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Steel Technologies, Inc. v. Congleton

Kentucky Supreme Court

Decided June 21, 2007No. 2005-SC-000551-DGPublishedCited by 42 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the Court by

Justice NOBLE.

In this wrongful death action, the Galla-tin County Circuit Court jury returned a significant verdict awarding damages for wrongful death, loss of parental consortium, and pre-impact fright against Appellant Steel Technologies, Inc. The jury also awarded punitive damages. Steel Technologies challenges the loss of parental consortium award as being unsupported by the evidence; the pre-impact fright damages as being unavailable under Kentucky law; and the punitive damages as being in violation of KRS 411.184(3), improperly imposed for mere negligence, and in…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. BMW of North America, Inc. v. GoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  2. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. CampbellSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
  3. Cooper Industries, Inc. v. Leatherman Tool Group, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2001
  4. Craft v. RiceKentucky Supreme Court · 1984
  5. Deutsch v. SheinKentucky Supreme Court · 1980

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3Cited by42 opinions

  1. Osborne v. KeeneyKentucky Supreme Court · 2012
  2. Chestnut v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2008
  3. Fischer v. FischerKentucky Supreme Court · 2011
  4. McDONALD'S CORP. v. OgbornCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 2009
  5. Saint Joseph Healthcare, Inc. v. ThomasKentucky Supreme Court · 2016

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