The Indiana Supreme Court has ordered mediation in a dispute over who can take over for a Lake County judge who recently left to lead the Department of Child Services. A Lafayette attorney has written the case to be used in the national Mock Trial Championship taking place in Indianapolis this May. A recent change in patent law switches the U.S. to a first-inventor-to-file system.
Attorneys are using pro bono tax work to fill a gap for homeowners. A case before the Indiana Supreme Court will look at college and fraternity liablity when it comes to hazing. Branding helps set law firms apart from the competition.
Robyn Moberly breaks a barrier on the federal bench by becoming first appointed female bankruptcy judge in Indiana. A bill in the General Assembly looks to reconfigure workers' compensation and hospital reimbursement rates. A South Bend attorney has decided to wind down his practice more than 70 years after he was admitted to the bar.
A recent bankruptcy appeal tossing an Indianapolis shopping center’s reorganization plan further establishes that the control of equity in Chapter 11 cases will be subject to competitive bidding and that insiders might be out of luck.The application of a new antidegradation rule by IDEM is raising ire. Some lawyers worry about the impact of a court decision on premises liability.
In response to the slow economy, Indiana law schools are changing their curricula to better prepare students. Some of Sen. Mike Delphl's bills have raised eyebrows in the legal community. Attorneys are navigating through the massive overhaul of HIPPA.
Jury consultants rely on psychology and life experiences to assess juror favorability. Two northern Indiana judges have helped build the state's mock trial tradition. The debate over Medicaid expansion is heating up in the General Assembly.
Federal courts that have squeezed staff as budgets shrank could be forced to furlough employees if Congress fails to avoid mandatory budget cuts that now are slated to take effect in March. Attorney General Greg Zoeller argues that contempt is warranted in a lawsuit involving an East Chicago organization set up to receive casino funds. Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law professor Joel Schumm is recognized for his work in court and the classroom.
Attorneys who draft prenuptial agreements say that the prenups shouldn't be written to be fair. Specialized units in Indiana target Medicare and Medicaid fraud. The We the People program helps turn some students into lawyers.
Law firms are marking the season with festive in-house traditions. Court filings reveal William Conour's lavish lifestyle. Some women are rejecting the traditional legal career path.
Some attorneys are opting out of the long-term commitment of renting or buying office space and instead using "virtual" offices to practice. Will the tax credits given for renewable energy sources - which includes the wind farms in northern Indiana - sunset at the end of the year? the constitutionality of Indiana's Choice Scholarship Program is now before the state Supreme Court.