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By Michael Stevens

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Last Entry: March 28, 2011 at 18:43:00

COA 2009 Minutes: August 21, 2009 (Nos. 818-855)

Posted on September 07, 2009
COA 2009 Minutes: August 21, 2009 (Nos. 818-855) COA 2009 Minutes: August 21, 2009 (Nos. 818-855) 36 decisions 6 published PUBLISHED DECISIONS WITH LINKS TO FULL TEXT 818 Lawson v. Com. CLAYTON, JUDGE: This is an appeal of the denial of a motion to alter, amend or vacate pursuant to Kentucky Rules of Criminal Procedure (RCr) 11...

SCOKY 2009 Minutes: August 27, 2009 (Nos. 174-207)

Posted on September 07, 2009
SCOKY 2009 Minutes: August 27, 2009 (Nos. 174-207) No Minutes for July 2009 as SCOKY was in recess for month. August 27, 2009 Supreme Court Minutes Decisions 174-207 34 decisions with 18 published 12 published disciplinary cases Link to full text published decisions with opening paragraph from decision for idea of issues 174 Keith A...

AG: 2009 Outstanding Commonwealth and County Attorney Awards Go to Wright, Coleman, Milliken, and George

Posted on September 07, 2009
Attorney General Jack Conway today presented awards for the 2009 Outstanding Commonwealth?s and County Attorneys at the Kentucky Prosecutor?s Conference at the Lexington Convention Center. Nearly 700 prosecutors, county attorneys and staff- from across Kentucky are attending the three-day conference sponsored by the Office of the Attorney General...

Local Blogs, Mentoring and More: Check out the Divorce Law Journal for up to date state and local developments in family law

Posted on September 04, 2009
Law-specific blawgs are great. Those in the know share the knowledge and experience with others providing a source of news, inspiration, and some perspiration from their work. Plus the commentary and analysis of the law and procedure serve as a wonderful mentor for those on their own or alone...

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AOC: Judicial Nominating Commission announces nominees for vacant judgeship in Boone and Gallatin counties

Posted on September 04, 2009
Judicial Nominating Commission announces nominees for vacant judgeship in Boone and Gallatin counties

Law Firms: Dinsmore & Shohl and Woodward Hobson & Fulton Merge in Louisville

Posted on September 04, 2009
From Dinsmore's Press Release: Cincinnati-based law firm Dinsmore & Shohl LLP and Louisville-based Woodward, Hobson & Fulton L.L.P., announced the merger of their firms. Woodward, an icon in the Kentucky legal community with a large corporate, litigation and labor & employment law practice, will combine with Dinsmore & Shohl effective September 1, 2009...

Trial WebCast: Courier Journal has live web cast of Stinson Trial in Jefferson Circuit Court

Posted on September 04, 2009
Wow. Talk about technological giant steps. Just last week, Judge Susan Schultz Gibson was ruling against the media being in the courtroom during voir dire, then the CJ's lawyer dropped an order when Judge Martin McDonald had been overrule and the press permitted, then voila' the Fourth Estate gets a seat in the gallery...

AOC: Campbell County to break ground for judicial center addition, renovation Sept. 1Campbell County to break ground for judicial center addition, renovation Sept. 1

Posted on August 29, 2009
Campbell County to break ground for judicial center addition, renovation Sept. 1

Are the blawgers getting the law right on dealership liability following the tragic fatalities involving a test drive of the Dodge Challenger from Commonwealth Dodge in Louisville?

Posted on August 28, 2009
I am saddened by the deaths of two innocent people who were killed last Sunday in Louisville when a high performance vehicle (Dodge Challenger) was speeding during a test drive. I am also saddened by the fact that some law firms were blogging away on this story seemingly within hours regarding potential legal liability and potential wrongful death lawsuits arising from this tragedy...

JUDGES: Nominees announced for vacant circuit and district court positions in Jefferson County

Posted on August 26, 2009
FRANKFORT, Ky., Aug. 26, 2009 ? The Judicial Nominating Commission, led by Chief Justice of Kentucky John D. Minton Jr., today announced the nominees to fill three vacant judgeships that serve Jefferson County. The nominees are for the vacant circuit judgeship in the 30th Judicial Circuit, Division 11, and the vacant district judgeships in the 30th Judicial District, Divisions 7 and 9...

Judges: Gray, Hunt and Williams are nominated to Family Court Vacancy for Franklin County

Posted on August 22, 2009
John D. Minton Jr., today announced the nominees to fill the vacant Family Court judgeship in the 48th Judicial Circuit, Division 3, which serves Franklin County. The three attorneys named as nominees to fill the vacancy are Roy Church Gray III, Rex Lee Hunt and Squire Needham Williams III...

COA 2009 Minutes: August 21, 2009 (Nos. 818-855)

Posted on August 22, 2009
COA 2009 Minutes: August 21, 2009 (Nos. 818-855) 36 decisions 6 published PUBLISHED DECISIONS WITH LINKS TO FULL TEXT 818 Lawson v. Com. CLAYTON, JUDGE: This is an appeal of the denial of a motion to alter, amend or vacate pursuant to Kentucky Rules of Criminal Procedure (RCr) 11...

AOC: Accord reached with Codell Construction on bonding requirements.

Posted on August 20, 2009
Although I understand that Rome was not built in a day, I do remember the promise of transparency in the AOC's finances (since it is taxpayer money) made back in the fall of 2008. See, AOC: "Cleaning up court construction mess" from Herald Leader editorial...

TORT DEFORM: Is the legal system or the medical system that needs to be reformed? Sounds like physician, heal thyself.

Posted on August 20, 2009
In the last ten days, I have had two posts on the failure of medicine to heal itself from rampant costs and preventable medical mistakes that kill 98,000 patients a year. Reforms to the legal tort system by making victims receive less compensation to pay for their doctors' mistakes have not worked...

AOC: Court Facilities Standards Committee to review judicial center projects planned for Allen and Morgan counties

Posted on August 19, 2009
Court Facilities Standards Committee to review judicial center projects planned for Allen and Morgan counties

Courier Journal News: Gallion gets 25 years; Cunningham 20 years in fen phen cases

Posted on August 18, 2009
Gallion gets 25 years in fen-phen fraud case Louisville Courier-Journal U.S. District Judge Danny Reeves also ordered the disbarred lawyers to pay $127 million restitution to their victims, and to forfeit $30 million to the government. The sentencings cap a legal fraud case described as one of the biggest in U...

Criminal cases: "Fen-phen lawyers vow to appeal lengthy sentence"

Posted on August 18, 2009
Per Beth Musgrave at Bluegrass Politics blog, Fen-phen lawyers vow to appeal lengthy sentence. Not really a surprise here, dontcha think?

Courier Journal: "New Stinson charge dismissed"

Posted on August 17, 2009
New Stinson charge dismissed A Jefferson Circuit judge [Susan Schultz Gibson] on Friday dismissed a felony wanton-endangerment charge against former Pleasure Ridge Park High School football coach Jason Stinson in the death of a 15-year-old player who collapsed from heat stroke during practice...

Herald Leader Op-ed: "Tort reform doesn't cut health costs"

Posted on August 17, 2009
It's been awhile since I posted on tort reform's failure to provide better care or even save costs. Actually, it's only been a week since I posted on how preventable medical mistakes result in 98,000 deaths per year! See, eg., Medical: Preventable medical mistakes kill 98,000 annually...

Blog's Lights Out on the Pitino Story. Read about it elsewhere. Sypher deserves a fair trial. Pitino deserves a timeout. At least from this blog.

Posted on August 16, 2009
Pitino, Pence, Sypher, Earhart, Witnesses, Families, Extortion, and more et al. Stories on these topics are so easily found in the news that I see no reason to clog this blog with them. Plus, the blogosphere is inundated with opinions on this point. It's a high profile criminal case with careers and lives at stake which not only include the defendant and the witnesses, but their families...

Courier Journal: "Life in prison sought for diet-drug pair"

Posted on August 16, 2009
Life in prison sought for diet-drug pair Attorneys William Gallion and Shirley Cunningham Jr. "spit in the face of the law" and should receive sentences long enough to guarantee they spend the rest of their lives in prison, federal prosecutors say.

Courier Journal: "Private prison plagued by problems, reports show"

Posted on August 16, 2009
Private prison plagued by problems, reports show A private women's prison in Eastern Kentucky that has been plagued by allegations of sexual assaults by corrections officers is chronically understaffed, leading to poor employee morale and security concerns, according to a state monitor's reports.

COA 2009 Minutes: August 14, 2009 (Nos. 788-817)

Posted on August 16, 2009
COA 2009 Minutes: August 14, 2009 (Nos. 788-817) 30 decisions 5 published 790 L.(N.) v. Commowealth LAMBERT, SENIOR JUDGE: N.L., a child under eighteen, appeals from an opinion and order of the Kenton Circuit Court that affirmed the Kenton District Court?s judgment that he was a juvenile sexual offender...

Federal: ACLU Lawyers Friedman and Sharp awarded $44,000 in atty fees for fighting Ten Commandments display

Posted on August 15, 2009
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A federal judge has awarded attorneys' fees to the plaintiffs in a lawsuit over a Ten Commandments display at a county courthouse. U.S. District Judge Joseph H. McKinley awarded the more than $44,000 in attorney fees to the plaintiffs - Raymond Harper, Ed Meredith and the American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky - who won an injunction against displaying the commandments in the county courthouse...

Judges: Governor appoints Kaltenbach and Hammons appointed judges

Posted on August 14, 2009
Here are some recent appointments to fill those judicial vacancies that have been vacant since the first of the year. It's about time as many of the senior status holdovers six-month runs are coming to an end. Of course, the money saved the taxpayers was picked up by the retirement accounts, and a golden opportunity for transitioning from old judge to new judge with an overlap for mentoring has come and gone...

UofL & Public Service: Concert tonight to benefit flood victims!! (Fri. Aug. 14)

Posted on August 14, 2009
Here's a borrowed post from UofL Law Blogs. Good music, good time, and good use of the money. Sounds like a winning trifecta. If you found about this event here and are in attendance tonight, have a little fun and say "mikee sent me." The Cardinal Lawyer: This season's final Red Barn Summerfest concert will benefit flood victims Many have asked about ways to deliver aid to individual victims of the August 4 flood...

Insurance: NY Health insurer fined for promising "peace of mind" for just 5 bucks a day

Posted on August 14, 2009
Could this mark a trend in insurance advertising? Promising security and peace of mind seems to be a common advertising spiel of insurance companies while overlooking the cancellations and the uncommon exclusions of coverage which negate that promise or assurance...

UofL Law Blog: "The Cardinal Lawyer: The Andrew Franklin Young Writing Award and Memorial Fund"

Posted on August 13, 2009
The Cardinal Lawyer: The Andrew Franklin Young Writing Award and Memorial Fund � Reprinted from the July 2009 issue of Kentucky Bench & Bar � Andrew Franklin Young died tragically on March 19, 2009. In the weeks that followed, his classmates, friends, and family members contributed money to the University of Louisville School of Law to honor his memory...

Bluegrass Politics Blog: ' * Judge sets Jan. 11 date for Lawson trial By Beth Musgrave on US Senate Race '

Posted on August 12, 2009
Judge sets Jan. 11 date for Lawson trial By Beth Musgrave on US Senate Race

Lawreader: Court Appeals Allows Blood Test of Unconscious Defendant Suspected of DUI"

Posted on August 12, 2009
Ouch. From Lawreader: Court Appeals Allows Blood Test of Unconscious Defendant Suspected of DUI By Stan on Uncategorized The Court of Appeals issued a decision on Friday August 7th. which held that a Blood Test ordered by police officer at hospital was admissible even though the officer testified that he filled out the consent form and he believed the defendant was unconscious.

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