Disciplinary Actions – 12/18/13
Read who’s been suspended or reinstated to practice in Indiana.
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Global law expert tapped as dean at IU Maurer
After a search that lasted more than a year, Indiana University Maurer School of Law has chosen a leading scholar of transnational law as its dean.
IU Maurer selects California scholar as dean
Indiana University Maurer School of Law has chosen an expert in transnational litigation as its next dean.
Sniadecki’s forgery sentence suspended
Rodney P. Sniadecki, the disbarred sole practitioner from South Bend who was found guilty in September of three counts of forgery, received a suspended sentence and probation Wednesday.
New commission on children executive committee includes justice, DCS head
The Commission on Improving the Status of Children, created during the 2013 legislative session, announced its executive committee Tuesday. The committee includes Indiana Justice Loretta Rush, who also serves as commission chair.
24 more school corps join IRS lawsuit on employer mandate
Twenty-four additional school corporations have joined the lawsuit filed in October by the state of Indiana and 15 school corporations against the Internal Revenue Service challenging the tax penalties that could be imposed in 2015 under the “employer mandate” of the Affordable Care Act.
Juvenile Detention Alternatives adds 11 counties
Eleven counties have joined the original eight participating in Indiana’s Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative, the Indiana Supreme Court announced Monday. The expansion will extend JDAI services to 56 percent of juveniles from 10 to 17 years old.
Paralegals donate more than 5,700 stuffed bears for emergency responders
The Indianapolis Bar Association’s Paralegal Committee has collected 5,731 stuffed animals from area paralegals for emergency responders to give to children after a traumatic event, the IndyBar announced Thursday.
Indiana appeals $62.8 million tobacco settlement reduction
The state is appealing an arbitration panel ruling from September that reduced by $62.8 million the amount due from tobacco companies to offset Indiana’s health costs associated with treating sick smokers and tobacco users.
Notre Dame refiles suit against Obamacare ‘contraception mandate’
The University of Notre Dame has refiled a federal lawsuit seeking to block enforcement of the so-called contraception mandate included in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Schools get $14 million settlement in ISTA, NEA securities suit
Four-year-old litigation over $27 million lost by at least 27 Indiana public school systems that invested in a troubled teachers union-sponsored health insurance plan has concluded with a settlement in which schools will receive about $14 million.
Bar Crawl – 12/4/13
Members of the Evansville Bar Association have been getting into the spirit of giving.
Indiana Court Decisions – Nov. 13 to 22, 2013
7th Circuit Court of Appeals Nov. 22 Civil – Robo-Call Statute Patriotic Veterans Inc. v. State of Indiana, et al. 11-3265 The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the decision by a federal judge that Indiana’s Automated Dialing Machine Statute is preempted by the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act. The injunction entered against enforcing the […]
On The Move – 12/4/13
See who’s recently joined Indiana offices or been promoted at their firms.
SCOTUS takes ACA ‘contraception mandate’ cases
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear two cases that could determine whether companies that provide health insurance to employees can be required under the new health care law to provide coverage for birth control.
Criminal code study committee sets 2 December meeting dates
The Criminal Law and Sentencing Policy Study Committee will hold two final meetings in December – Dec. 10 and 19 – to look at funding and sentencing.
Staff at large law firms worried about compensation, survey says
A survey of law firm employees at the largest law firms in the U.S. reveals that staff aren’t as worried about layoffs as they are about pay and heavy workloads.
Indiana House speaker outlines agenda for 2014 legislative session
Addressing the Indiana House of Representatives, Speaker Brian Bosma encouraged legislators to move forward with the new criminal code and to provide the funding for community corrections programs.
Court warns about improper use of address
The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Indiana has a message for attorneys: Do not refer to its post office box address in filer-generated notices.