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Blazing Saddles Screening Not Proof of Racial Discrimination
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
The Warrick County Sheriff terminated Kevin Harris’s probationary employment as a deputy sheriff based on violations of standard operating procedures, failure...
Creditor Loses Bankruptcy Settlement Challenge
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last week that a bankruptcy court did not err in approving a bankruptcy settlement that allotted a portion of the...
Top 4 Opinions from Judge Richard Posner in 2011
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We have a well-documented law crush on Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Richard Posner. While some people think that public professions of law crushes...
Unlawful Stop? Indiana Drivers Must Signal When Bearing Right
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals clearly knows that the best way to make a splash in a new year is to write an opinion featuring Indiana traffic laws, a...
District Court Gives Jury the Bird: Ostrich Instruction is Proper
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
Is the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals the most ostrich-obsessed appellate court in America? Last month, Judge Richard Posner not only compared an appellate...
City-Sanctioned Fines Not 'Debts' Under FDCPA
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
Is a debt-collection law firm retained to collect fines for a city obligated to comply with the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA)? Apparently...
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Vaidehi Mehta, Esq.
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