Caniff v. CSX Transp., Inc.

Docket Number2012-SC-000750-DG
Decision Date21 August 2014

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  • Lexington-Fayette Urban Cnty. Human Rights Comm'n v. Hands on Originals, 2017-SC-000278-DG
    • United States
    • Supreme Court of Kentucky
    • October 31, 2019
    ...(Ky. 2013). Likewise, we review de novo the Commission’s disposition of this matter on summary judgment grounds. Caniff v. CSX Transp., Inc., 438 S.W.3d 368, 372 (Ky. 2014).III. Analysis."Statutory standing" refers to "whether a statute creating a private right of action authorizes a partic......
  • Grasch v. Grasch
    • United States
    • Kentucky Court of Appeals
    • September 23, 2016
    ...not subject to division by the Court." (Order of Partial Summary Judgment, p.1). We review this decision de novo. Caniff v. CSX Transp., Inc., 438 S.W.3d 368, 372 (Ky. 2014) (citing 3D Enterprises Contracting Corp. v. Louisville & Jefferson Cnty. Metro. Sewer Dist., 174 S.W.3d 440, 445 (Ky.......
  • Smith v. BNSF Ry. Co.
    • United States
    • U.S. District Court — District of Colorado
    • July 18, 2019
    ...find in favor of Defendant on negligence. Plaintiff disputes the need for an expert witness in this regard. Cf. Caniff v. CSX Transp., Inc., 438 S.W.3d 368, 373-74 (Ky. 2014) (undisputed need for an expert witness). The standard for submitting a FELA case to the jury is significantly less s......
  • Vaughn v. Konecranes, Inc.
    • United States
    • U.S. District Court — Eastern District of Kentucky
    • April 15, 2015
    ...See Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(e). In Kentucky, ordinary negligence can be established without expert testimony. See Caniff v. CSX Transp., Inc., 438 S.W.3d 368, 375 (Ky. 2014). However, expert testimony is necessary to support the element of causation in a negligence action when the common knowled......
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  • Prescription Medical Product Causation – Expert Required
    • United States
    • LexBlog United States
    • August 12, 2019
    ...will not understand, through common knowledge or experience, the intricacies involved in the negligence claim.” Caniff v. CSX Transportation, Inc., 438 S.W.3d 368, 374 (Ky. 2014). Likewise, “expert testimony is required in a products liability case . . . when the subject presented is so dis......