By: Melanie Kalmbach The United Nations Environment Programme International Environmental Technology Centre and the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies recently collaborated to publish a report which analyzes current waste practices, suggests best practices, and provides recommendations for policymakers for managing waste from healthcare facilities,… Read More >
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Safe Waste Management Practices During a Pandemic
Long Term Care Facilities Holiday Visitation Guidance
By: Janet A. McSharar The Indiana Department of Health just issued guidance to Indiana’s long-term care facilities on visitation with long-term care facility residents over the upcoming holiday season. This holiday visitation guidance applies to both nursing facilities and licensed residential care facilities and… Read More >
Recent Appellate Decisions Call Into Question Previously Settled Provisions of Indiana’s Medical Malpractice Act
By: Tyler Lemen In 1975, Indiana became the first state to pass medical malpractice claims reform legislation. Since that time, the Act has withstood many wholesale constitutional challenges by patients and their attorneys. Many other states followed Indiana’s… Read More >
Employers-Keep Your Eye on Updated EEOC and DOL COVID-Era Guidance
By: Melanie Dunajeski Yes, we are all exhausted by the sheer amount of information we must process to move our lives and businesses forward in a safe and legal manner during this extraordinary time. Fortunately, we seem to be out of the “drinking from… Read More >
Construction Site Safety and Liability for Other Contractors’ Employee Injuries: New Indiana Court of Appeals Case
By: William E. Kelley, Jr., LEED AP Construction site safety is a critical part of every contractor’s role on a construction project, especially as it relates to the safety of a contractor’s own employees. However, when an employee of another contractor on the construction… Read More >
What is the Real Statute of Limitations for an Environmental Legal Action Under Indiana Law?
by: Alex C. Trueblood Under Indiana’s Environmental Legal Action statute, Ind. Code § 13-30-9-2, a party that has incurred costs to remove or remediate contamination resulting from a release of a hazardous substance is entitled to bring an environmental legal action (“ELA”) against any… Read More >
Drewry Simmons Vornehm Announces Best Lawyers and Ones to Watch
Congratulations to our DSV attorneys who were recognized as Best Lawyers and Ones to Watch for 2021. Best Lawyers: Michael Drewry and Stacy Hanefeld. Ones to Watch: Tyler Lemen, Courtney McCormick and Alex Trueblood. Recognition by Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer review…. Read More >