In June 2018, Mike Maloney and Blake Edwards obtained Summary Judgment in Jefferson Circuit Court on behalf of a merchant that was sued for negligently delivering a pallet of goods, which the Plaintiff alleged had caused her to trip and fall. The Court held that the merchant owed no duty to Plaintiff because the merchant…
Read articleIn April 2018, Mike Maloney and Blake Edwards obtained dismissal of all claims in Grayson Circuit Court on behalf of an employee and his employer, who were sued for negligence and vicarious liability arising from a motor vehicle accident. During the course of discovery, Plaintiff failed to comply with multiple Orders of the Court, which prompted…
Read articleIn February 2018, Mike Maloney and Blake Edwards obtained dismissal of all claims in Jefferson Circuit Court on behalf of a motorist who had been sued for negligence arising from a motor vehicle accident. During the course of discovery, Plaintiff failed to comply with multiple Orders of the Court, which prompted counsel to move the Court…
Read articleIn July 2017, Mike Maloney and Blake Edwards obtained Summary Judgment in Jefferson Circuit Court on behalf of a construction company that was sued following a fatal boating accident on the Ohio River. The descendants’ estates asserted negligence claims against the construction company, alleging that its construction activities caused or contributed to the subject accident. The…
Read articleIn June 2017, Mike Maloney and Blake Edwards successfully obtained a dismissal of all claims in Jefferson Circuit Court on behalf of an employee and an employer, who were sued for negligence and vicarious liability arising from a motor vehicle accident. During the course of discovery, Plaintiff failed to comply with multiple Orders from the…
Read articleIn February 2017, Mike Maloney and Blake Edwards obtained Summary Judgment in Jefferson Circuit Court on behalf of an insurance company that was sued for underinsured motorist benefits. The Plaintiff was a passenger in a single motor vehicle accident that occurred in Louisville, Kentucky. At the time of the accident, the Plaintiff resided with her…
Read articleRichard Schiller successfully argued recently that the athletic participants exclusion applied to exclude CGL coverage where the injured party was engaged in a practice session for a college sport when he died. The United States 6th Circuit Court of Appeals decided that a wrongful death claim involving a student athlete who died while participating in…
Read articleIn June 2016, Mike Maloney and Blake Edwards obtained Summary Judgment in Jefferson Circuit Court on behalf of a snow removal company that was sued for negligently removing snow and ice from a parking lot that allegedly caused Plaintiff to slip and fall. Plaintiff argued that her untimely claims against the snow removal company related…
Read articleIn February 2016, Mike Maloney and Blake Edwards obtained Summary Judgment in United States District Court on behalf of a construction company that was sued following a construction site accident. The injured worker asserted negligence claims against a subcontractor who performed work on the construction project. The subcontractor, in turn, filed a third-party complaint against…
Read articleIn June 2015, Mike Maloney and Blake Edwards obtained Summary Judgment in Jefferson Circuit Court on behalf of a landowner that was sued for a leaky pipe that allegedly caused Plaintiff to slip and fall. The Court held that the landowner owed no duty to Plaintiff because the landowner was not in possession or control…
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