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Federal Bar Update: Pilot program for discovery in employment cases
March 27, 2013
John MaleyIn the Southern District of Indiana, if you are litigating an adverse-action employment case you might be part of a pilot
program that aims to streamline and tailor discovery and scheduling.
MoreMany efforts arise to address abandoned property, few go forward
March 27, 2013
Dave StaffordState Sen. Jim Merritt wanted to help an eastside Indianapolis church gain possession of some long-abandoned, derelict houses,
tear them down and establish a neighborhood park. But it turned out there wasn’t much the law allowed the church to
do.
MoreRenovation project raises questions on public bidding
March 27, 2013
Marilyn OdendahlContractors claim in lawsuit that a school corporation's financing method circumvented the law.
MoreQuality of Life: Embrace the gray days of March
March 27, 2013
Jonna Kane MacDougallAs far as I can tell, March has no redeeming qualities. Of course, it’s the month for basketball and spring break, but
beyond that, there isn’t much to recommend – especially if you are in Indiana. Since I’m a native Hoosier,
my familiarity with March in other locales is somewhat limited.
MoreMediation confidentiality; ADR rules review coming
March 27, 2013
The Indiana Supreme Court reiterated in its opinion that Indiana has not adopted the UMA. They also acknowledged that the
two amici organizations have further worked to create a task force to review the rules for Alternative Dispute Resolution
(now formally recognized by the court).
MoreHammerle on ... 'West of Memphis,' 'Emperor'
March 27, 2013
Robert HammerleBob Hammerle recommends that all lawyers go see the documentary "West of Memphis."
MoreStart Page: Interruption addiction takes focus to break
March 27, 2013
Kim BrandTime management systems used to be popular. They are irrelevant now because you don’t have any time to manage.
MoreHazing suit weighs college, fraternity liability
March 27, 2013
Dave StaffordA former freshman pledge hurt as fraternity brothers at Wabash College carried and then dropped him will have his case heard
by the Indiana Supreme Court, testing the reach of Indiana’s anti-hazing statute.
MoreTax clinic brings relief to homeowners fighting high assessments
March 27, 2013
Marilyn OdendahlAt Faegre Baker Daniels LLP, the attorneys suspected there was a gap in pro bono tax help for owners of homes valued at $150,000
or less. They were looking for a volunteer opportunity so they organized the first ever Homeowner Property Tax Clinic.
MoreCriminal Code bill gets Senate hearing
March 26, 2013
Marilyn OdendahlConcerns over sentencing provisions and pleas for adequate funding dominated the Senate hearing on legislation overhauling
the state’s criminal code.
MoreIndiana solicitor general: ‘Good day’ for traditional marriage at SCOTUS
March 26, 2013
Dave StaffordIndiana and other states against same-sex marriage appeared to make a strong impression on the U.S. Supreme Court justices
Tuesday, Indiana Solicitor General Thomas Fisher said after watching arguments in Washington.
MoreTax cut dispute overshadowing Legislature’s work to lower state’s unemployment, Bosma tells lawyers
March 26, 2013
Marilyn OdendahlA public spat between the Legislature and governor’s office over tax cuts has become an overarching issue, but Indiana
Speaker of the House Brian Bosma said the state should be focusing on job creation.
MorePolice following drug package wire into home unconstitutional, COA rules
March 26, 2013
Dave StaffordPolice violated Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable search and seizure when they used a parcel wire to track
the opening of a shipment of marijuana in an Indianapolis man’s home, the Indiana Court of Appeals held Tuesday.
MoreVoucher program stands, Indiana Supreme Court rules
March 26, 2013
Dave StaffordIndiana’s school voucher program, considered the nation’s widest-reaching, is constitutional, the Indiana Supreme
Court unanimously ruled Tuesday.
MoreBopp, Henderson on most influential lawyers list
March 26, 2013
IL StaffTwo Hoosiers – one an academic and the other a lawyer who successfully advocated for the removal of limits on political
campaign donations – are among the National Law Journal’s 100 Most Influential Lawyers in America.
MorePence appoints Hurley to St. Joseph bench
March 25, 2013
IL StaffGov. Mike Pence on Monday made his first appointment to the judiciary, announcing Elizabeth C. Hurley will fill a vacancy
when St. Joseph Superior Judge Roland W. Chamblee retires March 31.
MoreHigh School Mock Trial Championship volunteers can earn free CLE
March 25, 2013
IL StaffVolunteers are needed to judge mock trials in May, when Indianapolis for the first time will host the National High School
Mock Trial Championship. Attorneys who volunteer to judge will earn free continuing legal education credit.
MoreProspective juror’s criticism of lawyer OK in verdict for hospital
March 25, 2013
Dave StaffordWhen a prospective juror in a wrongful death lawsuit against a hospital said he believed a lawyer was suing to make money,
that attorney’s failure to ask the judge for an admonishment of the jury pool waived her later argument for a mistrial,
the Court of Appeals ruled Monday.
MoreLake County judge pro tem appointed to fill Bonaventura vacancy
March 25, 2013
Dave StaffordSenior Judge Thomas W. Webber Sr. was appointed a judge pro tem late Friday as the Indiana Supreme Court intervened further
in a controversy over who will be the next judge of the Lake Superior Court Juvenile Division.
MoreJudge tosses township jurisdiction challenge in collection cases
March 22, 2013
Dave StaffordA federal judge has ruled that Marion County collections cases need not be filed in the township where a defendant lives or
a contract was signed, a key ruling regarding a practice criticized as “forum shopping.”
MoreWhite claims Brizzi ‘ignorant’ of law, jurors wowed by Super Bowl
March 22, 2013
Dave StaffordFormer Secretary of State Charlie White says his convictions on six charges ranging from vote fraud to theft should be tossed
because they violated state and federal law. He also claims that his lawyer, former Marion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi “was
ignorant of the law.”
MoreIndiana Senate to hold hearings on crime bills
March 22, 2013
Marilyn OdendahlTwo crime bills moving through the Indiana General Assembly are on the agenda for Senate hearings next week.
MoreSupreme Court blocks Lake Superior judge’s transfer bid
March 21, 2013
Dave StaffordThe Indiana Supreme Court on Thursday afternoon issued an emergency order preventing a Lake County judge from taking over
the vacancy created when a fellow judge was tapped to lead the Department of Child Services.
MoreJustices order resentencing on habitual offender sentences
March 21, 2013
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Supreme Court on Thursday reversed the part of a White Superior Court’s sentencing order that a man who
pleaded guilty to theft and being a habitual offender must serve his sentence consecutively with a case out of Tippecanoe
County.
MoreFederal prosecutor opposes funds for Conour, raises concern over assets
March 21, 2013
Dave StaffordA federal prosecutor says resigned personal injury attorney William Conour should not receive $10,000 from a court fund for
living expenses. A court filing objecting to Conour’s request raises concern that he might try to liquidate assets the
FBI inventoried.
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The court of appeals not only tries to rewrite or interpret the law to suit their fancy, now they choose play stupid as well. Every consideration must be given to pro se litigants, who are not held to the same standards as attorneys, as stated by,SCOTUS. I assume they didn't have a lawyer, since one wasn't mentioned and I strongly suggest thatb the rest of the, origional petitioners get back in there and fight for their rights.
the irony of situations like this is that the clients whom conour cheated are the ones who should be pulling hardest for him to remain free and keep his law license, so they have some hopes of him paying back. really bury the guy deep and then there will be little hope of restitution
Qualified immunity, means that if you wear a badge, you are exempt from law and free to do anything you please! The courts will back badge toting individuals, because they think they are above the law as well. They think, they have judicial immunity, they do not.
Deeply, deeply concerned? I'll bet if it was the judge's money that had been swindled we'd see deep concern with actual consequences. First a Ponzi scheme, then a shell game with the assets…c'mon, hasn't Conour abused the judicial system and his clients long enough? I say enough already.
Wow, just wow.