In This Issue of Indiana Lawyer

JUNE 5-18, 2013

A class-action lawsuit claims that Indiana's high-risk insurance pool is hoarding cash. Indiana attorneys enjoy being storytellers of history. Mark Ladendorf takes the helm as president of the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association.

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Convicted ex-coroner hits Brizzi with legal malpractice suit

Former Hancock County coroner Tamara Vangundy paid for negligent legal advice on her plea deal in a drunken-driving and official-misconduct case that ended her career as an elected official, she alleges in a legal malpractice claim filed against former Marion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi.

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Complex wrongful-death legal fee appeal puzzles judges

Judges on a panel of the Indiana Court of Appeals were stumped at times Friday in a case regarding legal fees due from the Indiana Patient’s Compensation Fund to the estate of a woman who won a wrongful death judgment after she died from burns at a care facility.

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State seeks contempt against East Chicago casino group

Principals of a politically connected East Chicago group that received $16 million in casino revenue intended to benefit the city should be held in contempt if they continue to fail to disclose what happened to the money, the state argued in court Thursday.

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Federal judge keeps alive Rock case vs. NCAA

A federal judge has left the door open for a former Division I college football quarterback to pursue his claim that the NCAA constitutes an illegal college sports monopoly, allowing him to amend a complaint that had been dismissed.

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Pro bono efforts reflect culture of southwestern Indiana attorneys

A reflection of the southwestern Indiana legal community’s commitment comes during Evansville’s Law Day celebration. The day begins with the local attorneys reciting the Indiana Oath of Attorneys. The last clause of that oath speaks to not forsaking the poor and to the attorneys’ obligation to not turn away people from justice.

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