January 28, 2009
Michael HoskinsThe foot or more of snow dumped on the southern two-thirds of Indiana hasn't stopped some attorneys from making it to
their offices today, but it has closed some courts around the state.
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January 23, 2009
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Supreme Court held that the city of South Bend's claim under the Environmental Legal Action statute can continue
because the statute of limitations hadn't run out.
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January 22, 2009
Michael HoskinsLandlords must refund a security deposit and can't get money back for property damage if they don't adequately or
timely notify tenants about those claims, but landlords can still recover unpaid rent and other losses, the Indiana Supreme
Court ruled today.
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January 16, 2009
IL StaffOne Indiana legislator wants to make changes to the state's highest court, including how the jurists are seated.
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January 13, 2009
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Supreme Court denied transfer Monday to a gun suit out of Gary which has been ongoing since 1999.
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January 9, 2009
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Supreme Court granted transfer to an insurance coverage dispute case that has already been before the high court
twice, and the chief justice didn't vote on whether to grant transfer to a case involving local government reform.
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January 8, 2009
Michael HoskinsNew rules from the Indiana Supreme Court this week officially create an expedited "rocket docket" for certain juvenile
cases going through the appellate system.
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January 7, 2009
Michael HoskinsA national business group and several state associations want the Indiana Supreme Court to take a case that could impact judicial
review of state administrative agency rules, particularly those that may be outside an agency's authority to address.
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January 6, 2009
Michael HoskinsThe Indiana Supreme Court has ended a disciplinary action against a former LaPorte Superior judge who'd served in senior
capacity for three years because that jurist has retired and will no longer practice law.
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January 5, 2009
Jennifer MehalikThe Indiana Supreme Court justices were split in their decision issued Dec. 31 on whether a defendant's state and federal
constitutional rights were violated when police questioned him about weapons and drugs after he was pulled over for a traffic
violation.
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January 1, 2009
Michael HoskinsAn Indianapolis attorney has received a public reprimand in the third and final leg of a yearlong disciplinary triangle, which
has led to a Marion Superior judge's suspension and a commissioner's resignation and banishment from the bench.
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January 1, 2009
Michael HoskinsThe Indiana State Bar Association wants the state's highest court to define the term "costs and expenses" as it's never done
before, and in doing so order a company being prosecuted for the Unauthorized Practice of Law to have to pay those fees and
disgorge any profits it shouldn't have made in the first place.Hearing arguments today in State of Indiana, Ex. Rel. Indiana
State Bar Association v. United Financial Systems Corp., No. 84S00-0810-MS-551, justices considered an issue of first...
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December 29, 2008
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Supreme Court tackled the issue of the interaction of the statute of limitations provision under the state's
Wrongful Death Act and the statute of limitations provision for an underlying substantive tort claim in two opinions released
Dec. 24.
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December 23, 2008
Michael HoskinsThe Indiana Supreme Court says the state's two-decade old law on pre-recorded, autodialed calls isn't limited to those
placed to consumers with commercial messages. But justices stopped short of deciding how the law applies to political messages,
leaving that question for another day.
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December 22, 2008
Michael HoskinsThe Indiana Supreme Court has agreed to take a case exploring how litigants can proceed on their own after the attorney withdraws
prior to trial, particularly when a language barrier may exist.
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December 18, 2008
Jennifer NelsonFaced with a question the U. S. Supreme Court declined to address more than 35 years ago, the Indiana Supreme Court affirmed
a trial court's decision to dismiss a criminal charge against a committed woman who may never be able to stand trial because
of incompetence.
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December 17, 2008
Michael HoskinsThe Indiana Supreme Court says that before any juvenile can be placed on the state's sex offender registry, a trial court
must first evaluate whether that minor has been rehabilitated to determine if there's clear and convincing evidence he
or she might re-offend.
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December 17, 2008
IL StaffThe Indiana Supreme Court granted transfer Dec. 16 to a post-conviction case and remanded it to the Indiana Court of Appeals.
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December 16, 2008
Michael HoskinsThe Indiana Supreme Court is being asked to consider the role a federal law plays in deciding who is Terre Haute's current
mayor and whether a special election is needed.
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December 15, 2008
Michael HoskinsA Marion Superior judge who's been suspended from the bench pending a final decision from the Indiana Supreme Court believes
his penalty should fall somewhere between a public reprimand and removal.
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December 12, 2008
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Supreme Court granted three transfers yesterday in cases involving a resisting law enforcement conviction, denial
of benefits from Indiana's Second Injury Fund, and the reversal of a jury award filed by a college student cleared of
rape.
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December 11, 2008
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Supreme Court granted transfer with opinion to two cases today and granted transfer to another, which it remanded
to the Indiana Court of Appeals.
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December 10, 2008
Jennifer NelsonAlthough the Indiana Supreme Court vacated the post-conviction court's grant of a petition for relief, it remanded the
issue to determine if it should be granted on other grounds raised in the petition.
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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!