Rule change redefines service animals, bars those for emotional support
A new rule introduced by the U.S. Department of Transportation in December has revised the Air Carrier Access Act, redefining what constitutes a service animal on airplanes.
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IndyBar: The Eternal Debate: Who is in Your Top Five?
Who are your top five lawyers of all time? That is indeed a very heavy question, writes IndyBar President Jimmie McMillian.
IndyBar: Meet the Indianapolis Bar Foundation President: Adam Christensen
Meet Adam Christensen, the incoming president of the Indianapolis Bar Foundation.
Law firms keep focus on clients as changes continue
While predictions early in the pandemic of law firms closing and lawyers standing in unemployment lines have been replaced by a budding confidence, the global public health crisis did remind the legal profession that a central tenet of their job remained unchanged: They must stay focused on the needs of their clients.
COA commitment for woman with anorexia seen as rare
In a move not typically seen, the Indiana Court of Appeals extended a Hoosier woman’s temporary involuntary commitment solely based on an eating disorder that doctors said was causing her severe malnutrition.
Indiana Court Decisions – Dec. 30, 2020 – Jan. 13, 2021
Read Indiana appellate court decisions from the most recent reporting period.
Trimble: New Year’s resolutions after a tumultuous 2020
Indianapolis lawyer John Trimble exhorts members of the legal profession to shake off the malaise and resolve to charge ahead into 2021 with the renewed vigor to get through the mountain of challenges and to do what we can to make things better.
Hammerle on… “Soul,” “Wonder Woman 1984” and “Mulan”
Lawyer Bob Hammerle gives us his take on three movies: “Soul,” “Wonder Woman 1984” and “Mulan.”
JLAP: The promise of self-compassion
Lawyer Jill Carnell invites you to try the practice of self-compassion because it can make you a better lawyer by helping you to more easily “reset” when you find yourself in an emotionally or physically painful situation.
Barkdull, Egan and Rivin: Utilizing P3s to finance transportation projects
How can Indiana fund much-needed infrastructure improvements? Governmental entities across the country have endorsed the idea of combining the resources of the public and private sectors through “public-private partnerships” (P3s) to finance and manage America’s crumbling infrastructure.
Re-entry program gets unexpected but welcomed gift from new Barnes & Thornburg Foundation
PACE, a nonprofit that helps individuals who are being released from incarceration, is one of the first recipients of support from the Barnes & Thornburg Racial and Social Justice Foundation.
Groth: Insurance strategies for transportation companies
Steve Groth offers some suggestions that might help transportation companies lower their overall risk management costs.
Web Exclusive: Lawyer hits 20-gallon milestone in blood donation
Jim Lauck, senior counsel at Kroger Gardis & Regas, recently hit the milestone of donating 20 gallons of blood. Reaching the milestone was a 40-year process.
DTCI: The roots of diversity and making good business sense
The business case for diversity is, in almost every respect, unassailable. When companies invest in and promote a diverse and inclusive workplace, they gain benefits that go far beyond the optics.
IndyBar: Weekly Bill Watch Reports: Keep up with Legislation that Matters to You
The IndyBar Legislative Committee provides weekly Bill Watch reports throughout the session, which highlight progress and recent actions taken on bills being monitored by the association.
Indiana prosecutor defends attending Jan. 6 Trump rally in Washington
Dearborn and Ohio Counties Prosecutor Lynn Deddens has posted a letter on social media, acknowledging she was at the rally for President Donald Trump on Jan. 6 in Washington, D.C. and saying she left before the assault began on the U.S. Capitol Building.
Supreme Court takes on early stage of global warming case
The Supreme Court on Tuesday seemed cautious about siding with oil and gas companies in a case involving global warming.
Opinions Jan. 19, 2021
Indiana Court of Appeals
Bobby L. Peck v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
20A-CR-1583
Criminal. Affirms Bobby Peck’s aggregate four-year sentence after he pleaded guilty to two counts of Level 6 felony identity deception and his admission to being a habitual offender. Finds the sentence imposed in Warren Circuit Court is not inappropriate.
Housing bills drawing outside attention but no committee hearings
A bill has been introduced in the Indiana House that resurrects language Gov. Eric Holcomb vetoed last legislative session and housing rights group say would put more Hoosiers at risk of eviction.
Justices deadlock, reject appeal of TPR reversal in ‘terrifying precedent’ case
| IL Staff
The Indiana Supreme Court deadlocked on a petition hear a case in which the termination of a mother’s parental rights was overturned on appeal — the second reversal of the trial court’s termination of the same mother’s parental rights in the case. An appeals court held that affirming the termination in this mother’s case would set “a terrifying precedent.”