By Jessica Surber
Attorney, English, Lucas, Priest and Owsley, LLP
In the late 1980s, Dr. Scott Augustine, an anesthesiologist, invented what he thought would be a very helpful device for patients and doctors: a forced air warming blanket. The blanket is a single-use device that covers patients during and after surgery. It is hollow and filled with warm, forced air. The technology has become widely used throughout hospitals all over the country, and at least initially, was hailed as a way to help patients heal faster and bleed less during and after surgery.
Since he invented this technology, Dr. Augustine stepped away from Arizant, the company that manufactures the device. The Bair Hugger forced air warming blanket is manufactured and marketed by 3M and its subsidiary, Arizant. 3M purchased Arizant in 2010. Read More
Attorney Beth McKinney at ELPO's offices in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Local attorney Elizabeth McKinney joined our firm on September 1 as a partner and attorney. She will work primarily in the areas of estate, probate, wills and taxation. We're thrilled to have her on our team.
Beth has been an attorney for 20 years. She is also a licensed Certified Public Accountant, working as an accountant prior to her career in law.
Besides estate planning, wills, probate and taxation, Beth will work with business clients, such as corporations, limited liability companies and partnerships on a variety of business and corporate issues. She has advised numerous new business owners with respect to the choice of the entity formed for new businesses. In addition, she has represented business owners in the transition and continuation of closely held businesses in the preparation of asset purchase agreements, buy-sell agreements, shareholder or stock restriction agreements and other business succession planning matters.
Before coming to ELPO, Beth had her own solo law practice, but decided she wanted to come back to a law firm environment. “There are very experienced staff here and terrific attorneys,” Beth says. “This is where I want to spend the rest of my career.” Read More
Do you have automobile liability insurance? You probably do. But do you really understand what is covered under your policy, including issues such as exclusions, policy limits, and the definition of an "insured" under the policy? Unfortunately, it is not always clear whether there is insurance coverage for a particular accident.
In the recent case of Shelter Mutual Insurance Company v. Paragh, the Kentucky Court of Appeals reviewed a decision of the Fayette County Circuit Court in a declaratory judgment action between several parties involved in a car accident and an insurance company that had denied coverage of the crash. Read More
Recently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration sent a not-so-friendly letter to to a drug manufacturer concerning a certain reality star's social media post about a medication she is allegedly taking to help her deal with morning sickness during her pregnancy.
While it may seem like just another nugget of celebrity gossip, the FDA's letter is important because it brings to light the influence that so-called "celebrity endorsers" can have on their massive fan base. The FDA calls the celebrity endorsers and the drugs' manufacturers to task for not mentioning drug side effects as required by federal law. Read More
