As a new Indiana task force has started hearings to take a closer look at increased artificial intelligence usage in state government, private industries are also keeping their eye on any potential new laws with the emerging technology.
Of all the challenges facing Hoosier homeowners and renters, the harmful impacts of environmental hazards and climate change rank near the top of the list.
Kentucky- and Indiana-based Stoll Keenon Ogden LLC is continuing to expand into the Hoosier state, with the firm announcing a new merger in August with Jeffersonville’s Applegate Fifer Pulliam. Doug Barr, SKO’s managing director, told Indiana Lawyer the acquisition is a natural expansion for the firm, with Jeffersonville being connected to the Louisville market. The […]
A proposed new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule would require companies to let consumers know that many paycheck advance products are actually loans subject to federal disclosure requirements.
Monica Fennell recently returned to the firm to serve as Faegre Drinker’s midwestern pro bono counsel for the Midwest.
The Indiana Supreme Court has suspended an Indianapolis attorney from practicing law in the state, following his May sentencing for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and causing death in a May 2023 crash.
A bipartisan bill co-authored by Indiana Republican Senator Todd Young has passed unanimously in the U.S. Senate and is now heading to the House of Representatives, as Congress looks to address judicial shortages in federal courts.
When a high-profile college athlete puts fans in the seats and drives up sports revenue at their universities, does it primarily benefit them or their schools? A Third Circuit Court of Appeals ruling earlier this month in Johnson v. National Collegiate Athletic Association examined that question and could put an end to the idea of […]
In Indiana, there will be no market unless the state’s legislature and a new governor finally pass a bill in 2025 that legalizes marijuana for either medical or recreational use.
Does a gratuity given to a public official after a city contract is awarded constitute a crime? In James Snyder’s case, the U.S. Supreme Court said no.
The Bartholomew County Republican Party failed to file a notice of caucus in a timely manner for one of its 2023 Columbus City Council candidates and his candidacy should be nullified, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled in reversing a lower court’s decision.
To give an added jolt to government efforts to deter criminal misconduct in merger and acquisition transactions, the U.S. Department of Justice unveiled a new Safe Harbor Policy last year geared toward voluntary self-disclosures.
A man convicted of dealing methamphetamine and two other felonies lacked the legal standing to challenge the arrest of a witness who provided evidence of his crimes, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Monday in affirming a lower court’s decision.
A former Fort Wayne firefighter who was injured responding to a warehouse fire can bring a claim for damages against an electric scooter company that leased the building for storage, the Indiana Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in reversing a lower court’s summary judgment order.
Voting rights advocates critical of a controversial new Indiana voter registration law expect legal challenges to the measure that supporters tout as another way to tighten up election security and deter voter fraud.
The National Association for Law Placement released its annual Report on Diversity in U.S. Law Firms in January, with the report showing women now constitute the majority of all law associates for the first time since NALP began gathering data in the early 1990s.
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court’s dismissal of a lawsuit brought by a steamboat bartender who alleged she and her coworkers were wrongly denied overtime pay by the company that employed them.
Some Indiana solo practitioners and small firms, while not being totally virtual, have taken significant steps to reduce the amount of time spent in a traditional office space and are renting much smaller spaces.
Some Indiana immigration attorneys are wondering what the order’s ultimate impact will be for recent arrivals to the U.S. residing in the state, given the confusion about current immigration law regarding asylum and the crushing backlog of cases in the country’s immigration courts.
Family members of a famous 20th century Pentecostal pastor and evangelist did not have valid ownership claims for copyrights to some of the pastor’s photos, books and films, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in affirming a district court decision.