Legal Opinion
Hickey v. Gen. Elec. Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided February 15, 2018No. 2017–SC–000135–CLPublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT BY JUSTICE VANMETER
By order entered August 17, 2017, this Court granted the United States District Court, Western District of Kentucky's request for certification of law on the following issue:
May a plaintiff bring a private right of action under KRS[1 ] 446.070 against an employer for an alleged violation of KRS 341.990(6)(a), Kentucky's criminal prohibition against making false statements during unemployment proceedings?
After careful consideration, we hold that such an action is cognizable in Kentucky.
KRS 446.070, commonly known as Kentucky's negligence per se statute,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Fox v. GraysonKentucky Supreme Court · 2010
- Grzyb v. EvansKentucky Supreme Court · 1985
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. ReederKentucky Supreme Court · 1988
- Travelers Indemnity Co. v. RekerKentucky Supreme Court · 2003
- Kentucky Employers Mutual Insurance v. ColemanKentucky Supreme Court · 2007
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Arnold v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co.District Court, E.D. Kentucky · 2019
- Adrianne Popeck v. Rawlings Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2019
- Ballard v. CopeDistrict Court, E.D. Kentucky · 2023
- Bell v. Kokosing Industrial, Inc.District Court, E.D. Kentucky · 2022
- Blessing v. Cable News Network, Inc.District Court, E.D. Kentucky · 2020
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