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Judges disagree on whether landowners are 'aggrieved'
April 12, 2011
Michael HoskinsJurists on the Indiana Court of Appeals disagreed on an issue of first impression about what an “aggrieved” party
is when it comes to filing a mandate or injunction against a water conservancy district under state statute.
MoreCourt addresses forgery statute on electronic credit card purchases
April 12, 2011
Michael HoskinsUsing someone else’s credit card and electronically signing that person’s name is considered “uttering”
a written instrument under Indiana’s forgery statute, the state’s appellate court has ruled.
MoreGroup to assess Indiana's civic engagement
April 12, 2011
IL StaffIndiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard and former Congressman Lee Hamilton are teaming up with the Indiana
Bar Foundation and the National Conference on Citizenship to commission the analysis of civic engagement in Indiana.
MoreKimbrough Bar Association to honor state's African-American judges
April 12, 2011
IL StaffThe James C. Kimbrough Bar Association will salute Indiana’s African-American members of the judiciary on April 21.
MoreState responsible for costs in relocating Medicaid patients
April 11, 2011
Jennifer NelsonIndiana Family and Social Services must reimburse an Arcadia, Ind., long-term care facility for the costs the facility paid
in caring for Medicaid patients after FSSA ended its provider agreement based on the conditions at the facility, the Indiana
Court of Appeals ruled Monday.
MoreJustices accept 4 cases
April 11, 2011
IL StaffThe Indiana Supreme Court has taken four cases, including one that deals with an insurance dispute over cleanup costs.
MorePilot project uses secure network for foreclosure settlement agreements
April 11, 2011
IL StaffThe Indiana Supreme Court announced Monday a new program that allows parties in mortgage foreclosure settlement cases to exchange
financial documents over a secure online network.
MoreUS Attorney fined for speeding
April 11, 2011
IL StaffJoseph Hogsett, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, received a ticket for speeding in Owen County. Hogsett
was driving 10 miles over the posted speed limit on State Road 46 when he was stopped and cited for speeding.
MoreGovernment shutdown would have little impact on federal legal system
April 8, 2011
Michael HoskinsEven if the U.S. Congress fails to pass a short-term budget measure and prevent a government shutdown before midnight Friday,
the various arms of the Indiana federal legal community will remain operating mostly as usual – at least for the time
being.
MoreCOA: personal injury action should be allowed to proceed
April 8, 2011
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Court of Appeals examined how the 120-day time limit under Indiana Trial Rule 15(C) on amending a complaint to
substitute a party interacts with the two-year statute of limitations for personal injury claims, and held that the 120-day
time limit can’t be allowed to operate prematurely to bar a claim when the statute of limitations is still running.
MoreDNA expert to discuss wrongful convictions
April 8, 2011
IL StaffA forensic geneticist who has worked on the exonerations of seven people will visit Indiana University April 15 to give a
public lecture on how DNA is used to free people who have been wrongfully convicted and how informatics is being misused to
pervert justice.
MoreJudges divided on calculation of damages after negligence
April 7, 2011
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Court of Appeals was split in deciding whether an estate received the correct amount of damages from the Indiana
Patients’ Compensation Fund. One judge believed the trial court used an incorrect approach for calculating damages because
the deceased man had at least a 50 percent chance of survival before the medical negligence.
MoreExonerated death-row inmate to speak at Indiana University campuses
April 7, 2011
IL StaffRandy Steidl, who was nearly executed for a crime he didn't commit and went on to become the public face of the abolition
of the death penalty in Illinois, will tell his story during visits to Indiana University campuses in Bloomington and Indianapolis.
MoreCourt tackles 'sexual activity' meaning in statute
April 7, 2011
Jennifer NelsonThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals addressed Thursday the term “sexual activity” – an issue in which there
is scant law – and ordered a man be acquitted. The man was convicted under federal statute for attempting to entice
a girl he believed to be less than 18 years old to engage in any sexual activity while they chatted online.
MoreJudges affirm denial of post-conviction relief
April 6, 2011
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a man’s petition for post-conviction relief claiming ineffective assistance
of trial and appellate counsel. The man failed to introduce the original trial transcript at his post-conviction hearing and
the post-conviction court didn’t take judicial notice of the record, as it’s now able to do under an amended Indiana
Evidence Rule.
MoreJudge dismisses civil forfeiture suit against state prosecutors
April 6, 2011
Michael HoskinsA Marion Superior judge has tossed a lawsuit against 78 county prosecutors being accused of breaking the law by not turning
over seized assets from criminals to a school construction fund. In doing so, the judge expressed concern about the lack of
reasoning and consistency demonstrated by prosecutors throughout the state.
MoreState won't immediately appeal IBM 'deliberative processes' ruling
April 6, 2011
Michael HoskinsAt least for now, the Indiana Court of Appeals isn’t being asked to consider a Marion County judge’s decision
that held a “deliberative process” privilege exists in Indiana.
MoreCoroner's office loses 2nd reverse-discrimination appeal
April 5, 2011
Michael HoskinsThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that a reverse-discrimination case against Marion County should be able to proceed
in federal court in Indianapolis because evidence shows the former county coroner’s decision to terminate a forensic
pathology company’s contract may have been based on race.
MoreNotre Dame professor to train human rights lawyers
April 5, 2011
IL StaffSean O’Brien, professor at the University of Notre Dame Law School, is in Tunis, Tunisia this week to participate in
the training of North African human rights lawyers.
MoreFederalist Society to host national ethics expert for lecture
April 5, 2011
IL StaffEdward Whelan, president of the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, D.C., will lecture about “Lessons of
the Sotomayor and Kagan Confirmation Processes: The Political Triumph of Judicial Conservatism,” from noon to 2 p.m.
April 14. The lecture, hosted by the Indianapolis chapter of The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies, will
be at the Conrad hotel, 50 W. Washington St., Indianapolis.
MoreFederal judge upholds Evansville man's death sentence
April 4, 2011
Michael HoskinsA federal judge in Indianapolis has upheld the death sentence of a condemned man who killed his wife and two young children
in Evansville a decade ago.
MoreCOA reverses judgment in title insurance issue
April 4, 2011
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Court of Appeals has declined to extend to an insurance agent the duty of an insurer as declared by the state’s
highest court. In doing so, the judges reversed the denial of a title insurance company’s motion for summary judgment.
MoreCircuit Court orders new trial on Rule 404(b) grounds
April 4, 2011
Jennifer NelsonThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has found an Indiana federal court should not have allowed evidence of a defendant’s
prior drug convictions under Federal Rule of Evidence 404(b). As a result of the violation, the judges reversed the man’s
drug conviction and ordered a new trial.
MoreCase asks whether school board members can run for political office
April 1, 2011
Michael HoskinsA Lake Superior judge may not be breaking any new legal ground with an election-related ruling this week, but he’s set
the stage for an appeal that could clear up confusion about whether nonpartisan school board members must give up their right
to run for a public office that requires the candidate to declare their political party affiliation.
MoreBankruptcy courts seek comments on local rules
April 1, 2011
IL StaffThe U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Indiana is seeking public comment on several proposed changes to local
rules, and the addition of a new local rule.
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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.