Stites & Harbison, PLLC

Stites & Harbison, PLLC, is a preeminent law firm based in strategic Southeastern locations and sought by business and institutional clients nationwide for sophisticated transactions, difficult litigation and complex regulatory matters. Stites & Harbison is a full service firm practicing through departmental groupings with specialty and industry teams whose eight locations function as a single law office. The firm, which traces its origins to 1832, has been the Kentucky editor of the Martindale-Hubbell Law Digest since 1917.

Filer Beware: Proof of Claim Changes May Lead To Increased Sanctions
Allison A. Wiemer, February 1, 2012
The proof of claim form creditors file to evidence claims in bankruptcy has undergone a serious facelift to comply with amended Bankruptcy Rule 3001(s) and new Rule 3002.1, and the results mean increased burdens and requirements for filers.

"Like us" on Social Media! An Endorsement Under Advertising Laws?
Amy Sullivan Cahill, January 13, 2012
The Federal Trade Commission has eliminated any question of whether liability can arise in connection with consumer endorsements for the obvious reason that consumers may rely on endorsements in making purchasing decisions. Any third-party “claim” that a consumer derived some benefit...

Private Company Charged with Securities Law Fraud by SEC
David E. Longenecker,Joseph Matthew Ruschell, January 13, 2012
The Security and Exchange Commission’s recent charges against Steifel Laboratories (“Steifel Labs” or the “Company”), and its former controlling stockholder, chairman and CEO, should serve as an important reminder to the owners, directors and officers of private...