Articles Tagged with government

Published on: November 7, 2017

Kentucky Appeals Court Dismisses Public Street Injury Claim Based on Insufficiency of Notice to City

By English, Lucas, Priest & Owsley LLP

Filing a personal injury lawsuit against a city can be very tricky. If certain rigid procedural requirements are not met, a plaintiff’s case can be dismissed even if a city was clearly negligent.

This is one of many reasons why it is best to consult an attorney as soon as possible after being involved in an accident. Unlike the average citizen, experienced Kentucky premises liability attorneys are well-versed in the area of negligence litigation, including the special rules that apply in cases involving a city.

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Published on: May 19, 2016

Kentucky Appellate Court holds that foreman with duty of road maintenance was not entitled to qualified immunity

By English, Lucas, Priest & Owsley LLP

The term “qualified immunity” refers to a doctrine under which an allegedly negligent public official is shielded from liability when sued in his or her individual capacity for discretionary acts that were performed in good faith and within the official’s scope of employment.

Recently, a Kentucky appellate court was called upon to review a claim of qualified immunity as it pertained to a personal injury lawsuit brought by two people injured in a school bus wreck that allegedly happened due to the failure of certain government officials to respond to public complaints about the condition of a road in Leslie County, Kentucky.