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Making Rain: Using an Ouija board or financial statements to plan marketing
Although the Ouija board might be more fun, you will probably make better business decisions by asking your accounting department to reorganize your expenses and revenue to give you a picture even the Great Ouija couldn’t conjure.
3 conservative groups challenge RFRA ‘fix,’ human rights ordinances
After a nearly 4½-hour hearing during which they argued the constitutionality of their local human rights ordinances prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, four Indiana cities are waiting to learn if a Hamilton Superior Court judge will dismiss a suit challenging the ordinances.
Biederman and Burke: Is use of keywords in e-discovery a game of ‘Go Fish?’
Inherent limitations aside, the question the legal community should be asking is not whether, but rather how, keyword searches should be used in e-discovery.
New resource gives access to troves of data measures on district court judges’ orders
Litigation Analytics, a product of Bloomberg Law, will tell you how long, on average, a judge takes to rule in an employment matter, what firms frequently appear in his or her courtroom, and his or her appeal outcomes.
Hill wins AG race as voters retain 4 appellate judges
Elkhart County Prosecutor Curtis T. Hill Jr. sailed to a resounding victory in the Indiana attorney general race Nov. 8, and voters retained four Court of Appeals judges by wide margins.
Retired Richmond lawyer’s author dream comes true
Throughout his long career as an attorney, Andrew Cecere, who practiced in Richmond, never gave up on his dream of publishing a novel. And now, with two books released in his name within the last year, the 94-year-old can finally say his greatest dream has become reality.
Indiana Senate immigration committee plans to introduce no bills
The Indiana General Assembly’s special immigration committee concluded its work Nov. 10 much the way it began — with legislators frustrated the federal government isn’t addressing issues surrounding undocumented residents.
Judges must balance timeliness rules with discretion
Recent decisions from the Indiana Court of Appeals have demonstrated the divide between statutory requirements and judicial discretion when it comes to motions filed after deadline.
5 practice areas expected to see major growth in 2017
In its 2017 Practice Outlook Guide, BTI Consulting Group projected that five practice areas would experience significant growth in the coming year: regulatory matters, mergers and acquisitions, cybersecurity/data privacy, bet-the-company litigation and class-action lawsuits. Here is a look at the reasons top lawyers in these practice areas are predicting steady growth.
Plugged In: File names matter when it comes to searching, sorting
Most of us probably assume the contents of the file are far more important than what we name it and do not realize that improper file names can make it both harder on us and our computer to find and open the file again in the future.
Justices weigh whether child abuse reporter can sue DCS for breach of confidentiality
A southern Indiana church van driver who suspected children to be in need of services due to dangerous living conditions in his small community followed the law requiring him to report his suspicions. He didn’t want to provide his name, but he did so after a Department of Child Services hotline worker assured him his identity would remain confidential, as the law also requires.
Marion County’s new electronic system speeds process for searches
Police working a crime scene who need a search warrant sometimes feel they can’t wait, but they often have no choice. For law enforcement agencies in Marion County, though, the wait is decreasing due to a new electronic system for requesting and approving search warrants.
Wednesday IP lecture at IU McKinney canceled
A planned lecture on patents and innovation policy at the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law on Wednesday has been canceled.
Lawsuit calls 2 Indiana tax statutes unconstitutional
A Marion County resident, whose bank account of $155.44 was frozen by the Indiana Department of Revenue, is suing to prevent the state from taking assets for income tax debts without leaving the debtor something to pay for basic necessities like food and shelter.
Dodge truck owners accuse Chrysler, Cummins of VW-like cheating
Allegations of cheating pollution standards have reached U.S. automakers as Chrysler was sued by consumers who said engines in some Dodge trucks were rigged to hide that emissions were as much as 14 times higher than permitted by law.
Charges dismissed against doctor accused of overprescribing
A central Indiana judge has dismissed charges against a doctor who had faced allegations of overprescribing painkillers.
Southern Indiana jail makes changes after reality show
A southern Indiana jail has made changes including additional officers and more resources for inmates after letting a cable television program film for four months inside its walls, a sheriff said.
Toyota to pay up to $3.4 billion to settle US truck suit
Toyota will pay up to $3.4 billion to settle a class action lawsuit brought by U.S. pickup truck and SUV owners whose vehicles lacked adequate rust protection.
Opinions Nov. 14, 2016
Indiana Court of Appeals
William McNeal v. State of Indiana
49A05-1604-CR-838
Criminal. Affirms William McNeal’s conviction of Level 5 felony possession of cocaine. Finds that the Marion Superior Court did not abuse its discretion by admitting evidence that McNeal claims was obtained in violation of his rights pursuant to the Fourth Amendment and Article 1, Section 11 of the Indiana Constitution.