DTCI: Women in the Law Division hosts events
Attorneys and sponsors joined with about 25 other attorneys at McCormick & Schmick’s in Indianapolis for a networking mixer on June 8.
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New state law allows distilleries to sell carryout 7 days a week
A new state law that takes effect July 1 lifts the ban on carryout sales for artisan distilleries, putting the businesses on par with wineries and craft breweries, which already sell alcohol on Sundays.
Hammerle on…’Finding Dory,’ ‘Weiner’
Abandoned by my two grandchildren and Saudi foreign exchange student, I was forced to bite the bullet and go alone to see “Finding Dory.”
Start Page: Clear your Outlook inbox, clear your mind
Unfortunately, leaving emails unprocessed in your inbox waiting for you drains your energy, causes you to procrastinate, and takes up mental capacity. Thankfully, there’s a better way to deal with email. It’s called getting to “Inbox Zero.”
Cotterill: Commercial courts will enhance economic development
Indiana’s judiciary has been added to the long list of what makes Indiana so favorable a place to do business.
Hammond: Loss of love and companionship: Tough love for minors
The situation: a single mother is killed in a crash leaving behind a young daughter. The defense attorney refuses to consider paying any damages to the young daughter beyond her 18th birthday, including for the loss of love, care and affection of her deceased mother. Can that be right?
Editorial: Modest proposal to state, IBM lawyers: Settle for nothing
Six years have passed since Indiana sued IBM over the failed $1 billion contract for the computer giant to modernize a punch-card-era system for determining welfare eligibility. After the contract was famously canceled, IBM blamed the state, the state blamed IBM, and they’ve been fighting in court since.
Employers struggle with complicated immigration system
At the third meeting of the Senate Select Committee on Immigration Issues, business professionals and attorneys told committee members the measures Indiana has adopted in recent years have actually hurt the state’s economy and public safety.
Pilot program to help judges with complex motions
Judges in four Indiana counties soon will have some help with complex motions thanks to a bill passed by the Indiana Legislature.
Deadline for mandatory e-filing nears for Hamilton County, Indiana appellate courts
Ready or not, the era of e-filing begins July 1 for everyone submitting court documents in Hamilton County and in Indiana’s appellate courts. There’s evidence that despite the buildup over recent months, many lawyers and filers may be caught off guard.
Valparaiso Law School reduces faculty, class size to prepare for a different future
Valparaiso Law School is hardly the first to feel the pain of falling student applications, but as the subject of a recent profile in the New York Times, its troubles may be the most well-known.
Adams: Setting standards for ‘silver tsunami’ preparedness
A popular topic in the media lately is the “silver tsunami” — the huge wave of baby boomers who will leave the workforce in the coming years and become eligible for the senior discount. The legal system needs to prepare today for the influx of issues that will wash ashore.
Attorneys create for-profit guardianship company
After about a year of thinking and planning, two Indianapolis attorneys launched Scout Guardianship Services Inc. in December 2015. This for-profit business can function as either a guardian, attorney in fact or health care representative for adults who want and have the financial assets to pay for these services.
Strained Adult Protective Services to get relief July 1, but stakeholders seek more aid
Adult Protective Services has only 28 investigators to look into reports of mistreatment of endangered Hoosiers, along with 18 district directors. The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration has pledged to release funds July 1 to hire 18 more investigators.
Attorneys remember trailblazer Susan Tabler
The recent death of an Indianapolis attorney who helped blaze the trail for female attorneys in the city has prompted other attorneys to take a look how far women have come in the legal profession.
Prosecutors say ethics rules limit release of police body camera video
While it was being considered in the Statehouse, Indiana’s police body camera law brought a lot of public interest and at times public outcry. But as the new measure gets ready for action, prosecutors say the Rules of Professional Conduct restrict them from releasing the recordings.
Are old convictions still relevant?
A man who admitted fault and negligence for a Lake County drunken-driving crash is appealing damages of $2 million awarded in the case, claiming the jury was wrongly provided evidence of his prior alcohol-related driving convictions that were 17 and 30 years old.
COA: Tenant does not have obligation to indemnify landlord
The Indiana Court of Appeals ruled a tenant did not have to indemnify a landlord against a woman’s personal injury claims after she filed suit against both of them.