News Stories & Comments

Knott judge enters $41 million judgements in car crash injury Vicarious liability against employer is new legal issue

HINDMAN – in what may be a precedent-setting action by a Kentucky court, Knott Circuit Judge, Kimberly Childers, entered judgements against Murriell-Don Coal, Inc., a Floyd County company, totaling $41 million following complaints  [...]

It's Over! 630 Martin County residents settle coal sludge cases;  Kirk won't say amount
INEZ -  Twenty eight months after the bottom collapsed in a 17-acre impoundment lake on Martin County Coal's mine site, releasing an estimated 300 million gallons of coal slurry [...]
	Coal truck case settled; Lawrence trial cancelled Mother and daughter alleged serious injuries from crash on 645
LOUISA - A civil action filed in the Lawrence Circuit Court last year and set for trial in April has been resolved among the parties with a confidential agreement entered into by the parties  [...]
	Linda Johnson trial set for February 1, cancelled Case against store is settled
PRESTONSBURG – A dramatic personal injury showdown between some of the areas most notable trial lawyers, set here next week in the courtroom of Judge Johnny Ray Harris, Floyd County’s newest Trial Judge, will not take place as  [...]
	Next Page