Legal Opinion
Doctors' Associates, Inc. v. Uninsured Employers' Fund
Kentucky Supreme Court
Decided November 23, 2011No. 2010-SC-000658-WCPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
Chief Justice MINTON.
Doctors’ Associates, Inc., (DAI) owns the “Subway” trademark and franchises the right to operate Subway sandwich shops worldwide. In workers’ compensation proceedings in Kentucky, the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) dismissed the Uninsured Employers’ Fund’s (UEF) claim against DAI for benefits paid to an employee of an uninsured DAI franchisee located in Kentucky. The ALJ ruled that Kentucky Revised Statutes (KRS) 342.610(2) does not encompass a franchisor-franchisee relationship. The Workers’ Compensation Board affirmed.
Holding that business…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Paramount Foods, Inc. v. BurkhardtKentucky Supreme Court · 1985
- Fireman's Fund Insurance Co. v. Sherman & FletcherKentucky Supreme Court · 1986
- General Electric Co. v. CainKentucky Supreme Court · 2007
- Brewer v. MillichCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1955
- Elkhorn-Hazard Coal Land Corp. v. TaylorKentucky Supreme Court · 1976
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- Haysley v. Circle K Stores, Inc.District Court, W.D. Kentucky · 2022
- Houser v. Kohl's, Inc.District Court, W.D. Kentucky · 2023
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