Family Law

KENTUCKY COURT OF APPEALS PUBLISHED OPINIONS -- MARCH 2011
KENTUCKY COURT OF APPEALS PUBLISHED OPINIONS MARCH 2011 I. ADMINISTRTIVE LAW A. Department of Labor v. Morel Construction Co., Inc. 2010-CA-000193 1/28/11 Ordered Published 3/25/11 Rehearing Pending Opinion by Judge Moore; Judges Caperton and VanMeter concurred...

COA Opinions (2/21/12)
This morning, the NC Court of Appeals published 20 opinions.  We will have more on any opionions of interest later.

DIVORCE LAW JOURNAL: Family Law Decisions from COA on Sept 9 and 16, 2011
Two Published Opinions from Ky Court of Appeals September 16, 2011 Published Family Law from Court of Appeals September 9, 2011

Kentucky Court Report Posts - Jan. 20, 2012
Jan. 2012 Court of Appeals Argument Calendar 2012 COA: Jan. 6, 2012 COA Minutes -- Nos. 1-25 (25 decisions; 3 published) 2012 COA: Jan. 13, 2012 COA Minutes 2012 COA: Jan. 20, 2012 COA Minutes Causes of Action: Malicious Prosecution Defenses: COA in NPO decision addresses immunity issue re bullying charges and supervision of students Defenses: Res Judicata and Collateral Estoppel Appeals: Preserving error on appeal (instructions, manifest injustice, as applied to judge issues re unjust enrichment and piercing the corporate veil

What Do Circuit Judges Do Not Much of it is Bankruptcy
A new report from the Fifth Circuit offers some interesting statistics on the work of the court of appeals. You can find the report here. During Fiscal Year 2010, the Court received 7,337 new appeals, just 1...

9th Circuit Court of Appeals Orders DOJ to Opine on Prosecutorial Discretion
Hat tip to Dan Kowalski at LexisNexis for this. From Dan: Feb. 6, 2012: In five published cases posted today a three-member panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ordered DOJ to "advise the court by March 19, 2012, whether the government intends to exercise prosecutorial discretion in [these cases] and, if so, the effect, if any, of the exercise of such discretion on any action to be taken by this court with regard to [these cases...

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California Supreme Court Proposition 8 Decision
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Is Barack Obama a Natural Born Citizen?
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Heart of Atlanta v United States
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Unwed Fathers' Rights in Adoption
Landmark Cases in Adoption Law Shape Law with respect to Unwed Fathers

Personal Injury
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Ebay Fined
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Family of Car Accident Awarded $35 Million
Family of Car Accident Awarded $35 Million

Tomato Salmonella
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National Association of Realtors
Settlement reached in broker listing antitrust lawsuit, pending court approval.

Missouri Attorney General's Office
$26,000 settlement reached in disability discrimination lawsuit, pending court approval.