Ellen Morrison Townsend: The rivers are down. Now the legal problems begin.
A major flood affects much more than a building’s physical condition.
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John R. Maley: Federal court development of note: fraudulent joinder
The theory against the restaurant was negligence and Dram Shop Act violations in provision of alcohol.
Seth Wilson: Build a strong practice for finding emails, cleaning inbox
Like many administrative problems, this usually surfaces when I am already busy elsewhere and need one specific item, such as a medical bill, that I cannot quickly find.
Joseph L. Champion and Kyle Montrose: From racing to innovating: Accelerating the economy
Indiana’s competitive advantage has never been limited to hosting iconic racing events.
Chris Bayh: College sports post-House: Where we are in the NIL era
This settlement resolved some big questions, but plenty remain open.
Roy Graham: When your clients stress, introduce them to objectivity
Fear lives in the future, in imagination. Law lives in the present, in structure.
Nicole Salet: Pitched for safety, ballot measure could nix constitutional right
SJR 1’s ballot language as it will appear in November as Public Question #1 scores poorly across various readability indexes.
Judge Mario Garcia and Mary Kate Hetzel: Five tips from a magistrate judge
If we can’t use your proposed order for these routine motions, it creates an unnecessary inefficiency on both ends.
Jean Donlan: Lessons learned in the 5 years since I lost my daughter to suicide
A more likely explanation is that suicide loss touches all of us.
Molly Madden & Cassidy Segura Clouse: PatentConnect, volunteer attorneys aid ‘backyard’ inventors
Some Hoosiers have great ideas and the drive to further their creative pursuits but do not have the means to do so.
Matthew J. Whitley: Social media should have a clear duty of care to children
Attorney General Todd Rokita joined the multistate lawsuit against Meta over its addictive architecture and helped lead the state’s case against TikTok.
Raymond Dudlo and Jeremy Overmyer: Are patients using AI inadvertently waiving privilege?
Privilege, like attorney-client privilege, protects confidential communications.
Lindsay A. Llewellyn: Less talking, better answers: A guide for depositions
At its core, a deposition is a formal question-and-answer session conducted under oath.
Ellen Morrison Townsend: Who is going to walk into your office on Monday morning?
Like many lawyers, I had heard of Indiana’s attorney surrogate rule. I had never given it much thought. Most lawyers haven’t.
Lindsay A. Llewellyn: AI and patient charts: Here’s what doesn’t change
Although the technology behind clinical documentation is evolving, the role of the medical record itself remains unchanged.
Cheri Nordstrom: Nine ways paralegals can use AI to aid attorneys at trial
The end result is a commanding courtroom presence that juries don’t just see but will feel.
Rep. Michael Aylesworth: Constitutional fix would ease state’s rural judicial shortage
With Indiana’s constitution requiring a city or town court judge to live in the county in which they work, many rural communities face shortages.
Dustin Houchin: Curbing violent crime starts with limiting Indy’s disorder
Entropy, which is a measure of disorder, requires the application of energy to overcome it.
John R. Maley: What Judge Olson brings to the Southern District
Prior to his appointment as district judge, Judge Olson was an attorney at Kroger, Gardis & Regas LLP, focusing on government investigations, business litigation and Title IX litigation.
Katie Osborne: Beware of waiving protections for long-term care facilities
The act establishes a framework for handling medical malpractice claims against qualified health care providers in Indiana.