aligns with KDC amicus brief authored by DBL Law attorneys
In a decision issued on February 14, 2019, the Supreme Court of Kentucky held in Oliphant v. Ries, 2017-SC-208, that a litigant is not obligated…
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SCOKY bars MDV against former defendant (“empty chair”) until close of all proof
The Kentucky Supreme Court recently held that a trial court may not entertain a motion for directed verdict at the close of the plaintiff’s case…
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SCOKY Holds Assignment of Future Payments under Workers’ Comp Settlement Not Permitted by Structured Settlement Protection Act
The Supreme Court of Kentucky recently held that anti-assignment clauses in various settlement agreements in a Workers’ Compensation claim precluded an injured worker’s assignment of…
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SCOKY Amends eFiling Rules Effective August 1, 2018 (Part 2 of 2)
This post continues the discussion from the post made on August 1, 2018, about the new amendments to the Kentucky eFiling rules that became effective…
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SCOKY Amends eFiling Rules Effective August 1, 2018 (Part 1 of 2)
In Order 2018-11 (issued June 21, 2018, effective August 1, 2018), the Kentucky Supreme Court amended the Kentucky Administrative Rules of Practice and Procedure for…
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DBL Law Selected For National Publication Spot
Dressman Benzinger Lavelle psc has been selected by Thomson Reuters to be the Kentucky Contributor to its Practical Law Series in the areas of civil…
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Can a corporate designee be compelled to answer questions outside the scope of the deposition notice?
There are no published cases in Kentucky addressing whether a corporate representative must testify on subjects outside of those identified in a Rule 30.02(6) notice…
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Service by eFiling
Lawyers who continue to serve paper copies by regular mail of documents that are eFiled or electronically served are simply wasting money and staff time.…
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