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Taking unauthorized courses online gets displaced worker booted from TAA program
April 8, 2013
Marilyn OdendahlA displaced worker’s enrollment in online classes without permission is grounds for dismissal from the Trade Adjustment
Assistance training program, the Indiana Court of Appeals has ruled.
MoreAppeals court rehearing affirms serious violent felon conviction
April 8, 2013
Dave StaffordAn Indiana Supreme Court ruling that a conviction of possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon cannot have a sentence
enhanced under the habitual offender statute does not apply when the enhancement came for a separate conviction, the Indiana
Court of Appeals held Monday.
MoreEndorsement clause makes insurance policy ambiguous
April 8, 2013
Marilyn OdendahlDescribing an insurance company’s policy as “inherently ambiguous,” the Indiana Court of Appeals has reserved
the summary judgment granted by the trial court.
MoreCOA affirms car forfeiture when owner arrested for iPhone theft
April 8, 2013
Dave StaffordA Wal-Mart worker who tried to steal four iPhones from the store at the end of her workday has no protection from forfeiture
laws that allowed the state to take her car, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Monday.
MoreHearings set for trio charged in southside Indy explosion
April 8, 2013
IL StaffThree people charged in an explosion that killed two people and leveled part of a southside Indianapolis housing development
will go before a judge in Marion Superior Court on Wednesday.
MoreToxicology lab witness’s failure to appear dooms drunken-driving conviction
April 8, 2013
Dave StaffordA Tennessee man’s drunken-driving conviction in Shelby Superior Court was tossed because his trial took place more than
a year after his arrest, largely due to a toxicology lab worker’s failure to appear for scheduled depositions, the Indiana
Court of Appeals ruled Monday.
MorePair convicted in liquor store killing not entitled to DNA evidence
April 8, 2013
Dave StaffordTwo men sentenced more than 20 years ago for murder and Class C felony attempted robbery were not improperly denied post-conviction
relief when they couldn’t obtain DNA evidence they said would prove exculpatory, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled
Monday.
MoreConour alleges feds reneged on deal to delay prosecution
April 5, 2013
Dave StaffordFormer personal injury attorney William Conour has filed an affidavit in his federal wire fraud case swearing that the government
reneged on a deal to delay his prosecution so that he could settle outstanding cases that could have generated about $2 million
in fees.
MorePublic input wanted on proposed changes to court rules
April 5, 2013
IL StaffThe Indiana Supreme Court wants to hear from judges, attorneys and the general public as it considers possible changes to
court rules.
MoreJustices affirm denial of killer’s post-conviction relief
April 5, 2013
Dave StaffordA man originally sentenced to die for the 2006 murders of a mother and her 8- and 13-year-old daughters will continue to serve
his converted sentence of life without parole after the Indiana Supreme Court on Thursday afternoon affirmed a trial court’s
denial of post-conviction relief.
MoreLaw students to join Bei Bei Shuai rally
April 5, 2013
Dave StaffordStudents from Indiana University Maurer School of Law will take part in a rally this weekend to call for an end to the prosecution
on murder and attempted feticide charges of Bei Bei Shuai. Shuai consumed rat poison while pregnant, and her newborn daughter
died shortly after birth.
MoreCourt reverses several theft convictions under single larceny rule
April 4, 2013
Jennifer NelsonAn Orange County man who stole items from a deceased man’s home and sold them had multiple convictions overturned by
the Indiana Court of Appeals, including several theft convictions and failure to report a dead body.
MoreCOA affirms dismissal for lack of personal jurisdiction
April 4, 2013
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Court of Appeals found that a Texas corporation that made a component of a dust collector that injured a Fort
Wayne man did nothing more than place the screw conveyor in the stream of commerce, which supports dismissing the Texas business
from a lawsuit filed here.
MoreTrial court improperly suspended driving privileges for life
April 4, 2013
Jennifer NelsonA Marion Superior Court exceeded statutory authority when it suspended a man’s driving privileges for life, the Indiana
Court of Appeals has held. At the time Thomas Porter was arrested and charged, his driving privileges were suspended for life,
but that was no longer the case when he was sentenced.
MoreBroken gun still a firearm for felon-conviction purposes
April 4, 2013
Dave StaffordA gun that can no longer shoot is still a gun for purposes of federal firearms convictions, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals
ruled Thursday.
MorePresence of alternate juror in deliberation room not reversible error
April 4, 2013
Dave StaffordA man’s conviction of methamphetamine and firearms crimes in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
was not prejudiced by the presence of an alternate juror in the deliberation room, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled
Thursday.
More7th Circuit affirms defense verdict in motorcycle crash
April 4, 2013
Dave StaffordA woman who lost her legs after an Indianapolis motorcycle crash isn’t entitled to a new trial even though hearsay evidence
was improperly admitted, including her statements that the crash was her fault.
MoreJudges rule on contractor dispute over new FBI headquarters
April 4, 2013
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Court of Appeals reversed the denial of a general contractor’s motion to stay proceedings and compel arbitration
regarding disputes with subcontractors, finding general contractor Welty Building Co. LTD did not waive its right to insist
upon arbitration.
MoreLake County murder conviction affirmed
April 4, 2013
Jennifer NelsonA Lake Superior trial court did not abuse its discretion in refusing to give an accused murderer’s proposed jury instruction
regarding the presumption of innocence, the Indiana Court of Appeals held.
MoreCOA orders bank’s cause of action reinstated
April 4, 2013
Jennifer NelsonA Howard Superior Court erred in denying a bank’s motion for relief from the court’s quiet title decree finding
the bank no longer held any interest in certain real property owned by a divorcing couple, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled
Thursday.
MoreEvidence supports animal fighting convictions
April 4, 2013
Jennifer NelsonA Shelby County man who claimed his devotion to his religious beliefs required him to breed, raise and fight gamefowl had
his convictions relating to animal fighting upheld by the Indiana Court of Appeals Thursday.
MoreGammage appointed magistrate in St. Joseph Circuit Court
April 4, 2013
IL StaffSt. Joseph Circuit Judge Michael Gotsch announced Wednesday that Andre B. Gammage will replace Elizabeth C. Hurley as magistrate
judge on the court. Hurley was recently appointed to the St. Joseph Superior bench by Gov. Mike Pence.
MoreBill adding magistrates, judges in 3 counties moves to governor
April 3, 2013
IL StaffLegislation that will add more judicial officers in Hamilton, Hendricks and Owen counties passed unanimously out of the House
of Representatives Tuesday.
MoreJustices divided over vacating transfer in drug case
April 3, 2013
IL StaffThree of the five Indiana justices have decided that the Indiana Court of Appeals decision in Andrew Humphreys’ case
challenging his habitual offender adjudication should stand, so they voted to vacate transfer granted in December.
More7th Circuit: no liability insurance coverage for associate’s error
April 2, 2013
Jennifer NelsonThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals agreed with a Northern District judge’s conclusion that a Dyer law firm’s professional
liability insurer did not have to cover a mistake by an associate in a client’s failed business deal because the firm
didn’t timely notify its insurer of a potential malpractice claim.
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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!