Lawsuit filed in Fayette over cyber bullying;
A mother whose daughter was allegedly bullied for at least four months says Fayette County school officials failed to protect the middle school student, according to a lawsuit filed Friday.
From the Courier Journal is Andrew Wolfson's story on a "flesh eating" bacteria outbreak and lawsuit out of Hardin County.
Three inmates claim in lawsuits that they were infected with a painful, disfiguring and potentially fatal staph infection.
Last week we provided links to two news stories out of the Herald Leader regarding Kentucky's courthouse construction - AOC: Courthouse construction and court connections raise concerns in Herald Leader stories.
David Hawpe from the Courier Journal has followed up these stories with an op-ed piece. For his entire piece, click on the heading of the story:
Sigh. Reading about the ownership of land on which a new courthouse is going to be built in Pikeville, I just get weary. Some of it is owned by state Supreme Court Justice Will T. Scott and members of his family.
From Herald Leader,
The family of a boy killed Thursday when the bus he was riding in was struck by a dump truck filed a lawsuit Friday afternoon against the truck driver and the trucking company.
Daniel Wood, 16, of Falmouth died after a dump truck, driven by Francisco Yulfo of XXL Trucking, crossed the center line on Ky. 22 in Northern Kentucky and sideswiped a bus for Pendleton County Schools, according to police.
The lawsuit was filed in Pendleton Circuit Court.
The family's attorney, Phil Taliaferro, said the family was seeking evidence related to the accident, including the driver's training record, personnel record, cell phone records and the truck maintenance record.
Taliaferro said a letter has been sent to the trucking company and its lawyer.
Courier Journal reports that Judge won't delay fraud trial of three lawyers A federal judge in Covington has denied defense motions seeking a delay in the trial of three lawyers charged with wire fraud conspiracy in a diet drug settlement.
Justice is not served when those whom we pay to defend and not paid well!
This story on pay cuts to a public defender is not a good sign of the times, nor the tomorrows:
Chief public defender quits over pension issue Herald LeaderThe director of Lexington's public defender office will retire June 1, the Department of Public Advocacy said Tuesday.
Rebecca Ballard DiLoreto became acting director of the office Aug. 1 and then director in January. She previously had overseen DPA's post-trial division and has been a public defender since 1984.
DiLoreto said she had taken a significant pay cut to work in Lexington. She had assumed her pension would be calculated based on her three highest salaries, but she learned two weeks ago that her new position would reduce her pension. DiLoreto said her pension would have been reduced for each month she continued working.
"It is devastating to me in terms of what I wanted to get done here," she said.
Courier Journal story:
A Jefferson circuit judge heard arguments yesterday over whether the current version of Louisville's dangerous-dog law should be discarded.
Jefferson County suit by Congressional candidate's family against Metro council member (individually). Courier Journal story:
A company owned by the family of developer Chris Thieneman, a Republican candidate for Congress, has sued Metro Council member Bob Henderson for allegedly breaking up a business deal to place a cell tower on Dixie Highway.
Courier Journal story on family of decedent as opposed to the estate of the decedent filing suit claiming dram shop liability against nightclub.
The family of a Louisville man killed in a drunken-driving accident early the morning after the 2007 Kentucky Derby has filed suit against the owners and promoters involved with a Louisville nightclub.
Louisville attorney Phil Grossman representing estate of student killed by Bowling Green police officer reports case has settled for $1 million. "We wanted to find out what happened to Ali and why. It was also important to us to be part of the solution that could encourage police traffic practices that would prevent serious injury and death to innocent citizens of the city of Bowling Green," Grossman said.
CJ AP story:
Family, city settle suit over fatal crash
OWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) -- The family of a Western Kentucky University student killed a wreck with a Bowling Green police officer have reached a $1 million settlement with the city.Allison "Ali" Carter, 20, of Evansville, Ind., died when her vehicle was hit in the side by a police cruiser driven by officer David Hall in April 2006. Carter was a sophomore at Western Kentucky when she died.
The Carter's attorney, H. Phillip Grossman of Louisville, said the settlement helped the family find out what happened when their daughter was killed. * * *
Kentucky State Police say Hall had the right of way while driving 47 mph in a 35 mph zone without his lights or sirens on. City police say Hall was trying to catch a hit and run driver.
Hall was responding to a "level 2" call, which meant he was not supposed to exceed the speed limit. Under city police policy, however, the officer is to leave the lights or sirens off unless they need to get through an intersection where they don't have the right of way.
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The family has also established a college scholarship in Ali Carter's memory. * * *
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