The legal world is an ever-evolving landscape, and staying ahead of the curve requires not only expertise but also a commitment to diversity and inclusion. Fisher, Maas, Howard, Lloyd, & Wheeler, P.C. understands this well, which is why we are proud to spotlight two of our partners, Michael D. Rogers and Aimee Rivera Cole’s attendance...Read More
Kim Howard prevails at the Indiana Court of Appeals. In April 2018, Shannon North was involved in a car accident which caused Shannon to suffer personal injury. At the time of the accident, Shannon and her husband Miles lived with Miles’ father, James, at James’ residence. Prior to the accident, James had applied for and...Read More
I don’t routinely buy travel insurance. I have insurance that covers my medical expenses (at least to a point) if I am in another country. Therefore, the only reason I thought I needed travel insurance was to reimburse me for the cost of a trip if it were to cancel for some reason. Only when...Read More
In late September, the Indiana Supreme Court denied transfer in Schmidt v. Allstate Property and Casualty Insurance Company, 141 N.E.3d 1251 (Ind. Ct. App. 2020), a decision which appears to open the floodgates to a new category of bad faith insurance claims in Indiana. Noting that “an insured is an insured is an insured,”[1] our...Read More
In Greene v. Westfield Insurance Company, 963 F.3d 619 (7th Cir. 2020), the Seventh Circuit affirmed the Northern District of Indiana’s entry of summary in favor of Westfield Insurance Company (“Westfield”) in a garnishment proceeding seeking to recover a $50.56 million default judgment entered against Westfield’s insured, VIM Recycling (VIM). Westfield issued its first policy...Read More
You run a tavern. After a reasonably quiet night you close at 3 am. One of your customers had been there for a while, having friendly conversations with bartenders and other guests during the evening. It was the habit of customers to hang out in the parking lot for a while after closing time, and...Read More
It would not seem to be a controversial idea that one who buys a cemetery plot remains entitled to it after discovering that the cemetery mistakenly re-sold it to another and then buried him in it. But just such a case recently made it all the way to the Indiana Supreme Court (after two separate...Read More
