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Garmer & Prather is proud to announce that attorney Jay Prather has been recognized in the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers in America and named “Lawyer of the Year” for Plaintiffs’ Product Liability Litigation – Lexington, Kentucky. This distinction is awarded to only one attorney per practice area and region,…
For at least the third time in recent years, John Oliver’s HBO show This Week Tonight has tackled an issue litigated by Garmer & Prather. In 2019, attorneys at our firm convinced the Kentucky Supreme Court to overturn a seven-decades-old law that gave police officers total immunity when an innocent…
On May 9, 2022, Garmer & Prather and its co-counsel filed a lawsuit on behalf of Bob Evans servers in federal court in Ohio alleging violations of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, the Kentucky Wages and Hours Act, and the Indiana Minimum Wage Law. The case covers certain Bob…
There has been a major change in the law of damages in Kentucky for children (or others) who die as a result of negligence, and the change doesn’t help the injured person. In Kentucky wrongful death cases, the estate of the person who died may recover damages for funeral expenses…
In a class action lawsuit, Senior Judge Joseph Hood of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky in Lexington has certified a statewide class and entered judgments totaling $4,696,124 against Defendant The Aliera Companies, Inc., the creator and marketer of purported “health care sharing ministry” (“HCSM”) products.…
These days, almost everyone will have a social media account during their lifetime. Consequently, social media has found its way into almost every part of modern life, including the courtroom. This is one reason why it is extremely important to monitor your social media accounts, especially if you are involved…
Like any other drivers here in Kentucky, truck drivers get distracted, fatigued and even impaired, but they still drive. When accidents occur, it is to these factors that you may attribute the crash. This isn’t always the case, though. Truck drivers can do everything right behind the wheel and still…
Nothing is guaranteed in medicine. Knowing that, how do you tell the difference between an ordinary bad outcome and medical malpractice? Medical malpractice can occur under a variety of circumstances. It generally refers to mistakes that are made through a physician or medical provider’s negligence, which simply means making a…
Medicare, the federal insurance program that provides payments to many skilled nursing homes, is now penalizing skilled care facilities when too many patients end up admitted to hospitals over and over again due to avoidable issues. Many people — of all ages — end up in skilled nursing care for…
On Nov. 15, 2018, the Supreme Court of Kentucky struck down the Medical Review Panel Act. The Act, which was pushed into place through partisan support in the legislature at the urging of groups like the Kentucky Association of Health Care Facilities and the Kentucky Medical Association, required plaintiffs who…