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Legal Maneuvering: How the pandemic has forced Louisville law firms to rethink the workplace

The practice of law was already trending toward remote work when the coronavirus outbreak sent attorneys packing to their home offices in March, said Bob Connolly, chairman of Stites & Harbison PLLC in Louisville.

by Robert M. Connolly November 27, 2020
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4th Circ. Says 'Unfair' Va. Law Forces It To Nix Black Lung Suit

Law360 (November 9, 2020, 6:04 PM EST) -- Holding that the court was bound to interpret Virginia's statute of limitations "as it is, not as we would like it to be," the Fourth Circuit has affirmed a lower court's decision to toss a lung disease-stricken coal miner's claims against respirator companies accused of selling poor-quality breathing equipment.

by Carol Dan Browning , Bethany A. Breetz , and Whitney Frazier Watt November 09, 2020
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Stites leader Robert Connolly on how his office manages the state of downtown

Robert Connolly, chairman of Stites & Harbison PLLC, had a godson who was living in the Chinese province of Wuhan as an English teacher in late 2019, before it was the epicenter the novel coronavirus pandemic.

by Robert M. Connolly October 13, 2020
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Fed. Circ. Won't Revive Solenis Paper-Making Patent

Law360 (May 26, 2020, 9:34 PM EDT) -- The Federal Circuit on Tuesday upheld a Patent Trial and Appeal Board decision that struck down a Solenis Technologies LP paper-making patent for being obvious, finding that the board properly analyzed the claims and backed its conclusions with "substantial evidence."

by Tiffany Hu May 26, 2020
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PTAB Axes Bulk Of Possible Cancer Treatment Patent In PGR

Law360 (March 20, 2020, 4:47 PM EDT) -- The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has invalidated the overwhelming majority of claims Hybrigenics SA challenged in a Forma Therapeutics Inc. patent for a potential cancer treatment for lack of written description support, while at the same time upholding a single claim.

by Britain Eakin March 20, 2020
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No-fault insurance in Kentucky

House Bill 151, “An Act Relating to Insurance Fraud,” was signed by the Kentucky Governor on March 26, 2019 and went into effect on June 27, 2019.

by K. Kelly White Bryant and Sarah Cronan Spurlock July 09, 2019
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Design Thinking for Litigators

Design thinking is considered by its adherents to be a “systematic approach to innovation and problem solving that is, fundamentally: user centered, experimental, responsive, intentional, and tolerant of failure.”

by Whitney Frazier Watt and Jennifer Henry Jackson June 28, 2019
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Healthcare facilities construction contracts

The demand for cutting-edge healthcare facilities, while varied by community, tends to rise or remain consistent despite changes in the economy and the availability of the significant capital necessitated by such projects. This creates a unique challenge in both the medical and construction industries.

by Megan K. George April 30, 2019