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Indiana Supreme Court accepts one case; denies transfer to seven
April 9, 2012
IL StaffIndiana’s high court has granted transfer in a case that left the Court of Appeals divided.
MoreJustice Frank Sullivan joining McKinney School of Law
April 2, 2012
Michael HoskinsJustice Frank Sullivan will leave the Indiana Supreme Court to teach business law and corporate finance at Indiana University
Robert H. McKinney School of Law.
MoreJustices will hear arguments in Floyd County
March 28, 2012
IL StaffThe Indiana Supreme Court will visit New Albany Thursday to hear arguments in a case involving Rolls-Royce Corp.
MoreMassa to join Supreme Court April 2
March 28, 2012
IL StaffMark Massa, the state’s newest justice, will be sworn in April 2. Former Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard will administer
the oath.
MoreEnd of an era
March 28, 2012
IL StaffIndiana Lawyer sat down with Randall T. Shepard for a Q&A before he retired from the Indiana Supreme Court March
23.
MoreJustices asked to take feticide case
March 28, 2012
Jenny MontgomeryOn March 14, the one-year anniversary of Bei Bei Shuai’s imprisonment on attempted feticide and murder charges, attorney
Linda Pence notified media that Pence Hensel and attorneys from the National Advocates for Pregnant Women filed a petition
on March 9 for the Indiana Supreme Court to grant transfer in the case.
MoreSCOTUS declines to take Indiana criminal case
March 26, 2012
Michael HoskinsThe Supreme Court of the United States won’t take an Indiana case asking whether a defendant’s second trial was barred by
the double jeopardy clause of the Fifth Amendment, and so a state Supreme Court decision on the issue will stand.
MoreIndiana justices deny 8 cases, plus associational standing appeal
March 26, 2012
Michael HoskinsThe Indiana Supreme Court declined to take eight cases last week, and the court also reversed a prior decision to hear an
electric utility’s appeal based on an associational standing question.
MoreGovernor: Mark Massa 'superb choice' for Supreme Court
March 23, 2012
Michael HoskinsOn Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard's final day as a member of the Indiana Supreme Court, Gov. Mitch Daniels named Mark S.
Massa, a former state and federal prosecutor, as the state’s newest justice.
MoreMark Massa named Indiana Supreme Court justice
March 23, 2012
Michael HoskinsGov. Mitch Daniels has chosen Indiana Criminal Justice Institute Director Mark S. Massa as the state’s newest Supreme
Court justice.
MoreJustices uphold probation revocation for child support non-payment
March 23, 2012
Michael HoskinsA trial judge was correct in revoking a man’s probation based on his failure to pay weekly child support as a condition
of his probation, the Indiana Supreme Court has ruled.
MoreDivided Supreme Court orders new murder trial
March 23, 2012
Michael HoskinsThree justices have tossed out a murder conviction, ordering a new trial on the grounds that the trial judge should have given
the jury the option to consider a lesser offense of reckless homicide.
MoreCourt rules FSSA notices are unconstitutional
March 22, 2012
Michael HoskinsThe Indiana Supreme Court has held that the notices sent by the state Family and Social Services Administration to inform
applicants they were denied Medicaid, food stamps, or family assistance benefits are unconstitutional under the 14th Amendment’s
due process clause because they do not sufficiently explain the reasons for being denied.
MoreSupreme Court examines Indiana's blacklisting statute
March 22, 2012
Michael HoskinsIn declaring precedent from 1904 bad law, the Indiana Supreme Court has determined that individuals who’ve voluntarily
left employment can pursue a claim against their former employers under the state’s blacklisting statute.
MoreJustices disagree on pollution exclusion coverage
March 22, 2012
Michael HoskinsA divided Indiana Supreme Court has held that the pollution exclusion contained in a general commercial liability policy is
ambiguous and should be construed to provide coverage rather than in favor of the insurance company trying to deny coverage.
MoreJustices rule on construction manager's duty for jobsite safety
March 22, 2012
Michael HoskinsThe Indiana Supreme Court has held that a construction manager on the Lucas Oil Stadium construction project didn’t
have a legal duty to ensure jobsite safety to a subcontractor’s employee either by contract or individual actions, and
as a result, cannot be held liable for workplace negligence.
MoreHigh court upholds stalking conviction
March 21, 2012
Jennifer NelsonIt’s up to a trier of fact to determine if someone’s conduct involved repeated or continuing harassment to qualify
as stalking, the Indiana Supreme Court ruled, since there is no statutorily determinate timeframe required for this type of
conviction.
MoreMajority upholds finding of contempt
March 21, 2012
Jennifer NelsonThree Indiana justices affirmed a trial court order finding a business owner, his attorney and an environmental firm in contempt
for doing work on a site with possible environmental issues after a temporary restraining order had been issued.
MoreSupreme Court declines to set aside tax deed
March 21, 2012
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Supreme Court has reversed a trial court’s decision to set aside a tax deed, finding the Marion County auditor’s
office satisfied the due process requirement articulated by the United States Supreme Court.
MoreJustices explain opinion in IBM case
March 21, 2012
Jennifer NelsonLast month, the Indiana Supreme Court ruled that Gov. Mitch Daniels doesn’t have to testify in the dispute between the
state and IBM regarding a cancelled contract to modernize the state’s welfare system. On Wednesday, the justices explained
their reasoning.
MoreJustices affirm ruling in dispute between health care facility and FSSA
March 21, 2012
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Supreme Court has affirmed the outcome of a case between Family and Social Services Administration and a decertified
intermediate care facility, in which the net result was a wash for both sides.
MoreJustices disagree on whether jury instruction requires new trial
March 21, 2012
Jennifer NelsonThe majority of Indiana justices ordered a new trial on liability for a school corporation being sued for wrongful death,
finding one of the jury instructions could have misled the jury about a key issue regarding liability.
MoreJustices rule on underinsured motorist coverage case
March 20, 2012
Michael HoskinsThe Indiana Supreme Court has held that a tortfeasor’s vehicle was underinsured according to state statute because the
benefit amount actually paid to a woman was less than the per-person limit of liability of the underinsurance endorsement
of an insurance policy that applied to all the family members involved in the accident.
MoreSupreme Court rules on habitual-offender filing issue
March 20, 2012
Michael HoskinsThe Indiana Supreme Court has found that a man convicted of helping to rob a restaurant did not preserve the issue of whether
the trial court properly determined he was a habitual offender that could receive an enhanced sentence.
MoreJustices base ruling on level of intent
March 20, 2012
Michael HoskinsThe Indiana Supreme Court has determined that not enough evidence of intent existed for a judge to grant summary judgment
for a bank alleging a business owner committed fraud.
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May 22, 2013 Floyd Weddle v. State of Indiana - 5/22/13
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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!