Kentucky

Lawyer-legislator says ethics opinion clears Prattville lawmaker
The chairman of the Legislature's Contract Review Committee said an opinion from the executive director of the State Ethics Commission clears a senator to work for a law firm that does business with the state...

ABA Opinion on Law Firm Ethics Counsel
The ABA has issued an important opinion regarding the ethical obligations of lawyers who serve as their firm's ethics counsel. The opinion (08-453) is here, and the press release is here...

Interesting Texas Ethics Opinion on Hiring All Lawyers Solely to DQ them
The opinion, Texas Ethics Opinion No. 585, is available here. It addresses what I know sometimes happens: a party does initial interviews with key firms in a city or state to preclude each firm from representing the opponent in major...

Transition To Firm Leads To Ethics Charges
A complaint filed by the Illinois ARDC alleges that the attorney had undertaken the representation of two plaintiffs in cases involving claims of employment discrimination. The lawyer, who had a solo practice, then accepted a partnership with a law firm...

ABA Issues Opinion on Outsourcing
By Donald Zuhn -- On Monday, the American Bar Association (ABA) Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility released a statement regarding a new ethics opinion (Formal Opinion 08-451), which concludes that U...

Imputed Conflicts And Contract Attorneys
An ethics opinion issued this month by the Legal Ethics Committee of the District of Columbia Bar is summarized below: The imputation of a temporary contract lawyer?s individual conflicts to a hiring firm under D...

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Suspended and Fired
Town of Alton agrees to pay former police chief $10,000 wrongful termination settlement.

New York Employment Law
alleged violations of New York employment law.

California Firm Recalls Ready-To-Eat Pork Products
California Firm Recalls Ready-To-Eat Pork Products

Workplace Injuries
Packaging Concepts Limited must pay undisclosed settlement for employees' injuries.

Colorado Firm Recalls Beef Products
Due To Possible E. coli Contamination

South Carolina Firm
Recalls Frozen Meat and Poultry Products