Zachary Epperson

Estate of North v. Napier, et. al . Ms. Richardson & Mr. Epperson secured a dismissal for three KSP officers who were sued for wrongful death following a police pursuit.  The Court ultimately found that the officers’ actions were discretionary rather than ministerial, and, upon completion of the officers’ discovery depositions, determined that the Plaintiffs…

Haney v. City of Paintsville.   Ms. Richardson and Mr. Epperson successfully defended the City of Paintsville and the City’s police officers in connection with the arrest of decedent Prater, who attacked officers as they were attempting to arrest him.  Prater had been taken to the hospital, but ran away from the hospital after ripping a…

Arnold, et al. v. Mediport, LLC, et al. , Case No. 2022-CA-0078-MR. Mr. Arnold experienced cardiac arrest at an extreme foot race event held at the Kentucky Horse Park. His wife filed a wrongful death action against Mediport, LLC, the entity retained by event organizers to provide first aid and EMT services to participants. Mrs.…

Dixon v. Benham Schoolhouse Inn, a/s/o Appalachian Hospitality Group, LLC, et al., and Appalachian Hospitality Group, LLC, v. Scottsdale Insurance Company, No. 23-CI-00079. Zach Epperson and Cael Henshaw obtained summary judgment for their client, Scottsdale Insurance Company. Mr. Dixon was a plumbing subcontractor retained to perform work at Benham Schoolhouse Inn. In the course of…

Baird v. Greenwell Brothers Farm, LLC, et al. Melissa Richardson and Zach Epperson successfully obtained a unanimous defense verdict on liability for their clients, Greenwell Brothers Farm, LLC, Thomas Randall Greenwell, and James Neal Greenwell, in a unique case involving a negligence action filed by a farm employee after he contracted a rare fungal infection.…