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DTCI: North Central Region Trial Academy
Need to enhance your skills as a litigator? Searching for a good trial advocacy seminar? If so, be sure to register today for the 2016 North Central Region Trial Academy!
DTCI: Business associate classification and HIPAA liability for lawyers
Jarrod Malone writes about the impact of the business associate classification on lawyers and law firms.
DTCI: The need for federal anti-SLAPP legislation is great
Whether it is The Speak Free Act or some other federal legislation, there appears to be a growing consensus that a federal uniform anti-SLAPP statute will eventually be enacted.
DTCI: Young Lawyer Mixers—a Hit!
DTCI Young Lawyer regional mixers were enthusiastically received in Merrillville and Evansville in July.
DTCI: Awards Nominations Invited
The Defense Trial Counsel’s Annual Meeting will be held Nov. 17-18 in Fort Wayne. One of the highlights of the meeting is the presentation of the “Defense Lawyer of the Year,” the “Diplomat of the Indiana Defense Trial Counsel,” and the “Outstanding Young Lawyer” awards.
DTCI: Indiana’s Uniform Security Act: An introduction
This article will give the reader some insight as to when the Indiana Uniform Security Act may come into play. This article is not meant to cover all IUSA’s applications, defenses or interplay with federal law.
DTCI: Want to stop the lawyer jokes? Change the perception
It troubles me when our profession is reduced to jokes. If the public perception of lawyers perpetuates the jokes and negative portrayals, and if those jokes and portrayals bother us, what can we do to change the public perception?
DTCI: Of stare decisis, dissents, and asbestos litigation
This article examines the role stare decisis played in deciding personal injury cases stemming from asbestos.
DTCI: Recovery of workers’ comp liens in third-party actions
An overview of the statutory rights of an employer/carrier to recover on such liens is often a good refresher since many attorneys tend to overlook this important aspect when seeking to settle their liability cases.
DTCI: Women in the Law Division hosts events
Attorneys and sponsors joined with about 25 other attorneys at McCormick & Schmick’s in Indianapolis for a networking mixer on June 8.
DTCI: Consequences of silence
What civil litigators should know before a client “takes the Fifth.”
DTCI: Experience New England in the fall with defense colleagues
My dear defense lawyer colleagues, it is time to plan to attend the Defense Research Institute 2016 Annual Meeting!
DTCI: Termination for convenience, remedies and good faith
Because termination for convenience is such a significant event, it is important for owners and contractors to fully understand the significance and effect of the termination for convenience clause, before execution of the contract.
DTCI: A baby boomer responds to the millennial generation
Let’s put this in a little intergenerational perspective. Many boomers don’t think millennials are sufficiently committed to their jobs and their futures with their employers. To whatever extent boomers are “disappointed” in millennials, that is a fraction of the disappointment, generally speaking, the Greatest Generation (the boomers’ parents) had in so many young boomers about 40-50 years ago.
DTCI: A protracted push and pull
The Indiana Supreme Court’s history with asbestos litigation and its statute of repose.
DTCI:10 tips to maximize contract effectiveness, enforcement
Eager to consummate the deal, contracting parties often rush the negotiation process and end up with a written document that does not clearly explain the agreement or define the parties’ respective obligations.
Author! Author!
The board of editors invites ideas for topics and authors for articles for Volume XIII of the DTCI Indiana Civil Litigation Review.
Reducing discovery costs in employment cases
While we can hope that the new federal policy restricting discovery will succeed, the last 80 years provide few reasons for optimism.