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Anti-enforcement injunction granted by the New Zealand court

Conflict of Laws

The Court granted an (interim) anti-enforcement injunction in relation to a default judgment worth USD136,290,994 obtained in Kentucky (note that the order was made last year but the judgment has only now been released). Kea alleges that the US default judgment is based on fabricated claims intended to defraud Kea.

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Australia High Court Delivers Major Blow to Free Speech In Defamation Ruling

JonathanTurley

The site was sued by Sarah Jones, an ex-Bengals cheerleader and a former high school teacher in northern Kentucky, who was libeled on the site by commentators. District Judge William Bertelsman that the site is liable of defamatory statements by third parties and cannot claim immunity under the Communications Decency Act, 47 U.S.C. §

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Spooky Torts: The 2022 List of Litigation Horrors

JonathanTurley

Kentucky v. As a Halloween prank, restaurant manager Joe Watkins of the Chicken Ranch in Paris, Kentucky thought it was funny to lie in a pool of blood on the floor. OUTCOME: Under Kentucky law, a person can be charged with a false police report, even if he is not the one who filed it. OUTCOME: Charges pending for murder.

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Professor Sues University of Louisville for Alleged Termination Due to his Transgender Views

JonathanTurley

There is a potentially important lawsuit pending in Kentucky on academic freedom and free speech. Josephson is advancing five claims: FIRST CAUSE OF ACTION Violation of Plaintiff’s First Amendment Right to Freedom of Speech Retaliation (42 U.S.C.

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Spooky Torts: The 2021 List of Litigation Horrors

JonathanTurley

Kentucky v. As a Halloween prank, restaurant manager Joe Watkins of the Chicken Ranch in Paris, Kentucky thought it was funny to lie in a pool of blood on the floor. OUTCOME: Under Kentucky law, a person can be charged with a false police report, even if he is not the one who filed it. OUTCOME: Charges pending for murder.

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Nine new relists as the court approaches the finish line

SCOTUSBlog

Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit held that as a former employee, Stanley lacked a cause of action under the ADA. Kentucky ex rel. She claims that the retirement benefits for disabled retirees explicitly treats them worse than others. In Stanley v. rescheduled before the Mar. rescheduled before the Jan.

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Spooky Torts: The 2023 List of Litigation Horrors

JonathanTurley

Kentucky v. Watkins (2008) As a Halloween prank, restaurant manager Joe Watkins of the Chicken Ranch in Paris, Kentucky thought it was funny to lie in a pool of blood on the floor. OUTCOME: Under Kentucky law, a person can be charged with a false police report, even if he is not the one who filed it. 3d 599 (6th Cir.2003)

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