Category: Indiana

In the case of Brandon v. Buddy & Pal’s III, Inc., and Walker, Brandon was injured in a bar fight located in Schererville, Indiana. He would later file a lawsuit against Thomas Walker, the alleged person who had struck him. Brandon would also sue the bar where the fight had occurred as well. The case […]

In the Case of Poppe v. Angell Enterprises, Inc., 169 N.E.3d 408 (Ind.App., 2021) a Grocery store’s landlord, who was responsible for maintaining the store’s parking lot, owed no duty to a patron because the landlord could not have known or reasonably foreseen that its patrons would be struck by an intoxicated driver in the […]

Intersections with stop signs are far too often the scene of accidents as drivers who are not paying attention blow through them an injury innocent people. In the case of Wilde v. Allender, Diana Wilde was riding as a passenger in a truck with her husband. The couple was driving to their home in Franklin, […]

In the case of Roumbos v. Vazanellis and Thiros and Stracci, P.C., Roumbos was 85 and visiting her husband at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Lake County in January 2011. She had visited her husband several times before. When she visited this time, her husband asked for a glass of water which she gave to him. […]

In personal injury trials and pre-litigation, medical bills can be a contentious issue. This is because of case law in Indiana that allows plaintiffs and defendants to introduce different numbers when it comes to medical bills. Plaintiffs introduce the amount of money that the plaintiff was actually billed, and defendants are allowed to introduce the […]

When stating a claim against an insurance company, one of the most significant steps in securing a judgment is surviving a motion to dismiss. Often, to stop you from building a solid case against them, insurance companies will try to get a case thrown out on dismissal. This normally happens before you can get a […]

In personal injury cases, especially those involving slip-and-falls or other injuries involving a company, sometimes a plaintiff can use prior incidents that are somewhat similar to show that a company should have known that an injury was likely to occur, and that they could have prevented this injury from happening. This evidence is known as […]

NIED stands for Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress. Generally, a NIED Claim stems from a plaintiff being involved in a particularly gruesome or distressing event caused by the negligence of another party. In Indiana, a plaintiff must be directly impacted by the event and suffer severe emotional trauma from the impact. These requirements fall under […]

In the case of Smith v. Dunn Hospitality Group Manager, Inc., d/b/a Comfort Inn, The Smiths became guests at the Comfort Inn in Evansville, Indiana, after a fire occurred in their home and they brought personal property with them. The Smiths were arrested 10 days later and taken into custody for about two weeks before […]