Kerrick Bachert, PSC

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Insurance Coverage

Sixth Circuit affirmed a trial judge's ruling that policy limits were $1 million in Evanston Ins. Co. v. Housing Authority of Somerset, a case stemming from a tree fall incident that resulted in a jury award of nearly $4 million, later settled at mediation.

Civil Litigation

Representative case: Lafleur v. Shoney’s, Inc., 83 S.W.3d 474 (Ky. 2002).

Insurance Defense

Representative case: Estill Co. Bd. of Educ. v. Zurich Ins. Co., 84 Fed. Appx. 516 (6th Cir. 2003).

Personal Injury Defense

Summary judgment obtained on behalf of a local volunteer firefighter, establishing qualified official immunity in an emergency response scenario, resulting in a published opinion from the Kentucky Court of Appeals.

Bankruptcy Law

United States Supreme Court case Ritzen Grp., Inc. v. Jackson Masonry, LLC, 2020 WL 201023 (U.S. Jan. 14, 2020), holding that a petition for stay-relief is a discrete proceeding and creditors must immediately appeal the denial of such a petition within 14 days.

Civil Litigation

Representative case: James v. Meow Media, Inc., 300 F.3d 683 (6th Cir. 2002), cert. denied, 537 U.S. 1159 (2003).