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LONNIE D. JOHNSON There are attorneys, and then there’s Lonnie D. Johnson. 17 consecutive years as an Indiana Super Lawyer says it all. Less than 5% of his peers achieve this recognition, and he’s turned it into a habit. The reason? He’s not just in the game. He’s...

In this appeal, John and Janice Gresser, individually and as parents and natural guardians of Elizabeth and Rebekah Gresser, allege that they were injured by a pesticide manufactured by Dow Agrosciences, LLC and applied by Reliable Exterminators. Both the Gressers and Reliable Exterminators have requested that an oral argument be scheduled. Among the questions presented in this appeal are: (1)…

The Indiana Supreme Court decision in Sheehan Construction v. Continental Cas. Co., 210WL 3823107 (Ind.) is the most important decision in the history of Insurance Law in Indiana.  Traditionally, Indiana has been a non-occurrence state, meaning that defective...

COHABITATION COMPLEXITIES Like their married counterparts, unmarried cohabitants need to make appropriate Life & Estate Plans to avoid especially unpleasant and expensive surprises. Our front-page article reviews common challenges in the context of some real-life scenarios. Chances are quite good that you know couples who are living together without the benefit of marriage. The U.S. Census Bureau confirms what you…

Download as PDF: Involuntary Assignment of a Bad Faith Claim Against an Insurer is Invalid (W2009) In State Farm Mut. Auto Ins. Co. v. Estep, 873 N.E.2d 1021 (Ind. 2007), the Indiana Supreme Court rendered an important decision which should curb the abusive practices employed by plaintiffs’ personal injury attorneys in asserting potential bad faith claims against insurance companies. State Farm’s…