The nomination period has begun for the 2024 Boards of Directors for the Indianapolis Bar Association AND the Indianapolis Bar Foundation. There are also opportunities for service with the Association's Section and Division Executive Committees.  Volunteering with IndyBar is an invaluable opportunity to play a role in the future of our legal community.

The nomination period has begun for the 2024 Boards of Directors for the Indianapolis Bar Association AND the Indianapolis Bar Foundation. There are also opportunities for service with the Association's Section and Division Executive Committees.  Volunteering with IndyBar is an invaluable opportunity to play a role in the future of our legal community.

The derailment of a Norfolk Southern train has remained in the national spotlight since the incident occurred on February 3, 2023. An overheated wheel bearing caused the train to derail, resulting in thirty-eight cars becoming derailed. Eleven of those cars were carrying hazardous chemicals. 

The derailment of a Norfolk Southern train has remained in the national spotlight since the incident occurred on February 3, 2023. An overheated wheel bearing caused the train to derail, resulting in thirty-eight cars becoming derailed. Eleven of those cars were carrying hazardous chemicals. 

On May 4, 2023, Governor Holcomb signed House Bill 1623 into law as Public Law 249, which limits state regulation of coal combustion residuals. The new law precludes the adoption of rules surrounding the disposal of coal combustion residuals in landfills or surface impoundments that are more stringent than applicable federal standards. 

On May 4, 2023, Governor Holcomb signed House Bill 1623 into law as Public Law 249, which limits state regulation of coal combustion residuals. The new law precludes the adoption of rules surrounding the disposal of coal combustion residuals in landfills or surface impoundments that are more stringent than applicable federal standards. 

On May 4, 2023, Governor Holcomb signed Senate Bill 246 into law as Public Law 176, expanding both the types of tanks and scope of work eligible for the Excess Liability Trust Fund (“ELTF”). 

On May 4, 2023, Governor Holcomb signed Senate Bill 246 into law as Public Law 176, expanding both the types of tanks and scope of work eligible for the Excess Liability Trust Fund (“ELTF”). 

On May 11, 2023, the United States Supreme Court rejected a challenge to California’s Prop 12 law. Prop 12 was passed by the voters of California and prohibits the sale in California of pork products derived from breeding pigs raised in confinement in a “cruel manner,” regardless of what state those pigs came from. This Supreme Court decision has important implications for state environmental law.

On May 11, 2023, the United States Supreme Court rejected a challenge to California’s Prop 12 law. Prop 12 was passed by the voters of California and prohibits the sale in California of pork products derived from breeding pigs raised in confinement in a “cruel manner,” regardless of what state those pigs came from. This Supreme Court decision has important implications for state environmental law.