By: Jaclyn Flint — PartnerIt is well known that student-athletes at NCAA-member institutions have long been considered amateurs and are prohibited...
5 Reasons To Complete Your Estate Plans Today
Regardless of whether you are single or married, have children or not, are working or retired, or have significant assets or none, there are many...
How Indiana is Improving School Safety & Security
A recent story by WTHR indicated that there have been at least five incidents involving guns in schools in Indiana during the new 2019-20 school...
5 Common Mistakes Made by Construction Project Managers and How to Avoid Them
I spend a significant amount of my time counseling general contractors and subcontractors through construction projects that have problems—most...
Scooter Users Beware: Liability and Insurance Implications for Consumers
I. INTRODUCTION Electric foot scooters (“scooters”) are now being shared and used throughout Indianapolis and other Indiana cities. If you have...
Limited Liability for Owners of Corporations and LLC’s: What Liabilities and What Limits?
One of the principal motivations for operating a business as a corporation or a limited liability company (“LLC”) is that, by law,[1] doing so...
Time for Change, Again – Increasing Limits Under Indiana’s Medical Malpractice Act
On July 1, 2017 significant changes to Indiana’s Medical Malpractice Act, Ind. Code § 34-18-1-1 et seq. (the “MMA”) went into effect. Most notable...
Three Areas Of Legal Risk To Address Early And Often
Counsel representing businesses, their owners, or executives regularly earn their legal fees by resolving problems that arise from poor business...
Creditors’ Rights When a Debtor is Threatening to File Bankruptcy
Creditor clients range from sophisticated lenders to part-time small businesses. However, no matter the size or sophistication of the client,...
Understanding and Carrying-Out A Loved One’s Wishes and Plans for Incapacity
An injury, accident, or illness can leave a family member or loved one incapable of making decisions, self-care, or helping those for whom they are...
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...
Health Care Providers May Not be Held Liable for Computer Errors with Electronic Medical Records
Electronic Medical Records (or EMRs) have been a thorn in the side of many health care providers for more than a decade. While many health care...
AI’s impact, from driverless cars to lawyerless law firms
Artificial intelligence is not necessarily the same as automation. AI does not have a precise definition, but most commonly accepted definitions...
Professional Licensing Litigation: How to Use Pre-Hearing Settlement Conferences to Your Advantage
When the State of Indiana files an Administrative Complaint against the holder of a professional license, the Board governing the licensee will set...
You Can Bet on It: Sports Gambling Legislation in Indiana and Beyond
By: Jaclyn Flint — PartnerIt is no secret that gambling has always been a popular and important aspect of professional and amateur athletics across...
Should an Employer Contest Claims for Unemployment Compensation Benefits?
Your Company’s delivery driver is caught drinking a beer while in the Company’s truck in the Company’s parking lot during his work break. The...
Hart: Trade secret protection requires customized measures
A trade secret is a statutorily created form of intellectual property that exists only when its owner takes “reasonable” measures to protect it from...
Why You Should Complete (Or Update) Your Estate Plans Today
Regardless of whether you are single or married, have children or not, are working or retired, or have significant assets or none, there are many...