317.582.0000Monthly Archives: November 2020
MIXED FEELINGS ON THE PART OF AN INDIANA PERSONAL INJURY ATTORNEY
As a humble recent recipient of the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association prestigious Hoosier Freedom Award, I confess to having some mixed feelings about the rate of progress in Indianapolis when it comes to race relations. The goal of our work as personal injury attorneys, as the award states, is to create a more just… Read More »
INJURED? WHY YOU WANT YOUR DAY IN COURT
INJURED? WHY YOU WANT YOUR DAY IN COURT Here’s a startling statistic for you, straight from the Bureau of Justice Statistics: More than 95% of personal injury cases are settled pretrial. That means, explains the Law Dictionary, that just one in 20 personal injury cases is resolved in a court of law by a… Read More »
IN THE NEWS: TWO-YEAR-OLD SHOOTS MOM IN TRAGIC REMINDER OF THE NEED FOR SAFE STORAGE OF GUNS
In Hendricks County, Indiana, a two year old found a semi-automatic pistol and shot his mother; a five year old sibling called for help, we learn in a recent news bulletin in the Indianapolis Star. Unfortunately, such family firearm tragedies are all too frequent. “Millions of children live in homes with guns, and many… Read More »
IN THE NEWS: MESOTHELIOMA TRIALS MOVE AHEAD, PANDEMIC NOTWITHSTANDING
Mesothelioma (tumors on the lungs) is hardly a new disease. The term “mesothelioma” itself was coined more than a hundred years ago, then linked to asbestos exposure in the 1940s, asbestos.com explains. From the standpoint of personal injury law, mesothelioma presents a unique challenge: after a person has been exposed to asbestos, it can… Read More »
IN THE NEWS: RICHARD HAILEY SERVES AS CO-COUNSEL IN TRAGIC MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CASE
In July of 2017, 60-year old MM had undergone a “practice” surgical procedure to see whether an implant called a spinal cord stimulator (a “paddle” connected to threaded wires with electrodes) could be inserted into her spine to relieve her ongoing back pain. When MM reported a significant degree of pain relief from the… Read More »
IN THE NEWS: MESOTHELIOMA TRIALS MOVE AHEAD, PANDEMIC NOTWITHSTANDING
Mesothelioma (tumors on the lungs) is hardly a new disease. The term “mesothelioma” itself was coined more than a hundred years ago, then linked to asbestos exposure in the 1940s, asbestos.com explains. From the standpoint of personal injury law, mesothelioma presents a unique challenge: after a person has been exposed to asbestos, it can… Read More »
