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Bowling Green Trial Summary

David Thompson and Hayley Abbott successfully defended an emergency medicine physician in a medical negligence case tried in Warren Circuit Court (Bowling Green). The patient presented to the emergency department with a right retroperitoneal hematoma following a kidney biopsy that had been performed by the patient’s nephrologist. Plaintiff alleged that the patient sustained a puncture […]

Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict for Hospital

Joe Effinger and Matt Piekarski obtained a defense verdict on behalf of a hospital in a patient fall medical negligence case tried in Jefferson Circuit Court (Louisville). The Plaintiff’s decedent was hospitalized after she fell at home and fractured her hip. Following hip replacement surgery the patient was documented as being confused and a “high […]

Defense Verdict in Premises Liability Case Against Restaurant

Matt Piekarski and Bobby Whitmer obtained a zero-liability defense verdict on behalf of a restaurant in a premises liability case in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky at Lexington. The Plaintiff, a recently retired kindergarten teacher and customer of the restaurant, slipped on engine oil spilled in the parking lot […]

Malpractice Case Against Social Worker and Behavioral Health Facility

Sean Ragland and Colleen Davis successfully defended a social worker and her employer, a behavioral health facility, at trial in a tragic suicide case. A fourteen-year-old girl from an extremely abusive home was residing at a residential treatment center. The girl was sent to the emergency room after a self-harming incident that the Estate characterized […]

PPOA Attorneys Earn Local, Statewide, and National Awards in 2021

Susan Phillips, Patricia Le Meur, and Jack Phillips were each recognized for outstanding legal merit or volunteerism in 2021. Susan was named the Kentucky Defense Trial Lawyer of the Year by the American Board of Trial Advocates. Susan was also awarded the Distinguished Service Award by the Louisville Bar Association. Tricia earned recognition from the […]