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NORTON HOSPITALS, INC. v. PEYTON

Nos. 2010-SC-000818-DG, 2010-SC-000819-DG.

381 S.W.3d 286 (2012)

NORTON HOSPITALS, INC. (d/b/a Norton Suburban Hospital), Appellant, v. Brandi PEYTON, Appellee. and Neonatal Intensive Care Experts II, PLLC, et al., Appellants, v. Brandi Peyton, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

October 25, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William P. Swain , Joseph M. Effinger , Patricia Colleen Le Meur , Phillips Parker Orberson & Arnett, PLC, Louisville, KY, Counsel for Appellant Norton Hospitals, Inc. (d/b/a Norton Suburban Hospital).

Beth Hendrickson McMasters , Sara Clark Davis , McMasters Keith, Inc., Louisville, KY, Counsel for Appellants Neonatal Intensive Care Experts II, PLLC and Ketan Mehta, M.D.

Jeremy Jon Nelson , Louisville, KY, Counsel for Appellee.

Opinion of the Court by Justice SCHRODER.

This case interprets KRS 620.050, which provides civil and criminal immunity to the reporters of suspected child dependency, neglect, and abuse. On the basis of that immunity, the Jefferson Circuit Court granted summary judgment in favor of Appellants Norton Hospitals, Inc. (Norton); Neonatal Intensive Care Experts II, PLLC (NICE); and Ketan Mehta, M.D. (Dr. Mehta) in a civil suit...

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