Kentucky

KY BLAWGS: "A court of appeals case that cries out for Supreme Court Review" from Lawreader
We previously posted on a COA decision that should go up on discretionary review to SCOKY. It looks like another case has caught the eye of another Kentucky law blogger - Stan Billingsley at LawReader has a post - A court of appeals case that cries out for Supreme Court Review The following unpublished case demonstrates just how conservative some panels of the current Court of Appeals can be...

Oregon Supreme Court Reaffirms $79.5 Punitive Damages Award in Williams
In an opinion issued today the Oregon Supreme Court reaffirmed a $79.5 million punitive damages award in Williams v. Philip Morris Inc., following remand by the Supreme Court in Philip Morris USA v...

Supreme Court grants cert in Williams v. Philip Morris (again)
The Supreme Court today granted certiorari to hear another appeal concerning punitive damages in Williams v. Philip Morris, this time to decide whether the Oregon courts complied with the U...

Oregon Supreme Court plays chicken in Williams v. Philip Morris case
After being reversed twice by the U.S. Supreme Court, including in last term's Philip Morris v. Williams case (Oct. 26, 2006; Feb. 20, 2007; much more), the Oregon Supreme Court has once again reaffirmed the $79...

Supreme Court Commentary
AP writer Mark Sherman has, "Follow year of division, Supreme Court avoids 5-4 splits," via Google News. This could be the Supreme Court term, one court watcher joked recently, that Justice John Paul Stevens remembers he is a Republican...

Supreme Court, 7-2, Say Ala. Governor Doesn’t Need Approval to Fill Vacancy
Supreme Court, 7-2, Say Ala. Governor Doesn’t Need Approval to Fill Vacancy :: Riley v. Kennedy

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Personal Injury
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Tomato Salmonella
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National Association of Realtors
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Missouri Attorney General's Office
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