Steeper outside fees force in-house counsel reckoning
Growing rate increases for outside lawyers have companies turning to alternative legal services, hiring more in-house staff and using artificial intelligence to control their costs.
Growing rate increases for outside lawyers have companies turning to alternative legal services, hiring more in-house staff and using artificial intelligence to control their costs.
The owner of the retail chain, which operates stores throughout Indianapolis and Indiana, has agreed to close all stores nationwide as part of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy agreement.
The jury deliberated for about three hours before returning a verdict in favor of Dr. Timothy Story, ending a lawsuit that lasted for about 3-1/2 years.
The communities offer ranch-style houses with open floor plans ranging from about 1,500 to 4,000 square feet, individual private courtyards and two-car garages.
How does someone who’s still on the racing circuit keep so many plates spinning? And why did he put this high-end automotive wonderland in Zionsville? Rahal addresses those and other questions.
The city of Indianapolis says it has no plans to change the way it deals with homeless residents, despite a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that allows cities to move, ticket or arrest people sleeping on the streets.
Billionaire Chuck Surack’s real estate purchases are intended to discourage Mayor Joe Hogsett’s administration from disposing of the Indianapolis Downtown Heliport so the property could be used to build a soccer stadium.
Nearly a year after opening, though, Indy Fresh Market isn’t profitable; instead it is being propped up by corporate partners Goodwill of Central & Southern Indiana and Cook Medical.
The top spenders mostly covered in-state travel for facility visits, conferences and inspections.
Four-year-old Novusterra Inc. is planning an initial public offering within 90 days and hopes to be approved to trade on the OTCQB Venture Market, often used by companies that are still developing.
The Indiana Supreme Court issued a disciplinary order against Robert T. Miller for forging family case managers’ names to child in need of services petitions.
In August’s hearing, all parties acknowledged a statewide nursing shortage that made such services difficult to obtain.
If all goes to schedule, the huge power plant about 125 miles southwest of Indianapolis will convert to natural gas and burn its last load of coal by the end of 2026.
The lawsuit is among the Justice Department’s first major enforcement actions in which software is being alleged as the primary means of collusion.
More than half of Indiana’s 92 counties are considered “legal deserts,” defined as less than one lawyer per 1,000 residents, according to the American Bar Association.
Disney is arguing that a wrongful death lawsuit against Walt Disney Parks and Resorts should be dropped because the plaintiff, the woman’s husband, once signed up for a trial subscription of the Disney+ streaming service.
Some companies say a new rule created by the Federal Trade Commission will make it hard to protect trade secrets and investments they make in their employees.
Last month, the federal Medicare program proposed a 2.9% cut to physician pay for 2025. That marked the fifth straight year that regulators proposed cutting payments to doctors for thousands of services, from stitching a wound to replacing a knee.
Meanwhile, health care systems continue to send thousands of Hoosiers to court over unpaid sums as small as $250.
Information is the key to a confident and successful negotiation for both sides, experts say.