Kentucky

CLE: 2009 Kentucky Law Update Schedule Released by KBA

Posted on April 30, 2009
2009 Dates KENTUCKY LAW UPDATE Dates and Locations Please select the location you would like to attend and you will be directed to the driving directions for that program. September 2-3 Covington (W/TH) Northern Kentucky Convention Center September 10-11 Lexington (TH/F) Lexington Convention Center September 22-23 London (T/W) London Community Center October 1-2 Owensboro (TH/F) RiverPark Center October 6-7 Ashland (T/W) Ashland Plaza Hotel October 20-21 Prestonsburg (T/W) Jenny Wiley State Resort Park October 29-30 Paducah (Gilbertsville) (TH/F) Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park November 5-6 Bowling Green (Th/F) Holiday Inn & Sloan Convention Center December 3-4 Louisville (TH/F) KY International Convention Center

Legal Aid Society's Brush, Bottle, and Barrel of the Bluegrass - Friday, April 24 at 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Posted on April 24, 2009
Fifteen select artists who participate in the Cherokee Triangle Art Fair will be on hand to display and sell their art in advance of the Fair. The event also features tasting of Kentucky wines, bourbons and beers, food from local producers, and a silent auction...

SCOKY: "Supreme Court upholds convictions of three death row inmates"

Posted on April 24, 2009
Supreme Court upholds convictions of three death row inmates The Kentucky Supreme Court yesterday upheld the convictions of three death row inmates, including the state's only woman facing execution. Caudill and Goforth were convicted of killing 73-year- old Lonetta White of Lexington in 1998 by bludgeoning her with a hammer...

Lou Criminal News: " Karen Sypher charged with extortion of Rick Pitino"

Posted on April 24, 2009
The Courier Journal has just posted a story regarding criminal charges filed against Karen Sypher. Here's the headline and link with an extract: Karen Sypher charged with extortion of Rick Pitino The Courier-Journal ? April 24, 2009 Six days after the disclosure that University of Louisville men?s basketball coach Rick Pitino was the target of an extortion attempt, a Louisville woman was charged today with extortion and lying to the FBI...

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Chief Justice Roberts Speaks at UofL

Posted on April 23, 2009
Chief Justice Roberts stops in Louisville to speak at the McConnell Center. I could NOT find the video of it on line, but should someone know where the link is, then please email it to me. Chief Justice John Roberts speaks at U of L from CJ U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Roberts was mildly critical of the U...

Jefferson County Courts: Suit filed by Judge Montano's estate for medical negligence against doctors and hospital

Posted on April 22, 2009
The family of Judge Kathleen Voor Montano has sued treating doctors and the hospital claiming negligent treatment caused her death at the hospital. Here is a link to the Courier Journal story of Apr 15 by Jason Riley. Family files suit over judge's death The family of Kathleen Voor Montano has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against Baptist Hospital East, Louisville Pulmonary Care and two doctors, claiming they were negligent in their treatment of Montano...

KBA: Scott Turow to speak at KBA Convention

Posted on April 22, 2009
ATTORNEY AND FAMED AUTHOR SCOTT TUROW TO BE FEATURED AT KENTUCKY BAR ASSOCATION?S ANNUAL CONVENTION, JUNE 10-12 FRANKFORT, Ky. -- The Kentucky Bar Association?s Annual Convention, June 10-12, at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center in Covington will feature attorney and best-selling author Scott Turow, attorney and former ABC World News Correspondent Tim O?Brien, and ?Thomas Jefferson? as presented by acclaimed living history performer Patrick Lee of Ashland, Mo...

More on former Senior Status Judge Maricle from the U.S. Justice Watch - "Exclusive- Maricle was in rush to assert control of Russell County Cases"

Posted on April 22, 2009
Over the years I have noted that some bloggers and blogs become "the" blog for reporting on certain stories. Jacob Payne at Page One Blog is "the" blogger and thus the ultimate source of information on the University of Louisville fiascos involving the nursing student dismissal and Dean Robert Felner...

News: Louisville Forum on Officer Absent and Cases Dismissed

Posted on April 21, 2009
Here is a short link to the forum story following the Officer Absent, Case Dismissed series by the Courier Journal at the Louisville Forum. I looked for the video on line to no avail. Should you know, then email me the link. For what it is worth, I think the police are unnecessarily taking the brunt of the heat for a problem that has existed for years with its dysfunction becoming the norm and accepted practice...

News: The Pitino Postings and the Cry of Extortion

Posted on April 21, 2009
For such a potentially hot topic, the blogosphere is not nearly as red, or read, as one might imagine. In the meantime, here are some links to stories on this developing legal matter: Pitino extortion claims causing buzz in Louisville Kentucky.com AP Story More details emerge in Pitino extortion case Courier Journal Husband of accuser defends Pitino Courier Journal The Unofficial Rick Pitino Extortion Rumors List Bleacher Report - ?Apr 19, 2009? Libel, or the Relevance of the RIck Pitino Soap Opera Bleacher Report - ?Apr 20, 2009

AOC: And another groundbreaking event for a courthouse and a price tag of $18.9 million. Cha-ching.

Posted on April 21, 2009
Even in the face of concerns over the budget, courthouse construction, bonding of the construction companies, and family hiring, the courthouses keep on coming. Here is an AOC press release on breaking ground in Whitley County: Whitley County to break ground for $18...

LBA: 2008 Judicial Evaluations Out on Jefferson County Judges

Posted on April 20, 2009
The Louisville Bar Association has announced the results of this year?s Judicial Evaluation of the Jefferson Circuit and Family court judges. A total of 23 judges were evaluated in this year?s evaluation. Due to the smaller size of the litigation bar and the nature of the practice, approximately 700 survey packets were sent to those members of the Kentucky Bar Association who reside and/or are employed in Jefferson County and who qualify under the evaluation participation guidelines...

News Roundup: Some law-related news stories the past week or so.

Posted on April 20, 2009
Playing a little catchup here with some law-related stories from Louisville and the around Kentucky. Public defenders get $2 million to avoid shutdown @ Bluegrass Politics Blog Supreme Court approves revisions to attorney code @ Bluegrass Politics Blog Legal action possible over doctors' hiring From Courier Journal - The controversy over Norton Healthcare's hiring of eight University of Louisville faculty neurosurgeons could be headed for a courtroom...

LOU: Metro employees sue over stairwell collapse from CJ

Posted on April 17, 2009
Metro employees sue over stairwell collapse [from Courier Journal] Two people injured when a stairwell collapsed last month in a century-old Main Street building have filed a lawsuit against the property owner and his wife, claiming the couple should have known the structure was unsafe.

General Growth files for bankruptcy protection

Posted on April 16, 2009
From Yahoo.com/Reuters comes the following story. Note that General Growth Properties owns four malls in Kentucky, to include Mall St. Matthews and Oxmoor Center in Louisville, Florence Mall in Northern Kentucky, and Greenwood Mall in Bowling Green. Click on title for entire story: General Growth files for bankruptcy protection By Ilaina Jonas and Emily Chasan Ilaina Jonas And Emily Chasan ? 1 hr 15 mins ago NEW YORK (Reuters) ?General Growth Properties (GGP) Inc, the second largest U...

News: Link to Google stories on racketeering case involving former circuit court (and senior status judge) Cletus Maricle out of Clay County

Posted on April 16, 2009
Here is a link to some news feeds at Google.com on former Senior Status and Circuit Court Judge Russell Cletus Maricle currently indicted for racketeering and election fraud out of Clay County: CLICK HERE. Here's an older story that I overlooked: FBI agent: Clay judge coached witness Keep him in jail, prosecutor urges By Bill Estep - bestep@herald-leader...

SCOKY ARGS for April 15-16, 2009 - Time, dates, cases, issues and links to full text of lower decision and briefs (filed at Chase Law School)

Posted on April 16, 2009
Sorry for the tardiness!!! Appellate briefs are posted at the Northern Kentucky University, Salmon P. Chase College of Law. Click here. For Kentucky Supreme Court LIVE arguments, click here on date and time of argument. The issues, dates, times, lower court/judge, counsel, AND links to full text ofbriefs and COA decision are below! WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2009 9:00 a...

News: Nursing student court hearing cancelled

Posted on April 15, 2009
Jake Payne a Page One blog continues to post on the UofL nursing student dismissal. Unfortunately, I am late in noting this development, but better late than never: Remember Nina Yoder, the nursing student the University of Louisville wrongly expelled from the School of Nursing because of what she wrote on her personal MySpace profile? She was scheduled to get her day in court? today...

News: Clay County Election Fraud Involves Senior Status Judge and County Clerk

Posted on April 14, 2009
Here's an AP story out of the Herald Leader on this most unfortunate mess in Clay County with Senior Status Judge Russell Cletus Maricle involved [picture at left]. Election-fraud case stirs disgust in Clay Co. By BRUCE SCHREINER - Associated Press Writer MANCHESTER, Ky...

UK Law: David A. Brennen New UK Law Dean

Posted on April 13, 2009
LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 9, 2009) ? David A. Brennen has been named dean of the University of Kentucky College of Law ending completion of formalities and approval by the UK Board of Trustees. Brennen is joining the University of Kentucky from the University of Georgia School of Law where he has been a professor since 2006 and from the Association of American Law Schools where he is completing a two year term as deputy director...

Legal Aid and UofL Law: Louisville Law Clinic Open House and Reception Tuesday, April 7, 2009; TIME 5:30 - 7:30p.m.

Posted on April 06, 2009
Please make plans to join the UofL Alumni Association, Brandeis School of Law and the Law School Alumni Council at the Legal Aid building for the Law Clinic Open House. The Clinic will enable the law school to refocus legal education into an active, hands-on enterprise...

Louisville Forum on April 8, 2009 (noon) to discuss "Case Dismissed? The impact of absent police witnesses"

Posted on April 06, 2009
Wednesday, April 8th Luncheon Meeting Noon at Vincenzo?s Case Dismissed? The Impact of Absent Police Witnesses Featuring: Pat Byron, President emeritus, Mary Byron Project Ronnie Harris, General Counsel and Chief of Staff, Office of the Circuit Court Clerk Michael O?Connell, Jefferson County Attorney Chief Robert White, Louisville Metro Police Department Guests - $20 ? Louisville Forum Full Members ? No Charge ? Basic Members $13 RSVP by noon, Monday, April 6, 2009 502...

Rules: peremptory challenge to strike a member of a racial minority from the jury panel

Posted on April 06, 2009
In light of a couple of recent Kentucky decisions on the issue, David Kramer has prepared prepared a supplemental comment as follows under CR 47.03 for the 2009 pocket part (due out in May) of the West Civil Practice Series Vol. 7 about use of a peremptory challenge to strike a member of a racial minority from the jury panel...

Bowling Green Lawyer J. Marshall Hughes Spends $355,205 of own money in legislative loss

Posted on April 03, 2009
Jake Payne at the PageOne Blog pointed to the Kentucky Gazette for the following story on Bowling Green lawyer's legislative campaign which cost over $300k of his own money in loss against Reynolds: J. Marshall Hughes spent $407,464? $355,205 of his own money? on his losing campaign against Mike Reynolds...

Breaking News: Herald Leader Blog Reports Cunningham & Gallion Found Guilty in Diet Drug Trial

Posted on April 03, 2009
BlueGrass Politics Blog reports on this late-breaking story: Fen-phen jury: Gallion and Cunningham guilty on all counts By H-L Justice Team on wire fraud By Beth Musgrave - bmusgrave@herald-leader.com FRANKFORT ? After deliberating for two days, seven women and five men convicted William Gallion and Shirley Cunningham Jr...

Louisville Verdict: Jury awards couple $10.6 million in Louisville against BB&T (formerly Bank of Louisville)

Posted on April 03, 2009
$10.6 Million Verdict reported in Jefferson County against bank for fraud in the inducement. Story by Jason Riley of Courier Journal: Jury awards couple $10.6 million in Louisville By Jason Riley ? jriley@courier-journal.com ? April 1, 2009 A Jefferson Circuit Court jury this week found Branch Banking & Trust, or BB&T, liable for fraud and awarded a Louisville couple $10...

Bowling Green Lawyer J. Marshall Hughes Spends $355,205 of own money in legislative loss

Posted on April 03, 2009
Jake Payne at the PageOne Blog pointed to the Kentucky Gazette for the following story on Bowling Green lawyer's legislative campaign which cost over $300k of his own money in loss against Reynolds: J. Marshall Hughes spent $407,464? $355,205 of his own money? on his losing campaign against Mike Reynolds...

Breaking News: Herald Leader Blog Reports Cunningham & Gallion Found Guilty in Diet Drug Trial

Posted on April 03, 2009
BlueGrass Politics Blog reports on this late-breaking story: Fen-phen jury: Gallion and Cunningham guilty on all counts By H-L Justice Team on wire fraud By Beth Musgrave - bmusgrave@herald-leader.com FRANKFORT ? After deliberating for two days, seven women and five men convicted William Gallion and Shirley Cunningham Jr...

Louisville Verdict: Jury awards couple $10.6 million in Louisville against BB&T (formerly Bank of Louisville)

Posted on April 03, 2009
$10.6 Million Verdict reported in Jefferson County against bank for fraud in the inducement. Story by Jason Riley of Courier Journal: Jury awards couple $10.6 million in Louisville By Jason Riley ? jriley@courier-journal.com ? April 1, 2009 A Jefferson Circuit Court jury this week found Branch Banking & Trust, or BB&T, liable for fraud and awarded a Louisville couple $10...

INSURANCE: Attorney Brad Smith New CEO of KFBM

Posted on April 01, 2009
Smith takes over as CEO of Kentucky Farm Bureau Insurance Bradley R. Smith, chief operating officer Kentucky Farm Bureau Insurance Cos. has succeeded Roger L. Simpson as CEO, the insurer announced.

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