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Marion Superior Law Library changes Dec. 31

The Marion Superior Court Law Library at the City-County Building will officially close Dec. 31, but in early 2010 the reference materials from that library will be relocated to the Central Library branch of the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library in downtown Indianapolis.

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National convention needs volunteers

The National FFA Organization is seeking volunteers from businesses and organizations for this year's convention Oct. 21-24 in Indianapolis. More than 300 volunteers are needed to staff information desks, greet airport arrivals, accompany tour groups, and more. Three volunteer training sessions will be in October: 6 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 13 and 14 at the […]

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Event shows importance of forensic evidence

For people interested in crime scenes, forensic evidence, and the importance of that evidence at trial, an event at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis offers an opportunity to solve a "mock homicide" investigation.

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Supreme Court disbars attorney

A split Indiana Supreme Court voted to immediately disbar an Indianapolis attorney who pleaded guilty to one count of willfully making a false tax return.

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Annual 7th Circuit meeting in Indy

United States Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens and Rev. David Link, Dean Emeritus of the University of Notre Dame School of Law, are just two of the speakers at this year's Judicial Conference of the 7th Circuit and the annual meeting of the 7th Circuit Bar Association in Indianapolis.

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COA rules on negligence claims in library case

he Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed summary judgment today in favor of engineering and construction companies in a lawsuit filed by a central Indiana library, finding the economic-loss doctrine bars the library's negligence claims against the companies.

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COA to hear insurance, attorney fee cases

A panel of Indiana Court of Appeals judges will hear arguments Tuesday in Evansville in an insurance coverage case while another panel in Indianapolis will hear arguments in a case involving the division of attorney fees.

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Attorneys leaving Bingham to form new firm

Seven attorneys are leaving Indianapolis firm Bingham McHale to form a new insurance litigation firm, a move that one of the departing partners said came as a result of high rates and the large firm's practice group effectively pricing itself out of the market.

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Lilly must produce files from noose incident

Eli Lilly & Co. must produce documents related to the handling of a noose being found in an area its employees frequent for discovery in a separate suit alleging discrimination in the company.

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2 events focus on Kenya

Two events in Indianapolis will offer a look at the connections between Indianapolis and Kenya, which includes a legal and sister city partnership, and an attorney who was in Kenya during the strife following that country's elections in late December.

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ACLU sponsors charter school discussion

The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana's First Wednesdays are back in session starting Feb. 6 with a discussion about charter schools and school vouchers to occur at the same place and time as past First Wednesdays, noon to 12:50 p.m., at the Indiana Historical Society, 450 W. Ohio St.

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State settles with legal malpractice insurer

A legal malpractice insurance carrier has agreed to pay $16.5 million to Indiana's insurance department, settling a federal lawsuit that had come on the heels of a state malpractice claim where an Indianapolis law firm got hit with an $18 million verdict.

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Settlement may be largest of its kind

In what is believed to be the highest-ever payout of its kind in the state, the Indiana Department of Insurance will receive $16.5 million from a national legal malpractice insurer as part of a federal lawsuit settlement.

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Golf event for home-building non-profit

An Indianapolis-based organization that builds accessible homes for seriously injured Hoosiers is hosting its annual fundraising golf tournament Sept. 11. Organizers are expecting a full field, but as of this morning, limited space was available. Indianapolis attorney James Keller, of Keller & Keller, helped found Samantha's House Foundation in 2005 in response to a car accident […]

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