Chris MEINHART, Administrator of the Estate of Demetra Boyd; Junenean Huston, as Parent, Next Friend and on Behalf of Demetrick Boyd, Jr., a Minor; Tosca Bell, as Parent, Next Friend and on Behalf of Lynn-Asia Bell, a Minor; Tosca Bell, as Parent, Next Friend and on Behalf of Kei-Vontez Bell, a Minor; Tosca Bell, as Parent, Next Friend and on Behalf of Cortez Moore; Lynn Tillman and Darnell Boyd, as Parents, Next Friends and on Behalf of Demetrius Boyd, a Minor; Demetrick Boyd, Sr.; and Aireca Smith, Individually and as Parent and Next Friend of Louis Simmons, III, a Minor, Appellants
v.
LOUISVILLE METRO GOVERNMENT; Thomas Pugh, Individually and in His Official Capacity as a Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Police Officer; Empire Fire and Marine Insurance Co.; and Enterprise Rent-A-Car Company of Kentucky, Appellees.
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August 26, 2021.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
COUNSEL FOR APPELLANTS CHRIS MEINHART, ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF DEMETRA BOYD; JUNENEAN HUSTON, AS PARENT, NEXT FRIEND AND ON BEHALF OF DEMETRICK BOYD, JR., A MINOR; TOSCA BELL, AS PARENT, NEXT FRIEND AND ON BEHALF OF LYNN-ASIA BELL, A MINOR; TOSCA BELL, AS PARENT, NEXT FRIEND AND ON BEHALF OF KEI-VONTEZ BELL, A MINOR; TOSCA BELL, AS PARENT, NEXT FRIEND AND ON BEHALF OF CORTEZ MOORE; LYNN TILLMAN AND DARNELL BOYD, AS PARENTS, NEXT FRIENDS AND ON BEHALF OF DEMETRIUS BOYD, A MINOR: Chadwick Neal Gardner , Louisville, Gardner Law, PLLC.
COUNSEL FOR APPELLANTS, AIRECA SMITH, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS PARENT AND NEXT FRIEND OF LOUIS SIMMONS, III, A MINOR: Timothy James Byland , Fort Wright, Kummer Dilts Collins & Byland PLLC.
COUNSEL FOR APPELLANT, DEMETRICK BOYD, SR.: Andrew John Horne , Horne Law Office.
COUNSEL FOR APPELLEES, LOUISVILLE METRO GOVERNMENT AND THOMAS PUGH, INDIVIDUALLY AND IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS A LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO POLICE OFFICER: Michael J. O'Connell , Jefferson County Attorney, Kristie B. Walker , Assistant Jefferson County Attorney.
COUNSEL FOR APPELLEES, EMPIRE FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE CO. AND ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR COMPANY OF KENTUCKY: Jay Richard Langenbahn , Lindhorst & Dreidame.
OPINION OF THE COURT BY JUSTICE, NICKELL.
The question presented in this appeal is whether a police officer is entitled to qualified official immunity from liability for the decision to initiate a police pursuit that ended in a fatal automobile accident. After years of litigation and multiple interlocutory appeals, the Court of Appeals ultimately...
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