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Our own Brock Jordan recently obtained a favorable appellate court ruling in an estate dispute of unique precedence. Most lawyers haven’t thought about the Dead Man’s Statute since law school, and view laches as an idle threat. Brock Jordan saw these doctrines for what they are: good law. Through bold and strategic advocacy, Brock handed his client a victory on Tuesday, when the Indiana Court of Appeals issued a favorable ruling.

There is an old adage that the devil is in the details. A recent decision from the First Circuit Court of Appeals demonstrates that sometimes the smallest oversight can create huge problems. At issue was a wage overtime statute which exempted from the payment of overtime wages certain work, including the “packing for shipment or distribution” of certain foods. When dairy drivers were not paid overtime wages, they sued, arguing that the exemption applied only to employees who packaged food for shipment or distribution, as opposed to employees who simply distributed the packaged food as they did.

Brian joined Densborn Blachly in 2013. Brian’s expertise in healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and life sciences fills a specific need within the practice to expand representation in industries crucial to growth in central Indiana, and the nation in general. Brian is part of our next generation of sharp-minded, young attorneys, which are helping to reshape the legal landscape as we know it. We could not be happier to have him onboard.