Law firms see overhead costs shift during past 25 years
All the modern devices and technology used by law firms these days come at a high cost and are often among the top firm expenses, according to managing partners.
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Driver crossing backed-up street involved in accident
Case information on an Indianapolis accident with injury.
Kokomo sues state over proposed downtown baseball park
The city of Kokomo is suing the state over its opposition to a proposed downtown baseball stadium.
Hammerle on … ‘Selma,’ ‘American Sniper’
Bob Hammerle says the strength of “Selma” flows from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s relationship with his wife and President Lyndon Johnson.
Panel backs religion-based hiring by Indiana contractors
An Indiana legislative panel has endorsed a bill allowing religious institutions that receive state and local government contracts to make hiring decisions based upon religion.
Plea deal reached in central Indiana animal cruelty case
A central Indiana couple charged with animal cruelty after 171 dead animals were found on their farm have pleaded guilty to four counts each of improper disposal of a dead animal.
House panel backs new rules after nursing home scandal
An Indiana House committee has endorsed tighter rules on the conduct of lawmakers in the wake of an ethics investigation of a top Republican who fought privately to defeat legislation that would have hurt his family's business.
State union membership counters national trend
Indiana bucked a national trend in 2014 by experiencing an increase in labor union membership, new statistics released by the U. S. Labor Department show.
Making Rain: Business strategies for in 2015
The beginning of a new year always seems like a good time to look at what’s working and what’s not in terms of your business development strategies.
DTCI: Remembering my time with popcorn and lost traditions
What will your kids remember about their childhood – high scores on "Call of Duty" or "iFunny"; or you and time with popcorn?
Federal Bar Update: Southern District’s uniform protective order
Throughout 2014, a subcommittee of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana’s Local Rules Committee, including Magistrate Judges Denise LaRue and Debra McVicker Lynch, was hard at work on a proposed uniform protective order.
Riggins: The effects of Obama’s immigration executive actions
A debate is being waged regarding the effects of the executive actions. Proponents tout ameliorative socioeconomic effects, while opponents decry a thinly veiled grant of amnesty. In this landscape, it is important to understand the intent and effect of the executive actions.
Changes being considered for medical malpractice claims
More medical malpractice cases could be filed directly in state trial courts without first having to go through the exhaustive and mandatory medical review process under legislation pending in the Indiana Senate. A proposal in the Indiana House of Representatives aims to raise the caps on damages and insurer liability.
Bill to open adoption records moves forward
Indiana has nothing to fear from abandoning long-established practice and following the lead of numerous states in order to allow some 350,000 adopted Hoosiers access to their birth records, a leading national advocate said.
Attorney reaction spurs tweaks of pro bono reporting rule
During a January lunchtime meeting of the Elkhart City Bar Association, attorneys served a plateful of questions about the state’s new mandatory pro bono reporting rule and ladled on some skepticism.
Rush rolls out commercial court plan in State of Judiciary
Commercial courts heralded by Indiana Chief Justice Loretta Rush in her first State of the Judiciary address could be in business soon, with the first pilots launching as early as this summer, according to judges and lawyers involved in developing the plans.
Partial-termination dispute gets full treatment from court
After nearly 19 years and five appearances before the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, a dispute over retirement benefits has ended where it began and elicited an admission of mistaken interpretation from the court.
Trust proposal in Legislature would shield assets from creditors, permit perpetuity
Assets could be shielded from creditors and passed down to numerous generations under a legacy trust proposal being considered by the Indiana General Assembly. The proposed estate-planning device would be exempt from the rule against perpetuities.
‘Dead Man Walking’ author calls for judicial reform
Sister Helen Prejean, at a recent talk at Valparaiso University, called the death penalty process “unjust.”
