Martin v. Browning

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

William 0. Bertelsman, United States District Judge

This case presents a significant Erie question: whether a federal court must follow the rule announced by the Supreme Court of Kentucky that evidence of a defendant trucking company’s alleged negligence in hiring, training, supervision, en-trustment and retention, is admissible, even if the defendant trucking company has admitted liability for the negligence of its driver. See MV Transp., Inc. v. Allgeier, 433 S.W.3d 324 (Ky.2014).1

The facts in this case are straightforward. The truck sideswiped plaintiffs car as…