Discoverability of Documents in Insurance Bad Faith Claims
Typically on the Hoosier Litigation Blog, we focus our discussions on decisions from one of the...
Indiana Medical Malpractice Filing Using Third-Party Carrier
**UPDATE** On June 7, 2013, the plaintiff, Mrs. Moryl, petitioned the Court of Appeals for rehearing...
How New Medical Research May Impact Emotional Distress Claims
This morning, one of my friends who is currently working on a Ph.D in the medical...
Employer Liability: Respondeat Superior Doctrine
One of the very first doctrines of law that I learned in law school was the...
Seventh Circuit Holds Expert Testimony Based on Aspirational Industry Guidelines Admissible
This week we return to the issue of expert testimony that we previously discussed in our...
Indiana Court of Appeals Upholds $14.5 Million Defamation Verdict
This past week, the Indiana Court of Appeals released a sixty-one-page opinion upholding a jury verdict...
Damages Pt. 13 — Sentimental Value in Personal Property
It has been almost a year since we completed our twelve-part series on various aspects of...
Doctrine of Successor Liability: Seventh Circuit Expands Federal Standard to FLSA Claim Context
This week we delve into the doctrine of successor liability by way of the recent Seventh...
Class Action Fairness Act: Amount in Controversy after Knowles
In 2005 the Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA) was enacted, thereby creating an avenue for class actions arising...
Indiana Supreme Court Holds: Day Laborer(s) Can Bring Wage Payment Case if Expectation of Future Employment Exists
In this installment of the Hoosier Litigation Blog, we return to the topic of Indiana’s Wage...
