Recently, the Indiana Attorney General’s Office filed a complaint on behalf of the State of Indiana against Google LLC. State of Indiana v. Google LLC is pending in Marion Superior Court 4 under Cause No. 49D04-2201-PL-002399. In the complaint, the state alleges that Google harvests consumers’ personal data, including location data, when consumers use Google products. Google in turn allegedly uses this data to target advertisements to consumers and evaluate the effectiveness of these advertisements.

Recent challenges, ranging from the pandemic to widespread social unrest born of racial inequalities, have caused employers across all industries to take a careful look at their diversity and inclusion practices in the workplace and likewise have created a unique need for diverse legal counsel. The Indianapolis Bar Association takes pride in its diverse legal community and is committed to promoting continued diversity as evidenced in its annual Diversity Job Fair, and we need your help.

The Indiana General Assembly is in session and our legislators are debating important public policy decisions for our state, winter is here and it is time to join or renew your IndyBar membership! My term as chair of the section has ended and now we transition to the leadership of Helen Geib of Hoover Hull Turner LLP. We are in great hands!

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Hear from our new section chair and check out what's in store for 2022.

The IndyBar is proud to be a finalist for the ABA's 2022 Louis M. Brown Award for Legal Access! You can help our Virtual Ask a Lawyer program win the Brown Select Award, which is determined by public vote.

Are you among the millions of Americans who’ve resolved to be more productive in 2022? The key to success is translating the intention into specific actionable steps. Since making the productivity resolution myself some years, ago I’ve gleaned many useful tips from business self-help books and engaged in plenty of trial and error. Following these four practices has made a real difference in my productivity.

In the electronic discovery world, we know the well of data is exponentially growing. Every device, every app, every email message, Slack, Teams – they all create data. Despite whether a participant in litigation WANTS their data to be discoverable, it often is. 

As recently highlighted on our section blog post reviewing Hastings v. Ford Motor Co., federal courts strictly adhere to the discovery rules and do not hesitate to rule against parties for ignoring or abusing these rules. Other recent federal court decisions, like Vera Bradley Designs, Inc. v. Li, continue the trend, calling out plaintiffs and defendants alike on their behaviors during the discovery process.

E-Discovery, Information Governance & Cybersecurity Section Executive Committee member Michael Daniells attended the 202 International Association of Privacy Professionals Privacy, Security and Risk Conference and he's here to give us a peek at what he's learning.