Perils of Ambiguity in Rule 68 Offer of Judgment
In this post we shall examine the perils of defendants failing to be specific and clear...
7th Circuit Extends Bivens Civil Rights Actions to Brady Violations
This week we once more find ourselves discussing an opinion from the highly influential Seventh Circuit...
The Unintentional Business Partnership & Liability For New Post-Dissolution Obligations
This week we tackle a complex but extremely important area of law – formation of a...
Indiana Court of Appeals: Residential Insurance Policy Requiring Claim Against Insurer be Filed in Under 2 Years is Void
This past week the Indiana Court of Appeals handed down an important decision and major victory...
The Discovery Rule—Landers v. Wabash Center
This week’s post is dedicated to one of the most important doctrines of law in existence...
Lessons from Thomas v. UBS AG (7th Cir. 2013): Multistate Class Actions & Applicable Law in Federal Diversity
On February 7, 2013 the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals handed down a scathing, but informative,...
Wrongful Death Act and Fraudulent Concealment
**UPDATE** The defendant, The Good Samaritan Home, Inc., sought transfer of this case to the Indiana...
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...
