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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

In this installment we discuss the recent Indiana Court of Appeals decision Moryl v. Ransone, which addresses the impact on the statute of limitations of filing a medical malpractice claim with the Indiana Department of…more

In this installment we discuss the prospect of the impact upon personal injury law based upon the results of a new study finding that physical pain and emotional pain can be distinguished by brain scan…more

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

This week we discuss the recent 7th Circuit decision in Lees v. Carthage College that found an expert's testimony based in large part upon aspirational industry guidelines that are not the “community standards.”…more

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

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

This week we examine the doctrine of successor liability through the 7th Circuits decision to expand application of the federal standard to Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) cases through the Teed v. Thomas & Betts Power…more

In this installment of the Hoosier Litigation Blog by Pavlack Law, LLC, we discuss the Class Action Fairness Act's amount in controversy requirement in light of the United States Supreme Court decision in Standard Fire Ins. Co…more

This week we examine the Indiana Supreme Court decision Walczak v. Labor Works-Fort Wayne LLC, which held that day laborers could bring claims under the Indiana Wage Payment Act unless they do not have a realistic expectation of…more

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

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

This week we examine the unintentional creation of business partnerships, liability for obligations incurred after dissolution of a partnership, and take a look at partnership by estoppel. This is done through the context of the…more

This week we discuss the major Indiana Court of Appeals decision, which found that not only is an insurance policy's limitation for bringing a suit against the insurer to less than the statutory period set forth by statute void,…more

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