Holding a professional license demonstrates that you have met the basic requirements to work in your field, and maintaining an active license is necessary to keep many jobs. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 17.6% of all jobs require a license, while 26.3% of full-time jobs require one. Almost […]
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Welcome to Sobriety Checkpoint Season
As we head toward springtime we can start getting ready for spring break, concert season (Ruoff Music Center events), graduation parties, and sobriety checkpoints. Wait, what? Checkpoints result in people being detained by law enforcement without any prior suspicion. Sobriety checkpoints are legal, but they have very specific requirements. If […]
Indiana Supreme Court Makes Evidentiary Ruling in Favor of Personal Injury Defendants
In a recent decision, the Indiana Supreme Court held that a defendant in a personal-injury suit may introduce evidence of discounted reimbursements paid by government payers. Patchett v. Lee, 29S04-1610-CT-549 (Ind. Oct. 21, 2016). In Patchett v. Lee, the defendant admitted that she negligently drove her care into oncoming traffic, […]
Donald Trump’s Proposed Tax Legislation Compared to House Republicans’ Tax Proposal
While both President-Elect Donald Trump and the House Republicans view our tax code as being fundamentally flawed, their approach to fixing the tax code has taken different routes. On June 24th, 2016, the House Republicans, led by House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) unveiled a plan for sweeping tax reform. The […]
Indiana’s Commercial Courts
When incorporating a business, many entrepreneurs end up choosing to incorporate in Delaware, based in part because of favorable corporate statues and immense business case law. Uniquely though, Indiana has been making strides in competing with Delaware on this issue. For example, many statutes pertaining to corporate entities and their […]