David Kramer Elected Salmon P. Chase Inn of Court President
DBL Law partner David Kramer has been elected President of the Salmon P. Chase Inn of Court for 2020–21. The Inn of Court, an affiliate of the American Inns of Court, promotes skills, professionalism...
View ArticleDavid Kramer Receives Covington Latin Alumni Award
Each year, Covington Latin School recognizes alumni with awards that reflect the school’s motto, “Bonitatem et disciplinam et scientiam doce me” (“Teach me goodness, discipline, and knowledge.”) The...
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David Kramer Named To Kentucky Super Lawyers Top 10 List
DBL Law is pleased to announce that David Kramer, Chair of the firm’s Civil Litigation Practice Group, has been named to the Top 10 2021 Kentucky Super Lawyers® list. He had previously been listed in...
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SCOKY Expressly Rejects Heightened Federal Pleading Standard
Kentucky Rule of Civil Procedure 8.01 closely follows the federal corollary on which it was based, Fed.R.Civ.P. 8(a). And Kentucky courts have regularly relied on federal case law in interpreting and...
View ArticleKY Supreme Court Expands Medical Peer Review Privilege
On June 17, 2021, the Kentucky Supreme Court upheld the General Assembly’s 2018 expansion of Kentucky’s peer review privilege by interpreting KRS 311.477 as “render[ing] privileged any documents...
View ArticleBreadth of Pollution Exclusions in Insurance Contracts
Charley Barber et al. v. Arch Insurance Company Case No. 20-63078 2021 WL 2828021, at *1 (6th Cir. 2021) Decided: July 7, 2021 In 2018, a federal grand jury indicted eight Armstrong Coal Company...
View ArticleRead Carefully When Determining Applicable Statute of Limitations
United States v. Edington Case No. 20-1420 992 F.3d 554 (6th Cir. 2021) Decided March 29, 2021 Practitioners should be careful to heed statutory language in relying upon the statute of limitations...
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Changes in Ohio Law Paves Way for Postnuptial Agreements
Ohio has been one of only a handful of states that has not allowed a postnuptial agreement until recently. In December 2022, the Ohio legislature passed Senate Bill 210 which will now allow couples...
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RAPpin’ the Civil Rules
A Handy Cross-reference between Kentucky’s New Stand-alone Appellate Rules and the Civil Rules They Replaced or Complement By David Kramer, Chair, Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice Group, DBL...
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New US Supreme Court Ruling Hands Arbitration Another Win Favorable to Employers
The United States Supreme Court decided a case in favor of arbitration agreements, which is a win for employers. The Court specifically determined that a lower court must stay a case while it was...
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