Indiana

Pizza Shop Must Pay for Worker’s Weight-Loss Surgery, Appeals Court Says

A pizza shop must pay for a worker’s weight-loss surgery, an Indiana appeals court has ruled in a case that is making headlines, because an on-the-job back injury contributed to his subsequent obesity. If Adam Childers doesn’t have the weight-loss surgery, doctors say, the back surgery he needs as a…

Sep 10, 2009 7:50 PM CDT

Ice Miller and Greenebaum Doll End Merger Talks

Nine months of talks have reportedly failed to produce a merger between Ice Miller and Greenebaum Doll & McDonald. A source tells Business First in Louisville that the merger is not going forward, in part because of concerns at the 180-lawyer Greenebaum that the merger would require increased billing rates.…

Sep 10, 2009 6:23 PM CDT

Ex-Lawyer Found Dead as Fed’l Trial in Embezzlement Case Is Hours Away

Accused of embezzling at least $2.2 million from clients over a two-year period, a former lawyer was found dead in his Indiana home early Sunday, hours before he was scheduled to go to trial in federal court in Hammond. Authorities say the death of 46-year-old William Crabtree II was not…

Aug 25, 2009 9:30 PM CDT

Are Fatal Sleeping Accidents a Crime? Prosecutors Differ

Consider the case of a parent who has too much too drink, or takes illegal drugs, and then falls asleep in the same bed with his or her baby. Sometime during the night, the parent rolls onto the baby and kills the child. Is the mishap a crime? Prosecutors are…

Jul 30, 2009 2:48 PM CDT

Lawyer Found Lying in Trash Can Resigns Lucrative City Job

Larry Wilder did the right thing by taking a limo home after celebrating a friend’s good news about passing a real estate licensing exam with a few drinks. However, he didn’t make it the final few feet to his door. Finding him lying headfirst, seemingly asleep, in a trash can…

Jun 25, 2009 4:13 AM CDT

Barnes & Thornburg Continues Shopping Spree, Snaps Up Minn. Firm

For the third time this year, Indianapolis law firm Barnes & Thornburg has made an out-of-state acquisition. This time it’s the 22-attorney Parsinen Law Firm P.A. in Minneapolis. The deal takes effect July 1, according to a news release and the Indianapolis Star. Already this year, 500-plus attorney Barnes &…

Jun 22, 2009 12:27 PM CDT

Bose McKinney Agrees to Pay Hefty Legal Bill in ‘Chameleon’ Sanctions Case

A well-known Indiana-based law firm has agreed to pay part of a litigation opponent’s estimated seven-figure legal tab after a June 5 order by a federal judge sanctioning Bose McKinney & Evans and its former client in an environmental contamination case for failing to disclose material in discovery. Under the…

Jun 15, 2009 10:23 PM CDT

Midsize Midwestern Firms Outside of Big Cities Doing Relatively Well

Midsize Midwestern law firms outside of major urban areas are doing better than their larger counterparts, where layoffs are common and associate start dates are being pushed back. Midwestern firms with between 100 and 450 lawyers haven’t relied as much on work stemming from capital markets and mergers and acquisitions.…

Apr 27, 2009 5:39 PM CDT

Baker & Daniels Cuts 5 Associates & Others, Imposes Staff Wage Freeze

In a second round of layoffs since December, Indianapolis-based Baker & Daniels has cut more than 15 positions. The 320-attorney firm has also imposed a wage freeze, according to managing partner Tom Froehle, on what the Indianapolis Business Journal describes as “all operational staff.” Froehle confirms that nine staff positions…

Apr 17, 2009 7:06 PM CDT

Obama Displays ‘Considerable Degree of Cautiousness’ in Court Picks

President Obama quietly announced his first choice for a federal appeals seat in a press release, a stark contrast to President Bush’s 2001 Rose Garden ceremony where he announced 11 appeals court nominees. Now Obama has announced three nominees for federal appeals courts, and all appear to be cautious picks,…

Apr 15, 2009 2:18 PM CDT

Barnes Firm Raids Bryan Cave to Open Atlanta Office, Plans More Hiring

A more than 500-attorney Indianapolis-based law firm is opening its first office in the Southeast, raiding two partners from the Atlanta office of Bryan Cave Powell Goldstein to establish a foothold in the city. Although Barnes & Thornburg is opening its Atlanta outpost with Stuart Johnson and Jason Bernstein, it…

Apr 6, 2009 9:43 PM CDT

Republicans Protest Speedy Hearing for 7th Circuit Nominee

Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans boycotted Wednesday’s confirmation hearing of David Hamilton of Indiana to serve on the Chicago-based 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Hamilton is President Obama’s first nominee to an appellate court. While previously seen as a pick that would draw bipartisan support, Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter, the…

Apr 2, 2009 3:30 PM CDT

Indy’s Bose McKinney Cuts 25

Bose McKinney & Evans announced today that it is eliminating 10 attorneys, two paralegals and 13 support staff members. The layoffs, which represent 7 percent of the attorneys and 11 percent of the staff at the Indianapolis law firm, were made due to the difficult economy, managing partner Kendall Crook…

Mar 27, 2009 1:13 AM CDT

Business Booming for Lawyers Who Help Homeowners Facing Foreclosure

There’s one area of law practice that’s booming right now for attorneys in many areas of the country. With foreclosures at record levels, homeowners need help reaching a resolution with lenders. And while they may not be able to pay a lawyer much, if anything, many attorneys are either taking…

Mar 9, 2009 9:18 PM CDT

Outburst Precedes 60-Year Sentence for Client Who Kidnapped his Lawyer

A client who kidnapped his lawyer at knifepoint was sentenced to 60 years in prison yesterday following a profanity-laced outburst. The client, Richard Hudson, wasn’t in the central Indiana courtroom for the sentence, according to the Anderson, Ind., Herald Bulletin. He was led away after he yelled at his victim,…

Feb 3, 2009 12:48 PM CST