Nearly all of our courts require parties to mediate their case before trial. As a result, most cases settle, but settlement is not guaranteed....
The First Five Things To Do After Being Sued
Receiving a summons or complaint in the mail can be nerve-racking and stressful. Whether you were recently involved in an accident or you are a...
Renewing Your Indiana Professional License and Attending A Personal Appearance Hearing
All professional licensees must regularly renew their license with the state board governing their profession. Generally, a license must be renewed...
The Hidden Legal Impact of New Rules for Lease Accounting
If you are a business owner, you may already know of recent changes to the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) applicable to leases of...
The Rise of Sports Betting in Indiana and the Challenges it Faces
Upon the groundbreaking decision from the United States Supreme Court in Murphy v. Nat’l Collegiate Athletic Ass’n,[i] Indiana quickly mobilized to...
Employers Need to Proceed Cautiously When Settling Employee Claims
An employee has claimed a work-related injury and the employer would like to settle the claim to include a waiver of employment rights, such as a...
Landlords May Be Liable for Tenant-on-Tenant Harassment
Some attorneys may be familiar with and can competently advise their clients regarding the federal and state causes of action for hostile work...
Playing for Pay: Recent Issues Surrounding Compensation for Use of Student-Athletes’ Names, Images, and Likenesses
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...