DTCI: Summer associates: Find your ‘Bill Wooden’ mentor
DTCI member Misha Rabinowitch reflects on his mentor, Bill Wooden.
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DTCI: A refresher in insurance defense client and company reporting
Communication is vital to maintaining ethical obligation, professionalism, and civility in client representation.
DTCI: ‘Justification to file’ on medical device review
A medical device which “presents a potential unreasonable risk of illness or injury” that cannot be alleviated by alternate means such as proper labeling, prohibitions against adulteration, performance standards, or post-market surveillance falls within Class III under the Medical Device Amendments to the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act.
DTCI: The anatomy of jobsite accident claims
In the unfortunate event of a construction jobsite accident that results in bodily injury or, in the worst-case scenario, a fatality, the resulting claims and litigation can be extremely complex. Construction jobsite accident claims often play out as follows.
DTCI: Who needs government? Maybe we do!
When I got out of bed this morning, a Tea Party activist on the morning news was decrying government intrusion into our lives and our freedom. He seemed to be saying that our lives would be so much better without government getting in our way and getting in the way of businesses trying to make our lives better through the free market system.
DTCI: Pennell receives ADTA President’s Award
Stephen R. Pennell, former president of DTCI and partner in the Lafayette firm of Stuart & Branigin, received the President’s Award for Outstanding Service to the ADTA at the Association of Defense Trial Attorneys’ annual meeting in Hawaii.
DTCI: New tool in defending defective products
The Indiana Supreme Court recently held that a plaintiff’s fault in initially causing an accident may be considered in a crashworthiness case against the car manufacturer.
DTCI: Technology in the practice
Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana’s Dave DeMoss discusses the impact of technology and how it has created opportunities for attorneys.
Limitation of liability provision enforceable
On March 2, 2011, the federal district court in Indianapolis issued a rather innocuous and unassuming opinion in SAMS Hotel Group, LLC v. Environs, Inc. (S.D. Ind. 2011), No. 1:09-CV-00930-TWP-TAB. However, its ramifications may be far-reaching and are surely welcomed by design professionals working on projects in Indiana.
2011 DTCI Rookie Seminar
The Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana will hold its Rookie Seminar on April 15, 2011, at The Montage at Allison Pointe. 8.0 credits (including 1.0 ethics) have been requested.
DTCI: Retaliation by association on the rise
On Jan. 24, 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in Thompson v. North American Stainless, LP, 131 S. Ct. 863 (Jan. 24, 2011).
DTCI: Is the notion of a ‘happy lawyer’ an oxymoron?
A “happy lawyer” – do you know any such creature? By coincidence (or maybe not), two recent but random events caused me to consider this question, of all things, in the middle of this long winter season.
DTCI: Kyrouac looking forward to 2011
Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana President Scott M. Kyrouac outlines his goals for 2011.
DTCI: Meet your 2011 Board of Directors
At the November annual meeting of the Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana, the following officers and directors were elected. They assumed office on Jan. 1, 2011.
DTCI amicus makes impact in 2010
Although 2010 did not have the fireworks of the 2009 medical write-off cases, Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana has participated as amicus in several significant legal issues affecting the defense bar.
DTCI to promote civility, opposing ‘anti-lawyer’ sentiments
Terre Haute attorney Scott M. Kyrouac wants to advance civility between plaintiffs and defense lawyers, and plans to advocate against “anti-lawyer legislation” that may be lodged against the legal community.