Wilson Elser opens second Indiana office
| IL Staff
The national law firm Wilson Elser has opened a new office in the Indianapolis area, its second Indiana location.
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Child Advocates CEO Booth to retire
| IL Staff
Cindy Booth, the longtime leader of Child Advocates Inc., will retire next year after 30 years with the nonprofit.
Opinion Aug. 16, 2023
Court of Appeals of Indiana
Kevin Martin v. J. Harvill, et al. (mem. dec.)
23A-CT-416
Civil tort. Affirms the LaPorte Superior Court’s dismissal of Kevin Martin’s complaint. Finds Martin’s arguments are too poorly developed for review.
Mother pleads guilty to felony child neglect after 6-year-old son used her gun to shoot teacher
The mother of a 6-year-old boy who shot his teacher in Virginia pleaded guilty Tuesday to a charge of felony child neglect, seven months after her son used her handgun to critically wound the educator in a classroom full of students.
Indiana law allowing voters over 65 to vote by mail not unconstitutional, 7th Circuit affirms
By granting older voters the right to vote by mail, Indiana is not abridging the right to vote of those under the age of 65 and does not violate the 26th Amendment, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday in affirming a district court decision.
Allen Co. judge grants temporary restraining order in physician noncompete lawsuit
A temporary restraining order has been granted in one of the first lawsuits following Indiana’s new statute on physician noncompete agreements.
Gary awarded $1M for cameras
The city of Gary has been awarded $1 million for permanent mounted license plate recognition cameras and stationary video surveillance cameras, Northern District U.S. Attorney Clifford Johnson and Gary Police Chief Anthony Titus announced Aug. 11.
Will a federal judge in Texas force Planned Parenthood to repay millions?
A federal judge in Texas who put access to the abortion pill misefpristone in limbo presided Tuesday over another potentially groundbreaking case: a state lawsuit seeking to force Planned Parenthood pay back millions of dollars it received through Medicaid
Indiana attorney general seeks info about gender-affirming care with subpoena-like demands
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita’s office has issued at least three civil investigative demands to medical providers as he continues to seek out information regarding gender-affirming care practices across the state.
Indiana revokes licenses of funeral home and director after decomposing bodies and cremains found
The licenses of a southern Indiana funeral home and its director have been revoked following an investigation that found 31 decomposing bodies and 17 cremains being stored at the facility, the state’s attorney general announced Tuesday.
UAW to vote on strike authorization next week as president says talks with Detroit 3 moving slowly
About 146,000 members of the United Auto Workers union will vote next week whether to authorize their leaders to call strikes against the Detroit automakers.
Funk and Preller: Confidentiality, non-disparagement, noncompete restrictions
| Ryan Funk and Alexander Preller
Can an employer ask an employee to sign a confidentiality, non-disparagement or noncompete agreement?
Bill aims to protect data privacy: Law looks for balance between rights of consumers, businesses
A new state law passed earlier this year, Senate Enrolled Act 5, has set up a framework for Hoosier consumers to find what personal information of theirs is being collected and what companies are doing with that data.
‘People deserve a second chance’: Discretionary expungements marked more prominently on MyCase
Discretionary expungements used to be marked only at the very bottom of a chronological case summary on MyCase.in.gov, but now, advocacy efforts have led to a more prominent positioning.
Roberson, Townsend and Talley: SCOTUS raises the bar for denying religious accommodations
| Elizabeth Roberson and Nancy Townsend and Virginia A. Talley and Aristotle Jones
On June 29, the U.S. Supreme Court clarified the “undue hardship” standard that allows employers to reject some employees’ requests for a religious accommodation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Marquez: Ergonomics for the eyes: Protecting your eyes from screens
Most of us are familiar with the many ergonomic resource options in the office that can make our long days (and sometimes nights) in front of a computer more manageable. One part of the body that is often overlooked in these measures is our eyes.
‘It’s their money’: How attorneys advise on lump-sum vs. structured settlements
If a case settles and a structured payment plan is clearly the way to go, what’s a lawyer to do when the client decides that actually, they want the money up front?
Indiana Court Decisions: July 27-Aug. 9, 2023
Read the latest Indiana appellate court decisions from the most recent reporting period.
Pettygrove: Avoiding (or winning) evidence preservation arguments
All federal litigants have a legal duty to preserve evidence that might be relevant, whether to their own or another party’s claims or defenses. Though it’s a seemingly straightforward obligation, parties frequently accuse one another of breaching this duty.
IndyBar: Federal Practice in the Southern District of Indiana
| From IndyBar and Donnie Morgan
IndyBar is hosting a full-day CLE exploring all aspects of federal practice in the Southern District. More on that later, but first a few tips.