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Former Corbin Utilities Commission worker files suit against the agency

A former Corbin Utilities employee with 27 years of service to the company is suing the utilities commission and its members for wrongful termination and violation of the Kentucky Whistleblower Act. Melissa Finley, who served as office manager and bookkeeper, filed the lawsuit in...

Corbin man files lawsuit claiming he choked on bread tie that fell in restaurant sandwich

A Corbin man is suing the local Arby’s franchise after he claims one of the “slider” sandwiches he was served contained a bread tie that caused him to choke and left him unable to breathe. Dennis Smith has filed suit against Lavco Food Services, Inc., a Barbourville-based company...

Sheriff’s department sued over 2017 wreck

The Whitley County Sheriff’s Department is being sued in connection with a 2017 traffic accident. Mary Moyer filed suit in Whitley Circuit Court on April 3 against the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department and Deputy Joseph W. Prewitt in connection with the June 30, 2017 crash,...
Posted On 17 Apr 2019

Federal jury finds for University of the Cumberlands in Taylor lawsuit

After listening to eight days of testimony, and deliberating for more than four hours, a nine-member jury found that former University of the Cumberlands President Dr. Jim Taylor and his wife, Dinah, did not have a valid, enforceable contract with the university that would have...

Corbin files lawsuits to demolish blighted homes

The City of Corbin has filed four more lawsuits seeking court orders to demolish the structures. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this content. Not a Member? Join Us

Victims’ estates sue Courtney Taylor, insurance company

A Williamsburg woman, who allegedly shot and killed her husband and two children in their southern Whitley County home nearly one year ago, is being sued for wrongful death by the estate of her victims. In addition, the victims’ estates are also suing the insurance company that...
Posted On 25 Jan 2018

Drunk driver’s estate sues Corbin restaurant that served him alcohol

The estate of a Williamsburg man, who had a blood alcohol level of more than three times the legal limit when he crashed his car into a rock wall last month, is suing the Corbin restaurant that allegedly sold him the alcohol. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or...
Posted On 29 Sep 2017

Ex-inmate sues Whitley Co. Detention Center

A Corbin man is suing the Whitley County Detention Center after he was allegedly assaulted last year by other inmates while incarcerated at the jail. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this content. Not a...
Posted On 17 Feb 2017

Most of Taylor lawsuit against UC can proceed, judge says

Former University of the Cumberlands President Dr. James Taylor is suing his former employer. A U.S. District Judge has largely denied a request by the University of the Cumberlands to dismiss a lawsuit against it, which was filed last year by its former long-time president Dr....
Posted On 08 Feb 2017

Salt truck operator sued over 2016 crash

A Williamsburg man is suing a Kentucky Transportation Cabinet salt truck operator stemming from an accident last January. Attorneys James Wren II and Travis Rossman filed the lawsuit on Jan. 13 on behalf of Jesse Gabbard against Tommy Manes, individually and in his official...
Posted On 27 Jan 2017