FORMER JUDGE KINSER UPDATES OLDHAM FISCAL COURT

Former Oldham County Judge/Executive, Mary Ellen Kinser, appeared before Fiscal Court on March 2nd, 2010 to give the court an update on the Kim Likens lawsuit. Kinser stated that the case began in 2003 when Likens alleged that Kinser fired her due to medical problems.

Kinser stated that she and the Oldham County fiscal court had prevailed at the Circuit Court level, the appellate court level, and finally at the Kentucky Supreme Court level. Likens had asked the Kentucky State Supreme Court for a rehearing which the court initially granted. However, the Supreme Court subsequently reversed its decision and denied the motion to reopen the case.

Apparently the decision on the lawsuit is now final unless Likens were to once again successfully petition the Supreme Court for a rehearing. This is another example of how slow the wheels of justice can turn.