Comments on: Breaking: University of Louisville Just Appealed

By: intherealworld

intherealworld — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:43:28 +0000

Davi, public agencies and governments with big payrolls, thousands of consumers/ constituencies, and huge budgets are subject to more regulations than private firms. (see for example the state procurement code which prescribes how purchasing must be done) The in-house lawyers are the ones who review the contracts, oversee the bidding processes, handle employee issues, etc. If the in-house attys are in trial for 2 weeks, that’s 2 weeks of paper stacking up and a lot of administration grinding to a halt.
I’d be surprised if UofL has that many firms on contract, but they may have different firms for different types of legal needs.

By: Davi

Davi — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:53:55 +0000

intherealworld: “I’m quite confident that UofL, like most public/government agencies, has a contract with a mega law firm as “outside counsel…”

Or they have so many lawyers on retainer from so many firms that nobody can take any case due to conflict of interest??? So they keep everything in house? How many lawyers now work for UofL anyway? Besides Koshewa?
And is this is the best interests of the University?

By: Flag

Flag — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:55:00 +0000

Jake,
Can/Would you do an open records request for disclosure of the legal fees and costs that are incurred by UofL in all matters? I’d like to know just how broadly outside firms are utilized and where the funds come from to pay them, especially given the economic climate in this institution. Who oversees these decisions and expenditures – Koshewa or the Board perhaps?

By: intherealworld

intherealworld — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:37:04 +0000

No, because Plate Glass gets to take home the money not spent on lawyers in the form of profits. No such incentive in the public sector. As for institutional embarrassment, see Pitino.

By: Ray Re

Ray Re — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:24:33 +0000

For that, intherealworld, OUT OUT OUT of the lawyer tree house. Scat. You’d think that the bigs would consider institutional embarrassment as a factor, and the Yoder case is SCREAMING. Would Plate Glass run his business this way?

By: jake

jake — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:16:14 +0000

Angela is handling this in-house, apparently.

By: intherealworld

intherealworld — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:08:55 +0000

I’m quite confident that UofL, like most public/government agencies, has a contract with a mega law firm as “outside counsel” to handle their litigation, and that the UofL Board members know they haven’t a chance of winning an appeal. Decisions by public boards and government officals to pursue appeals like this are the way the fat cats make sure their friends in the legal industry get a chance to dip their snouts in the public trough.
Haven’t you noticed how the City of Louisville, MSD, etc. keep using the same lawyers to litigate cases for decades, even though they never win? Nobody expects them to win, just to churn out the bills for legal services. And in return, the fat cats get free legal services for their DUI sons and any other favors the big law firms can hand out.

By: EdenSprings

EdenSprings — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:35:53 +0000

Obviously, someone’s been putting X in the water coolers over there at the University of Looneyville.

You just can’t make this shit up…

By: Ray Re

Ray Re — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:54:41 +0000

She’s back in class and UofL is still digging in this turnip field? Free advice to UofL counsel, many an a-hole has been ripped a new one in arguing for the “sanctity” of handbooks or honor codes etc. when the lack of consistency of enforcement of same is so apparent. Ummmm Pitino, Felner, Advanced Degree awardings………..

By: jake

jake — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:44:30 +0000

I’ve published the lawsuits and stuff (previously).

Only thing she’s sought was reinstatement. She’s back in classes now, but UofL obviously isn’t making it easy for her.