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Discoverability of Documents in Insurance Bad Faith Claims

This week we take a look at the ability to discover documents from an insurance company's claim's file in an insurance bad faith claim through the recent Southern District of Indiana decision in Woodruff v. American Family…more

| Civil Procedure, Civil Remedies, Commercial Law & Contracts, Insurance,...

Employer Liability: Respondeat Superior Doctrine

This week we discuss the doctrine of respondeat superior and its application to extend liability to an employer for the actions of its employee that fall “within the scope of employment.”…more

| Business Torts, Civil Remedies, Personal Injury

Indiana Court of Appeals Upholds $14.5 Million Defamation Verdict

This week we discuss the Indiana Court of Appeals decision State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Radcliff that upheld one of the largest verdicts – $14.5 million – ever obtained in a defamation case in United States history…more

| Business Torts, Civil Remedies, Construction Law, Insurance, Personal...

Damages Pt. 13 – Sentimental Value in Personal Property

This week we reopen our Damages series with a thirteenth installment to discuss the availability of sentimental value damages for the loss of items of personal property. We examine both the general rule that such damages are not…more

| Civil Remedies, Personal Injury, Wills, Trusts, & Estate Planning

Perils of Ambiguity in Rule 68 Offer of Judgment

Through the recent employment law 7th Cir. decision in Sanches v. Prudential Pizza, Inc. we examine the danger of failing to be sufficiently specific and clear in a Rule 68 offer of judgment which there resulted in the defendant…more

| Civil Procedure, Civil Remedies, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law,...

7th Circuit Extends Bivens Civil Rights Actions to Brady Violations

This week we examine the hugely important 7th Circuit case Engel v. Buchan that found that the violations of the Brady v. Maryland right requiring a prosecutor to disclose potentially exculpatory evidence to a criminal defendant…more

| Civil Procedure, Civil Remedies, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law,...

The Discovery Rule – Landers v. Wabash Center (Ind. Ct. App. 2013)

In this week's post we examine Indiana's application of the Discovery Rule that, when applicable, can permit a claim to proceed even though it was filed after the statute of limitations has run. This discussion is conducted in…more

| Business Torts, Civil Procedure, Civil Remedies, Nonprofit Law

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