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T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S B&B; • 9.14 This issue of the Kentucky Bar Association's B&B; – Bench & Bar was published in the month of September. Communications & Publications Committee James P. Dady, Chair, Bellevue Paul Alley, Florence Elizabeth M. Bass, Lexington Zachary M.A. Becker, Frankfort Frances E. Catron Cadle, Lexington Anne A. Chesnut, Lexington Judith D. Fischer, Louisville John Jay Fossett, Fort Thomas Cathy W. Franck, Crestwood William R. Garmer, Lexington P. Franklin Heaberlin, Prestonsburg Judith B. Hoge, Louisville Bernadette Z. Leveridge, Jamestown Eileen M. O'Brien, Lexington Richard M. Rawdon, Jr., Georgetown Sandra J. Reeves, Corbin Gerald R. Toner, Louisville Sadhna True, Lexington Zachary M. VanVactor, Louisville Michele M. Whittington, Frankfort Publisher John D. Meyers Editor James P. Dady Managing Editor Shannon H. Roberts Design & Layout Carin Hahn Lovell, By Design carin@bydesigned.com Leuke Lovell, By Design leuke@bydesigned.com The B&B; – Bench & Bar (ISSN-1521-6497) is published bi-monthly by the Kentucky Bar Association, 514 West Main Street, Frankfort, KY 40601-1812. Periodicals Postage paid at Frankfort, KY and additional mailing offices. All manuscripts for publication should be sent to the Managing Editor. Permission is granted for reproduction with credit. Publication of any article or statement is not to be deemed an endorsement of the views ex- pressed therein by the Kentucky Bar Association. Subscription Price: $20 per year. Members subscription is included in annual dues and is not less than 50% of the lowest subscription price paid by subscribers. For more information, call 502-564-3795. POSTMASTER Send address changes to: B&B; – Bench & Bar, 514 West Main Street Frankfort, KY 40601-1812 V O L . 7 8 , N O . 5 2 . . . . . . . . . . . .President's Message By William E. Johnson 3 . . . . . . . . . . . .Terms Expire on the Board of Governors 3 . . . .Call for Nominations for 2015 Distinguished Service Awards 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Letter to the Editor 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Letter to the Editor Features: Torts 6 . . . . . . .Q & A with KBA President William E. Johnson By James P. Dady 8 . . . . . . . .Open and Obvious - No Longer A Bar to Liability in Slip and Fall Cases By Ed Massey and Randy J. Blankenship 12 . . .Emotional Distress Claims in a Post-Impact World: Gauging the Impact of Osborne v. Kenney By Chris Jackson and Lucas Humble 16 . . . . . . . .A Studied Approach to Malpractice Tort Reform: Long Overdue By Gerald Toner and Stephanie Caldwell 17 . .No Accountability = No Safety: How Tort "Reform" Endangers Us All By Vanessa B. Cantley Columns 24 . . . . . . . .Young Lawyers Division By Brad Sayles 25 . . . . .KY Supreme Court Upholds E-435 as Law 26 . . .Northern Kentucky University Salmon P. Chase College of Law 27 . . . . . . . . .University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis College Of Law 28 . . . . . . . . .University of Kentucky College of Law 30 . . . . . . . . .Effective Legal Writing By Phillip M. Sparkes Bar News KBA Board of Governors Minutes and Upcoming Meeting Dates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Department of Public Advocacy Information . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Legal Trainings for Dependency, Neglect and Abuse Cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Kentucky Clients' Security Fund . . . .36 Judicial Conduct Commission Annual Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Judicial Conduct Commission Orders of Private Reprimand . . . . . . .42 Judicial Conduct Commission Agreed Order of Public Reprimand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 Judicial Ethics Opinion-JE-126 . . . . .44 Departments Kentucky Lawyers Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Kentucky Bar Foundation . . . . . . . . . .46 Continuing Legal Education . . . . . . .48 Who, What, When and Where . . . . .52 In Memoriam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 B&B; Marketplace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59