The Law Clinic at Valparaiso University Law School is now accepting new cases at their Law Clinic. (See NWI Times News Article, “Free legal help offered by VU Law School” 15 Oct. 2011.) Valparaiso University law students provide free legal … Continue reading
Category Archives: Consumer Law
Attorneys General Seek to Put the Squeeze on Banks and Foreclosure Nationwide
What is referred to as “The Economy” is a set of vast, complex systems that work together to demonstrate the financial pulse of a geographic area, a state, or a nation. It can be measured in a variety of ways, … Continue reading
Porter County Assessor Lauches Online Property Tax Appeals
One of Gordon Etzler & Associates‘ largest clients, the Porter County Assessor Jon M. Snyder, recently announced that he would be taking the Porter County Assessor’s office into the 21st Century by allowing taxpayers to file property tax appeals online. … Continue reading
Briefs filed in Thorsness v. Porter County Assessor
Attorney Christopher Buckley, the Porter County Assessor/PTABOA (Property Tax Assessment Board of Appeals) Attorney has completed the response brief as due in the above tax appeal. The case, the highest tax appeal since Porter County Assessor Jon Snyder was sworn … Continue reading
Bipartisan Smoking Ban Defeated 8-1 by Committee in Indiana House
After a very short lifespan and amidst all of the buzz on both sides of the issue, the statewide smoking ban banning smoking in all public places except bars, casinos, private clubs, tobacco shops and nursing homes-is now dead in … Continue reading
First Midwest Bank Files Appeal with Indiana Court of Appeals
As a follow up to last month’s article concerning Vanderwoude and Koster v. First Midwest Bank, Cause No. 64DO1-0605-PL-3878 entitled, “Gordon Etzler & Associates, LLP Scores Major Victory in Slander of Title Action”, First Midwest Bank, by its Counsel, David … Continue reading
Indiana Court of Appeals: Golfers Owe No Duty to Other Golf "Participants"
In an appeal yesterday, Cassie E. Pfenning v. Joseph E. Lineman, Whitey’s 31 Club, Inc., Marion Elks Country Club Lodge #195, and The Estate of Jerry A. Jones, No. 27A02-0905-CV-444, the Indiana Court of Appeals applied the well-settled rule that … Continue reading
Blogging Special Feature: Keep it Local in Northwest Indiana, and Save Money on Your Insurance Needs
Even amidst the buzz of the mega-companies these days such as, “So easy a caveman could do it,” “15 minutes could save you 15% on your car insurance,” and, “You’re in good hands with Allstate,” there are still people who … Continue reading
More on Indiana’s Voter ID Law
Indiana’s controversial Voter ID Law has been called, “a more restrictive law than other countries” in an article cited in a recent Indiana Law Blog entry.
New System Purports to Catch More Offenders, Fewer Innocent Consumers
In this article by the Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette, Angela Mapes Turner describes the 2005 Methamphetamine law, requiring over-the-counter decongestant purchasers to register with a computer database, effective. Despite the still growing number of meth labs throughout the state, the law … Continue reading
