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The American Bar Association Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility has released an ethics opinion providing guidance on how a lawyer might use a legal assistant to perform client intake tasks.
Qualifications, training requirements and the ability to retain counsel are among the rules included in a proposal that would introduce the state’s first guardian ad litem guidelines.
President Joe Biden’s son Hunter will plead guilty to federal tax offenses but avoid prosecution on a separate gun charge in a deal with the Justice Department that likely spares him time behind bars.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal on behalf of some U.S. veterans who want disability benefits because they were exposed to radiation while responding to a Cold War-era hydrogen bomb accident in Spain.
Republican state Rep. Jim Lucas was cooperative — even joking, at times — with police after he was arrested in May for driving under the influence, new body camera footage shows.
After a lull during the pandemic, eviction filings by landlords have come roaring back, driven by rising rents and a long-running shortage of affordable housing.
An effort to disbar conservative attorney John Eastman, who devised ways to keep President Donald Trump in the White House after his defeat in the 2020 election, will begin Tuesday in Los Angeles.
The federal Social Security Act preempts a woman’s state tort claims and a trial court ruled correctly that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction in the case, the Court of Appeals of Indiana affirmed Monday.
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court’s judgment and reinstated a man’s criminal charges Friday for providing false answers on a firearm application document.
Former Court of Appeals of Indiana Judge William I. Garrard, 91, died June 2.
United States of America v. John Holden
22-3160
Appeal from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, South Bend Division. Judge Robert L. Miller Jr.
Criminal. Reversed the district court’s judgment and reinstated the criminal charge against John Holden. Finds a truthful answer to the question “are you under indictment?” can be material to the propriety of a firearms sale, whether or not all possible applications of §922(n) comport with the Second Amendment.
A doctor’s affidavit, along with medical records and another doctor’s deposition, created a genuine issue of material fact that precluded the entry of summary judgment in favor of a widow in a medical negligence case, the Court of Appeals of Indiana has ruled.
A man’s negligence claims for a 2018 car accident only apply to a shoulder injury sustained in the crash and not to pain from any pre-existing injuries or ailments, the Court of Appeals of Indiana ruled Monday in affirming a lower court’s decision.
A man convicted of child sex-trafficking did not have his Miranda rights violated when a detective asked him questions after he said he would “rather” have a lawyer, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in affirming a lower court’s decision.
A trial court did not abuse its discretion when it granted a motion from a receiver and contractors to set aside a stipulated order in a case involving liens and a property sale, the Court of Appeals of Indiana has ruled.
A law that would have banned gender transition procedures for Indiana minors has been preliminarily enjoined by a federal judge, just two days after hearing oral arguments and shortly before the law was scheduled to take effect July 1.
Who is responsible when a hospital sends a patient’s diagnosis to the wrong person and that person immediately posts the information on Facebook for hundreds to see?
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb said explicitly he will not make a bid for the U.S. Senate in 2024, quashing rumors that he would seek federal office after his gubernatorial term ends next year.
A southwest Florida couple with ties to Indiana has been charged with stealing more than $2 million in COVID-19 relief funds and using the money to buy boats, new businesses and other luxury items.
The Justice Department issued a withering critique of Minneapolis police, alleging they systematically discriminated against minorities, violated constitutional rights and disregarded the safety of people in custody for years before George Floyd was killed.
