DTCI: Protecting a Final Judgment from Rule 60(B)
Young lawyers seeking to protect a judgment from one such form of attack — a motion brought under Indiana Trial Rule 60(B) — may consider the following information.
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DTCI: Bravo! Brava! Bravi! Ballet company to grace Indianapolis
Indianapolis will soon join New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Boston, Nashville, Cincinnati, Milwaukee and other great cities as a home to a professional ballet company.
DTCI: 2 Hours CLE Credit Offered
Join your DTCI colleagues at the new Tinker House Events center. See the latest addition to downtown Indianapolis while earning 2.0 hours of CLE.
DTCI: Women, Wine & Book Discussion
DTCI’s Women in the Law Division is trying something new this year: A one-time Book Club event!
DTCI: Award Nominations Invited
The Defense Trial Counsel’s Annual Meeting and 50th Anniversary Celebration will be held Nov. 16 and 17 in French Lick. One of the highlights of the meeting is the presentation of the “Defense Lawyer of the Year,” the “Diplomat of the Indiana Defense Trial Counsel,” and the “Outstanding Young Lawyer” awards.
DTCI: Walking a Mile in His Moccasins
This article will help explain the defense attorney’s “moccasins” when it comes to defending workers’ compensation cases.
DTCI: DRI is the voice of the defense bar
DRI provides its members with wonderful opportunities to better their practices, increase their client base, and, most important, make lasting professional and personal relationships.
DTCI: Do As I Say, Not As I Do
A recent Court of Appeals ruling permits a medical expert’s personal practice testimony for impeachment.
DTCI: Corporate, in-house counsel tell why they belong to DTCI
To all corporate counsel and in-house counsel (as well as all defense trial counsel): Please consider joining DTCI if you are not already a member and attending DTCI programming, starting with the 50th anniversary annual conference in November.
DTCI Women in the Law
DTCI Women in the Law recently joined together to make a large donation of essential items to Beacon of Hope, whose mission includes “empowering victims of domestic violence to become self-sufficient by providing safety, education and support.”
DTCI: What’s new with the AIA 2017 documents?
If you have ever reviewed a construction contract, it is likely you have come across the contracts prepared by the American Institute of Architects.
DTCI: A virtual office for the legal profession?
While some law firms have already implemented policies that allow work-from-home arrangements on a part-time or full-time basis, it has not yet become the norm in our profession. However, could this be the wave of the future?
DTCI: Tips for closing arguments in wrongful death cases
For a civil defense attorney, delivering a compelling closing argument in a wrongful death trial can be a precarious proposition.
DTCI: Foreseeability and duty of care
If your client is sued for negligence, determining whether it owed a duty of care to the plaintiff can make a world of difference in the outcome of the case. Two recent Indiana Supreme Court opinions have clarified how Indiana courts should analyze foreseeability to determine whether a duty of care is owed to the plaintiff.
DTCI: The business end of Trial Rule 12(B)(6)
A dispositive motion is either a beacon of legal efficiency or a disfavored procedural shortcut that prematurely ends a perfectly good claim, depending on a party’s status as movant or nonmovant.
DTCI: Defending depositions of corporate witnesses in employment cases
The depositions of company employees — its corporate representatives, executives, managers, and supervisors — are perhaps some of the most significant events in the life of an employment action.
DTCI: I’m prepared for life’s emergencies, but are you?
This article raises some simple questions about the way we function in our day-to-day lives and honestly assesses how “prepared” we really are.
DTCI: Thanks and Welcome
DTCI members have now received the current issue of the Indiana Civil Litigation Review. Thanks are due the entire board of editors.
DTCI: Medical malpractice and summary judgment
Are recent appellate court decisions raising the evidentiary threshold for health care defendants?