Personal Injury Law
Indiana Injury Lawyer – SFT is Here to Help
Indiana Injury Lawyer SFT Lawyers have a combined Indiana injury lawyer experience of over fifty (50) years. We have helped many individuals get compensated for the money, time, pain, suffering, and hassle that an injury can cost. Not everyone wants to hire an Indiana injury lawyer. However, because insurance companies often undervalue claims, hiring an experienced … Continue reading Indiana Injury Lawyer – SFT is Here to Help
Read MoreNegligence in Personal Injury Cases – ‘Do I Have a Case?’
In law school, lawyers are all taught the concept of negligence. In fact, in most law schools, law students might spend an entire semester learning about what negligence is. Negligence is a technical term of art that has a very specific meaning within the law, and may not mean what the common person might perceive … Continue reading Negligence in Personal Injury Cases – ‘Do I Have a Case?’
Read MoreIndiana Court of Appeals: Golfers Owe No Duty to Other Golf "Participants"
In an appeal yesterday, Cassie E. Pfenning v. Joseph E. Lineman, Whitey’s 31 Club, Inc., Marion Elks Country Club Lodge #195, and The Estate of Jerry A. Jones, No. 27A02-0905-CV-444, the Indiana Court of Appeals applied the well-settled rule that there is no duty from one participant in a sports activity to another to prevent … Continue reading Indiana Court of Appeals: Golfers Owe No Duty to Other Golf "Participants"
Read MoreSurprising Victory for Illinois Medical Malpractice Victims
In this Legal Newsline article, the Illinois Supreme Court struck down a law capping damages in medical malpractice cases in Illinois. You can read the full text of Lebron v. Gottlieb Memorial Hospital on the official Illinois Supreme Court Website. You can listen to oral arguments recorded live here. The law, passed in 1995, limited … Continue reading Surprising Victory for Illinois Medical Malpractice Victims
Read MoreUPDATE: Canadians Intervene in Fight over Asian Carp
In a story I wrote this past Sunday, Interstate Legal Battle Threatens Great Lakes Compact, so far Ohio and Wisconsin had joined in Michigan’s fight over Asian Carp infiltrating Lake Michigan through Chicago’s waterway system. Now it appears that not only did the Hoosier State throw its hat in the ring, Canadian Provinces have followed … Continue reading UPDATE: Canadians Intervene in Fight over Asian Carp
Read MoreSupreme Court Delays Medical Malpractice Damage Cap Ruling
By Bruce Japsen, Chicago Tribune staff reporter The Illinois Supreme Court today did not rule as expected on whether the state’s four-year-old medical malpractice reform survives.
Read MoreNonprofit Sues Over DCS Rate Cuts
Indiana Lawyer Article A nonprofit organization made up of agencies that provide services to abused and neglected kids is suing the Indiana Department of Child Services for cutting rates paid to the agencies next year.
Read MoreAppellate Court Splits on Liability of City
Indiana Lawyer Article The Indiana Court of Appeals split today in deciding whether the city of South Bend should have known putting heavy machinery on an unstable sidewalk would create an unreasonable risk of harm to a brick restorer.
Read MoreNursing Home Suit Alleges Negligence
Hip fractured as she was thrown or pulled from bed, resident says By Bob Kasarda, NWI Times Staff Writer VALPARAISO | A civil lawsuit has been filed against the local Whispering Pines Healthcare Center, accusing an employee of fracturing a resident’s hip by pulling or throwing the woman from her bed. The incident occurred at … Continue reading Nursing Home Suit Alleges Negligence
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