Shoney's, Inc. v. Lewis

OPINION OF THE COURT BY JUSTICE LAMBERT AND ORDER REVERSING

The motion of appellants, Shoney’s, Inc. and Shoney’s, Inc. d/b/a Lee’s Famous Recipe Chicken, for a Writ of Mandamus was denied, without opinion, in an original action in the Kentucky Court of Appeals. Pursuant to CR 76.36(7)(a), this appeal is as a matter of right.

This litigation involves allegations of sexual harassment brought by the Real Party in Interest, Roxanne Herr, against Shoney’s, Lee’s, and Mohammed Boka, an employee of Lee’s. Prior to commencement of the underlying litigation, on September 21, 1992, Herr’s counsel…