Ice Miller expanding IP practice with Philadelphia office
Ice Miller LLP is expanding its intellectual property practice with a new office in Philadelphia.
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Federal court documentary premiere, debut airing set
A documentary coinciding with the bicentennial of Indiana’s federal courts will premiere at a special event next month ahead of its debut airing on public television.
Justices to hear arguments in Evansville ‘military-style assault’ case
Indiana’s Supreme Court is set to hear cases Thursday involving the withdrawal of guilty pleas, the use of search warrants and the revocation of good-time credit.
Survey: Law firm lawyers, partners lacking work
More than half of equity partners aren’t sufficiently busy at work, a greater number of non-equity partners don’t have enough to occupy their time, and close to nine in 10 law firms have chronically underperforming lawyers, an industry survey reports.
Indiana mayors push Congress to keep funding block grants
Gary Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson is scheduled to speak to congressional members this afternoon in support of continued funding for Community Development Block Grants.
Order adds Rules Committee members, changes amendment procedure
The Indiana Supreme Court has increased the number of members required for its Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure while also amending the process for recommending and adopting a rule change in a series of amendments to Trial Rule 80 that took effect Friday.
2 Indiana judges graduate from judicial college
Two northwest Indiana judges graduated last week from The National Judicial College in Reno, Nevada.
Supreme Court seeking comments on proposed rule amendments
The Indiana Supreme Court is seeking comment from legal professionals and members of the public on proposed amendments to various Indiana judicial rules.
Justices to hear cases involving protective sweeps, proceedings supplemental
The Indiana Supreme Court has agreed to decide if Lafayette police officers acted improperly when they searched a man’s apartment and arrested him after finding a gun in his back bedroom.
Jasper County judge moving to federal bench
A Jasper County judge has been appointed to the bench in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Indiana.
Supreme Court reprimands attorney for falsifying hours worked
The Indiana Supreme Court has publicly reprimand an Indianapolis attorney accused of falsifying the time he spent working on cases in official claims for attorney fees.
Senior judge appointed part time to Pulaski Superior Court
A Pulaski County senior judge has been appointed to replace a former Superior Court judge in the county on a part-time basis as the search for the judge’s permanent replacement continues.
Supreme Court authorizes cameras in courtrooms for National Adoption Day
The Indiana Supreme Court has once again authorized the use of cameras and recording devices in Indiana’s courtrooms to celebrate National Adoption Day proceedings this fall.
Planned Parenthood challenging new Indiana abortion parental consent law
Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky has filed a lawsuit challenging portions of Senate Enrolled Act 404, which in part requires unemancipated minors to obtain consent from a parent or legal guardian before being allowed to have an abortion.
Gift jumpstarts Indiana Bar Foundation’s 2017 campaign
The largest Keystone Society donation ever made will again enable the Indiana Bar Foundation to provide a partial match to donations as part of the 2017 Keystone Society campaign.
Ruling for doctor reversed in inmate’s gluten-free diet suit
A doctor made “misleading, inaccurate, and perhaps even false statements” in an inmate’s lawsuit that alleges the doctor intentionally failed to provide a medically prescribed gluten-free diet, a northern Indiana federal judge has ruled.
Jury acquits Indianapolis doctor charged in patients’ deaths
A former Indianapolis doctor has been found not guilty of all charges in the deaths of three people whom prosecutors said overdosed on painkillers that he prescribed.
Prisoner’s suit after Chanukah observation denial may proceed
A pro se Indiana inmate may proceed with his federal lawsuit claiming his First Amendment rights were violated when prison staff denied his requests to observe Chanukah with a menorah and use of the chapel at Westville Correctional Facility.
IU McKinney to host ‘Salute to Justice Rucker’
The Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law will celebrate now-retired Indiana Supreme Court Justice Robert Rucker’s legacy in the Indiana judiciary during a special program at the law school next week.