Indiana Appellate Courts Limit Damages Available under Indiana’s General Wrongful Death Statute By Justin O. Sorrell — Partner Indiana has three wrongful death statutes. The General Wrongful Death Statute (“GWDS”) permits the personal representative of the decedent to...
Sometimes Form Is Substance – Appellate Rules Can Be Complex and Difficult to NavigateBy: Justin O. Sorrell – RBE Partner Anyone who has wrestled with Indiana’s Appellate Rules will know they are highly technical. And anybody who has been involved with the...
Dram Shop Liability Is Not Just For Bars — Take Care When Serving Alcohol Alcohol is a highly regulated substance. State governments often regulate who, what, when, where, and how alcohol can be produced, sold, purchased, and consumed. For example, many states have...
Caught Between a Rock and a Hard Place: The Perils of Simultaneously Defending Against Criminal and Civil Lawsuits Some people are unlucky enough to find themselves subject to criminal prosecution and a civil lawsuit, all for the same underlying incident. If you find...
The “Long Arm” of the Law, or How to Pull Out-of-State Opponents into Court Picture this: you provide services to an out-of-state company, and the company then refuses to pay. The company ignores your reasonable requests to pay, so you initiate an Indiana lawsuit...
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