Kentucky High Court: No Sovereign Immunity For In-Home Health Care Provider

Mealey's (January 8, 2021, 3:26 PM EST) -- FRANKFORT, Ky. — The Kentucky Supreme Court on Dec. 17 disagreed with the decisions of a trial court judge and court of appeals panel that an area development district (ADD) accused of negligence when providing in-home care to a 93-year-old woman was entitled to summary judgment based on sovereign immunity, finding instead that the district could not face liability because it did not owe a duty of care to the woman that was equivalent to that of a medical professional....

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