Indiana Supreme Court
Justices reinstate COA decision in Simon defamation suit
May 22, 2013
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Court of Appeals opinion reversing a Marion Superior judge’s denial of a California attorney’s motion
to dismiss a defamation lawsuit filed by Herbert Simon will stand. The state’s highest court split evenly over whether
the trial court should have denied that motion.
MoreInbox: Court guts medical hearsay exception for children
May 22, 2013
Laurie Gray, a former prosecutor, writes about the recent Indiana Supreme Court decision's impact on medical hearsay exception
for child victims.
MoreLawyer who emailed nude film clip to harm ex-intern suspended 3 years
May 20, 2013
Dave StaffordIndianapolis attorney Arthur J. Usher IV’s rejected romantic advances toward a summer intern led him to have his paralegal
email more than 50 attorneys a video clip purporting to depict the former intern nude in a film, according to the Indiana
Supreme Court. Usher’s bid to discredit and humiliate her while she was seeking employment resulted in a three-year
suspension on Friday.
MoreClass A felony sentences not inappropriate under Appellate Rule 7(B)
May 17, 2013
Marilyn OdendahlTwo convicted child molesters will spend more time incarcerated after the Indiana Supreme Court ruled their sentences were
not inappropriate under Appellate Rule 7(B).
MoreJustices block Schiralli’s Lake County bench transfer
May 17, 2013
Dave StaffordThe Indiana Supreme Court blocked the transfer of a judge who sought to replace former Lake Superior Juvenile Court Judge
Mary Beth Bonaventura after her appointment to head the Department of Child Services.
MoreJustices rule in favor of Vincennes Girl Scouts in dispute over camp
May 14, 2013
Jennifer NelsonIndiana Code 32-17-10-2 is unconstitutional as applied retroactively to a land-use restriction in a Vincennes Girl Scout organization’s
deed requiring an Illinois Girl Scout group to use deeded land as a camp for 49 years.
MoreJustices: Punitive damages cap, allocation do not violate Indiana Constitution
May 14, 2013
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Supreme Court unanimously reversed a Marion Superior judge’s 2011 decision in a sex-abuse case that held
the statutes that cap punitive damages and dictate their allocation violate the Indiana Constitution.
MoreJustices take commitment case involving man with Alzheimer’s disease
May 13, 2013
IL StaffThe Indiana Supreme Court will take a case that divided the Court of Appeals: whether a trial court is required to have a
man with Alzheimer’s disease committed once an incompetency finding is made.
MoreSullivan: Mediation between Lake County judges, magistrates fails
May 9, 2013
IL StaffMediation ordered by the Indiana Supreme Court failed to settle a dispute among Lake County judges over a juvenile court vacancy,
according to a report filed Wednesday by the former justice who tried to resolve the matter.
MoreJustices suspend attorney for history of ‘unethical litigation practices’
May 8, 2013
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Supreme Court has handed down a three-year suspension to an Indianapolis attorney whose conduct “far exceeded
zealous advocacy and included repeated abuse of the tools of the legal system.”
MoreRockport on the rocks
May 8, 2013
Dave StaffordThe Indiana Legislature leaves the fate of a derided coal gasification plant proposal to justices.
MoreOn the road, jurists give public access to appellate cases
May 8, 2013
Dave StaffordIt’s no accident that on a college campus in Richmond recently, the Indiana Supreme Court heard a case that involves
allegations of hazing and potential liability for an incident at a Wabash College fraternity.
MoreJustices take Star appeal regarding naming of online commenter
May 6, 2013
Dave StaffordThe Indiana Supreme Court will decide whether the Indianapolis Star must reveal the identity of an online commenter
in a long-running defamation case filed by a former executive of a nonprofit organization.
MoreJustices will visit Lake County for arguments in drug case
May 3, 2013
IL StaffThe Indiana Supreme Court travels to Merrillville High School May 9 for oral arguments dealing with the admittance of drug
evidence after a vehicle search.
MoreJustices order new molestation trial after nurse’s statements admitted improperly
May 2, 2013
Jennifer NelsonRuling that statements two 6-year-olds made regarding alleged molestation to a nurse should not have been admitted under the
hearsay exception in Ind. Rule of Evidence 803(4), the Indiana Supreme Court reversed two child molesting convictions and
ordered a new trial.
MoreJustices focus on hazing, duty in Wabash fraternity case
April 24, 2013
Dave StaffordIndiana Supreme Court justices on Tuesday quizzed attorneys about what constitutes hazing and whether Wabash College and a
fraternity chapter owed a duty to protect a pledge injured when fraternity brothers placed him in a chokehold then dropped
him.
MoreWomen Lawyers Association to honor Rush, female jurists
April 24, 2013
IL StaffThe Lake County-based Women Lawyers Association will pay tribute to Indiana Justice Loretta Rush, the state’s second
female justice, during a reception next month.
MoreIndiana Supreme Court adds 2 cases, denies 22
April 22, 2013
IL StaffThe Indiana Supreme Court will review the case of a man whose attempted child exploitation convictions for secretly photographing
minor girls in their underwear were overturned by a divided panel of the Indiana Court of Appeals.
MoreJustices suspend Bloomington attorney who arranged drug buy
April 18, 2013
IL StaffBloomington attorney David Schalk, who arranged a drug buy in 2007 in an attempt to impeach a witness’s credibility
at trial, has been suspended for at least nine months by the Indiana Supreme Court.
MoreIndiana justices hit the road to hear hazing arguments
April 17, 2013
IL StaffThe Indiana Supreme Court will travel to Indiana University East in Richmond next week to hear arguments in a hazing lawsuit
involving Wabash College.
MoreMan found guilty again in South Bend murder
April 15, 2013
Jennifer NelsonA St. Joseph County man who was convicted of killing his girlfriend – but later had the conviction overturned by the
Indiana Supreme Court – was found guilty again April 12 of murder.
MoreJustices rule in favor of sewer facility operator in condemnation action
April 11, 2013
Jennifer NelsonA case involving a compensation award for condemnation initiated by Fort Wayne’s Board of Public Works that may appear
at first blush as a “no brainer” is actually not as simple as it seems, the Indiana Supreme Court pointed out
Thursday.
MoreSenior judge permanently banned from judicial service
April 10, 2013
IL StaffSenior Judge Lisa M. Traylor-Wolff, who faced a disciplinary action on charges she had a sexual relationship with a client,
is no longer allowed to serve as a judge, the Indiana Supreme Court ordered Tuesday.
MoreLake County bench brawl
April 10, 2013
Dave StaffordMediation is ordered as the fight over Bonaventura vacancy goes public and exposes strife.
MoreVouchers validated, program scope at issue
April 10, 2013
Dave StaffordThe recent Indiana Supreme Court ruling affirming school choice renews Statehouse fight over vouchers.
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Court Calendar
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May 28, 2013 The Estate of Richard A. Mayer and Spangler, Jennings & Dougherty, P.C., v. Lax, Inc., and David Lasco - 5/28/13
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June 12, 2013 Northern Assurance Company of America v. Thomson, Inc., et al. - 6/12/13
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June 18, 2013 State of Indiana v. Robert Owens - 6/18/13
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June 18, 2013 Winston K. Wood v. State of Indiana - 6/18/13
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Never heard of remand to another state. How often does that happen?
I highly recommend Deanna and her team of professionals that serve the legal community. Great information and many thanks for sharing.
they are pushing these cases against lawyers too far. thought-crime.
vagueness cannot challenged, so let's write all laws vaguely and throw the constitution out the window.Even if the court is operating under a particular law, if they don't it they will change it to their liking. What a joke!!!
Two convictions becomes one conviction with exactly the same sentence, only it is not clear wheter or not that sentence will be 18 months, 120 months or 138 months. Actually if the guns were in a home, whether or not they were his, he is protected under the 2nd amendment. Jurors need to learn the law and the constitution before judging others. The cour5ts need to do this as well.