Are you the victim of a fraud? Did your financial advisor, broker, or agent promise returns, but now he won’t call you back, or he keeps telling you he’ll have the money next week? What should you do? First, gather your records. Financial institutions do not keep records forever. In […]
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Indiana Court of Appeals Issues Opinion Concerning Hamilton County, Indiana Public Utility
The Indiana Court of Appeals recently issued an opinion in a public-utility rate-making case involving Hamilton Southeastern Utilities, Inc. (“HSE”), the largest investor-owned sewer utility in Indiana, which currently services more than 20,000 customers in Hamilton County, Indiana. The issue in the case stemmed from an order of the Indiana […]
Employers Beware: Pay Employee Wages or You May Be Subject To Treble Damages And Significant Attorneys’ Fees and Expenses
The Indiana Court of Appeals in R.L. Turner Corp. v. Wressell, 44 N.E.3d 26 (Ind. Ct. App. 2015) held that an employee was entitled to three (3) times the employee’s unpaid wages, which totaled $13,060.14, and $99,870.00 in attorney’s fees for an employer’s failure to pay the wages due. Under […]
Judicial Estoppel Used To Prevent A Potential Shareholder From Claiming An Ownership Interest in a Corporation
The Indiana Court of Appeals issued an opinion on Tuesday applying the legal doctrine of judicial estoppel to prevent a defendant from litigating the issue of his claimed ownership in a multi-million-dollar construction company because he failed to list his claimed ownership as an asset in his previously executed divorce […]
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 […]
IRS Tax Credits for Schooling
If you, your spouse, or child is a student, you could qualify for the American Opportunity Tax Credit or the Lifetime Learning Credit. Even if you qualify for both credits, you can only claim one per student in a tax year. The American Opportunity Tax Credit can be taken for […]
Indiana Motorist Wins Speeding Ticket Dispute Taken to Indiana Court of Appeals
It is rare for individuals to dispute speeding tickets, because most people will simply pay them. It is even rarer that a disputed speeding ticket is decided in favor of the motorist, primarily because of the low level of burden of proof (preponderance of the evidence) that the State needs […]
Landlord Duties in Indiana
The relationship between a landlord and the tenants is a balancing act between the rights and duties of the other. Generally, landlords in Indiana have several duties regarding the leased property, the rights of tenants, and compliance regulations, as well as, any other common law duties. First a landlord must […]
Social Media and The Law
In today’s modern era almost everyone has some form of a social media account, whether it’s Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, etc. While this form of technology has grown, so too has the law that encompasses it. Many social media users may be surprised of how their accounts can be legally used […]