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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 injury to another party compensates the injured party for his injury. Understanding the Indiana Courts’...
RBE attorney Katie Osborne was selected to participate in the Indiana State Bar Association’s Leadership Development Academy for 2017
The Indiana State Bar Association (ISBA) today announced the Class of 2017 of its Leadership Development Academy, now entering its sixth year. The lawyers are accomplished legal practitioners who have been admitted to practice for less than 15...
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 great business sense when it comes to working with customers. However, providing a product or...
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 go into effect 12/1/16 and it would have required an annual salary of $47,476 for an employee to be...
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 you’ll be leasing your new space. The first step in the leasing process will involve negotiating the...
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 obscure law that protects citizens who are dragged into litigation for legitimately exercising their...
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 they can expect, and the responsibilities of employers squarely before the Indiana Supreme Court. ...
Attorney Tony Jost Speaks About the Election Process in the Classroom
WHAT: Attorney Tony Jost of Riley Bennett Egloff LLP, spoke at St. Christopher as part of the Indiana Kids’ Election (IKE) Speakers’ Bureau. WHEN: Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016 | 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. WHERE: St. Christopher School ...
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 he dusted the stairways leading to the roof. To let the dust settle, he and a coworker exited a...
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 for a nominal charge. Lawyers believe that these legal document and service providers are not...
RBE Helps Operation School Bell – More Books Are Needed
Riley Bennett Egloff recently learned that books were needed as part of “Operation School Bell,” a philanthropic program of the Assistance League of Indianapolis that provides free school uniforms, school supplies, toiletries, underwear, coats, and...