Federal Diversity Jurisdiction and the “Gaping Hole Problem”
This week we take a look at one of the two primary jurisdictional means by which...
Biting 7th Circuit Decision Reverses Denial of Social Security Disability Benefits
This week’s post, though dedicated on its face to the recent 7th Circuit decision Hughes v. Astrue,...
Questionable Actions of Class Counsel Did Not Merit Decertification in Class Action
While many courts across the country were relatively quiet this week, the Seventh Circuit Court of...
Insurance Bad Faith Claims Involving a Decedent’s Estate: Pistalo v. Progressive
As a general rule, an insurance company is not liable to an injured person for a...
How Requiring Uninsured Patients to Pay Chargemaster Rates Impacts Personal Injury Cases
This week we revisit our discussion from December 8 on the role of medical expenses in personal injury...
Indiana Tort Prejudgment Interest
December 12, 2012, aside from being a numerical fascination, was a very important day in Indiana...
The Role of Medical Expenses in Personal Injury Cases: Stanley v. Walker
This week’s post is dedicated to a case from a few years back that radically changed...
Contract Interpretation and the Parol Evidence Rule
As our posts related to contract law are among the most popular for the Hoosier Litigation...
Indiana’s Wage Payment and Wage Claims Statutes
As I stated in last week’s post, there was no question that the post needed to be...
7th Circuit Provides Much Needed Clarification of Class Action “Predominance” Requirement: Butler v. Sears
Occasionally when I sit down to write my weekly blog post, I am left mulling over...
