February 4, 2013
Jennifer NelsonA woman whose ex-husband committed suicide after his scheme to steal money from his employer unraveled must pay back to the
company money she received from her husband during and after their marriage, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Monday.
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February 4, 2013
IL StaffIndiana will receive more than $1.6 million from a Florida-based company after agreeing to settle claims that it fraudulently
“robo-signed” mortgage-related documents. Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller announced the settlement Friday,
which is part of a $120 million multi-state settlement with Lender Processing Services Inc.
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February 4, 2013
Jennifer NelsonReligious employers – primarily churches and other non-profits – will no longer have to provide contraceptive coverage if
they have religious objections under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act if proposed amendments by the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services are implemented.
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February 1, 2013
Cory SchoutenThe legal team representing real estate broker John M. Bales and partner William E. Spencer haven't called their first
witness and already they're putting up a spirited fight as federal prosecutors seek to prove charges including bank, mail
and wire fraud.
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February 1, 2013
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Court of Appeals granted a defendant and the state’s petitions for rehearing a case involving a plea agreement
in order to correct a misstatement of the law.
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February 1, 2013
Jennifer NelsonA lawsuit filed by a prisoner at the Pendleton Correctional Facility against two prison doctors and a nurse after he learned
he had prostate cancer is allowed to continue after the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the dismissal of his suit.
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February 1, 2013
IL StaffThe Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee will hear Senate Joint Resolution 7 Monday, which looks to add to the
Indiana Constitution the right to hunt and fish.
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February 1, 2013
IL StaffAt Monday’s House Judiciary Committee, members will discuss three bills, including one that requires a court clerk to
collect a $50 mortgage foreclosure counseling and education fee in certain cases.
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January 31, 2013
Jennifer NelsonThe Wrongful Death Act’s two-year limitations period is tolled by fraudulent concealment, and plaintiffs whose wrongful
death claims have been fraudulently concealed beyond the act’s limitations period have a full two years after the concealment
is or should be discovered with reasonable diligence to file their claims, the Indiana Court of Appeals held in a case of
first impression.
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January 31, 2013
Cory SchoutenAn FBI investigation into Venture Real Estate Services and principals John Bales and Bill Spencer had already begun when Matthew
Dyer signed on as the company's controller in December 2009.
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January 31, 2013
Jennifer NelsonRejecting a couple’s claim that a statute exempted them from having to get a permit before installing septic systems
following the construction of their home in an unincorporated area of Allen County, the Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed
summary judgment for the health department on the matter.
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January 31, 2013
Jennifer NelsonFinding that the Porter Circuit judge’s ruling is not supported by clear and convincing evidence, the Indiana Court
of Appeals ordered the court vacate its award of physical custody of A.S. to her grandmother and return her to the care of
her mother.
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January 31, 2013
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Court of Appeals upheld the decision of the Monroe Circuit Court to include a husband’s settlement proceeds
from an action against his former employer as a marital asset when he and his wife divorced.
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January 31, 2013
Jennifer NelsonDr. Mark S. Weinberger, who fled the country for several years after performing numerous unnecessary surgeries on his patients’
sinuses, must pay one patient $150,000 on a medical malpractice claim.
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January 31, 2013
Jennifer NelsonThe man who shot a pregnant teller in Indianapolis, leading to the death of her twins, had his sentence on remand upheld by
the Indiana Court of Appeals.
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January 31, 2013
Jennifer NelsonFinding a case out of Madison, Ind., to be nearly identical to one out of Southern Illinois challenging the federal mandate
that employers must provide contraceptives to employees despite religious objections, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals granted
an injunction Wednesday.
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January 31, 2013
IL StaffGov. Mike Pence named Lake Superior Juvenile Senior Judge Mary Beth Bonaventura as director of the Department of Child Services
Wednesday.
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January 30, 2013
Jennifer NelsonFor the second time, a “contentious” child support dispute has come before the Indiana Court of Appeals. The judges
upheld most of the obligations imposed on the father but ordered the trial court to use a different income allocation factor
regarding certain bonuses.
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January 30, 2013
Jennifer NelsonA split Indiana Court of Appeals decided Wednesday that former Muncie Central High School principal Christopher Smith’s
Class B misdemeanor conviction for failure to immediately report child abuse or neglect should be tossed out.
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January 30, 2013
IL StaffThe Indiana Supreme Court issued an order Monday vacating transfer to a case it accepted in October.
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January 30, 2013
Cory SchoutenIndianapolis attorney and developer Paul J. Page is no longer a co-defendant in the fraud trial of real estate broker John
M. Bales and a partner after agreeing to a plea deal, but you wouldn't know it from the action Tuesday in the U.S. District
Court for the Northern District of Indiana.
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January 30, 2013
IL StaffThe Indiana Supreme Court took just one case last week and issued its decision on the matter the same day.
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January 30, 2013
Dave StaffordA proposed commission that grew from a study committee examining problems at the Department of Child Services cleared the
Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday.
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January 30, 2013
The issue of same-sex marriage is before the Supreme Court of the United States, and Indiana has authored one amicus brief
and co-authored another arguing that the states should be able to define marriage.
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January 30, 2013
Jennifer NelsonAn Ohio man who was in his third year at Indiana University School of Medicine when he was dismissed for allegedly cheating
couldn’t convince the Indiana Court of Appeals to overturn summary judgment for the school on his breach of contract
claim.
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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.
With all due respect, Rick, I think you probably would be making a mistake by going to law school. The job market for attorneys is so saturated, you may well find yourself unemployed and with a lot of debt. You mention law would be a good supplement to your skills. True. But employers unfortunately don't value that. You will find that a law degree may well pigeonhole you into an attorney slot and limit career options. If you have a good job now I would hold onto that. As an attorney, you may well end up making less with the aforementioned debt.