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Top Women in Business Spotlight: Marjorie Farris

The Lane Report takes a closer look at the women who are making a difference in Kentucky. Stites Chair and Louisville attorney Marjorie Farris is featured today.

by Marjorie A. Farris March 10, 2021
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International Women’s Day: ‘choosing to challenge’ and the fight for gender equality

Leading female attorneys share their thoughts with WIPR about what the campaign theme means to them, the issues affecting women in IP and their efforts to tackle them. Louisville office IP attorney Mari-Elise Paul is included in this article.

by Stites & Harbison, PLLC March 09, 2021
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Kentucky's Prisons, COVID, and No Compassionate Release

The Kentucky Department of Corrections is not immune from the same pandemic issues faced by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. As of December 4, 2020, the Department of Corrections ("DOC") operated 14 correctional institutions with 10,000 inmates. At the time of this writing, 2,895 inmates and 456 employees have tested positive for the virus; 24 inmates and three employees have died. The numbers could have been worse.

by Joshua F. Barnette and Michael Denbow February 24, 2021
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The Perfect Storm? A Look at the Federal Compassionate Release Program Following the First Step Act and a Worldwide Pandemic

Juan Alberto Fernandez pled guilty in federal court to one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in November 2014. Statutorily, Mr. Fernandez faced a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in prison.

by Michael Denbow and Joshua F. Barnette February 24, 2021
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Rebecca Weis Interview

Rebecca Weis sits down for a candid discussion with Kirt Jacobs.

by Stites & Harbison, PLLC February 18, 2021
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IN PERSON: Stites & Harbison's Michael Risley goes from small town to the big time

When Michael Risley entered law school at the University of Kentucky, he admitted to being initially intimidated by his big-school, big-city classmates.

by Michael D. Risley February 01, 2021
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services price transparency rule is in effect

Although hospitals are still devoting their full attention and resources to responding to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, they are expected to comply with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) price transparency rule. After withstanding a recent legal challenge, the rule went into effect on January 1, 2021. Understandably, hospitals have been slow to comply with the rule.

by Stites & Harbison, PLLC January 29, 2021
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Real estate veterans partner on West End condo project

The development team behind a planned multifamily renovation of single-family residential condominiums in the Parkland area of West Louisville believes the project can be a springboard for more growth and give West End residents an...
by Stites & Harbison, PLLC January 19, 2021