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GWDS — Appellate Courts Limit Damages

Indiana has three wrongful death statutes. The General Wrongful Death Statute (“GWDS”) permits the personal representative of the decedent to bring a lawsuit on behalf of the decedent’s estate. Ind. Code § 34-23-1-1; SCI Propane, LLC v. Frederick, 39 N.E.3d 675,...

Generative AI’s Conflicts with Copyright Law

This article first appeared in the March 27, 2024 issue of "The Indiana Lawyer". We have published an excerpt.  Generative artificial intelligence systems, such as ChatGPT or OpenAI, have the potential to revolutionize the world as we know it. But copyright law may...

Indiana Supreme Court 2024 commentary on “deliberate indifference” standard in correctional litigation

Courts are inundated with lawsuits by incarcerated individuals who allege their prison-based medical providers violated the 8th Amendment under the United States Constitution when they failed to provide adequate health care. While the vast majority of these claims...
Generative AI’s Conflicts with Copyright Law

Generative AI’s Conflicts with Copyright Law

This article first appeared in the March 27, 2024 issue of "The Indiana Lawyer". We have published an excerpt.  Generative artificial intelligence systems, such as ChatGPT or OpenAI, have the potential to revolutionize the world as we know it. But...

Employment Noncompete Agreements Under Attack

Employment Noncompete Agreements Under Attack

Noncompete agreements have been used for years by employers to protect themselves from employees who might otherwise hurt their business by working for competing businesses, using trade secrets or confidential information, stealing customers, and...

Construction Lien Waivers:  Signers Beware

Construction Lien Waivers:  Signers Beware

By Kevin N. Tharp — RBE Partner As the end of a calendar month approaches, construction subcontractors finish preparing and submitting their monthly application for payment for each of their projects. Often included in the payment application is a...

Congratulations to RBE’s 2023 Super Lawyers

Congratulations to RBE’s 2023 Super Lawyers

Riley Bennett Egloff is proud to announce that eleven of its attorneys were named “Super Lawyers” and six others as “Rising Stars.” The awards were announced in the Super Lawyers magazine’s 2023 issue, capping a process of peer nominations, peer...

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