Gutwein Law would like to congratulate four of its attorneys for being named to The Best Lawyers in America 2024 list. Lawyers included in the list are divided by geographic region and practice areas. They are reviewed by their peers on the basis of professional knowledge and experience, and undergo an authentication process to make sure they are in current practice and in good standing.

Your trips to the mailbox may have gotten less exciting in the past few months as you likely haven’t received the infamous blue and white 20% off coupons from Bed Bath & Beyond. Previously serving as the home of wedding registries and college furnishings, Bed Bath & Beyond is a Fortune 500 company that is now expected to file bankruptcy in the first quarter of 2023. In a January 5, 2023, statement, Bed Bath & Beyond President and CEO Sue Grove noted that the company is anticipating a net loss of approximately $385.8 million for the third quarter of the 2022 fiscal year.[1]

Indiana’s Commercial Court project was approved by the Indiana Supreme Court in January 2016 and the project became operational in June 2016. Initially, the Commercial Court project launched in six counties across the state. However, since then, the project has grown and now there are Commercial Courts located in Allen County, Elkhart County, Floyd County, Hamilton County, Lake County, Madison County, Marion County, St. Joseph County, Vanderburgh County, and Vigo County, taking the total to ten counties throughout Indiana.

Evansville, IN – July 8, 2022 – Gutwein Law, a full-service business law firm focused on helping innovative companies grow through high-level legal counsel, has added Spencer Tanner to its Evansville, IN office. He joins Gutwein Law from Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC, a large regional law firm, where he brings years of experience practicing in the areas of general commercial litigation and bankruptcy/creditor's rights.

The advice of an experienced attorney is absolutely critical to success in litigation -- whether that success comes in the form of a win in court or a favorable settlement. An experienced litigator, like the ones at Gutwein law, will think steps ahead and anticipate what the opposing party may do throughout the litigation process enabling you to obtain the best possible outcome for your situation.

Given that anyone can be sued at any time, we think it's important that our current and prospective clients have a basic understanding of the litigation process, so they can obtain proper counsel, and ultimately, have their interests protected.

Below, we've outlined the litigation process in seven steps to give you an idea of what it's typically like to be involved in a lawsuit.