‘Get involved.’ Indiana judges, attorneys offer advice for new lawyers
As hundreds of students graduate from Indiana’s three law schools, attorneys and judges offer their wisdom on how to get off to a good start practicing law.
Maura Johnson
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Court of Appeals sends case involving Zionsville fertility doctor back to trial court
The Indiana Court of Appeals overturned a lower court’s July 2024 court order in a case involving Dr. Donald Cline, a retired Zionsville fertility doctor whose alleged actions were the subject of a 2022 Netflix documentary.
Indiana Supreme Court to hear Cass County juvenile delinquency case
The Indiana Supreme Court will hear oral arguments May 15 in a jurisdictional dispute over a Cass County juvenile delinquency case that has been lingering in legal limbo for more than a year.
Video exclusive: Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site honors former president, attorney
Nestled in Indianapolis’s Old Northside Neighborhood since the 1870s, the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site celebrates the life and legacy of the 23rd President of the United States, Benjamin Harrison.
Notre Dame exoneration clinic frees its third client
Kara Beaty was exonerated after receiving a six-year sentence for causing a severe crash with a motorcyclist back in 2020.
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.
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.