July 6, 2011
Michael RabinowitchDTCI member Misha Rabinowitch reflects on his mentor, Bill Wooden.
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June 22, 2011
Communication is vital to maintaining ethical obligation, professionalism, and civility in client representation.
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June 8, 2011
From DTCI, John TwohyA medical device which “presents a potential unreasonable risk of illness or injury” that cannot be alleviated
by alternate means such as proper labeling, prohibitions against adulteration, performance standards, or post-market surveillance
falls within Class III under the Medical Device Amendments to the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act.
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May 25, 2011
From DTCIIn the unfortunate event of a construction jobsite accident that results in bodily injury or, in the worst-case scenario,
a fatality, the resulting claims and litigation can be extremely complex. Construction jobsite accident claims often play
out as follows.
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May 11, 2011
Kevin TyraWhen I got out of bed this morning, a Tea Party activist on the morning news was decrying government intrusion into our lives
and our freedom. He seemed to be saying that our lives would be so much better without government getting in our way and getting
in the way of businesses trying to make our lives better through the free market system.
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April 27, 2011
From DTCIThe Indiana Supreme Court recently held that a plaintiff’s fault in initially causing an accident may be considered
in a crashworthiness case against the car manufacturer.
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April 27, 2011
From DTCIStephen R. Pennell, former president of DTCI and partner in the Lafayette firm of Stuart & Branigin, received the President’s
Award for Outstanding Service to the ADTA at the Association of Defense Trial Attorneys’ annual meeting in Hawaii.
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April 13, 2011
From DTCIDefense Trial Counsel of Indiana's Dave DeMoss discusses the impact of technology and how it has created opportunities for
attorneys.
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March 30, 2011
From DTCIDealing with the practicalities.
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March 16, 2011
David TempleOn March 2, 2011, the federal district court in Indianapolis issued a rather innocuous and unassuming opinion in SAMS
Hotel Group, LLC v. Environs, Inc. (S.D. Ind. 2011), No. 1:09-CV-00930-TWP-TAB. However, its ramifications may be far-reaching
and are surely welcomed by design professionals working on projects in Indiana.
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March 2, 2011
From DTCIOn Jan. 24, 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in Thompson v. North American Stainless, LP, 131 S. Ct.
863 (Jan. 24, 2011).
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March 2, 2011
From DTCIThe Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana will hold its Rookie Seminar on April 15, 2011, at The Montage at Allison Pointe. 8.0
credits (including 1.0 ethics) have been requested.
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March 2, 2011
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February 16, 2011
Michele BryantA “happy lawyer” – do you know any such creature? By coincidence (or maybe not), two recent but random events caused me to
consider this question, of all things, in the middle of this long winter season.
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February 2, 2011
From DTCIThey picked me. What were they thinking?
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February 2, 2011
From DTCIKudos from Feb. 2, 2011.
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January 19, 2011
Scott KyrouacDefense Trial Counsel of Indiana President Scott M. Kyrouac outlines his goals for 2011.
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January 5, 2011
From DTCIAt the November annual meeting of the Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana, the following officers and directors were elected.
They assumed office on Jan. 1, 2011.
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December 22, 2010
Michael HoskinsTerre Haute attorney Scott M. Kyrouac wants to advance civility between plaintiffs and defense lawyers, and plans to advocate
against “anti-lawyer legislation” that may be lodged against the legal community.
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December 22, 2010
From DTCIAlthough 2010 did not have the fireworks of the 2009 medical write-off cases, Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana has participated
as amicus in several significant legal issues affecting the defense bar.
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December 8, 2010
From DTCIThe Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana named its 2011 officers and new directors at its Seventeenth Annual Conference and Annual
Meeting in Michigan City November 18-19.
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November 24, 2010
From DTCIWhen a patient is harmed during a medical procedure, a patient may elect to file a medical negligence claim against his physician
and the health care facility in which the procedure occurred. However, when a patient is harmed during a hospitalization,
should the claim still be pursued as one of medical negligence or is it more appropriately a premises liability claim?
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November 10, 2010
From DTCIThere has been great debate in the Indiana legal community about the recent changes to Indiana’s Model Jury Instructions
that were revised to be written in plain English.
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November 10, 2010
From DTCILibby Valos Moss lists what she has learned over the years in striving to be a good mentor.
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October 27, 2010
Jeffrey CrabillWhen the name Rabb Emison comes to my mind, I immediately think of the word “great.”
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Judge Roger B. Cosbey is unethical and bias toward African American who seeks justice in Title VII claims. He disrespected and used his authority to attempt to intimidate me into taking an unfair settlement and when I refused he proceeded to get my case dismissed and to deny me my Constitutional and Civil Rights. He disobeying several rules of law; specifically, by ruling on summary judgment motions against the Fed. R. Civ. P., without authority of Judge William C. Lee, without consent of the attorneys, and with conspiracy to commit “fraud on the court,” as he conspired with my former attorney. He proved to me that he is bias, unethical, unfair and unfit to be reappointed. In my opinion, he should be disbarred in 2013, for committing fraud on the court, which would make him ineligible for reinstatement in 2014. See docket 3:07 cv 629 where he rules on dispositive motions, knowing magistrates are not vested with that power (especially without consent), grants the defendant an unconscionable number of extensions, accepts my former attorney request for extension for dispositive motion knowing he was working with the opposition, and unbelievably grants the defendant another extension after he requested an extension after he missed the deadline. I know another attorney filed charges against him for bias in race discrimination case(s). I know what he did in my case before he voluntarily recused himself, I just do not know how many other innocent people have been stripped of their rights because of him. I say shame on him and no more of the same.
they are pushing these cases against lawyers too far. thought-crime.
vagueness cannot challenged, so let's write all laws vaguely and throw the constitution out the window.Even if the court is operating under a particular law, if they don't it they will change it to their liking. What a joke!!!
Two convictions becomes one conviction with exactly the same sentence, only it is not clear wheter or not that sentence will be 18 months, 120 months or 138 months. Actually if the guns were in a home, whether or not they were his, he is protected under the 2nd amendment. Jurors need to learn the law and the constitution before judging others. The cour5ts need to do this as well.
With all due respect, Rick, I think you probably would be making a mistake by going to law school. The job market for attorneys is so saturated, you may well find yourself unemployed and with a lot of debt. You mention law would be a good supplement to your skills. True. But employers unfortunately don't value that. You will find that a law degree may well pigeonhole you into an attorney slot and limit career options. If you have a good job now I would hold onto that. As an attorney, you may well end up making less with the aforementioned debt.