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Editorial: Nature of work requires adequate safety plan

A few days after then-U.S. District Court Judge David Hamilton ruled in late 2005 in Anthony Hinrichs, et al. v. Brian Bosma, et al., that sectarian prayer could not be used to open legislative sessions, we received a phone call from someone who wanted the judge’s e-mail address and contact information. We declined to give that information.

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Editorial: New judges add more than needed diversity

Those of us on staff here at the newspaper that grew up in Indiana and were of a certain age to pay attention to the news
can likely recall when Judge Sarah Evans Barker was confirmed to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana.

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DTCI: The broad scope of MDA preemption

In a series of decisions culminating in Riegel v. Medtronic, Inc.,  federal courts came to recognize that the
Medial Device Amendments preempted not only traditional products liability claims such as those based on an alleged defect
or implied warranty but also causes of action premised on theories such as consumer fraud.

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Editorial: Hunt for victims’ rights

Here at the newspaper, we’re big fans of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. But we understand the
need for and exuberance some individuals feel for the Second Amendment: “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to
the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”

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Letter to editor: Articles attack integrity

You can imagine my surprise upon reading articles in the Indiana Lawyer, The Indianapolis Star, and the Indianapolis Business
Journal falsely impugning my integrity and the integrity of our law firm.

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Opinion: Stay focused on the road, not the phone

We’ve all been there. Driving the same route day-in and day-out, a hundred times before, with little to differentiate one
trip from another. Then there’s that one moment when something unforeseen occurs requiring you to instantly maneuver your
vehicle and test how good your reflexes and anti-lock brakes really are – making this all-too-routine trip very different
from the rest.

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