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Indiana was admitted as the 19th US State on December 11, 1816. The state is the 17th most populous US state with approximately 6.6 million residents, and 38th largest by area at approximately 36,000 sq.miles. The capital city is Indianapolis, and the nickname is “The Hoosier State”. The state falls in the 7th Circuit of the US Court of Appeals.

Today, Indiana is still known as a manufacturing state, and its economy is dependant on auto, steel, and pharmaceutical industries. The state is also driven by major sports events, as it is home to The NFL’s Indianapolis Colts, NBA’s Indiana Pacers, and it notably hosts the Indianapolis 500 and the Brickyard 400 Motor Sports Races annually.

The Indiana state government operates out of Indianapolis, and is divided into three branches; Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches.

The Supreme Court of Indiana is the apex of the court system in Indiana, and it oversees the lower courts and commissions that comprise the judicial branch in the state. Courts include the Tax Court, the Indiana Court of Appeals. The court system is broken down by county, and larger cities like South Bend or Evansville, have courts of concurrent jurisdiction. Commissions, such as the Judicial Nominating Commission, assist the judicial branch in operations.

The Executive branch consists of elected officials, and the governor is responsible for state functions. The Legislative branch is a bicameral legislature, with the Indiana House of Representatives as the lower house and the Indiana Senate as the higher house.

Indiana is home to Notre Dame Law School, Indiana University, Purdue University, and Butler University. It also houses several historical sites and popular tourist attractions in the state. Among these are Indiana Dunes National Park, Angel Mounds, the Allen County Courthouse, Butler Fieldhouse, and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

The National Law Review covers state and federal cases from the state of Indiana. Tax and bankruptcy court appeals, agency news, immigration, healthcare, and cases in other areas of the law. The National Law Review also covers upcoming events, and state-specific news in Indiana.

Date	Title	Organization
29 Mar	Indiana Governor Holcomb Issues Stay-at-Home Order Due to COVID-19	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
25 Mar	Guidance for Businesses Resolving Multiple “Shelter in Place” Orders and Differing Definitions of “Essential Business”	Davis Kuelthau
9 Mar	National P3 Update - Transportation	Bilzin Sumberg
25 Feb	2019 Wage & Hour Developments: A Year in Review - State Updates	Jackson Lewis P.C.
24 Feb	Clickwrap Agreement: Consent or Not Consent, That Is A Question	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
17 Feb	Seventh Circuit Class Action Litigation \| Winter 2019/2020	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
5 Feb	Indiana Considers New Restrictions on Non-Compete Covenants for Physicians	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
23 Jan	Indiana Supreme Court Reaffirms That the Blue Pencil Doctrine Is an ‘Eraser’ for Overbroad Restrictive Covenant Language	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
3 Oct	Seventh Circuit Reverses Prior Ruling After Reexamining Exclusion Clause	Carlton Fields
19 Sep	State And Local Governments Continue To Be Favorite Targets Of Cyberattacks	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
17 Sep	A Win for Hemp in Court, and What it (Might) Mean for North Carolina	Ward and Smith, P.A.
22 Aug	Court Finds That Insurer’s Quote Implied Coverage for Computer Hacking Losses	Robinson & Cole LLP
13 Aug	Indiana Court of Appeals Decision Signals Change in State’s Restrictive Covenant Law	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
8 Aug	Loot Box or Pandora’s Box? Regulation of Treasure Chests in Video Games	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
6 Aug	Contractor Found in Material Breach Solely For Building Code Violations	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
8 Jul	Legislation Streamlining Wireless Small Cell Deployment Enacted in 25 States	Keller and Heckman LLP
22 May	Message Still Not Received: Company Fails In Yet Another Bid to Certify Fax Class Action	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
16 May	Indiana Law Now Allows Paycheck Deductions for Uniform Rentals	Jackson Lewis P.C.
30 Apr	Indiana Raises Penalties To Over $132K For Knowing Violations Resulting In Death	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
16 Apr	Indiana Court Declines to Expand At-Will Employment Exception	Jackson Lewis P.C.
25 Mar	Indiana Legislature Dials Up “Do Not Call” Statute Revisions	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
21 Mar	Legal Insight: Implications Of The ‘Lessor’ And ‘Fly Away’ State Tax Exemptions Associated With Aircraft Purchases	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
15 Mar	That’s Purposeful Availment?: Court Holds Sending A Text To An Indiana Area Code Is Sufficient To Confer Personal Jurisdiction For A TCPA Claim.	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
18 Feb	How to Avoid Being the Only Deep Pocket on the Block	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
1 Feb	Indiana Supreme Court Rules Driver Not Employee of Business Connecting Drivers with Customers	Jackson Lewis P.C.
29 Jan	Older Applicants Cannot Utilize ADEA to Challenge Neutral Hiring Criteria, Seventh Circuit Rules	Jackson Lewis P.C.
29 Jan	Mistakes Don’t Always Define You: Indiana Court Of Appeals Upholds Set-Aside Of Default Judgment	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
8 Jan	EPA Region 5 and IDEM in Full Collaboration Mode (Mostly)	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
4 Dec	Will Hemp-Derived CBD Be Fully Legal with Passage of the 2018 Farm Bill? Not Quite…	Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
26 Nov	2018 Recap: State Responses to the Repatriation Transition Tax in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act	McDermott Will & Emery
11 Oct	Mind the Details: Defendant Observes That Key FCC Order Never Took Effect; Wins Judgment on Pleadings	Faegre Drinker
3 Oct	Indiana Court Grants Summary Judgment in Favor of Defendant, Holding that Simply Terminating Health Insurance Is Not Revocation of Prior Express Consent Under the TCPA	Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
28 Sep	Stop Means Stop: Court Certifies TCPA Class Action in “Stop” Text Message Case–But Forces Class Counsel to Amend Retainer Agreement to Allow Individual Settlement	Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
26 Sep	Recent Indiana Economic Loss Rule Cases Address ‘Other Property’ Damage vs. ‘Failed Commercial Expectations’	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
4 Sep	Public Entities: Federal Decision Supports Cross-Border Application of Public Tort-Claims Protections	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
21 Aug	Arkansas 1115 Medicaid Waiver: August 2018 Status	Mintz
28 Jun	Are Unions Facing the Eve of Destruction? Supreme Court Outlaws Agency Fees in the Public Sector	Foley & Lardner LLP
21 Jun	Indiana Plans to Distribute Millions to Reduce Engine Emissions – Is Your Project Eligible for Funding?	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
21 Jun	Pipeline Safety Update - Issue No. 139	Van Ness Feldman LLP
10 May	Notice and Right to Cure Statutes: Turning a Shield Into a Sword in Indiana and Elsewhere	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
23 Mar	BREAKING: Indiana Enacts Cloud Software Tax Exemption	McDermott Will & Emery
20 Feb	Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact Implemented in 29 States	Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
1 Feb	Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission Provides More Guidance on Future Test Year	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
25 Jan	Indiana’s Union Membership Falls 12.5 Percent	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
12 Jan	ICE Announces Enforcement Priorities, Raids Nearly 100 7-Eleven Stores	Jackson Lewis P.C.
15 Dec	The Importance of Attention to Risk Allocation Provisions in Contracts	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
4 Dec	Actions Required by Contract Do Not Give Rise to a General Contractor’s Duty of Safety to a Subcontractor’s Employee	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
27 Nov	When Should an Accident be an Accident?	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
28 Oct	Costs Remain a Proper Basis for Termination Even if the Employees Are All Over 65	Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
5 Oct	Indiana Court of Appeals Reaffirms IURC Has Duty to Apply Precedent	Barnes & Thornburg LLP