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10.19.2018

Sometimes going to trial is your best option (Part 2)

By Aaron Smith, Partner English, Lucas, Priest and Owsley, LLP Just a few short weeks ago, attorneys Buzz English and J.A. Sowell from our firm took a case to trial because our client felt it was the best option, and we concurred. In that case, we were defending a truck driver and the company he worked for against a lawsuit filed by a pedestrian he struck at night while driving. Our observation from that case is that sometimes it is best to go to trial --- and we had that lesson reinforced for us and our clients again this week in Simpson Circuit Court. Read More

10.18.2018

Kenly Ames to attend LEGUS fall meeting

Kenly Ames to attend LEGUS fall meeting Read More

10.15.2018

Attorney Park Priest authors Kentucky chapter in national law directory

Attorney Park Priest authors Kentucky chapter in national law directory Read More

10.03.2018

Rebecca Simpson attending ABA Family Law Section conference

Rebecca Simpson Attorney Rebecca Simpson is attending the American Bar Association Family Law Fall CLE Conference in Tucson, Arizona, this week.  Rebecca serves as Chair of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee in the Family Law Section of the American Bar Association. Additionally, she is… Read More

09.05.2018

60 Minutes investigates transvaginal mesh used in thousands of women

By Jessica Surber, Partner English, Lucas, Priest & Owsley, LLP Women seeking relief from a variety of issues, including incontinence and other problems after child birth, sometimes receive a mesh implant made by a variety of companies including Boston Scientific. The mesh often ends up causing more problems than… 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

05.22.2018

Sarah Jarboe presents on Kentucky Brownsfields program

Sarah Jarboe presents on Kentucky Brownsfields program Read More

05.03.2018

Attorney Sarah Jarboe gives presentation on cooperative federalism in environmental law

Attorney Sarah Jarboe gives presentation on cooperative federalism in environmental law Read More

05.02.2018

Bob Young serves on faculty of Managing Partner Forum conference

Bob Young serves on faculty of Managing Partner Forum conference Read More