No, unless the parties want to make the settlement part of the record. If the settlement ends a lawsuit, the lawyers for the party will prepare an agreed order of dismissal to be entered by the court. The settlement agreement...
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Whether the tort of intentional infliction of emotional distress (“IIED,” also known as the “tort of outrage”) is recognized at all depends on the state. Kentucky recognizes this cause of action, but reserves it as a “gap filler” where no...
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I’d have trouble fitting that scenario into a violation of Kentucky’s extortion statute, KRS 514.080, online at https://casetext.com/statute/kentucky-revised-statutes/title-50-kentucky-penal-code/chapter-514-theft-and-related-offenses/section-514080-theft-by-extortion They owe you the money, and you don’t owe them a reference. I did once have former tenants call a year or...
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Generally speaking, if the stovetop in this scenario is not defective and it was installed properly, but the tenant or one of the tenant’s guests burned himself or herself while using it, then no, the landlord is not responsible for...
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Depends on the jurisdiction and the circumstances. In Kentucky, saying you want to kill someone could get you arrested for menacing, which is intentionally placing another person in reasonable apprehension of imminent physical injury, or terroristic threatening, which is threatening...
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