Indiana Court Decisions – Aug. 7 to 20, 2013
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Daily News 8/24/13
The IL Daily delivers legal news to your email inbox. In case you missed it, following is a recap of some of the stories reported online since the last issue of Indiana Lawyer. Subscribe to IL Daily to receive this news as it happens.
Hammerle On … ‘Elysium’ and ‘Blackfish’
In this issue, Bob Hammerle reviews "Elysium" and "Blackfish."
On The Move 8/28/13
Read about attorneys who has recently joined Indiana firms, started new firms, received promotions or awards, and recent law firm recognitions.
New planning report form now in use in Northern District
Effective Aug. 14, the Northern District of Indiana has a new form for the “Report of Parties’ Planning Meeting” that is required to be submitted after the parties’ Rule 26(f) planning conference. This new form is to be used going forward.
3 things to know about the boundaries of closing arguments
Attorneys James Bell and Mike Gaerte discuss the three things that criminal defense attorneys should know about the limits of a prosecutor's closing arguments.
DTCI: Commitment to the rule of law is US’s greatest export
Our convoy departed at 0400 in eight up-armored Humvees, two Ford Rangers and a Mahindra jeep. Heading north, we passed Bagram Airbase and began the ascent up into the Hindu-Kush Mountains. The Afghan summer heat had melted the snow that had blocked passage through the Salang Tunnel at roughly 11,000 feet.
Disciplinary Actions 8/28/13
Read who has recently been suspended by the Indiana Supreme Court, received a public reprimand or resigned.
Case illustrates the value of legal-medical partnership
The impact of the Midtown/Indiana Legal Services Medical Legal Partnership is life-altering for an Indianapolis great-grandmother and grandson.
Bodensteiner: Too many lawyers? The problem may be one of ‘allocation’
Valparaiso University Law School Interim Dean Ivan Bodensteiner argues that there may not be too many lawyers, but the problem may be one of how those resources are allocated.
Past associations with Conour get lawyers named in civil suits
William Conour’s multi-million-dollar fraud has produced an avalanche of state and federal lawsuits naming as defendants several attorneys who used to work with the once-prominent personal-injury and wrongful-death attorney.
ABA task force sees role for many in helping to fix legal education
In its review of legal education, a special committee led by retired Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Randall Shepard concluded that fixing the problems in law schools will require help from individuals and groups outside the classroom.
Indiana’s 5th law school opens
The Indiana Tech Law School opened Aug. 26 in Fort Wayne with an inaugural class of 30 students. Within the Allen County legal community, the new law school has drawn mixed reaction.
Moratorium on administrative rules leads to uncertainty
Plews Shadley Racher & Braun attorney Amy Romig discusses the impact of a recent executive order which placed a moratorium on new administrative rules by state agencies.
Will Indiana’s economy cool due to rising energy costs?
Bose McKinney & Evans attorney Nikki Shoultz discusses the relationship of the economy on rising energy costs.
Farm smells ignite debate but no consensus reached
Before dinner can be prepared and served at the table, the food has to be raised on a farm. However, Old MacDonald’s Farm with its placid scenes of pigs and cows is a shrinking segment of American farming, being replaced with large industrial agricultural operations with hundreds and thousands of animals.
Ethanol plant emissions suit may be bound for Indiana Supreme Court
Indiana’s ethanol industry faces an uncertain regulatory environment and likely more stringent emissions standards after a recent Indiana Court of Appeals ruling. A state agency will ask the Indiana Supreme Court to hear the case, as several corn-to-fuel plant operators also are expected to do.
Massa stays in Rockport case despite calls for recusal
Indiana Supreme Court Justice Mark Massa on Aug. 14 denied a formal motion arguing that he should recuse himself from a pending case concerning a controversial power plant in Rockport. The project is backed by a longtime friend of Massa and former aide to Gov. Mitch Daniels, whose administration championed the project.
Taking flight on terra firma
Pilot or farmer, attorney or father, Chris Stevenson wears many hats. The lawyer, who has worked for Wilson Kehoe Winingham LLC for going on 12 years, specializes in injury work, specifically that which is aviation- or farm-related.