On May 5, 2021, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas denied Defendant Factory Mutual Insurance Company’s motion for judgment on the pleadings and allowing Cinemark Holdings, Inc.’s, suit for business losses related to COVID-19 to continue.  Cinemark is a nationwide theater chain with approximately 345 theaters in the US and over 500 locations worldwide that closed in the wake of the pandemic, remaining shuttered for much of the summer of 2020.

A selection committee acting on behalf of the Indianapolis Bar Association and the Foundation has announced the selection of Chief Judge Tanya Walton Pratt of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana as a recipient of the IndyBar's prestigious Luminary Award of Excellence. Chief Judge Pratt will be honored at the 2021 IndyBar Bench Bar Conference in Louisville, Kentucky on June 19.

While working at home, for albeit a relatively short period of time, I realized that the health of my professional working relationships was suffering. Perhaps you are still working from home. Perhaps you are still primarily attending meetings virtually. Perhaps you feel the same way.

Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. Under the dynamic leadership of IndyBar President Jimmie McMillian, we're celebrating Juneteenth at Bench Bar to bring awareness to our members about this significant piece of history. More importantly, the Juneteenth workshop session will highlight and recognize the experiences and significant contributions that Black attorneys have made to our legal community.

This was the last week of the legislative session. It was a busy session with over one hundred bills passing through the complete legislative process. Yesterday afternoon the budget bill, HB 1001, was passed with overwhelming bipartisan support in both chambers before they adjourned. 

When racial disparity and inequality came to a head in Summer 2020, it quickly became obvious that the association had a responsibility to respond and to act on the many long-standing contributing structural issues present not only throughout the country but here at home in the Indianapolis community as well.

Thanks to the help of Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, the IndyBar Legislative Committee is currently monitoring select sports and entertainment law-related legislation.

Demi Johnson, 23, is a Master's student at IUPUI and is involved with the school’s athletic department. During the NCAA Tournament, she was able to work as a stats caller.

If you love baseball and hot dogs, this brand-new gig might be right up your alley.

Baylor won its first-ever NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, easily cruising past Gonzaga 86-70 en route to the program’s first national title.