Melbourne NewsLocal news for Melbourne, KY continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Key diet-drug witness expected- May 31, 2008 The government is expected to present what could be its star witness today in the federal fraud trial of three lawyers accused of plundering Kentucky's $200million fen-phen settlement.http://www.topix.net/city/melbourne-ky/2008/05/key-diet-drug-witness-expected?fromrss=1 Around Kentucky- May 29, 2008 POLICE: MAN SHOT, KILLED IN FIGHT OVER A WOMAN A Rockholds man was shot to death Tuesday evening, 11 miles south of Corbin, Kentucky State Police said.http://www.topix.net/city/melbourne-ky/2008/05/around-kentucky?fromrss=1 Judge "embarrassed" at his handling of fen-phen settlement- May 22, 2008 The judge who approved the $200 million class-action settlement in the fen-phen diet drug lawsuit testified he was embarrassed by the way he handled the case.http://www.topix.net/city/melbourne-ky/2008/05/judge-embarrassed-at-his-handling-of-fen-ph... Lawyer testifies on role in diet drug settlement- May 19, 2008 COVINGTON, Ky. The first witness in the fen-phen settlement trial of three attorneys testified he got a $3 million bonus and a new car for working on the case.http://www.topix.net/city/melbourne-ky/2008/05/lawyer-testifies-on-role-in-diet-drug-settl... Squawking over tax values- May 17, 2008 "The more interest there is in these large mega-developments, the more property is worth (throughout) Dayton" Some residents of Dayton, Bellevue and Newport were surprised to find the assessed values of their homes had doubled or even tripled. via The Cincinnati Enquirerhttp://www.topix.net/city/melbourne-ky/2008/05/squawking-over-tax-values?fromrss=1 Diet drug trial to begin today- May 15, 2008 "We have been hurt twice, first by the drug, then by our own lawyers." A government expert says three suspended lawyers violated 'basic moral tenets of honesty and respect for the property of others we learn first as children.' Now a jury will decide whether Shirley Cunningham ... via The Courier-Journalhttp://www.topix.net/city/melbourne-ky/2008/05/diet-drug-trial-to-begin-today?fromrss=1 Opening Arguments In Fen-Phen Trial- May 13, 2008 The trial of three attorneys charged with defrauding clients out of millions of dollars from a diet drug settlement is beginning in northern Kentucky. via WLEX-TV Lexingtonhttp://www.topix.net/city/melbourne-ky/2008/05/opening-arguments-in-fen-phen-trial?fromrss... Fen-phen trial grabbing attention- May 12, 2008 "When this case started, I had just read John Grisham's book The King of Torts , and I said to myself, 'Here it is right here,'" The upcoming trial of three lawyers charged with bilking their clients out of millions in a fen-phen settlement figures to draw plenty of attention from legal scholars, attorneys and ethicists both in and ... via Lexington Herald-Leaderhttp://www.topix.net/city/melbourne-ky/2008/05/fen-phen-trial-grabbing-attention?fromrss=1 Diet drug brought on two nightmares- May 10, 2008 "My wife became seriously ill in 1994 and everything changed; we became more like homebodies" W.L. Carter first heard of fen-phen in the late 1990s, when clinics offering the popular diet-drug cocktail were popping up all around Kentucky, thanks to friendly state prescription rules. via Lexington Herald-Leaderhttp://www.topix.net/city/melbourne-ky/2008/05/diet-drug-brought-on-two-nightmares?fromrss... Fen-phen attorneys criticized- May 1, 2008 "A Kentucky lawyer whom I greatly admire once referred to the misconduct of a lawyer in a legal malpractice action as 'this dog's breakfast of facts,'" Three attorneys facing federal criminal charges in a 2001 fen-phen settlement apparently violated "numerous" procedural and ethical rules in their handling of the class-action case, according to written reports ... via Lexington Herald-Leaderhttp://www.topix.net/city/melbourne-ky/2008/05/fen-phen-attorneys-criticized?fromrss=1 |