Kentucky

DIET DRUG LAWYERS: "Judge sets multimillion-dollar cash bond for Curlin co-owners"

Posted on January 23, 2008
Judge sets multimillion-dollar cash bond for Curlin co-owners FROM HERALD LEADERU.S. District Judge William Bertelsman sealed the opinion Wednesday giving the reason for setting the bond for William Gallion, Shirley Cunningham Jr. and Melbourne Mills...

LOUISVILLE: "Public invited to summit on racial disproportionality in child welfare system; Louisville meeting is part of 3-year-old study"

Posted on January 23, 2008
Public invited to summit on racial disproportionality in child welfare system; Louisville meeting is part of 3-year-old study Jefferson County residents are invited to discuss racial disproportionality in the child welfare system at a summit this week...

LOUISVILLE: "Lawsuit filed over constitutionality of dog ordinance"

Posted on January 23, 2008
Lawsuit filed over constitutionality of dog ordinance WAVE3 First it was the smoking ban. Now WAVE 3 has uncovered more legal problems surrounding another Louisville ordinance. Attorneys say the dog ordinance is unconstitutional and are now demanding answers...

COURTS: "Court canceled, chamber scrubbed after attorney's illness" WAVE3/AP

Posted on January 23, 2008
HAZARD, Ky. (AP) -- Perry County District Court was running an hour late because of icy roads Tuesday when Judge Leigh Ann Stephens closed the courtroom after learning an attorney had been quarantined with possible meningitis.County health department epidemiologist David Reese later said there was no evidence of bacterial meningitis and said the lawyer might have the less severe viral form of the disease...

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ELECTIONS: "Candidate Filing Deadline One Week Away"

Posted on January 22, 2008
Candidate Filing Deadline One Week Away from HERALD LEADER Time is running out for potential candidates to place their name on the ballot for the 2008 primary elections. Primary candidates, including political party candidates and candidates for non-partisan races that file with the Secretary of State, have until January 29, 2008 to file for office.

COURTS: Jury clears couple accused of defrauding museum, millionaire

Posted on January 22, 2008
Jury clears couple accused of defrauding museum, millionaire FROM HERALD LEADER A jury rejected all felony charges brought against an Alabama couple accused of selling a slew of famous firearms to a millionaire collector at fraudulent prices.

COURTS: Judge McDonald dismisses case challenging election to ban alcohol sales

Posted on January 22, 2008
Judge dismisses alcohol-sales lawsuits Jefferson Circuit Judge Martin McDonald ruled today that five business owners' lawsuits challenging the elections to ban alcohol sales in four western Louisville precincts have no merit.

COURTS: Judge denies effort to force Curlin 20% sale

Posted on January 22, 2008
Judge denies effort to force Curlin 20% sale from courier journal A senior judge [Roger Crittendon] denied a motion today that would have forced the sale of the 20 percent interest in 2007 Horse of the Year Curlin that is owned by two jailed attorneys.

UofL Law: Symposium a Success

Posted on January 22, 2008
Symposium a SuccessThe University of Louisville Law Review's first symposium was held on Friday, January 18, 2008. The symposium included speakers from around the country, including Reginald C. Oh, professor of law at Texas Wesleyan University; Gary Orfield, co-founder and director of the Civil Rights Project at UCLA; Girardeau A...

MEDICAL: "Food poisoning can be long-term problem"

Posted on January 22, 2008
The high cost of food poisoning is noted in this story of long term complications years later by those who had food poisoning.  I wonder if they same holds true for those with major acute infections with MRSA and VRE.    This should be a reminder to those on juries and in the insurance industry that appearances and the present can be deceiving and that an external appearance that looks "fine" may hide a host of other issues such that more weight might need to be given to those reasonably foreseeable damages and not just those that are absolutely self-evident today...

KBA: 2008 Board of Governors' Election Results

Posted on January 21, 2008
The results of the KBA Board of Governors' elections certified on Jan. 16, 2008 are as follows: 1st Supreme Court District  -  Jonathan Freed 4th Supreme Court District  -  Douglas C. Ballantine 5th Supreme Court District  -  Anita M...

Thanks to KentuckyVotes.org for emailed updates on pending legislation and developments!

Posted on January 19, 2008
As you can see there has been a flurry of postings on pending legislation of some legal interest.  Do not be deluded that I perused the filings and come up with these legislative developments. I subscribed to an email service from www.KentuckyVotes...

Senate Bill 13 (Set up court recall provision for child witnesses)

Posted on January 19, 2008
Introduced by Sen. Richard L. Roeding on January 8, 2008, to require a child victim or witness to be subject to being recalled to testify during a trial. Details and Comments: http://www.kentuckyvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=54578

House Bill 61 (Loosen restrictions in competency hearings)

Posted on January 19, 2008
Introduced by Rep. Brent Yonts on January 8, 2008, to remove the requirement of a jury trial in certain legal guardianship proceedings. Details and Comments: http://www.kentuckyvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=54702

Senate Bill 16 (Limit on-the-clock political activity of city employees):

Posted on January 19, 2008
Introduced by Sen. Dan Seum on January 8, 2008, to prohibit certain employees of cities of the first class from work time involvement in support or opposition of ballot initiatives. Details and Comments: http://www.kentuckyvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=54782

PROPOSED HB: House Bill 66 (Expand market for liability insurance):

Posted on January 19, 2008
introduced by Rep. Ron Crimm on January 8, 2008, to allow applicants for a Kentucky insurance license to purchase required liability coverage from any company that has a financial rating of at least "A" from A.M. Best Co. or an equivalent rating of financial stability as deemed appropriate by the Department of Insurance...

PROPOSED HB: House Bill 102 (Require health insurers to cover dependents to age twenty-six)

Posted on January 19, 2008
Introduced by Rep. Thomas J Burch on January 8, 2008, to change the definition of dependent child for the purpose of maintaining health insurance coverage to include people up to twenty-six years of age. Details and Comments: http://www.kentuckyvotes...

PROPOSED HB: House Bill 181 (Pay for attorneys in certain child custody cases)

Posted on January 19, 2008
Introduced by Rep. Darryl Owens on January 8, 2008, to require notice of right to legal counsel in certain child custody cases and specify when Cabinet for Health and Family Services must pay for counsel. Details and Comments: http://www.kentuckyvotes...

PROPOSED HB: House Bill 173 (Reduce interest rate on judgments)

Posted on January 19, 2008
Introduced by Rep. Joseph M Fischer on January 8, 2008, to change the interest on judgments to the prime lending rate. Details and Comments: http://www.kentuckyvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=55316

PROPOSED HB: House Bill 224 (Increase compensation for jury duty)

Posted on January 19, 2008
Introduced by Rep. Carl Rollins on January 8, 2008, to increase juror pay from five dollars to fifteen dollars and juror expenses from seven dollars and fifty cents to ten dollars. Details and Comments: http://www.kentuckyvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=55809

PROPOSED HB: House Bill 199 (Maintaining privacy in court records)

Posted on January 19, 2008
Introduced by Rep. Larry Belcher on January 8, 2008, to require that certain court records not contain private indentifying data when released to the public. Details and Comments: http://www.kentuckyvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=55784

PROPOSED SB:Senate Bill 55 (Prohibit certain forms of discrimination)

Posted on January 19, 2008
introduced by Sen. Ernesto Scorsone on January 8, 2008, to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. Details and Comments: http://www.kentuckyvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=55817

PROPOSED HB: House Bill 238 (Increase homestead property tax exemption)

Posted on January 19, 2008
Introduced by Rep. Rick Nelson on January 9, 2008, to place before voters a constitutional amendment ballot initiative to increase the homestead property tax exemption from $6500 to $65,000. Details and Comments: http://www.kentuckyvotes.org/Legislation...

PROPOSED SB: Senate Bill 61 (Allow courts to require automatic payments of spousal maintenance)

Posted on January 19, 2008
Introduced by Sen. Julie Denton on January 9, 2008, to allow courts to order payment of court-ordered maintenance by wage assignment, bank draft, or other automatic payment method under certain circumstances. Details and Comments: http://www.kentuckyvotes...

PROPOSED HB: House Bill 274 (Prohibit certain forms of discrimination)

Posted on January 19, 2008
Introduced by Rep. Mary  Lou Marzian on January 10, 2008, to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. Details and Comments: http://www.kentuckyvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=55993

PROPOSED HB: House Bill 261 (Expand child support requirements of absent parent)

Posted on January 19, 2008
Introduced by Rep. Jimmie Lee on January 10, 2008, to require a person who is obligated to pay child support to pay his or her proportional share of the child's reasonable funeral expenses. Details and Comments: http://www.kentuckyvotes.org/Legislation...

PROPOSED HB: House Bill 252 (Change structure of courts in Kenton County)

Posted on January 19, 2008
Introduced by Rep. Arnold Simpson on January 10, 2008, to increase by one the number of Circuit Judges and decrease by one the number of District Judges assigned to the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit in Kenton County. Details and Comments: http://www.kentuckyvotes...

PROPOSED HB: House Bill 247 (Prohibit unsolicited faxes):

Posted on January 19, 2008
Introduced by Rep. Jim Glenn on January 10, 2008, to prohibit unsolicited faxes to a telephone facsimile machine. Details and Comments: http://www.kentuckyvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=55966

PROPOSED SB: Senate Bill 74 (Expand protections of domestic violence orders):

Posted on January 19, 2008
Introduced by Sen. Dan Kelly on January 10, 2008, to specify that if a domestic violence order is filed in a county other than the county of usual residence, then the petition shall also include the name of the county of usual residence. Details and Comments: http://www...

PROPOSED HOUSE BILLS 2008: House Bill 282 (Increase employer liability for employee injury)

Posted on January 19, 2008
Introduced by Rep. Charlie Hoffman on January 11, 2008, to permit a civil action in tort by an employee, or the employee's estate, when injury or death occurs because of an employer's actions. Details and Comments: http://www.kentuckyvotes.org/Legislation...

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