Scott Davidson is an experienced attorney with a demonstrated history of successfully representing businesses and individuals in all aspects of litigation at the trial and appellate court levels and in arbitration. His areas of practice include insurance defense, premises liability, automobile and general negligence, products liability, asbestos, nursing home and commercial litigation.

Scott's clients rely on him to see cases through from inception to their ultimate conclusion – from answering the complaint, to trying the case and handling any appeal. He has drafted numerous appellate briefs and argued before the Kentucky Court of Appeals and the Kentucky Supreme Court.

Areas of Focus

Tort & Insurance Defense
Scott has defended companies in the utility, hotel, restaurant, health care, rural lifestyle retail, airline, commercial painting and sporting goods industries, among others, in various types of lawsuits, including personal injury, wrongful death, breach of contract and intentional tort.

Product Liability
Scott's experience in the product liability arena includes the representation for more than 20 years of an automobile part manufacturer in asbestos claims throughout Kentucky and a rural lifestyle retailer in propane tank explosion cases in Kentucky and Indiana.

Nursing Home Litigation
Scott represents owners and operators of for-profit long-term care and assisted-living facilities in lawsuits alleging medical negligence, neglect, administrative negligence, inadequate staffing, statutory violations of residents' rights and wrongful death.

Corporate Litigation
Scott's business litigation practice includes owner/partnership disputes involving issues such as noncompete agreements, fiduciary duty and operating agreement breaches, misappropriation and fraud.

    Education

    • University of Louisville School of Law (J.D., with Distinction, 1996)
    • Indiana University (B.S. Business Economics & Public Policy, with Distinction, 1993)

    Bar Admissions

    • Kentucky
    • Indiana

    Court Admissions

    • U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
    • Supreme Court of Kentucky
    • Supreme Court of Indiana
    • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
    • U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky
    • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana
    • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana

    Professional Affiliations

    • American Bar Association
    • Kentucky Bar Association
    • Louisville Bar Association
    • Kentucky Defense Counsel
    • DRI: The Voice of the Defense Bar

    Awards & Honors

    • Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America®, 2019-2026
    • Martindale-Hubbell AV® Preeminent™ Rated, 2016–2025
    • Legal Secretaries of Louisville Boss of the Year Award, 2019

Scott Davidson

Scott Davidson is an experienced attorney with a demonstrated history of successfully representing businesses and individuals in all aspects of litigation at the trial and appellate court levels and in arbitration. His areas of practice include insurance defense, premises liability, automobile and general negligence, products liability, asbestos, nursing home and commercial litigation.

Scott's clients rely on him to see cases through from inception to their ultimate conclusion – from answering the complaint, to trying the case and handling any appeal. He has drafted numerous appellate briefs and argued before the Kentucky Court of Appeals and the Kentucky Supreme Court.

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