Beginning June 27, 2023, employers with 15 or more employees are required to provide reasonable accommodation to a worker’s known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, unless the accommodation will cause an undue...
For those considering filing a lawsuit, the Indiana Supreme Court may have found the right idea to improve the efficiency of our justice system. With the Pathways Pilot Program, some judges will be assigning new cases to specific “paths” in order to decrease the...
In In the Matter of Rafael Antonio Ramirez Flores, Debtor filed a petition for relief under Chapter 13 bankruptcy. Secured creditor, Gaeta Auto Sales (“GAS”), failed to file a proof of claim or object despite receiving notice of Flores’ bankruptcy. The debtor’s plan...
Imputed Fraud Liability Not Dischargeable in Bankruptcy On February 22, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its opinion in Bartenwerfer v. Buckley, 143 S. Ct. 665 (2023), in which the Court held that a debtor...
On March 21, 2023, the Indiana Supreme Court ruled on an issue that could have a lasting impact on Indiana financial institutions and businesses that change terms of contracts upon notice to their customers. In this case, the plaintiffs, Cliff and Wendy Decker,...
The Indiana Court of Appeals recently heard a custody dispute over a family’s dog, in a case decided on March 15, 2023. As part of a Mother and Father’s divorce trial, ownership of the family’s pet dog was in dispute. Evidence regarding who should be awarded ownership...
