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Lagging Economy Will Hurt Associate Salaries 2008-03-04 10:12:40 Zack Needles, writing for the Legal Intelligencer, warns that the uncertain economy may hurt associate salaries in 2008.
For associates at firms that base the size of year-end bonuses and annual pay raises largely on the amount of billable hours each attorney logs, lukewarm business this year could translate into an equally tepid payoff [...] Read more:Salaries
Legal Technology Radio Announces e-Discovery Podcast Series 2008-03-04 10:03:29 A press release on PRWeb announced today that National Legal Media, LLC will offer an e-discovery podcast series to be released on the first business day of every month. The first podcast, FRCP 37(e) Safe Harbor: What You Need to Know to Protect Your Firm and Your Clients, was released yesterday and is available [...] Read more:Discovery
, Podcast
, Radio
, Technology
Legal Offshoring on the Decline? 2008-03-03 09:47:27 The India Business Blog mentioned a recent Forbes article on the decline of Indian outsourcing this morning. Apparently wages are rising in India, making it a less attractive destination for outsourcing. I’m not sure if this applies to legal offshoring as well, but it’s something to think about. Read more:Decline
Why Does Big Law Undervalue Blogs? 2008-03-03 08:41:48 Ron Friedmann of Prism Legal notes that some Big Law bloggers are creating successful blawgs without the support of their firms. Even while the most widely read blawgs are generating tens of thousands of page views a month, Big Law has not recognized blawgging as a lead generation technique. Read more:Blogs
Law Firm Wikis 2008-03-02 08:38:53 Doug Cornelius of KM Space talked with Lee Rosen of Rosen Law Firm
about how law firms use wikis. A wiki allows users to easily create, maintain and update web pages or pages on an intranet. So far, Rosen Law Firm’s wiki has about 3,000 to 4,000 pages of content. Read more:Wikis
JD Supra Allows Lawyers to Share Legal Documents 2008-03-02 08:17:22 Canadian law librarian Connie Crosby mentioned a useful site on her blog the other day. JD Supra is an online community of sorts where lawyers can share filings, decisions, forms, articles and other legal documents. User profiles make the site a networking opportunity as well. Read more:Documents
, Lawyers
, Share
Evidence Rule 502 Passed by Senate, Moves to House 2008-03-02 08:08:16 The U.S. Senate
unanimously approved proposed Evidence
Rule 502 unamended. The proposed rule deals with the waiver of attorney-client privilege and work product protection. Sharon D. Nelson, writing on the electronic evidence blog Ride the Lightning, notes that there is no serious opposition to the rule in the House
of Representatives.
Where is Garrett Worley? 2008-03-23 21:34:13 I’ve taken a break from blogging for a while and want to assure my readers (all six or seven of you) that I am well. As most of you know, I’m in law school right now and…well, enough said, right? Luckily, I had the opportunity to go down to the mountains and do some hiking [...] Read more:Garrett
$200 Million Fen-Phen Settlement Not Intended to Cover Future Claims 2008-05-23 13:11:55 The Lexington Herald-Leader reports that lawyers Jack Vardaman and Elaine Madonick, who represented American Home Products in the Kentucky fen-phen class action, testified today that the $200 million settlement of that case was not intended to cover future claims against the manufacturer. Rather, the money was to be split among the class of 440 plaintiffs. [...] Read more:Cover
, Future
, Settlement
Chase College of Law Professor Testifies in Fen-Phen Trial 2008-06-05 22:11:13 Salmon P. Chase College
of Law professor Edward Brewer III testified in federal court in Covington, Kentucky Tuesday and Wednesday in the ongoing Fen-Phen Trial
. Brewer testified that attorneys Shirley Cunningham, Jr., Melbourne Mills and William Gallion violated the Kentucky Rules of Civil Procedure and Kentucky Rules of Ethics by failing to notify their clients [...]
Louisville-Based Humana Named Defendant in Class Action 2008-06-05 21:56:54 According to CNNMoney.com, Humana reported this week that it has been named a defendant in a class action. The class, comprising participants and beneficiaries of the Humana Retirement and Savings Plan and the Humana Puerto Rico Plan, filed suit in U.S. District Court in Kentucky on May 1, 2008, alleging violations of the Employment Retirement [...] Read more:Action
, Class Action
, Louisville
Welcome to GarrettWorley.com 2008-06-08 10:32:46 Welcome to GarrettWorley.com, R. Garrett Worley III’s blog on Kentucky law and legal news. This site is still under construction and it will be a little while before it has regularly updated content. Read more:Welcome
Fen-Phen Lawyer Says $170 Million Fee Would Have Been “Legally Justified” 2008-06-18 14:11:47 Attorney William Gallion testified in Covington, Kentucky yesterday that he and his co-defendants “were like an insurance company where the hurricane didn’t strike, so we got to keep the premium.” In fact, Gallion calculated that he and his co-defendants would have been “legally justified” in taking as much as $170 million of the $200 [...] Read more:Justified
, Lawyer
Joinder of Wrongful Death and Survival Actions: Distribution of Settlement Proceeds 2008-06-18 13:54:28 The Court of Appeals briefly addressed the argument that, where a settlement is reached in an action joining a survival claim with a nonviable wrongful death claim, settlement proceeds should be distributed according to KRS 411.130 (governing wrongful death claims) since KRS 411.133 (permitting such joinders) lacks a distribution provision. Read more:Actions
, Settlement
Comparative Fault and Statutes of Limitations (HB 643) 2008-06-18 13:34:03 Create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to allow a plaintiff in a civil action in which comparative fault becomes an issue, the suit was initiated against the original defendant within the statute of limitations, the original defendant alleges that a third party caused or contributed to the plaintiff's injury, and the plaintiff would be barred by a statute of limitations from bringing a claim agai Read more:Fault
, Statutes
KASPER Non-Disclosure Provisions of KRS 218A.202(6) Unconstitutional 2008-06-20 07:23:06 The Cabinet for Health and Family Services petitioned for writs of prohibition and mandamus directing the Jefferson Circuit Court to vacate an order requiring the Cabinet to disclose KASPER records in violation of KRS 218A.202(6). The Kentucky Court of Appeals denied the Cabinet's petition, holding that the statute violated the separation of powers and was thus unconstitutional, but determined th Read more:Disclosure
June 19, 2008 Roundup 2008-06-19 21:42:52
Bloggers criticize AP's effort to create news quoting guidelines
Slaw.ca notes a Wisconsin Law Journal article about judges deciding cases on authority not cited by the parties
Kristen K. Robbins-Tiscione explains what federal judges really think about the way lawyers write
Carolyn Elefant introduces Lawagora, a marketplace of events for lawyers
U.S. Supreme Court upholds Kentucky retirement
KASPER Non-Disclosure Provisions of KRS 218A.202(6) Unconstitutional 2008-06-20 07:23:06 The Cabinet for Health and Family Services petitioned for writs of prohibition and mandamus directing the Jefferson Circuit Court to vacate an order requiring the Cabinet to disclose KASPER records in violation of KRS 218A.202(6). The Kentucky Court of Appeals denied the Cabinet's petition, holding that the statute violated the separation of powers and was thus unconstitutional, but determined th Read more:Disclosure
Fen-Phen Lawyer Says $170 Million Fee Would Have Been “Legally Justified” 2008-06-18 14:11:47 Attorney William Gallion testified in Covington, Kentucky yesterday that he and his co-defendants “were like an insurance company where the hurricane didn’t strike, so we got to keep the premium.” In fact, Gallion calculated that he and his co-defendants would have been “legally justified” in taking as much as $170 million of the $200 [...] Read more:Justified
, Lawyer
Joinder of Wrongful Death and Survival Actions: Distribution of Settlement Proceeds 2008-06-18 13:54:28 The Court of Appeals briefly addressed the argument that, where a settlement is reached in an action joining a survival claim with a nonviable wrongful death claim, settlement proceeds should be distributed according to KRS 411.130 (governing wrongful death claims) since KRS 411.133 (permitting such joinders) lacks a distribution provision. Read more:Actions
, Settlement
Comparative Fault and Statutes of Limitations (HB 643) 2008-06-18 13:34:03 Create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to allow a plaintiff in a civil action in which comparative fault becomes an issue, the suit was initiated against the original defendant within the statute of limitations, the original defendant alleges that a third party caused or contributed to the plaintiff's injury, and the plaintiff would be barred by a statute of limitations from bringing a claim agai Read more:Fault
, Statutes
Chase College of Law Professor Testifies in Fen-Phen Trial 2008-06-05 22:11:13 Salmon P. Chase College
of Law professor Edward Brewer III testified in federal court in Covington, Kentucky Tuesday and Wednesday in the ongoing Fen-Phen Trial
. Brewer testified that attorneys Shirley Cunningham, Jr., Melbourne Mills and William Gallion violated the Kentucky Rules of Civil Procedure and Kentucky Rules of Ethics by failing to notify their clients [...]
Louisville-Based Humana Named Defendant in Class Action 2008-06-05 21:56:54 According to CNNMoney.com, Humana reported this week that it has been named a defendant in a class action. The class, comprising participants and beneficiaries of the Humana Retirement and Savings Plan and the Humana Puerto Rico Plan, filed suit in U.S. District Court in Kentucky on May 1, 2008, alleging violations of the Employment Retirement [...] Read more:Action
, Class Action
, Louisville
$200 Million Fen-Phen Settlement Not Intended to Cover Future Claims 2008-05-23 13:11:55 The Lexington Herald-Leader reports that lawyers Jack Vardaman and Elaine Madonick, who represented American Home Products in the Kentucky fen-phen class action, testified today that the $200 million settlement of that case was not intended to cover future claims against the manufacturer. Rather, the money was to be split among the class of 440 plaintiffs. [...] Read more:Cover
, Future
, Settlement
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