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What Is Defamation Per Se?

What Is Defamation Per Se?

In the State of Indiana, defamation is a common law offense that requires the showing of four specific elements: a statement with a defamatory imputation, malice, publication, and damages. Some statements are considered so fundamentally offensive that they are...
No Contact Orders in Indiana

No Contact Orders in Indiana

A no contact order is something that’s imposed by a criminal court, and it means you’re not allowed to have any contact with the person or persons listed in the order. No contact means no direct or indirect contact. You’re prohibited from: calling the person texting...
Mitigation of Damages

Mitigation of Damages

The Supreme Court of Indiana has established that in a negligence action, an injured person has a duty to mitigate their post-injury damages and the amount of damages they are entitled to recover is reduced by those that could have been prevented with reasonable care....