The IndyBar Legislative Committee is currently monitoring the following litigation related legislation.

A December 10 decision by the Indiana Court of Appeals held that the three-day extension for service by mail does not apply if a court order sets a deadline that runs from the date of its order.

That’s right kids, it’s that time of the year again: that magical time of year when our favorite magistrates and commissioners shuffle off to new courtrooms and we are left shrugging our shoulders in confusion as to when/where we may meet again.

In a case likely followed closely by the Indianapolis-based NCAA, a federal jury found three men guilty of fraud charges for funneling payments to the families of highly-sought basketball recruits. The defendants' primary defense was that their behavior may have violated NCAA bylaws, but that it was not a federal crime. 

As scooters take over Indianapolis, California courts are now faced with a class-action nuisance complaint against scooter companies Lime-S and Bird. The California plaintiffs allege to have been hit by a scooter, tripped over a scooter, or had a scooter strike a vehicle.

The Marion Superior Court Executive Committee, pursuant to local rule and vote, has made court assignments to commence January 2019

Young or old, outdoor sports activities account for up to 3.8 million concussions each year in the United States. A concussion is a traumatic brain injury (TBI). The incidence of sports-related concussion is widely underreported as sports participants may not seek medical care for an injury from a medical facility or otherwise report TBI symptoms. A helmet, pads and other personal protective devices may reduce the risk of TBI, but the risk of injury can never be eliminated. Prevention is the only cure for a TBI.

The days are long but the years fly by. All of our careers have a beginning, just as they surely will have an end. As those of us who are well past the halfway mark continue marching, we should pause a moment in our deliberations to recall how it felt to arrive at our first employer’s doorstep. This article contains timeless advice on how and why to take a long-term view on achieving success as a legal professional.

AI can read thousands of pages of documents per minute. This cannot help but have a dramatic impact on the review and transactional components of a law practice. But, for we litigators, there is hope.

From smartphones, to email, to Facebook, we each leave an electronic trail of our daily lives scattered across servers, hard drives, and the cloud. No wonder litigants and their lawyers have come to rely on that data to prove or refute the crucial elements of their cases.