CALDWELL v. CHAUVIN

2014-SC-000390-MR.

464 S.W.3d 139 (2015)

Stacey CALDWELL, Appellant v. Honorable A.C. McKay CHAUVIN, Judge, Jefferson Circuit Court, Appellee and Dr. Frank P. Castro, d/b/a Palo Alto Spine, LLC, Real Party in Interest.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

RENDERED: JUNE 11, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel for Appellant: Eric M. Lamb , Lamb & Lamb, PSC., Erwin A. Sherman , Sherman and Osborne

Appellee: Judge Arch Cox McKay Chauvin , Jefferson Circuit Court, Division 8

Counsel for Real Party in Interest, Dr. Frank P. Castro , D/B/A Palo Alto Spine, LLC: Donald Kenneth Brown, Jr. , Casey Alan Krill , Mark Edward Hammond , Robert Clayton Veldman , O'Bryan, Brown & Toner, PLLC

Counsel for Amicus Curiae Kentucky Justice Association: H. Philip Grossman , Grossman & Moore, PLLC, Paul A. Casi, II , Jeffrey Wayne Adamson , Paul A. Casi, II, P.S.C., Kevin Crosby Burke

Counsel for Amicus Curiae Kentucky Defense Counsel: Bradley A. Case , Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP


OPINION OF THE COURT BY CHIEF JUSTICE MINTON

Litigants have historically been permitted to conduct ex parte1 interviews with fact witnesses. These interviews serve various purposes but are mainly directed at investigating the facts of the case and curtailing litigation costs by allowing litigants to gauge the usefulness of a witness's potential testimony by interviewing the witness...

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