Litigation
March 23, 2023
Earlier this week, the Indiana Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in the matter of Decker v. Star Financial Group, Inc., Supreme Court Case No. 22S-PL-305, 2023 WL 2583381 (Ind. Mar. 21, 2023), in which the Court addressed the enforceability of arbitration clauses in certain deposit…
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By: Christopher W. Bloomer
on August 25, 2022
Imagine having to litigate half of a construction dispute in court and the other half in arbitration. The Indiana Court of Appeals recently analyzed that conundrum in Haddad v. Properplates, Inc., No. 21A-PL-2560, 2022 WL 2977362 (Ind. Ct. App. July 28, 2022). In that case, property owners entered…
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By: Christopher W. Bloomer and George C. Lepeniotis
on July 27, 2022
What are your obligations when a citizen or corporation seeks governmental records? Senior Associate Christopher W. Bloomer discusses some of the many nuances governing the ever-increasing number of records requests made upon cities, towns, boards, commissions, and other governmental bodies.
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By: Brett J. Ashton and Libby Yin Goodknight
on June 8, 2022
While commercial businesses are typically aware of their responsibilities under the Americans with Disability Act (the “ADA” or the “Act”) relative to the maintenance of their physical office spaces and general corporate policies, some businesses have been the recipients of demand letters alleging…
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By: Christopher W. Bloomer
on June 7, 2022
Many material suppliers are keenly aware of Indiana’s longstanding supplier-to-supplier mechanic’s lien prohibition. Essentially, the prohibition went as follows: supplier 1 provides materials to supplier 2. Supplier 2 sells the materials to a subcontractor, the general contractor, or perhaps the…
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By: Christopher W. Bloomer and Robert S. Schein
on August 9, 2021
Pursuant to its $1 million + contract with Sullivan Corporation (“Sullivan”), Rabco Enterprises, LLC (“Rabco”) agreed to provide labor and materials for a self-storage project in Noblesville, Indiana (the “Project”).
In 2019, Sullivan filed a breach of contract action against Rabco in Hamilton…
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By: Elizabeth M. Roberson and Matthew C. Branic
on July 27, 2021
The “new normal” brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic has ushered in the era of virtual meeting technology and other connective platforms as substitutes for in-person communication. Platforms such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Skype, Webex, Google Hangouts, and GoToMeeting have become mainstays in the…
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