Case File Evidence that the daughter of a worker developed mesothelioma from exposure to asbestos he brought home on his work clothes, and not from a brief summer job she held, allowed the daughter's estate […]

BASIC RULE Workers’ compensation is an employee’s exclusive remedy for injuries that arise out of employment and occur in the course of employment. KRS 342.690(1). This means that the employee cannot sue the employer in […]

What Do You Think? Kentucky employers should think twice before trying to avoid paying a claim merely based on alcohol intoxication. A case involving a road safety worker who had alcohol in his blood when […]

Case File Did a manufacturer who contracted for the delivery and transportation of raw materials qualify as a "contractor" entitled to "up-the-ladder" immunity from tort liability? Because hauling limestone was necessary to enable the manufacturer […]

On February 19, 2026, the Supreme Court of Kentucky, in Minova USA, Inc. v. Jolly, considered whether a manufacturer that contracts with a freight carrier for transporting raw materials may be sued by the carrier's employee […]

Do You Know the Rule? Under Kentucky law, a party against which a worker makes a claim, but which is not the direct employer of the claimant, may claim "up-the-ladder immunity" by first presenting proof […]

Case File When is COVID compensable in Kentucky? According to the commonwealth's top court, only when the claimant "clearly establishes" that the risk of contracting the disease is increased by the nature of the employment […]

Case File In Kentucky, after a change in workers' compensation coverage, which insurer is responsible for paying workers' compensation benefits? According to the Kentucky Supreme Court, timing is everything. Simply Research subscribers have access to […]