Law Office of Bryan Abell

01/03/2022

https://www.npr.org/2021/12/31/1065246981/what-if-cars-could-stop-you-from-driving-drunk-a-peek-at-the-latest-tech

A new federal law will eventually require new vehicles to detect and prevent drunk driving, which would revolutionize vehicle safety. Here's a look at some of the technology being developed.

12/21/2021

Happy Holidays!

12/14/2021

https://www.theindianalawyer.com/articles/actors-retell-personal-accounts-of-early-indiana-district-judges-during-court-historical-society-event

The Historical Society of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana recently invited members of the legal community to listen to the true experiences — both joyful and harrowing — of two of its earliest judges.

11/25/2021

Happy Thanksgiving!

11/10/2021

https://www.npr.org/2021/11/09/1053847935/congress-cars-drunk-driving-auto

Under the legislation, monitoring systems to stop intoxicated drivers would roll out in all new vehicles as early as 2026. "It's monumental," said Alex Otte of Mothers Against Drunk Driving.

11/04/2021

https://www.theindianalawyer.com/articles/license-plate-readers-expose-tension-between-public-safety-privacy

Monroe County is installing six cameras at select intersections to take photos of the license plates of every vehicle that travels through. Several Indiana communities have announced they will be installing automatic license plate reading cameras, which has raised debates over public safety and priv...

09/30/2021

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/09/30/1040412804/to-combat-m**h-california-will-try-a-bold-treatment-pay-drug-users-to-stop-using

Fatal drug overdoses, including from m**h, have soared. California is preparing to roll out a controversial but proven treatment that involves paying stimulant users small sums of money not to use.

09/09/2021

https://www.npr.org/2021/08/31/1033059826/9-11-flight-93-crashed-on-my-land-i-went-back-to-the-sacred-ground-20-years-l

On Sept. 11, 2001, United Airlines Flight 93 was hijacked by four al-Qaida terrorists. The passengers and crew fought back and because of that, the plane crashed outside Shanksville, Pa., instead of its likely target: the U.S. Capitol.Part of the plane crashed onto land owned by Tim Lambert, a publi...

09/07/2021

https://www.npr.org/2021/09/02/1033715465/mcdonalds-ice-cream-machines-mcflurries-ftc-investigation

It's well known among connoisseurs of the fast-food giant's frozen desserts that McDonald's ice-cream machines often break down. It can make McFlurries, shakes and other treats unattainable.

08/31/2021

https://www.theindianalawyer.com/articles/justices-set-to-hear-oral-arguments-in-teen-lwop-dispute-among-others

Indiana Supreme Court justices will hear several oral arguments early next month, including in a murderer’s life-without-parole case, a habitual offender’s double jeopardy dispute and a shoddily constructed South Bend condo complex case.

08/17/2021

https://www.theindianalawyer.com/articles/juvenile-justice-reform-task-force-launched

A new taskforce designed to analyze Indiana’s youth justice system and pinpoint places for comprehensive juvenile justice reform was launched Monday by the Commission on Improving the Status of Children in Indiana.

07/27/2021

https://indianapublicmedia.org/news/indiana-expected-to-get-507-million-from-opioid-settlement.php

Indiana will receive $507 million as part of a multi-state agreement to settle a lawsuit against opioid distributors designed to bring relief to people struggling with addiction to the drug.