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Anti-enforcement injunction granted by the New Zealand court

Conflict of Laws

For litigants embroiled in cross-border litigation, the anti-suit injunction has become a staple in the conflict of laws arsenal of common law courts. Its substantive proceeding claims tortious conspiracy and a declaration that the Kentucky judgment is not recognised or enforceable in New Zealand.

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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. What is interesting is the latest skirmish in the litigation. 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 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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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. 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. In Stanley v. rescheduled before the Mar.

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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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