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Penrod Society sues ex-treasurer for $380,000
August 3, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinThe Penrod Society has filed a lawsuit against former treasurer Brandon Benker, seeking to recover
more than $380,000 it alleges he embezzled last year.
MoreCemetery owner to plead guilty to theft, fraud
July 30, 2009
Scott OlsonA cemetery owner set to go on trial Monday has agreed to plead guilty to theft and securities fraud.
MoreDueling Franklins iron out trademark dispute
July 21, 2009
J.K. WallIndiana-based Franklin College and Ohio-based Franklin University resolved their legal case last night, with Franklin University
agreeing to take specific steps in its advertisements to distinguish itself from Franklin College.
MoreLauth's lawyers raking in big fees in bankruptcy reorganization
July 20, 2009
Cory SchoutenDeveloper Lauth Group Inc. is sparing no expense on attorneys in the Chapter 11 reorganization of key subsidiaries. The company
has hired two of the nation’s most prominent bankruptcy and restructuring specialists to handle
the cases, and the bill for the first month easily will exceed $1 million.
MoreALTOM: Technology moves too fast for law to keep up
July 20, 2009
Tim AltomTechnologists don’t usually give the law a basketful of respect. From our point of view, the law is struggling frantically
to stay within a hundred yards of our bleeding edge. By the time the law gets around to speaking on a technical
subject, the subject may not even exist anymore.
MoreHilbert in-law's life insurance dispute takes odd turn
July 13, 2009
Peter SchnitzlerLocal businessman J.B. Carlson contends the $15 million life insurance policy he took out on Stephen Hilbert’s mother-in-law
was legitimate, because she served on his firm’s board and was a key decision-maker. The mother-in-law, Germaine
“Suzy” Tomlinson, died at age 74 last September—just 32 months after the policy was issued.
MoreNoblesville man sentenced for mortgage fraud
July 9, 2009
IBJ StaffA Noblesville man was sentenced to one year of home detention yesterday after pleading guilty to mortgage fraud in federal
court. Marvin G. Hampton also was ordered to pay $262,424.76 in restitution to three lending institutions.
MoreLocal firms recognized for pro bono work
July 7, 2009
IBJ StaffLed by Baker & Daniels LLP, Indianapolis' three largest law firms are recognized in the July issue of The American
Lawyer magazine for their pro bono work.
MoreCarson vs. Chrysler, round one
July 6, 2009
IBJ StaffU.S. Rep. Andre Carson, D-Indianapolis, is taking on General Motors Corp. and Chrysler Corp. in the
name of crash victims.
MoreCummins sues insurers over $381M in flood claims
June 29, 2009
Peter SchnitzlerCummins Inc. is battling its insurers in court, saying they're refusing to pay
most of the company's $381 million in claims stemming from the flood that immersed its southern Indiana
facilities a year ago.
MoreABEL: End in sight for 'pig in a poke' hourly billing by law firms
June 29, 2009
Arend AbelFed up with excessive fees, some clients have started demanding alternatives to the tried-and-true methods, such as "value-based
legal services."
MoreDespite what you might think, lawyers are compartatively scarce in Indiana
June 29, 2009
Scott OlsonOnly North and South Dakota, Tennessee and Wisconsin have smaller proportions of lawyers within their working populations.
Experts point to the state's shrinking base of corporate HQs, the exodus of law school graduates, and a less litigious climate
overall.
MorePets, often overlooked in wills, are getting more attention
June 29, 2009
Rebecca BerfangerWhile most people consider their family members and funeral costs in estate planning, many overlook their babies who happen
to have four legs, a tail, feathers or even scales. A pet trust is a good solution.
MoreKELLER: The party's over for IU Law grads as stapped firms trim opportunities
June 29, 2009
Michael KellerFledgling attorneys face a legal industry in defensive mode, resulting in drooping employment figures.
MoreIce Miller still in merger talks with Louisville law firm
June 22, 2009
Scott OlsonThe city's third-largest law firm is poised to tie the knot with Kentucky's Greenebaum Doll & McDonald. But differences in
the way the firms compensate partners are taking longer than expected to sort out.
MoreJudge slams law firm Bose over 'misrepresentations' in Red Spot case
June 15, 2009
Greg AndrewsBose McKinney & Evans' defense of an Evansville company in a high-stakes environmental-contamination lawsuit has degenerated
into a fiasco, with a federal judge sanctioning both the client Red Spot Paint & Varnish Co. and law firm and ordering
each to pay half the plaintiff's
legal bills.
MoreIndiana logs more complaints against collectors as pressure mounts to make debtors pay up
June 1, 2009
Sam StallA lot of people owe money these days, and some of the agencies hired to pursue them are resorting to old- school tactics to
collect. Things like calling at all hours, threatening to have debtors jailed or fired, or employing abusive language.
MoreLauth granted reprieve
May 25, 2009
Cory SchoutenA judge has given Lauth Group Inc. a reprieve from an equity investor that is seeking to take control of most of the developer's
properties.
MoreIPL wins retiree benefit dispute
May 25, 2009
Chris O'MalleyIndianapolis Power & Light could have been on the hook for more than $100 million in retirement benefits, but a ruling this
month by the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission allows IPL to keep the money.
MoreEight former employees who say firings were racially motivated agree to $2.75M settlement from Lottery
May 18, 2009
Peter SchnitzlerThe Hoosier Lottery has agreed to pay $2.75 million to settle a lawsuit filed by eight black former employees who claim racial
discrimination motivated their firing four years ago.
MoreDan Laikin on sidelines as others admit guilt in stock-manipulation scheme
April 27, 2009
Greg AndrewsCarmel businessman Dan Laikin finds himself in the awkward spot of denying wrongdoing at the same time the three men accused
of conspiring with him in a stock-manipulation scheme are admitting guilt.
MoreDoc sues Web-savvy ex-patient
April 13, 2009
J.K. WallDr. Barry Eppley, an Indianapolis surgeon, says an online crusade by a disgruntled former patient is taking a toll on his
practice, and he's suing her.
MoreQuestions about expenses have dogged Marsh before
April 13, 2009
Greg AndrewsDon Marsh lashed back last month after the owner of Marsh Supermarkets Inc. filed a lawsuit accusing him of billing the company
for millions of dollars in personal expenses.
MoreHarlan Bakeries sues vendor over equipment glitches
April 6, 2009
Peter SchnitzlerHarlan Bakeries recently filed a lawsuit against equipment vendor Doboy Inc., saying it provided faulty equipment to package
Harlan's cream-cheese-filled bagels.
MoreAuction-rate securities suit names Stifel's Cohen, others
March 30, 2009
IBJ StaffAmong defendants named in a Missouri lawsuit against investment firm Stifel Nicolaus and Co. is Stifel Managing Director Jeffrey
Cohen, who is based in the company's Indianapolis
office.
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Laura-the festivals and tastings are free. What does is strengthen the sense of community with activities. What are those empty lots doing for the Village? it's sad you can't see the good that this progress can do for the area. No one is requiring anyone to shop there. I guess you'd rather see a Dollar store move in or no, we'd rather see the property stand empty b/c change is out of the question.
Read down to the part about Brizzi. Someone needs to subpoena his "purchases" of Red RockPictures and Cellstar and his corresponding bank records, I mean c'mon, I'd like to see his alcohol usage records, too. http://diana-vice.blogspot.com/2011_01_01_archive.html
Wonder if my neighborhood can advertise our "retention" pond and act like it is a beach too?
a new record at the '11 salebration until they realized that it was a futile effort to get their crapwagon moter and crapwagon car up speed. And then they just quietly slunk off into the night and never spoke of it again. Nothing to see here folks.
millions for putting a company's bumper sticker on one of its Lolas. But you gotta take what you can get.