Day on Torts

OCTOBER 4, 2024

The Tennessee Court of Appeals recently ruled that public policy did not prevent an insurance company from bringing a legal malpractice claim against its insured’s attorney as the subrogee of the insured. A truck driver’s Kentucky-based employer hired Brands to perform a driver history report before hiring the driver.

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SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 26, 2023

This week, we highlight petitions that ask the court to consider, among other things, whether words displayed on hats worn at a protest by legal observers – attorneys who document the treatment of demonstrators’ civil rights – can entitle them to sue police who suppressed the rally. Louis, Missouri. In Molina v. Steelman v. Ratzloff v.

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LawSites

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

That brings the amount awarded since the program’s inception to 826 grants totaling more than $77 million, all focused on creating innovative ways to better serve clients, strengthen program capacity and support the work of pro bono attorneys. California. Connecticut . Legal Aid Society of Hawai’i will receive two grants.

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 31, 2021

Griffen then appealed and the attorney for the Haunted Hotel quoted Hunter S. The other employees were reportedly shaken up and Logan County Prosecuting Attorney John Bennett later suspended White. Kentucky v. OUTCOME: Under Kentucky law, a person can be charged with a false police report, even if he is not the one who filed it.

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 30, 2022

She later deleted her account (likely after her attorney regained consciousness). Griffen then appealed and the attorney for the Haunted Hotel quoted Hunter S. The other employees were reportedly shaken up and Logan County Prosecuting Attorney John Bennett later suspended White. Kentucky v. Again, the court agreed.

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Broadcast Law Blog

MARCH 10, 2023

The short answer is through litigation and negotiations over a period of many years. Although it has also been able to obtain federal registrations for Final Four ® and Elite Eight, ® it was late to the gate and Sweet Sixteen ® and Sweet 16 ® are registered to the Kentucky High School Athletic Association (KHSAA). (The

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Patently O

MARCH 19, 2021

Chao was a patent attorney and patent litigator for 20 years before becoming a professor and I have long valued his insight. Judge Alan Albright’s court in the Western District of Texas is rapidly becoming the latest hot spot for patent litigation. University of Kentucky College of Law. Intel case to remain in the dark.

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FDA Law Blog

APRIL 4, 2022

Jim was an exceptional litigator, a great teacher and an inspiration to all of us in the firm. Army, Jim began his legal career in 1965 as a Trial Attorney with the Office of General Counsel, Food and Drug Division, of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia. In 1967, Jim became an Assistant U.S.

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Broadcast Law Blog

MARCH 15, 2016

The short answer is through litigation and negotiations over a period of many years. Although it has also been able to obtain federal registrations for Final Four ® and Elite Eight, ® it was late to the gate and was unable to snag “Sweet Sixteen” or “Sweet 16,” which are registered to the Kentucky High School Athletic Association (KHSAA).

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Broadcast Law Blog

MARCH 8, 2022

After many years of litigation, in July 2021, the NCAA suspended its policy prohibiting college athletes from profiting from their names, images and likenesses (“NIL”) (or their right of publicity) without losing their eligibility. The short answer is through litigation and negotiations over a period of many years.

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LawSites

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

That brings the amount awarded since the program’s inception to 826 grants totaling more than $77 million, all focused on creating innovative ways to better serve clients, strengthen program capacity and support the work of pro bono attorneys. California. Connecticut . Legal Aid Society of Hawai’i will receive two grants.

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Broadcast Law Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Several months ago, a trademark infringement action was filed against Kentucky Fried Chicken for using “Para chuparse los dedos” on the basis that it is the Spanish-language translation of “Finger Lickin’ Good.” Many companies translate their marks into Spanish for purposes of marketing to the Hispanic community. Clearing Advertising Copy.

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Broadcast Law Blog

MARCH 14, 2017

The NCAA is seeking injunctive relief, damages, the defendant’s profits, punitive damages and an award of attorneys’ fees. The short answer is through litigation and negotiations over a period of many years. Clearly, such activities continue to carry great risks.

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Broadcast Law Blog

MARCH 15, 2019

The defendant failed to file an answer to the complaint and the NCAA was granted a default judgment, after which it filed a motion requesting an award of attorneys’ fees against the defendant in the amount of $242,213.55. In May 2018, the Court awarded attorneys’ fees in the amount of $220,998.05.

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JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

There is an interesting fight brewing in Kentucky between Attorney General Daniel Cameron and Gov. Beshear has correctly cited a major victory recently before the Kentucky Supreme Court — an unanimous decision in favor of his authority to issue pandemic orders. Andy Beshear. In Beshear v.

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The Crime Report

JUNE 28, 2021

When the pandemic forced attorneys to present their cases remotely, courtroom members had little time to adapt in-person practices to online platforms. Across the country, judges and attorneys, plaintiffs and defendants suddenly found themselves scrambling to adapt to platforms designed for corporate meetings and college classes.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

MARCH 21, 2022

Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit erred in denying the Kentucky attorney general’s motion to intervene on the commonwealth’s behalf in litigation concerning Kentucky House Bill 454, the state’s controversial abortion law. EMW agreed to dismiss claims against the attorney general without prejudice.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

OCTOBER 18, 2021

.: Through more than two years of litigation, the Secretary of Kentucky’s Cabinet for Health and Family Services led the state’s legal defense of its law prohibiting abortions in which an unborn child is dismembered while still alive. Over a dissent, the Sixth Circuit refused to allow the Attorney General to defend Kentucky law.

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SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 13, 2024

The district court held that the allegations were inadequate under the heightened pleading standards of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act , which Congress adopted to curb perceived abuses of securities litigation. Kentucky because “it implies some sort of nefarious intent on the part of prosecutors.” Kentucky ex rel.

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SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 20, 2024

But its suit named Dewberry Group, not the affiliates, as a defendant, and the parties litigated only the liability of Dewberry Group itself. Kentucky ex rel. Dewberry Engineers sued, asserting trademark claims under the Lanham Act. rescheduled before the Mar. rescheduled before the Jan.

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LegalReader

APRIL 11, 2021

The American Rescue Plan forbids recipient states from using relief funds to offset net tax losses.

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SCOTUSBlog

MARCH 16, 2022

Matthew Woods (a former intern) expressed interest in an open position for a staff attorney with the clinic and disclosed to the director of the clinic that he was currently in a same-sex relationship; he also indicated he was not attending church and provided no reference from a pastor. Goertz , 21-442.

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Griffen then appealed and the attorney for the Haunted Hotel quoted Hunter S. The other employees were reportedly shaken up and Logan County Prosecuting Attorney John Bennett later suspended White. Kentucky v. OUTCOME: Under Kentucky law, a person can be charged with a false police report, even if he is not the one who filed it.

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SCOTUSBlog

MAY 28, 2024

The justices did not act on two sets of high-profile petitions that they considered last week: a group of challenges to bans imposed by Illinois and several municipalities in that state on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, as well as challenges to bans on gender-affirming care for minors in Tennessee and Kentucky.

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Above The Law

MAY 6, 2024

* You can't litigate your way into the Kentucky Derby. Bloomberg Law News ] * Trump attorneys citing breakdown in client relationship told they still can't leave the case without more. Sure but can you get in with a sweet legal concept for a name ? [ Election Law Blog ] * Congress can't take bribes.

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 12, 2021

In Cameron , the justices are considering whether the Kentucky attorney general can intervene to defend a state law restricting abortion after another state official declined to do so. Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron. Matthew Kuhn, the principal deputy solicitor general of Kentucky, represented Cameron.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JANUARY 22, 2025

EPA (concerning power plant emissions standards) and Kentucky v. Of course, at this moment of transition in Washington, the fate of both this litigation and the HDV Rule are vulnerable to shifting priorities as the second Trump administration takes office. In Nebraska v. Amicus Brief on Behalf of National League of Cities and U.S.

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SCOTUSBlog

MAY 24, 2024

Kentucky ex rel. Last year, Tennessee and Kentucky were among a group of more than 20 states that enacted laws that prohibit giving transgender youths under the age of 18 medical treatment to align their appearance with their gender identity. Kentucky and Tennessee then asked the U.S. Skrmetti , L. Skrmetti , and Jane Doe 1 v.

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JURIST

MARCH 4, 2022

EMW Women’s Surgical Center that Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron can defend the state’s controversial law restriction abortion. The law was challenged by EMW Women’s Surgical Center—which is the sole abortion provider in Kentucky. The US Supreme Court ruled 8-1 Thursday in Cameron v.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

On October 19th, 2022, a coalition of 19 Republican attorneys general (“AGs”) announced an investigation into six NZBA signatories: Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, and Wells Fargo (the “NZBA Investigation”). State attorneys general are under no such constraint.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JUNE 8, 2021

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. climate litigation charts. HERE ARE RECENT ADDITIONS TO THE INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE LITIGATION CHART. By Margaret Barry and Korey Silverman-Roati. and non-U.S.

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Above The Law

MARCH 7, 2025

Note : A weekly roundup of just a few items from Howard Bashman’s How Appealing blog , the Web’s first blog devoted to appellate litigation. attorney Ed Martin; Sen. The Sixth Circuit rejected the appeal of the former Kentucky county clerk who was sued after she refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 10, 2021

Share When then-President Donald Trump released his updated list of potential Supreme Court nominees in September 2020, one name that garnered attention was that of Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, a protégé of Sen. EMW Women’s Surgical Center , arises from a challenge to a Kentucky law, H.B. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.

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SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 24, 2024

The Biden administration joined the case under a federal law that allows the government to intervene in private cases alleging violations of the right to equal protection under the law “if the Attorney General certifies that the case is of general public importance.” Kentucky’s legislature enacted a similar ban in 2023, over a veto by Gov.

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SCOTUSBlog

MARCH 3, 2022

Share The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that Kentucky’s attorney general should have been allowed to intervene to defend a state law restricting abortion after another state official declined to do so – even when the U.S. Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron. The 8-1 decision in Cameron v.

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Above The Law

MARCH 26, 2025

Plaintiffs, including 22 state attorneys general and medical associations, argued that the cap violated federal law and threatened to disrupt biomedical research and public health initiatives. The case has gone through multiple rounds of litigation, including a prior en banc decision by the Ninth Circuit, a remand from the U.S.

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SCOTUSBlog

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Representing Arizona and 12 other states with Republican attorneys general, Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich contended that the refusal by the U.S. And the question of whether the 2019 rule was illegally repealed will not be litigated in the 9th Circuit, Sotomayor added.

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