Merger trend hits Indiana as law firms seek fast growth
Indianapolis is finally jumping in a big way into the merger mania that’s sweeping the legal profession.
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Appeals pay off for biz owners
More than one in four Marion County commercial and industrial property owners has appealed its property tax assessments this
year, and the challenges often are paying off in a big way.
Hoosier Energy gets reprieve in Hancock court case
Rural electricity provider Hoosier Energy has dodged — at least for now — a $120
Indiana bankruptcies soar
Indiana bankruptcies are rising toward levels not seen since Congress tightened filing rules three years ago, and experts
say stretched consumers and businesses probably won’t reap benefits of an improved economy for at least a year.
Defamation laws haven’t caught up with today’s Internet
What are the legal repercussions against Web sites that allow defamatory comments to be posted on them?
Kosene & Kosene embroiled in 62 lawsuits
Indianapolis developer Kosene & Kosene is battling buyers over a $500 million condo project near Fort Myers.
Former Conseco director liable for some unpaid stock loans
Dennis E. Murray Sr. was declared liable in October by U.S. District Court Judge Larry J. McKinney for at least some of the
millions of dollars he borrowed to buy Conseco stock in the late 1990s.
Firm helping Holocaust survivors
Baker & Daniels LLP is partnering with the Bet Tzedek Holocaust Survivors Justice Network to provide pro bono legal services to Indiana’s more than 200 survivors.
Monon Bell football game helps Julian Center
In the weeks leading up to this year’s
big rivalry football game, Wabash College and DePauw University students held various fundraisers to benefit the Julian Center, as well as A-Way Home Shelter
in Putnam County and the Family Crisis Shelter in Montgomery County.
Builders challenge park fee in Zionsville
Zionsville Town Council members have until Nov. 17 to decide whether to appeal a judge’s decision last month that invalidated
the town’s park-impact fee.
Baker and Daniels creates logistics practice with 20 plus attorneys
Indianapolis law firm Baker & Daniels LLP has formed an advanced manufacturing and logistics practice to be headed by
partner James S. Birge.
Hoosier Energy hit with $120M claim from John Hancock
An electric co-op supplying power to customers in 48 central and southern Indiana counties could face a perilous spike in
its financial load following a $120 million claim against it by insurance giant John Hancock Life Insurance Co.
Winona lacks evidence to prove fraudulent money transfer
The trustee for Winona Memorial Hospital lost in court against the hospital’s former owner earlier this month — but
not without
receiving a bit of vindication from the judge in the case.
Law targeting controversial landfill only fuels fight
Even for those with
a vested interest in the battle over a proposed landfill near Anderson, it’s hard to get too worked up over the latest twist
before the courts or government agencies. After all, the Mallard Lake Landfill battle is in its 29th year.
Murky motive adds intrigue to Old National loan saga
In the buttoned-down world of banking, it doesn't get much stranger than this: An Indianapolis loan officer with a strong reputation is suddenly dismissed after his employer charges he falsified lending documents. The bank says the fraud exposes it to potential losses approaching $20 million. And here's the kicker: The employer hasn't accused the banker of committing the wrongdoing for personal gain.
CMG Worldwide takes tussle over vintage baseball cards to court
New York Yankees first baseman Lou Gehrig died in 1941 of a disease that came to bear his name. Six years later, second baseman
Jackie Robinson famously broke through baseball’s color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers, earning the league minimum $5,000.
He died in 1972. Mark Roesler believes the best earning years still lie ahead for both legendary players, as well as many
others like them. But first he must untangle their image rights in federal court in Indianapolis.
Ice Miller attorney departs, takes sports practice with him
Sports agent Andrew “Buddy” Baker has left locally based law firm Ice Miller and is taking with him the firm’s sports division,
IM Sports Services, which he wants to develop into a giant agency with a national reach. Baker’s new firm, Exclusive Sports
Group, starts with a list of high-profile clients.
Winona trustee still fighting hospital creditors, ex-owner
Paul Gresk, the bankruptcy trustee overseeing the liquidation of Winona Memorial Hospital, is pushing for a showdown in court
to prove his claims that Winona’s former owner, Leland Medical Centers Inc., illegally transferred more than $4 million out
of Winona.
Memory Gardens lawsuit seeks $20 million
An Indianapolis law firm has filed a class-action suit seeking more than $20 million from a pair of financial-services firms
it says facilitated the transactions that allowed a New Jersey couple to plunder cemetery trust funds. Cohen & Malad LLP filed
the lawsuit late last month on behalf of thousands of customers of Indianapolis-based Memory Gardens Management Corp., which
owns Memory Gardens in Greenwood, Lincoln Memory Gardens in Boone County and other cemeteries. The defendants are the company,
New York-based…
Funeral operator slapped with criminal charges
The Marion County Prosecutor’s Office filed criminal charges today relating
to the status of trust funds set aside to pay funeral expenses and cemetery maintenance for a string of Indiana cemeteries.