Civil Justice Victory Fights Racism
(TortDeform)... we can on the judgment and do everything within our power to put the Imperial Klans out of business," said Southern Poverty Law Center President Richard Cohen at a press conference after the verdict announcement. The SPLC sued IKA leader Ron ... was Jarred Hensley of Cincinnati, who served nearly three years in state prison for assaulting the teenager at a county fair in northwest Kentucky. After deliberating for more than six hours on Friday, the jury returned the verdict shortly after 9:30 p.m. ...
November 18, 2008 12:23 am
Save The Dates: April 23 and 24, 2009, KENTUCKY AAML 2009 SEMINAR, "Family Law in Times of Economic Crisis"
(Divorce Law Journal)... Breakfast 8:30 a.m. Marlene Eskind Moses, AAML President-Elect, Nashville, TN - "Family Law in Times of Economic Crisis" 9:00 a.m. "Who Used to be a Millionaire" - C.R. Bowles, Jr. and ... will be presented 1:00 p.m. "Dirty Sexy Money" - Impact of Sour Economy on Family Law Matters Panel of Judges (Judges Jo Ann Wise, Timothy E. Feeley, Stephen M. George, ... - Mitchell A. Charney and Wayne F. Wilson 2:45 p.m. "Private Practice" - Business Valuation Update - Diana L. Skaggs 3:15-3:30 Break 3:30 p.m. ...
November 14, 2008 07:28 pm
... . Please use the comments to this thread as a place to share info about callbacks and offers for the law teaching market. updated 11/17: American (health) Baltimore (IP) Barry U ... still scheduled) (health, criminal, IP) Georgia (2) Georgia State (tax, business) Golden Gate (multiple) Hamline (health) Hofstra (IP) Houston Indiana Bloomington ... College (torts, health) North Carolina (at least one offer made) (business, tax) Northern Kentucky (civ pro) Northwestern (2) Ohio Northern Oklahoma City U. ...
November 11, 2008 10:25 pm
LAWYERS: Former Humana Lawyer was not properly licensed for 15 years receives one-year sanction from Ky. Sup. Ct.
(Kentucky Law Blog)... years ago came under significant scrutiny and criminal charges when he practiced law without a license. See, eg: Jason Riley's story in the Courier Journal from ... October 27, 2008 Humana's former general counsel has been suspended from the practice of law for one year as a sanction for working as a lawyer without a license for 15 years. ... as general counsel for the insurance company almost continuously from 1992 to 2007. Hipwell's Kentucky law license had expired in 1985 because he failed to pay his ...
November 10, 2008 12:05 pm
... "secrets" are not secrets to people who are already good head coaches, whether in sports, law or business. Indeed, the reason that we have such an extraordinarily high opinion of the head ... them. The principle also applies to basketball. Tubby Smith, former basketball coach at Kentucky in his first year at Minnesota finished a very respectable 18-12 and ... away money No top-heavy staff No reverence for titles. No busy work No substituting Mission Statements for doing the job No withholding honor ...
November 8, 2008 01:56 pm
Looking for a "Change?" Transition Site Up With Lists of Legislative Agendas
(Connecticut Employment Law Blog)... of legislation to overturn the NLRB's "Kentucky River" decisions classifying hundreds of thousands of nurses, construction, and professional workers as "supervisors" who are not protected by federal labor laws. Protect Striking Workers: Obama and Biden ... The FMLA covers only certain employees of employers with 50 or more employees. Obama and Biden will expand it to cover businesses with 25 or more employees. They will expand the FMLA to cover more purposes as well, including allowing workers to ...
November 6, 2008 07:19 pm
Election Eve Ruminations - Thanks to those who were in the arena, and congratulations to those who prevailed at the ballot box
(Kentucky Law Blog)... to have received our most precious civic gift - our vote. When the dust settles, and the election is behind us, the business of justice and government will continue. No recriminations against those who did not vote or support a candidate; and ... up. In conclusion, I am reminded of a dissenting opinion by Lisa Hughes Abramson who is one our candidates for Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court Our world is full of inconvenient truths. We accomplish nothing for families, the broader community and ...
November 4, 2008 04:30 am
KY- Child pornographer blogs from prison
(Sex Offender Research by A Voice of Reason)11-3-2008 Kentucky: Passing long days while he awaits sentencing for distributing child pornography, Timothy "Casey" Richards writes out his blog updates ... t threaten someone else's rights, said David Hudson, a Vanderbilt University law professor who works with the First Amendment Center in Nashville. That would include trying to contact those ... him." From a young age, Timothy Richards was out spoken and had a knack for business, his father said. "He is very articulate, very outgoing," Russ Richards ...
November 3, 2008 07:00 am
ELECTIONS: Attorney General Conway Reminds Kentuckians About Election Fraud Complaint Hotline
(Kentucky Law Blog)... The Election Fraud Hotline is 1-800-328-VOTE (800-328-8683). The hotline is available throughout the year during normal business hours. On Nov. 4, calls will be received from 6 a.m. EST until 7 p.m. EST. In the primary, ... the Attorney General (OAG) process the hotline complaints and refer them out for investigation to the Kentucky State Police, the State Board of Elections, county clerks, local law enforcement or the OAG's Department of Criminal Investigations. The State Board of Elections will ...
November 2, 2008 03:09 pm
Legal Underground Blog Post
(Legal Underground)... east-west thoroughfare, Avenida del Liberator, taken from the pedestrian walkway near the law school. This is at a time of light traffic. Most of the streets aren't this wide, but ... takers, but the girl on the far right was more popular. Another look down a busy street near the antiques fair-- Here's Sam giving some money ... traditional Buenos Aires structures. A typical street of recently-constructed apartments. On a corner, the Kentucky Bar Pizzeria. We felt right at home. Actually, there aren't ...
October 31, 2008 10:20 am
Fehr v. Fehr, KY COA, Jurisdiction, Restoration Of Nonmarital Property
(Divorce Law Journal)... : Ex-Wife contended that the testimony of the real estate broker was inadmissible because he was not licensed in accordance with Kentucky law. CA held that KY statutory regulation of real estate appraisers does not supersede the Rule of Civil ... of the parties it is considered marital property subject to division in equitable proportions. With regard to the division of the warehouse business, CA held that while Ex-Husband contributed more than Ex-Wife financially, she contributed a corresponding ...
October 29, 2008 04:14 pm
Faculty Blogs: Work, Family and Community: Shared Responsibilities Conference
(University of Louisville Law Faculty Blog)The Kentucky Psychological Association presents, "Work, Family and Community: Shared Responsibilities Conference." A conference of national experts will offer 21st century solutions for families, businesses, and communities to work together to ... will introduce the Keynote Address Speaker, Joan C. Williams, Founding Director for Worklife Law and Distinguished Professor at Hastings College of Law, University of California. Click here for more information on when and where the conference will be ...
October 29, 2008 01:26 am
Oct. 20-25, 2008: US 6th Circuit Court of Appeals Decisions
(Sixth Circuit Cases)... Transportation's Federal Highway Administration of money and property by certifying non-qualifying entities for participation in Kentucky's Disadvantaged Business Enterprise ("DBE") program. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of ... prohibited from selling and shipping wine directly to Tennessee consumers, this case is distinguishable from Granholm. The invalidated laws in Granholm denied only out-of-state wineries the ability to ship to consumers, a disparate treatment that the ...
October 25, 2008 05:20 pm
Time off to Vote: State laws for employees
(LawInfo Weblog)... may risk fines or even jail sentences for interfering with this time. In other states, however, the law offers no special protection or incentive for someone who takes time out of the workday to ... violation: Fine up to $2,500 and/or jail up to 1 year Kentucky: Employees affected: Any voter Time allowed: Reasonable time, but not ... cast Massachusetts: Employees affected: Any voter employed in mechanical, manufacturing or mercantile businesses Time allowed: No work during first 2 hours polls are open ...
October 24, 2008 12:36 am
Seizing Domain Names
(Slaw)... names, issues arise in the case as to whether Kentucky has jurisdiction and whether domain names are property or, as the defendants argued: [D]omain names are akin to a telephone number or business or residential address only; that domain names are but ... aid, nothing more. They argue that domain names are not property, but rights in a service contract. The property law teacher in me is interested in this grappling with an element in a (relatively) new technology. And, of course, all the world is ...
October 23, 2008 01:06 pm
Law - "Walgreens Begins Retail Sale of Identigene DNA Paternity Test Kit"
(The Indiana Law Blog)From Market Watch, this news release from Identigene. Some quotes: SALT LAKE CITY, Oct 20, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Identigene today announced Walgreens has begun over-the-counter retail sales of the Identigene DNA Paternity Test Kit. It is ... -party. While the specimen collection process is different for legal testing, the laboratory analysis and reporting for Identigene's DNA testing is the same for both legal and personal purposes. Thanks to the Kentucky Divorce and Family Law Blog for the link.
October 20, 2008 05:56 pm
Home Foreclosure Resources & The Foreclosure Survival Guide by Steve Elias - New Nolo.com Book
(Justia Legal Marketing Blog)... -writers-editors are the best. Nolo.com covers everything from starting a business, employment, real estate, intellectual property, immigration, family law, tax, estate planning, bankruptcy, credit ... latest issues, as well as legislation on bankruptcy and foreclosure. He also blogs on The Law Reform Soapbox. Nolo.com also has put together the Property & Money ... Idaho 232 Illinois 233 Indiana 234 Iowa 235 Kansas 236 Kentucky 237 Louisiana 238 Maine 239 Maryland 240 Massachusetts 241 Michigan ...
October 13, 2008 02:24 am
Tulane IP conference, part 4
(43(B)log)... of three-letter domain names. The concern isn't so much that another business will want to use WSI, but perhaps Brown's Welding Services Inc. ... low alcohol, treating it as suggestive. (I think context is important here: this isn't a TM on a business name or a full product name; TM protection is being used to sue other products ... involve such an evolution. Brauneis: Companies often move to initials in new countries: Kentucky Fried Chicken means nothing in China; Hennes & Mauritz sounds germanic, ...
October 4, 2008 10:56 am
Introducing Guest Blogger Geoffrey Rapp
(Concurring Opinions)I'm pleased to welcome October guest-blogger Geoffrey Rapp. Geoff is an Associate Professor at the University of Toledo College of Law, where is has taught since 2004. Geoff teaches and writes primarily in the areas of substantive tort law and business associations. He has also taught Sports Law, and is a permanent ... of Recklessness, 86 WASH. U. L. REV. (forthcoming 2008) * Beyond Protection, 87 BOSTON U. L. REV. 91(2007) * Gouging, 94 KENTUCKY L.J. 525 (2005-2006)
October 1, 2008 03:48 am
President Bush signs amendments to the Americans with Disabilities Act
(New York Public Personnel Law)... reserved. With praise from disability groups and business organizations alike, President George W. Bush has signed into law amendments to the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA") ... the ADA take effect on January 1, 2009. Background The ADA was signed into law by President Bush's father, President George H. W. Bush, on July ... decisions in Sutton v. United Airlines, Inc. and Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. v. Williams, the legislation provides: "[T]he question of whether an individual' ...
September 29, 2008 11:00 am