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In an area of law focused on individualized inquiry, Indiana employers now have a bright-line rule thanks to a recent decision in our jurisdiction. In September 2017, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals handed down Severson v. Heartland Woodcraft, Inc., 872 F.3d 476.
Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law will host a celebration of life service Friday to honor former dean and professor Susanah Mead, who died in late 2017. Mead devoted her trailblazing career to legal education at her alma mater.
Liquidated damages under Indiana law were initially mandatory, but amendments to the statute in 2015 created a good faith defense. However, three years out from the 2015 amendment, the concept of good faith remains relatively undefined by caselaw.
Preparing and maintaining good documentation is a practice that seems simple in theory. But it requires discipline and training for those creating documentation. It’s important to know that just as good documentation is helpful, bad documentation can be harmful.
Claims of workers being harassed or denied opportunities because of their race, national origin, gender, age or sexual orientation are continuing despite diversity in the workforce and employers’ heightened need for labor amid low unemployment.
The Allen Superior Court Judicial Nominating Commission is now accepting applications from candidates who wish to fill a second pending vacancy in the county’s superior court. Applications to succeed retiring Judge Stanley Levine will be accepted through Sept. 14.
This fall, IndyBar members will be honored for their contributions to our legal community. The Indianapolis legal community is fortunate to be home to many talented, dedicated professionals, and we need your help in identifying our colleagues who went above and beyond this past year!
Calling all business litigators! We’re bringing together more than 15 of the brightest legal minds in business litigation for the top-notch Advanced Business Litigation Summit on September 12.
If you’re anything like me, your summer as a family law attorney is usually fraught with way more work than usual. In addition to the school choice and family relocation cases, there are all the summer parenting time issues that you — and your clients — didn’t know were issues.
Busy lawyers always need a night to relax, and there’s no better place than Evening Under the Stars. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Indianapolis Bar Foundation, and the event will be extra special.
President Donald Trump’s personal attorney says he wasn’t trying to make an existential point about the meaning of veracity when he declared “truth isn’t truth.” Instead, he said he was trying to make the case that having Trump sit down for an interview with special counsel Robert Mueller’s team wouldn’t accomplish much because of the conflicting nature of witnesses’ recollections.
DTCI & ITLA Young Lawyers’ Punch Bowl Social was sponsored by Robson Forensics, August 2.
President Donald Trump is expressing concern that anything he tells special counsel Robert Mueller under oath could be used to charge him with perjury as part of Mueller’s ongoing investigation into coordination between his 2016 presidential campaign and Russia.
There are important distinctions between LLCs and corporations that should be analyzed when deciding between the two forms. These distinctions include legislative policy considerations, business formalities, tax implications, litigation, creditor rights and others.
A Crown Point man who pleaded guilty to terror-related charges has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana Judge Joseph S. Van Bokkelen on Monday also sentenced Marlonn Hicks of Crown Point to three years of supervised release, to be served after his prison term.
Read Indiana appellate court decisions from the most recent reporting period.
Read who’s been reprimanded and suspended in the most recent reporting period.
Movie reviewer Bob Hammerle says “BlacKkKlansman” is the year’s best film to date, while “Christopher Robin” offers its own special special brand of magic.
One of the new tensions of moving a law firm or legal department toward more businesslike behavior is culture. Critics constantly ask, “Will our culture be ruined?” “Will our culture be changed?” “Should we even be concerned about the impact change may have on culture?” “Does culture matter?”
Along with a full course load, leadership positions on the executive boards of student organizations, moot court, journals with endless cite-checking assignments and other time-consuming obligations, one thing is common among top priorities for rising 2Ls: the job search.