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Attorneys turn to ‘barn therapy’ to clear minds
Five influential women in the Indianapolis legal community share a common bond as dedicated horse riding enthusiasts. They shared with Indiana Lawyer why they ride.
2-year program at Madison facility shows positive impact tablets have on behavior
The data is still being collected but the staff at the Madison Juvenile Correctional Facility is noticing the nearly 50 incarcerated young women are calmer, not filing as many grievances and reading more books. So what’s happening?
Service, silence to mark anniversary of Michael Brown’s death
A memorial service and moment of silence are planned today to mark the two-year anniversary of Michael Brown's fatal shooting by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri. Brown’s death was a catalyst for the Black Lives Matter movement.
Man pleads guilty in church school’s paddling incidents
A former southern Indiana church employee has pleaded guilty to three misdemeanors after being accused of paddling children at the church's boarding school.
Man charged in deadly house explosion reaches plea deal
A man charged with murder for his role in a deadly Indianapolis house explosion has reached a plea deal weeks before his scheduled trial.
Keaton: NIED: Impact, involvement and injury
Must a physical injury occur before a plaintiff may recover for negligent infliction of emotional distress? Perhaps not.
Legal battles spark EPA to set emission standards for composite wood products
Nearly 11 years after the survivors of Hurricane Katrina began blaming their FEMA trailers for their health problems, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued a new rule addressing what is believed to have been the main cause of their suffering — formaldehyde.
Patel decision restricts feticide prosecutions
The Indiana Court of Appeals holds the Legislature didn’t intend feticide charges for pregnant women.
Cohen and Mattingly: ESI review protocols: No more shots in the dark
Document productions, if done incorrectly, are often overly and underly broad; unnecessarily expensive and inefficient; and potentially damaging. These days if you, knowingly or unknowingly, produce a needle in a stack of hay, it will be (or should be) found.
Fitness trackers add to flood of digital evidence in courts
The law surrounding the information is still evolving, particularly in the area of privacy and Fourth Amendment rights. Civil, but more likely criminal, attorneys will be handling digital evidence more and more especially as law enforcement increasingly relies on technology to track suspects and link them to crimes.
Technology lets lawyers pursue practices with no need to hit ‘print’
The paperless office has been an aspirational goal for many businesses including law firms for years. Advocates point to studies that say going paperless can increase efficiency by 25 to 50 percent and slash a law firm’s budget for paper, printers, printer cartridges and other traditional paperbound office supplies.
$25M verdict poses tough questions for COA
Hearing arguments about a case that resulted in what may be among the largest awards for loss of consortium, the Indiana Court of Appeals repeatedly questioned what amount of damages is too much and when a jury’s decision should be overturned.
E-filed documents may tell more than attorneys intend
Court officials are recommending lawyers be cautious when submitting e-filed documents, because those submissions may carry metadata revealing more than an attorney might intend.
ABA commission sees need for ‘regulatory innovations’ in legal profession
Finding the need for legal services among the poor and moderate-income greater than legal aid and pro bono can satisfy, an American Bar Association commission is advocating for the consideration of “regulatory innovations” which include non-lawyer ownership of legal service providers.
Prosecutor accidentally fires weapon inside restaurant
A central Indiana prosecutor says he plans to buy a holster after accidentally firing a handgun in his pocket, sending a round into the floor of a restaurant.
Suicide bombing at Pakistani hospital targets lawyers
A suicide bomber killed at least 67 people and wounded dozens more in an attack that struck a government-run hospital in the southwestern city of Quetta on Monday, police and doctors said.
Indiana voter ID law differs from recent overturned rulings
Indiana's voter identification law differs from recently overturned laws in other states that legal experts say have caused disenfranchisement among minorities.
NCAA athletes allowed to pursue $1B compensation case
The National Collegiate Athletic Association must face claims by tens of thousands of current and former students testing the limits on how much compensation they can get for years of playing basketball and football.