Will internal email die

Friday, December 2, 2011 by Chris Stephen
Initially, I will state for the record the apologies of your friendly, neighborhood Indiana Technology Lawyer for not posting a blog in a while.  I know that you, my loyal readers, have been waiting with bated breath in the hope that I would again grace cyberspace with my knowledge and wit.  And, alas, I have failed to deliver.  In my defense, this little technology law firm has been experiencing exponential growth and prosperity, which has dictated more work for yours truly.   But, that is...Read More »

Indianapolis: The Midwest Silicon Valley (or is it Silicorn Valley)

Wednesday, August 10, 2011 by Chris Stephen
I don't often re-post articles in full glory, but I couldn't resist with this one.  This is a great article from the OMMA (a magazine of online media, marketing & advertising).  There are some great quotes from quite a few movers and shakers in the Indiana technology area.  As a technology legal counsel located in Indianapolis, it warms my heart to see this kind of great press for the area.  Personally, I think all technology firms should move or open offices here.   

Big hat-tip to Jay Baer for...Read More »

New York guarantees lawyers to foreclosure debtors

Wednesday, February 16, 2011 by Chris Stephen
 The first caveat is that I'm sorry I haven't posted anything recently.  Work here at Alerding Castor Hewitt has been going like gangbusters and yours truly has been up to his distinguished eyeballs in work.  Trust me, however, I'm now dutifully committing myself to continue providing insight and humor as your Indiana Internet Litigation guru. 

Second caveat is that this post actually has nothing to do with privacy litigation, software litigation or really any other technology law issues. ...Read More »

ALERDING CASTOR HEWITT LLP PARTNER TO TEACH HARRISON COLLEGE COURSE

Wednesday, January 19, 2011 by Lainey Scheetz

Indianapolis, IN – Mike Alerding, founding partner of Alerding Castor Hewitt LLP, is slated to teach Business Law at Harrison College this spring.  The course combines the understanding of legal theory with the acquaintance of the various forms of contracts.  Students will be taught the essentials of the legal environment of business, tort law, contracts, commercial transactions, government relations and property. 

“I am teaching because I enjoy the process of observing the improvement and...

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Two interesting non-Indiana internet litigation rulings related to 47 USC 230 protection

Monday, November 29, 2010 by Chris Stephen
I hope that you all had a thankful and fulfilling turkey day.  Your friendly neighborhood technology legal counsel stuffed himself horrendously.  But, I digress.  I know that I owe you all part 2 of my discussion of the legal landscape of corporate blogging, and I promise that I will get that posted in the near future, but two recent opinions in some non-Indiana Internet litigation piqued my interest and I had to talk about them.  Both rulings involve application of the liability...Read More »

INDIANAPOLIS LITIGATION--COLLECTING ON YOUR JUDGMENT

Monday, November 15, 2010 by Scott Kreider

Here at Alerding Castor Hewitt, LLP, one thing that we are called upon to do as business law, SaaS law, and technology counsel for our clients is collect on a judgment.  I have previously posted on other topics in the collections world, which you can find here and here.  Today’s topic is in answer to the question we sometimes get:  how long is my judgment good for?

A decision today by the Indiana Court of Appeals in the estate case of In the Matter of the Unsupervised Estate of Dwight M. Wilson...

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Techpoint Summit 2010 - Innovation at its finest

Sunday, October 31, 2010 by Chris Stephen
Last Wednesday, I had the great opportunity to attend the 2010 Techpoint Summit.  For those of you that don't know, Techpoint is organization with the mission of "accelerating Indiana's emerging and vibrant tech sector" (source:  www.techpoint.org).  This great organization fosters and nurtures the technology sector that is developing in Indiana.  It brings the innovators together and gives them a voice.  And, their yearly summit is an excellent example of the work they are doing.  In the same...Read More »

Dave Castor to Host Compendium Blogware Webinar

Wednesday, October 20, 2010 by Lainey Scheetz

Firm founder and partner, David Castor, is slated to host a Compendium Webinar entitled "The Legal Landscape of Corporate Blogging." The webinar takes place on November 3rd from 2:00p-3:00p EST.  

Dave plans to address the do's and don'ts of online marketing, how to protect your intellectual capital and protect your company's bottom line.  Participants were asked to submit questions for Dave prior to the webinar. 

The firm has a strong SaaS law practice, SaaS litigation practice as well as...

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I Am Still Here

Tuesday, October 19, 2010 by David Castor
So I have been a bit behind in blogging these past few weeks.  With the new addition to my family (my 3rd son), life has been hectic.  But, I am back and ready to role.

As a general update, Alerding Castor Hewitt continues expand as technology legal counsel in SaaS law, funding law and entrepreneurial law fields.  We have some exciting new Internet-based and SaaS clients.  This month we helped a client negotiate a stock purchase deal and have handled no less than thirty SaaS or software licensing...Read More »

Memo from Uncle Sam: Die Hard 4 wasn't all that impossible; let us help you

Monday, August 30, 2010 by Chris Stephen
Another post that doesn't quite fit neatly into Indiana Internet litigation or privacy law, but that intrigues me.  BusinessWeek, passing along a Tim Greene article from NetworkWorld (found here: www.networkworld.com/nwlookup.jsp), is reporting that the U.S. military has issued an essay in which it urges its expertise in defense be put to use in protecting civilian networked infrastructure, such as power grids, financial institutions, etc.  The essay from Foreign Affairs sets out the concept...Read More »

Firm Joins Innovation Summit as a Sponsor

Wednesday, August 11, 2010 by Lainey Scheetz

FIRM JOINS INNOVATION SUMMIT AS SPONSOR

 

For the second year in a row, the firm committed to this year’s Innovation Summit as the Plenary Panel Sponsor. 

 

This annual event brings together entrepreneurs, executives and policymakers for learning, dialogue and debate on the central challenge of today’s economy – turning today’s ideas into tomorrow’s business breakthroughs. The Summit includes keynote speakers, breakout sessions on a variety of innovation related topics, and dozens of trade and...

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Indianapolis Litigation—Collections And That Pesky Memo Line On Checks

Tuesday, July 27, 2010 by Scott Kreider

Your friendly Indianapolis attorney at Alerding Castor Hewitt LLP here with an issue for those of you who, from time to time, might find yourselves embroiled in collections litigation over business law, SaaS law, or technology law matters.  How often have you seen a debtor issue a check for payment and include on the memo line words to the effect of “as full satisfaction of claim,” “final payment in full of debt,” or some similar words despite the fact that the debtor owes you more than the...

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ALERDING CASTOR HEWITT, LLP CLIENT NAMED 10TH FASTEST GROWING PRIVATE COMPANY IN INDIANA FOR THIRD TIME

Friday, July 23, 2010 by Lainey Scheetz

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 23, 2010
Contact: Lainey Scheetz
317.403.9012
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ALERDING CASTOR HEWITT, LLP CLIENT NAMED 10TH FASTEST GROWING PRIVATE COMPANY IN INDIANA FOR THIRD TIME

Indianapolis, IN – Iasta, the leading provider of eSourcing software and solutions, was titled as the 10th Fastest Growing Private Company in Indiana for 2010 by the Indianapolis Business Journal (IBJ).  A third time honoree, Iasta boosted its three-year growth rate at 134 percent.

The report...

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Facebook ownership lawsuit results in asset-freezing TRO

Wednesday, July 14, 2010 by Chris Stephen
This one is a fun little piece of pseudo-software litigation.  The basic facts are that Facebook and its majority stockholder Mark Zuckerberg have been sued by Paul D. Ceglia, who claims 84% ownership in the website juggernaut.  The part of this story that has been clogging the Net is that a state court judge in New York actually issued a temporary restraining order ("TRO") prohibiting Zuckerberg and Facebook, Inc. from disposing or selling any of its assets.  This has produced the...Read More »

Who are Alerding Castor Hewitt LLP

Friday, June 11, 2010 by Chris Stephen
Every once in awhile, I have the inkling to make a blog post that is not about developments in privacy litigation or technology litigation or cloud computing law or foreclosures or any of the other endless stream of ideas and legal thoughts that pass across my desk.  This is one of those times.  Because, while I think it is important for our readers to know that Mexico passed a new data privacy law or that litigation related to CAN SPAM is likely a rising field, I think it is equally important...Read More »

Indianapolis Attorney—Preliminary Injunctions And Probate Litigation

Wednesday, June 9, 2010 by Scott Kreider

Your Indianapolis Attorney at Alerding Castor Hewitt here with another litigation post for the business and technology world, this time regarding preliminary injunctions.  What is a preliminary injunction?  In simple terms, it is an equitable remedy that you can seek asking a court to order someone else to stop doing something or cease threatening to do something that is causing or is likely to cause you irreparable harm.  It is another weapon in the litigation arsenal, one to restore the status...

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Changes in the Get Hope. Get Help provisions

Tuesday, May 18, 2010 by Chris Stephen
Your friendly neighborhood technology counsel here:  As you likely know, my goal is to become THE Indiana technology lawyer; however, technology is not my only area of interest.  Like many of the  folks at Alerding Castor Hewitt, technology law is a passion, but we all strive to be a full service law firm for all businesses.  Thus, in addition to tech stuff, I also litigate matters for several banking and business clients.  And, as any good lawyer does, when I see changes in the law that may...Read More »

Alerding Castor Hewitt Proud Sponsor of Adoptions of Indiana (AD-IN) Annual Golf Outing

Monday, April 26, 2010 by Lainey Scheetz

You might wonder why an Indiana law firm with a practice in several areas of technology (Indiana Internet Litigation, SaaS Legal Consulting to name just two) finds itself supporting a golf outing that raises money for adoption?  "As a firm that prides itself on supporting the local community, we don't always align our charitable giving strictly to serve our immediate demographic.  There are many organizations deserving of our support and Adoptions of Indiana is certainly one of them," comments...

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Ind. S. Ct. addresses lay witness v. expert witness - Technology litigation implications

Monday, April 12, 2010 by Chris Stephen
Your friendly neighborhood technology counsel here:  The Indiana Supreme Court recently discussed the ability of a lay witness to provide "expert" opinions in Sibbing v. Cave,  922 N.E.2d 594 (Ind. 2010).  In that case, counsel asked the plaintiff what she believed caused her pain.  She responded something to the effect of "the bulging disc in my lower back", and the opposing party objected based on a lack of expert foundation.  The basic argument to the trial court was that this lay person...Read More »

TECHNOLOGY LEGAL COUNSEL SPONSOR 2010 TECHPOINT MIRA AWARDS

Thursday, April 8, 2010 by Lainey Scheetz

technology counsel, software ligitationGiven the firm's technology legal counsel and software litigation practice, it only makes sense that the firm would support the prestigious 2010 Techpoint MIRA Awards Gala taking place on Saturday, May 15th, 2010.  It makes for a positive synergy between the two groups.

The TechPoint Mira Awards, presented by BKD, is the premier technology awards program in the state of Indiana.  Since the turn of the century, TechPoint has honored Indiana businesses, schools and universities, and individuals for...

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