Lightening the load: How professional employer organizations are helping small, solo law firms
More businesses are popping up in Indiana and across the country to help small law firms alleviate the stress of financial and administrative tasks.
Maura Johnson
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New lawsuit filed against former Indianapolis teacher accused of encouraging ‘fight club’ in classroom
A new lawsuit has been filed against a teacher with Indianapolis Public Schools, accusing him of orchestrating a “fight club” environment in his classroom by allegedly encouraging and recording videos of students fighting or being beaten by other students.
Independent review finds IU men’s basketball doctor conducted rectal exams appropriately
The investigation was conducted by international law firm Jones Day, which IU hired to be an independent voice in reviewing player allegations that the exams were sexual in nature.
Judge dismisses charges against Noblesville Bitcoin exchange operator
Charges were dismissed against Maximiliano Pilipis, an early adopter of Bitcoin cryptocurrency.
Widow’s lawsuit accuses Crown Point funeral provider of mishandling husband’s remains
The lawsuit alleges that the husband’s body wasn’t cremated until 19 days after his death and was one of at least 100 corpses that ended up being improperly stored in trailers in Chicago.
Lawsuits challenge state’s release of abortion documents
A legal battle rages on over reports that doctors must file on the few abortions now performed in Indiana each year.
Video exclusive: Evansville attorney explores Lincoln’s upbringing in Indiana
Joshua Claybourn, an attorney with Jackson Kelly PLLC in Evansville, said that growing up just a few miles away from where Abraham Lincoln spent a good majority of his childhood, it was easy to become interested in learning about the former president’s “rags to riches” life.
AI developing as personal mentor for law students, professionals
While AI technology like ChatGPT spits out directed responses to prompts made by users, experts are working with AI platforms that can be designed to act as mentors.
Split Indiana Supreme Court reverses lower court ruling in case of IU student injured by falling window
An Indiana University student injured in 2018 by a falling window demonstrated a genuine issue of material fact in inferring that the university’s negligence, a split Indiana Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.
7th Circuit upholds Evansville man’s drug, gun possession-related convictions
An Evansville man’s convictions in district court on several drug and gun possession offenses were based on overwhelming evidence and methamphetamine seized from his house fell within the legally permissible scope of a police search warrant, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday
Indiana Court of Appeals hears argument over statute of limitations in Zionsville fertility doctor case
At issue is whether too much time has passed for the daughter of a woman who was artificially inseminated by the doctor to have a legitimate malpractice claim against him.
The Closer: A Q&A with Stacia Buechler, partner at Taft
Stacia Buechler, a partner at Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, says that people don’t always realize how merger and acquisition work takes several different forms apart from the deal itself.
Investigators deploy new methods to identify Westfield serial killer’s victims
By the late 1990s, several men had been identified as likely victims of Herb Baumeister at his Fox Hollow Farm. Now a new team of investigators is trying to finish the task for as many as 25 victims.
Video exclusive: Attorney brings Franklin community together with indie bookshop
Tiffany Lauderdale Phillips opened Wild Geese Bookshop, located at 40 East Madison Street in Franklin, because there weren’t any local bookstores in the area.
7th Circuit sides with doctor in case involving Hepatitis C treatment of IDOC inmate
The daughter of a former Indiana Department of Correction inmate failed to prove a doctor’s liability in the inmate’s death from Hepatitis C complications, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday in affirming a district court’s summary judgment order.
Indiana Supreme Court to hear case of convicted murderer seeking appeal of 60-year sentence
Braven Harris is appealing his sentence in the June 2022 shooting death of 23-year-old Payton Wilson on the near east side of Indianapolis.
Notre Dame initiative looks at the state of democracy
The initiative is an effort to understand what democracy looks like at home and abroad, and how current practices inform what the future holds as the definition of democracy evolves.
Video exclusive: Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic supporting Hoosiers across Indy
The Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic in Indianapolis has been making a difference in the lives of residents for over 30 years.
Fifth IU player joins lawsuit, accuses former basketball team doctor of sexual abuse
A fifth former Indiana University men’s basketball player has come forward to accuse former team physician Dr. Bradford Bomba Sr. of unnecessarily performing a rectal examination on him during a routine physical examination.
The Closer: A chat with Tonya Vachirasomboon, partner at Dentons
She is the co-leader of Dentons’ national M&A practice group.