High court takes vacation pay case
The Indiana Supreme Court accepted one case for the week ending May 19 and denied transfer to eight others.
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Shaui released from jail
More than year after her arrest on charges of murder and attempted feticide, Bei Bei Shuai is free on bail.
Appeals court reverses DCS judgment of CHINS
A 16-year-old Indianapolis girl was improperly adjudicated a child in need of services, and her mother should not have been subject to Department of Child Services oversight, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday.
195 students pass February 2012 Indiana bar exam
The Indiana Lawyer congratulates the individuals listed below on passing the February 2012 bar exam. Many of these young and aspiring lawyers, along with several who passed the bar exam in July 2011, participated in the Indiana Supreme Court Admission Ceremony held May 14, 2012, in Indianapolis.
IBA: Pause for Professionalism
As a part of its Pause for Professionalism video series, the Professionalism Committee has recently released a video of Hon. Tim A. Baker, United States District Court, Southern District of Indiana in a video entitled “Civility in Discovery.”
IBA Frontlines – 5/25/12
Read news from around the IndyBar, including Terrence Brookie’s appointment to the ABA’s Forum on the Construction Industry.
Attorneys discuss key traits of in-house counsel jobs
With a handful of exceptions, rarely do new law graduates waltz into a general counsel job. Making careful decisions now, however, could create an opportunity to move from a law firm to a corporate law position.
Chinn: On the Bus
I knew from the time I was 10 years old that I wanted to be a lawyer. I remember being on the school bus one day and a tumbler clicking in place in my head to that effect as I watched the soybean field roll by from the window.
IBA: A little professional humor
As part of its ongoing efforts to promote professionalism, the Professionalism Committee of the Indianapolis Bar Association has borrowed from the format of a popular comedian to portray everyday scenarios that may illustrate situations in which lawyers may fall short of each of the committee’s five Standards of Professionalism.
IBA: Series Graduates Ready to Lead
There were no caps and gowns, but the 25 participants in Bar Leader Series IX class graduated May 18 full of encouragement to step into leadership roles within the legal community and outside of it.
Column: Practical and legal differences of class and mass actions
Scott Starr and Mario Massillamany write about what to consider when decided whether to file a class- or mass-action case.
Indiana Court Decisions – May 3-16, 2012
Read appellate opinions from the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals and Indiana appellate courts.
Behind the News: Vaunted attorney Conour has lots of explaining to do
A large question looms in the wake of the April 27 announcement that Bill Conour has been charged in a federal criminal complaint with misappropriating more than $2.5 million in client funds from December 2000 to March 2012. If the 64-year-old is indeed guilty of the wire-fraud charge he faces, where did all the money go?
DTCI: Opinion clarifies construction manager liability on job sites
In its recent opinion in the case of Hunt Construction Group, Inc. v. Garrett, No. 49S02-1106-CT-365 (Ind. 2012), the Indiana Supreme Court provided some needed clarity concerning liability of construction managers for injuries suffered by employees of contractors on a construction site.
Bar Crawl – 5/25/12
Read who’s been elected as officers of Tippecanoe County Bar Association and more!
Sidebars: Indianapolis pizza place provides different lunch option
We give Coal Pizza Company 3.25 gavels!
Lucas: Judges say all young lawyers face challenges
My seat at the recent Indiana Supreme Court Bar Admission Ceremony provided a perfect vantage point to witness the mix of emotions young lawyers feel when they have the opportunity to present themselves for the first time to members of the state’s highest-ranking courts.
Justices grill both sides in IU Health case
The five justices on the Indiana Supreme Court asked feisty questions of both sides in the case in which two Indiana University Health patients have argued that hospital “chargemaster” rates are unreasonable.
Finney: Give power to your point at trial
Deanna Finney writes about using PowerPoint as a trial presentation tool.