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08.27.2018

Shelby Blankenship, Joye Beth Spinks serve as summer associates

Shelby Blankenship, Joye Beth Spinks serve as summer associates Read More

07.12.2018

ELPO successfully represents 32 defendants in tainted injections cases

By Bob Young, Managing Partner English, Lucas, Priest and Owsley LLP In 2012, there was a national outbreak of fungal meningitis caused by poor manufacturing conditions at New England Compounding Company (NECC). Out of the 753 cases reported to the Centers for Disease Control, 234 individuals contacted fungal meningitis, while more than 300 individuals suffered from fungal infections. Sixty-four patients in nine states died. We represented 32 patients from Kentucky and Tennessee, tracking the cases through the courts for more than five years. Even as NECC filed bankruptcy and the clinic that administered the injections in Tennessee closed down, we still gained settlements for our clients. It was an incredibly complicated case, but for our team, it was all in a day’s (or a few year’s) work. Read More

07.03.2018

Construction firms can avoid lead paint problems with sound legal advice

By Sarah Jarboe, Partner English, Lucas, Priest and Owsley LLP Last month, news outlets reported that HGTV stars Chip and Joanna Gaines’ company would pay a $40,000 fine for violating the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule (“RRP Rule”) on work sites. The fines are a result of an Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) review of the HGTV show, Fixer Upper, which showed workers on their renovation sites violating EPA regulations. Magnolia Homes, the Gaines’ company, took immediate steps to rectify problems when first contacted by the EPA in 2015, the EPA said in a statement. Beyond the $40,000 fine, Magnolia Homes will spend $160,000 to abate lead paint in homes in Waco, Texas, where the couple and Magnolia Homes are based. This large expenditure could have been avoided with good legal advice and sound work practices. Read More

06.27.2018

Kentucky school systems to receive additional $1.8 million in reimbursements

Kentucky school systems to receive additional $1.8 million in reimbursements Read More

06.12.2018

Heather Coleman Brooks graduates from Elevate Kentucky

Heather Coleman Brooks graduates from Elevate Kentucky Read More

06.06.2018

All about probate, part 2

Editor’s note: This is the second of two blog posts exploring probate: what it is, how it works and what Kentucky law has to say about this process. You can read the first in the series here. By Leah Morrison, Attorney English, Lucas, Priest and Owsley, LLP Leah Morrison, attorney Probate is one of those things that people universally dismiss as an unduly burdensome process. In fact, many clients tell me they need a will or estate plan so that they can avoid probate. Outside of the small estate scenario that we explored in the first blog post, Kentucky law provides additional mechanisms for avoiding probate. Not everyone has a Will. Perhaps most often people do not want to write one because they don’t want to think about dying, or they plan to write one and simply put it off. Some purposefully choose intestacy. Even without any planning not all assets owned by the decedent are subject to the probate process. Probate assets include everything the decedent owned in his or her individual name. These can include: bank accounts; brokerage accounts; real estate held in the decedent’s individual name or in a tenancy in common; vehicles; furniture; jewelry; and an interest in a partnership, corporation, or limited liability company. Read More

05.29.2018

Accidents can ruin summer fun at amusement parks

By Kurt Maier, Partner English, Lucas, Priest and Owsley LLP Who hasn’t enjoyed a great ride at an amusement park in the summer months? It’s a staple of summer fun and entertainment for children, teens and adults. Your trip to an amusement park should be free of worry about accidents and injuries, but it’s becoming all too common to see serious injuries inflicted because of careless operation of amusement park rides. There certainly are well-maintained amusement parks, and there are also those that are not. You probably won’t be able to tell which one you’ve chosen by looking at them. Kentucky amusement parks have certainly had cases of serious injuries. The one that almost everyone remembers is the 2007 incident at Six Flags in Louisville (which has since closed). A 16-year-old girl was riding the Superman Tower of Power ride when a cable wrapped around her feet and severed them. The girl’s family sued the park. At the Louisville Zoo, a small train designed for parents and their children crashed. One man had his leg pinned under the train and had a series of eight surgeries to repair the damage. He had missed 18 months of work at the time of the lawsuit. A small child had disfiguring face injuries, and many others were injured in other ways. The claims were eventually settled. Read More

05.25.2018

Gaines Penn joins Orchestra Kentucky Board of Directors

Gaines Penn Attorney Gaines Penn recently joined the Board of Directors of Orchestra Kentucky, a non-profit organization providing musical performances in Bowling Green. Orchestra Kentucky was formed in 2000 and is comprised of six organizations: Orchestra Kentucky, Orchestra Kentucky Chorale, The Rewinders, The Retro Singers, Bowling Green Youth Orchestra and Bowling Green Chamber Players.  Orchestra Kentucky… Read More

05.22.2018

Sarah Jarboe presents on Kentucky Brownsfields program

Sarah Jarboe presents on Kentucky Brownsfields program Read More

05.17.2018

Bob Young receives Gwyneth B. Davis Award for outstanding community service

Bob Young receives Gwyneth B. Davis Award for outstanding community service Read More