Michael D. Meuser practices in the areas of civil litigation and equine law. Mike graduated in 1980 from the University of Kentucky College of Law, where he was a member of the National Moot Court Team. Mike is a frequent lecturer on equine law topics. He is the Chair of the U.K. National Equine Law Conference and is President of the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance, which received the 2013-2014 Eclipse Service Award. Mike has been Past Chair of the Equine Law Section of the Fayette County Bar as well as the Kentucky Bar Association. In 2013 Mike was the co-winner of the Edward S. Bonnie Award, awarded to the outstanding Kentucky Equine Lawyer by the Equine Law Section of the Kentucky Bar Association.
Kentucky Racing Commission suspended trainer Werre for a year because the horse tested positive for Levamisole. The Franklin Circuit Court reversed the Racing Commission’s suspension of the trainer because the Racing Commission did not sustain its burden of showing the propriety of the penalty imposed. The Racing Commission had misclassified...
In the absence of an agreement, a horse purchaser adviser is limited to recovering 5% of the purchase price. Read more ›
...Attorneys Tom Miller and Mike Meuser are featured in Small Firm Practice magazine.
...The former purchaser of the “breeding rights” to Kentucky Derby winner REAL QUIET purchased his “racing qualities” in 2000. The 2000 agreement provided that the horse was sold “as is” and with no representation or warranties concerning the physical condition of the colt. The purchaser later sued the seller, trainer,...
Saddlehorse owners from California pursued claims for an accounting and breaches of fiduciary duty against their Kentucky-based agent who boarded, trained and showed their saddlebred horses. The United States District Court at Louisville ruled on a pretrial motion for an accounting and held that the agent was not required to...
Sales companies have a duty to insure the accuracy of information supplied to buyers. This case was later cited in the adoption of negligent misrepresentation as a cause of action in Kentucky. Read more ›
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