In Sasser v. State Farm Insurance Co., the Indiana appeals court addressed the contours of defamation law in the context of two statements that variously impugned an attorney’s physical appearance and professional abilities. The plaintiff, an in-house lawyer for the insurance giant defendant, had a years’ long personality clash with a non-attorney claims adjuster. The plaintiff alleged …
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Embattled Ex-Congressman Wins Law Firm’s Fee Spat [Ind. Appeals Court]
Perhaps known as much for his chiseled physique, burnished Instagram presence and garish office furnishings as his political acumen, former wunderkind congressman Aaron Schock resigned in 2015 after dual Federal probes unearthed wide-ranging campaign finance infractions. The twin Federal investigations – a Department of Justice (DOJ) subpoena followed by an FBI lighting raid on Schock’s Peoria IL office …
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Don’t Confuse Joint Tenancy with Tenancy-By-Entirety Ownership – Indiana Court Cautions
Title to real estate is typically held in one of three ways: tenancy in common, joint tenancy and tenancy by the entirety. The salient characteristic of tenancy in common is that each owner holds a ½ interest in the property and that upon an owner’s death, his/her share passes to his/her heir. Joint tenancy’s hallmark …