317.582.0000Monthly Archives: October 2018
SEXUAL ABUSE – TEACHING THE RIGHT AND WRONG LESSONS TO OUR CHILDREN
Terri Miller of SESAME (Stop Educator Sexual Abuse, Misconduct, and Exploitation) said it right when she spoke about teachers: “This is a position of trust, and every precaution should be taken when you are placing people in authority over children.” Since our personal injury work at Ramey & Hailey Law includes helping victims of… Read More »
YOUR INJURY ATTORNEYS IN THE NEWS: HOLDING OVERLY AGGRESSIVE POLICE ACCOUNTABLE
Even as the trial date for the Carl Williams case is being set and the case brought by Kevin and Dianne Brown is being processed, headlines about lawsuits against police are popping up all around the state, indeed around the country. Race continues to be a factor in the needlessly aggressive way in which… Read More »
FALL PREVENTION AWARENESS WEEK A GOOD IDEA YEAR ROUND
Last month marked Fall Prevention Awareness Week, as some Florida colleagues reminded us. While it’s true that older adults suffer the greatest number of fatal falls, the World Health Organization reports that injuries from falls have been affecting people of all ages, all around the world. Falls are a common cause of fatalities in… Read More »
YOUR INJURY ATTORNEYS IN THE NEWS: POLICE WHO ABUSE POWER MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE, LAW PROFESSOR STATES
There is no doubt in the minds of Kevin Brown, longtime professor at Indiana University’s Maurer School of Law in Bloomington, Indiana, and in that of his wife Dianne Brown, that their race was a factor in the needlessly aggressive way in which they were treated during a traffic stop two years ago. The… Read More »
PERSONAL INJURY ATTORNEYS WORK TO PROTECT DR. SMITH AND MRS. JONES
“The professional licensing boards, commissions, and committees within the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency are charged with the responsibility of disciplining licensees who have violated practice standards, acted dishonestly, or acted unethically,” the Indiana government website explains. But are those disciplinary measures sometimes disproportionate to the actual situation? Unfortunately, the answer is yes. While at… Read More »
YOUR INJURY ATTORNEYS IN THE NEWS: POLICE INSENSITIVITY TURNS TRAFFIC STOP INTO A TRAVESTY
When citizens’ rights have been abused because unwarranted force has been exercised by the police, sometimes the only recourse is to “sue City Hall”. That is exactly the reason personal injury attorneys at Ramey & Hailey are representing clients Kevin Brown and Beverly Dianne Brown in their lawsuit against the City of Indianapolis, the… Read More »
AS PRIEST SCANDAL HITS CLOSE TO HOME, INDIANA PERSONAL INJURY ATTORNEYS PAY ATTENTION
A leading American cardinal who met with Pope Francis just last month to discuss the sex abuse crisis that has engulfed the Roman Catholic Church is now facing criticism over a Texas priest who was arrested this week on charges of indecency with children, the New York Times reports. Unfortunately, as we know all too well… Read More »
