In September 2019, Justin Schaefer and Chapin Elizabeth Scheumann successfully obtained a dismissal with prejudice of a Plaintiff’s appeal of an award of summary judgment, which Mr. Schaefer and Mrs. Scheumann had obtained on behalf of a private utility company sued in Clark County (IN) Circuit Court for negligence arising out a trip and fall…
Read articleSchiller Barnes Maloney PLLC is pleased to announce that Blake V. Edwards has been named partner at the firm. Mr. Edwards joined the firm in 2011 after practicing at a civil defense firm in Lexington, Kentucky. His practice areas include trucking and automobile negligence, wrongful death, real estate disputes, construction defect litigation, products liability, and…
Read articleThe Legal Food Frenzy helped support another area of need in the Louisville community – serving those who are food-insecure. Roughly one out of every six adults and one out of every five children in Kentucky lack enough food for a healthy, active lifestyle. Feeding Kentucky’s food banks provide food and quality services to those…
Read articleIn May 2019, Blake Edwards and Kelsey Caudill obtained Summary Judgment in Jessamine Circuit Court on behalf of a construction company that was sued by a subcontractor’s employee, who was injured while working on the construction company’s premises. The Court ruled that the construction company was the injured worker’s “statutory employer,” and was therefore entitled…
Read articleSchiller Barnes Maloney PLLC was one of 10 Louisville-area law firms to throw gutter balls for a brighter future for our city’s youth in the Legal Bowl for Kids’ Sake event — the largest charitable campaign held yearly for the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kentuckiana organization. This year, the Legal Bowl alone raised over…
Read articleIn March 2019, Blake Edwards and Kelsey Caudill obtained Summary Judgment in Daviess Circuit Court on behalf of an insurance carrier that was sued for uninsured motorist (UM) benefits. The Plaintiff alleged that he struck a load binder on the highway that had fallen off an unknown vehicle, which caused him to wreck. The Court…
Read articleIn February 2019, Deanna M. Marzian Tucker successfully obtained a defense verdict at trial for her client, a sports pub, against claims of intentional assault; vicarious liability; negligent hiring, training and supervision; and punitive damages. Plaintiff’s allegation that he was assaulted by security staff at the sports pub and whether the sports pub failed to…
Read articleIn February 2019, Deanna M. Marzian Tucker and Christine D. Campbell successfully defended the appeal of summary judgment entered in favor of their client by Jefferson Circuit Court. At issue was whether the trial court erred in granting summary judgment to a bowling alley where the plaintiff fell when crossing the foul line, and erred…
Read articleIn December 2018, Richard Schiller, Terri Boroughs, and Chapin Elizabeth Scheumann successfully defended an appeal from a defense verdict that Mr. Schiller obtained in Grayson Circuit Court on behalf of a general surgeon. At trial, the patient claimed the physician had improperly removed a PEG tube placed following a procedure for her severe acid reflux,…
Read articleIn December 2018, Deanna M. Marzian Tucker successfully defended the appeal of summary judgment entered in favor of her client in Jefferson Circuit Court. At issue was whether exculpatory language in a snow removal contract precluded claims for indemnity and breach of contract. The Kentucky Court of Appeals affirmed the entry of summary judgment in…
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