A national magazine has recognized all three Indiana law schools on various best-of lists for their specialty legal education programs, including two top designations for Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law.
Following allegations that a Purdue University associate professor falsified documentation provided to government agencies, the university and the federal government have reached a pre-suit settlement requiring Purdue to pay more than $737,000.
Looking to continue its work in the human rights realm, Notre Dame Law School has announced that it will launch a Global Human Rights Clinic in 2024.
James Barta, formerly the deputy solicitor general in the Indiana Attorney General’s Office, has been promoted to solicitor general — only the second attorney in the state’s history to serve in that role. He replaces Thomas M. Fisher.
The Indiana Supreme Court denied 21 transfer petitions for the week ending Nov. 10, granting none.
The Indiana Supreme Court will hear oral arguments this month in a case involving a patient who had surgery and was later informed that one of the hospital’s technicians didn’t complete the sterilization process for surgical instruments.
The Indiana Supreme Court is seeking public comment on several proposed amendments to the Indiana Rules of Trial Procedure.
The St. Joseph County Judicial Nominating Commission has announced five finalists for an upcoming judicial vacancy.
The Indiana Supreme Court is seeking public comment on a proposed rule change that would allow graduates of non-American Bar Association-accredited law schools to sit for the Indiana bar exam.
St. Joseph Superior Judge Cristal C. Brisco and Elkhart Superior Judge Gretchen S. Lund were nominated to the federal bench in a Wednesday announcement from the White House.
Barnes & Thornburg LLP has announced the members of its 2023-2024 Management Committee, including a new managing partner in the firm’s South Bend and Elkhart offices.
A Kokomo attorney’s law license will be actively suspended for at least 60 days after he pleaded guilty to drunken driving.
Indianapolis will be the host site of a summit next month focused on reducing violent crime nationwide. The announcement came on the same day that the DOJ announced the award of almost $7 million in grants to programs across Indiana.
The Marion Circuit, Superior and Small Claims Courts will be closed tomorrow in observance of the services for the late Judge Shatrese Flowers.
Indiana Supreme Court justices granted transfer to two cases last week, including one involving a woman who sued a Red Lobster restaurant for negligence after tripping on an unmarked elevated portion of the restaurant’s floor.
Memorial services for the late Marion Superior Judge Shatrese Flowers have been scheduled for Tuesday.
A former Indiana University Foundation employee has been sentenced to federal prison for stealing more than $300,000 in donations from the foundation over a nearly four-year span.
The Marion County Judicial Selection Committee has opened applications for the vacancy created by the death of Judge Shatrese Flowers. Gov. Eric Holcomb is also accepting applications for an upcoming vacancy on the Daviess Superior Court.
Quarles & Brady LLP, a national firm with an Indianapolis location, has announced plans to open a new office in St. Louis, its third expansion in 12 months.
A Notre Dame Law School delegation’s 10-day visit to South Africa will include a visit to the country’s Constitutional Court and a panel honoring Justice Richard Goldstone, a South African jurist involved in the fight against apartheid.