Indiana Trial Courts
Judge temporarily blocks fines for House boycott
January 20, 2012
Michael HoskinsMarion Superior Judge David Dreyer has blocked the collection of a $1,000-a-day fine imposed on boycotting lawmakers in the
Indiana House of Representatives, granting a temporary restraining order until he can hold a hearing on the merits of the
issue next week.
MoreJustices: patient fund not entitled to set-off
January 20, 2012
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Supreme Court has affirmed a $1 million excess damages award from the Indiana Patient’s Compensation Fund
to the estate of a man who died following a truck accident, determining the fund is not entitled to a reduction of the award
to account for the 20 percent chance the man would have died even without the doctor’s negligence.
MoreIndiana court decisions Jan. 1 to 11, 2012
January 18, 2012
IL StaffRead summaries of the For Publications from the Indiana appellate courts and the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals.
MoreIndiana Supreme Court will hear IBM case
January 9, 2012
Michael HoskinsThe Indiana Supreme Court will decide whether Gov. Mitch Daniels must appear for a deposition and testify in an ongoing lawsuit
challenging the cancelled IBM contract to modernize the state’s welfare system.
MoreJudge allows Charlie White to remain in office pending appeal
January 4, 2012
Michael HoskinsRecognizing the judiciary has the ability to minimize damage caused by the ongoing Indiana secretary of state court challenge,
a Marion Circuit judge has put a hold on his ruling that the state’s top election official be immediately removed from
office and a successor appointed.
MoreSuper scheduling
January 4, 2012
Michael HoskinsLaw firms and courts in Indianapolis work to ensure smooth operations during Super Bowl week.
MoreA decade of court data is revealed
January 4, 2012
Michael HoskinsFigures in the latest Judicial Service Report show near record-level filings continue and that the state needs more judges.
MoreAG to appeal secretary of state ineligibility case
December 27, 2011
IL StaffIndiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller will appeal on behalf of the Indiana Recount Commission the decision by a judge that
found Secretary of State Charlie White ineligible to run for office.
MoreJudge rules Charlie White ineligible for candidacy
December 22, 2011
Francesca JaroszA Marion County judge has ruled that Secretary of State Charlie White was ineligible to be a candidate and the office should
go to Democrat Vop Osili, his challenger in the 2010 election.
MoreBrightpoint suing former exec in trade secret dispute
December 21, 2011
Scott OlsonBrightpoint Inc. is suing a former top executive for allegedly taking company trade secrets to a new job with a direct competitor.
MoreMarsh wins $19.5M judgment against Roche
December 20, 2011
Scott OlsonA Hamilton Superior judge has awarded Marsh Supermarkets Inc. a total of $19.5 million in damages in a soured sublease deal
with Swiss pharmaceutical- and medical-equipment-maker Roche.
MoreJudge: Governor can be deposed
December 16, 2011
Michael HoskinsIndiana Gov. Mitch Daniels shouldn’t be excused from appearing for a deposition in a lawsuit challenging the cancelled
multi-million dollar contract with IBM to modernize the state’s welfare system, according to Marion Superior Judge David
Dreyer.
More1.8M cases filed in Indiana in 2010
December 13, 2011
IL StaffNearly two million new cases were filed in Indiana courts in 2010, a 3 percent increase as compared to 2001, according to
the annual Indiana Judicial Service Report released Tuesday.
MoreFormer IURC chairman indicted
December 12, 2011
IL StaffThe former chairman of the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission, David Lott Hardy, has been indicted by a Marion County grand
jury on felony official misconduct charges, the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office announced Monday.
MoreJury awards $27M in damages
December 7, 2011
Michael HoskinsThe damages trial dealt with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder issues stemming from a propane water heater explosion.
MoreJuvenile judge returns from military mission
December 7, 2011
Michael HoskinsJudge Marilyn Moores spent nearly a year teaching Afghans how to put an agricultural infrastructure in place, helping create
a public defense system for that country and strengthening the role women lawyers have in shaping that society for the future.
MoreJunior Achievement case swells with defendants
December 7, 2011
Kathleen McLaughlinSeventeen parties have been named in ex-CEO Jeffrey Miller's defamation suit.
Holiday court closures, bankruptcy court changes
November 23, 2011
IL StaffIndiana’s courts will be closed Thursday in honor of Thanksgiving. However, some court offices will be available to
handle emergencies on Friday.
MoreUnifying Indiana courts
November 23, 2011
Michael HoskinsUnification of courts is leading to greater efficiency and cooperation.
MoreCOA: Serving notice on an adult's parents isn't adequate
November 21, 2011
Michael HoskinsThe Indiana Court of Appeals has ruled that a trial court can’t serve notice on the home of someone’s parents
if that adult doesn’t live there and expect that to serve as adequate notice for the party to appear in court.
MoreCOA affirms trial courts in truant kindergartner cases
November 18, 2011
Jenny MontgomeryThe Indiana Court of Appeals has sided with the trial courts in two cases that have been consolidated in one appeal in determining
that referral and attendance records for truant students were admissible at trial under the state’s business records
exception.
MoreHammond City judge gets 60-day unpaid suspension
November 17, 2011
Michael HoskinsThe Indiana Supreme Court has ordered that Hammond City Court Judge Jeffrey A. Harkin be suspended for 60 days without pay.
MoreCourt won't remove trial judge in Simon case
November 17, 2011
Michael HoskinsThe Indiana Court of Appeals has dismissed an appeal filed by Melvin Simon’s widow, finding that it doesn’t have
jurisdiction to remove a Hamilton Superior judge from the case involving the late mall-magnate’s estate valued at more
than $2 billion.
MoreSimon sues state over Amazon sales tax exemption
November 4, 2011
IL and IBJ StaffA Marion Superior lawsuit is accusing Indiana of violating the state constitution by not collecting sales taxes from Amazon.com
Inc.
MoreFinding the right forum
October 26, 2011
Michael HoskinsMarion County’s small claims courts are unifying practices and ensuring litigants know their rights.
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Court Calendar
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May 22, 2013 Floyd Weddle v. State of Indiana - 5/22/13
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May 24, 2013 Indiana Patient's Compensation Fund v. Judy Holcomb, Personal Representative of the Estate of Mable Louise Cochran, deceased - 5/24/13
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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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Jack, I was only responding to bill's comment of tying everybody in government together. I agree with you though, it takes one bad apple to ruin the bunch.. As in any profession. What's truly unfair is when somebody violates someone's trust and takes complete advantage of someone
John’s comment is unfair. The majority of attorneys can be trusted. Unfortunately, all it takes is one greedy, unscrupulous, immoral attorney to jade the public.
In regards to bill's comment about trusting the cover meant. We can trust them about as much as we can trust attorneys'.
This is disturbing to learn...
Yikes!