By Mary L. DePrez | Director and Counsel for Trial Court Technology and Annette Page | Project Manager for Trial Court Technology National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) mission statement: Save lives, prevent injuries, and reduce economic costs due to road traffic crashes, through education, research, safety standards, and enforcement activity. In 2016, among the estimated 145,000 people injured in … [Read more...] about Together, Let’s Stay CDL Compliant
Columns
The problem exists
By Brenda Rodeheffer | General Counsel for Personnel & Operations The “Me Too” movement caught fire last October, and there is no sign that it is burning out. Sexual harassment as a cause of action was recognized in 1986 in Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson. Multiple landmark Supreme Court cases through the years have expanded the scope of sexual harassment to include same sex harassment and vicarious liability for e … [Read more...] about The problem exists
Honorable Andrea K. McCord
By James F. Maguire | Editor, Indiana Court Times This is the 45th Court Times article to highlight up close and personal a member of the Indiana Judiciary. Judge Andrea K. McCord is the Circuit Court Judge in Lawrence County. Judge McCord is a 1987 Graduate of Franklin College and a 1990 Graduate of Indiana University McKinney School of Law. After graduating law school, she clerked for Judge Linda Chezem at the I … [Read more...] about Honorable Andrea K. McCord
E-Filing: A Game Changer on How Courts Conduct Business
By Mary DePrez, Trial Court Technology Indiana’s Statewide e-filing project began in August 2015 when Hamilton County took a leap of faith and became the first county to test drive e-filing in their trial courts. We have made great strides since then but continue working to achieve the goal of statewide e-filing. We are pleased to report that we are ahead of our target date of making e-filing available in every c … [Read more...] about E-Filing: A Game Changer on How Courts Conduct Business
Intimate partner violence in the LGBTQ community
By Lisa Manning, Indiana Office of Court Services Early this year, the founder of Miss Transgender America, Christa Leigh Steele-Knudslien, was found dead in her home after being stabbed and beaten to death by her husband. In an interview with police, Mark Steele-Knudslien said he “snapped” after arguing with his wife. Intimate partner violence is as prevalent in the LGBTQ community as in heterosexual communities. 43% … [Read more...] about Intimate partner violence in the LGBTQ community