On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed into law The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”). A significant aspect of the...
CARES Act – BUSINESS LOANS AVAILABLE – Covid-19
This is the third in a series of articles coordinated by RBE’s attorneys to assist our business clients in this unusual time. As you probably know,...
COVID-19 Business Resource Developments
This is the second in a series of articles coordinated by RBE’s attorneys to assist our business clients in this unusual time. Legal developments...
Financial Assistance Resources for Businesses Affected by COVID-19
As the COVID-19 virus continues to spread rapidly, the attorneys at Riley Bennett Egloff LLP are working diligently to provide our business and...
7 Tips to Help You Handle Your First Jury Trial
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...