Clients should understand that their communications with their attorneys are privileged, to the extent those communications were made for the...
Protect Yourself by Understanding the Basics: Indemnity Agreements, Insurance Procurement, and Additional Insured Endorsements
Parties entering into business contracts often include provisions intended to transfer risks from one party to the other or to an insurance...
Ready or Not: Updates to Indiana’s Medical Malpractice Act Are Headed Your Way
In 2016, the Indiana legislature made significant changes to Indiana’s Medical Malpractice Act (“MMA”) to take effect on July 1, 2017, giving...
9 Tips for a Successful Deposition
So you received a Notice of Deposition. What is a deposition and what does that mean for you, the witness? A deposition is the legal term for a...
RESPONDING TO INADVERTENT DISCLOSURES OF EMPLOYEE AND CONSUMER PERSONAL INFORMATION
Business owners increasingly store employee and consumer personal data in a digital format. This development holds numerous advantages for owners,...
Insurers Take Note: The Effect Of Recent Decisions Applying Indiana’s Um/Uim Statute To Commercial Excess And Umbrella Policies
Historically, providers of commercial excess and umbrella liability policies have had very limited success challenging the scope of application of...
Are You Adequately Insured? A Primer About Personal, Casualty, And Commercial Insurance Coverages
There exists a range of property and casualty insurance coverages to protect you, your family, your residence, and your business. Working with your...
Prepare for a Successful Mediation
Mediation offers something for everyone: Plaintiffs with legitimate claims have an opportunity for early compensation. Defendants exposed to an...
“Don’t Cash that Check! – The Pitfalls of ‘Accord and Satisfaction’”
Imagine this scenario: you sell your goods or services to a customer and send an invoice, and the customer gives you a check covering only part of...
SAFEGUARD YOUR SECRETS TO PROTECT YOUR COMPANY’S FUTURE
What is the secret to the success of your company? What have you worked hard to create, improve, perfect, and maintain? What would cause you grave...
What Makes a Plaintiff Whole? Patchett v. Lee’s Impact on Medical Special Valuation
One of the purposes of tort law is to “make injured parties whole.” This is typically accomplished when a person whose negligent conduct caused...
Common Mistakes Made By Small Business Owners
Most small business owners know how to provide their service or product in a timely, cost‑efficient manner. They are savvy entrepreneurs and have a...
Salary Test Ruled Unlawful
Hold the presses! A federal court in Texas has ordered that the Dept. of Labor’s rule increasing the salary threshold is unlawful. The rule was to...
Lease Negotiations – Tips for Tenants
So you’ve decided to start a new business or expand your existing business, and you’ve found the perfect location. For most businesses, that means...
How to Avoid Liability for Being a Good Citizen
People say that no good deed goes unpunished. Sometimes in our litigious society, this proverb becomes a reality. Fortunately, Indiana has an...
Undocumented worker’s injury suit puts major issues before justices
An undocumented immigrant’s workplace injury — and how much he may be entitled to — has put the rising number of foreign-born workers, the rights...
Is The Definition Of A Work-Related “Accident” Being Changed?
An employee was assigned the responsibility of cleaning an area of a large utility plant. He climbed several flights of open stairs and claimed that...
The Indiana State Bar Association Future’s Committee
The advertising campaigns of AVVO and LegalZoom have attracted consumers who want to use a DIY approach on legal matters or to confer with a lawyer...