Eye on Profession: Chris Hickey to lead National Conference of Bar Presidents
Our own IndyBar and IndyBar Foundation past-president, Christine Hayes Hickey, has just been installed as the new president of the National Conference of Bar Presidents.
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Study committees looking at civil forfeiture, constitutional carry
With a little more than four months until the start of the 2018 Indiana General Assembly, lawmakers are back to work to consider two high-profile issues being closely watched by law enforcement and prosecutors throughout the state: civil forfeiture and constitutional carry — the proposition that people should be able to carry handguns without a license.
7th Circuit affirms conviction for spoofing spree
Experts are divided over the scope and harm caused by an “unscrupulous” trader’s millisecond manipulations of the commodities market.
Skeel’s skills make ISBA members confident of success
The Indiana State Bar Association’s choice for executive director brings experience leading a national member-based nonprofit in a field that has been disrupted by technology and consolidation.
Valparaiso Law grad building career as full-time artist
It was initially supposed to just be a stress-relieving exercise. Justin Vining, a 2010 graduate of Valparaiso University Law School, was feeling the pressure of being a full-time law student, so he picked up a brush and some paint and poured his anxieties out onto a blank canvas. But then something happened — Vining’s paintings began to sell.
DTCI: Wine, women, and (maybe some) song
DTCI’s Women in the Law Division is anticipating a lively discussion at its first Book Club Event, which will feature: Feminist Fight Club: A Survival Manual for a Sexist Workplace, by Jessica Bennett.
Chiropractor-lawyer links skirt 30-day crash victim solicitation rule, prompt calls for law
Personal injury attorney Ken Nunn says there ought to be a law preventing lawyers from skirting a rule that they wait 30 days before contacting people injured in car crashes.
DTCI: Award nominations invited
The Defense Trial Counsel’s Annual Meeting and 50th Anniversary Celebration will be held Nov. 16-17 in French Lick. One of the highlights of the meeting is the presentation of the “Defense Lawyer of the Year,” the “Diplomat of the Indiana Defense Trial Counsel,” and the “Outstanding Young Lawyer” awards.
DTCI: Joint Defense Agreements
Developing a joint defense strategy to advocate common interests and goals among defendants promotes efficiency and limits litigation costs because work can be coordinated and divided among attorneys.
Adolay: Legal tools for combatting employee leave abuse
While the availability of medical leave plays an important role in keeping workers healthy and providing job protection, employers do not have to tolerate leave abuse.
Law students studying up on borrowing
As the Class of 2020 begins its legal studies and the Class of 2018 prepares for the bar exam and life as a lawyer, many will probably thinking about their financial security, debt and loan obligations. More than 85 percent of law students borrow, running up a tab that can flow to astronomical amounts.
Bankovich/Pauli: Dos and don’ts of social media policies
Employers that do not have a social media policy may leave themselves open to public relations disasters, risks for leaks of confidential information, or discrimination and retaliation claims — to name a few issues.
Indiana in 7th Circuit labor union lawsuits
Once again, Indiana is joining several other states to try to convince the Supreme Court of the United States to overturn its own precedent and stop public employees who are not members of the union from having to pay so-called fair share fees.
Wheeler led Civil Rights Division at DOJ during, after turbulent transition
Thomas Wheeler II, a partner at Frost Brown Todd LLC in Indianapolis, served as acting assistant attorney general for the division after President Donald Trump was sworn in Jan. 20. He recently returned to private practice.
As age discrimination law turns 50, bias becomes subtler, harder to prove
At 50, the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act just isn’t its old self.
Study committee to begin constitutional carry discussions Tuesday
Indiana lawmakers will return to the Statehouse Tuesday for the first of three discussions about one of the most controversial issues being considered by a summer study committee this year – constitutional carry, or the belief that a person should be able to carry a handgun without a license.
Jury awards $417M in lawsuit linking talcum powder to cancer
A Los Angeles jury on Monday ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $417 million to a woman who claimed in a lawsuit that the talc in its iconic baby powder causes ovarian cancer when applied regularly for feminine hygiene.
Louisville files federal lawsuit against drug distributors
Officials in Kentucky's largest city have filed suit in federal court against opioid distributors, accusing them of contributing to the drug epidemic in the state.
Alcohol commission begins work, looks at retail permits
The Statehouse will again be talking liquor as the Indiana Alcohol Code Revision Commission holds its first hearing Tuesday.
District court strikes part of state’s civil forfeiture law
Amid discussions on legislative reform to Indiana’s civil forfeiture framework, a federal judge has ruled part of that framework unconstitutional, determining the process by which the state can seize someone’s property before an official forfeiture action violates due process protections.