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Old books tossed aside at garage sales or on eBay can cotain invaluable lessons. Put your phone down sometimes and grab an old book. You m
Toxic torts in Bourbon country - "fugitive ethanol emissions" and "whiskey fungus&quo
Neighbor to Brown-Forman warehouse sues for toxic tort damage to property caused by escaping ethanol fumes growing whiskey fungus on his pro
Kentucky Supreme Court holds the new 10 year look-back provision for DUI sentencing applies to even
DUI in Kentucky penalties for subsequent offenses
A fair and impartial jury does not include prosecutor's brother-in-law as foreman.
Asst. prosecutor failed to disclose relationship of juror to court. Court of Appeals failed to see problem, Supreme Court finds clear violat
"How can your represent criminals?"
Two quotes from the book, The Man to See demonstrate why criminal lawyers do what they do with pride. The defense they provide is a defense
Tough lessons learned from one of the greatest trial lawyers in American jurisprudence.
Trial advocacy and litigation skills can only be learned one way: actually trying cases to a jury
$3.45 million jury award for "bad faith" lawsuit upheld by Kentucky Supreme Court against
Bad faith and violation of Kentucky consumer protection law leads to large damages award by Campbell County jury against Indiana Insurance C
Car vs. bicycle jury trial results in nearly equal apportionment of fault.
Comparative fault reduces jury award for damages by nearly 1/2.
Rhetoric tips from the Kentucky Supreme Court: "Open and obvious" is out, "conspicuou
Trip-and-fall case asphalt pothole whose fault was it and what percentage of fault is attributed to the business invitee
Want some good advice? Never stop learning (and revising).
Trial advocacy and the art of rhetoric are becoming absent in our court system. In one of my earlier blogs I featured an article about...
