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Indiana pension fund attorneys to serve as lead co-counsel in Wal-Mart bribery suit
September 10, 2012
Marilyn OdendahlThe Indiana Electrical Workers Pension Trust Fund has been named as co-lead plaintiff in a lawsuit against the board of directors
of retail giant Wal-Mart.>
MoreSunburned man gets no relief
September 7, 2012
Marilyn OdendahlThe Indiana Court of Appeals has ruled that a badly sunburned patient failed to meet the burden of res ipsa loquitur
in a medical malpractice lawsuit against his dermatologist.
MoreJudges disagree over whether car ad implied drivability
September 4, 2012
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Court of Appeals was divided on whether an Indianapolis car dealership was entitled to summary judgment on a buyer’s
lawsuit that made Indiana Deceptive Consumer Sales Act, Crime Victims Relief Act, and fraud claims.
MoreSuit challenging construction of asphalt plant timely filed
August 31, 2012
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Court of Appeals determined that the Jeffersonville director of planning and zoning and the city building commissioner
are public officers under Indiana Code 34-11-2-6. The judges discovered there is no state law defining public officer under
this statute.
MoreIndiana will receive $4.5M in off-label marketing settlement
August 30, 2012
IL StaffIndiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller announced Thursday that the state will get nearly $4.5 million from Janssen Pharmaceuticals
Inc. to settle claims that the company illegally marketed its drug, Risperdal.
MoreMining company an insured under contractor’s policy
August 30, 2012
Jennifer NelsonThe mining company that hired a truck company as a contractor is considered an insured under the truck company’s insurance
policy with regards to an injured trucking employee, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled.
MoreBad BP gas distributed widely in Indy, as far south as Corydon
August 29, 2012
Dave StaffordTainted BP gasoline that is the subject of two federal lawsuits in northern Indiana was delivered to and likely sold in at
least 28 Indianapolis gas stations and as far south as Corydon and Lawrenceburg, according to information the company provided.
MoreCourt affirms judgment with minor recalculation in decade-long dispute
August 27, 2012
Dave StaffordThe Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed most of the $627,570 judgment in favor of a Fort Wayne restaurant operator sued by former
mortgagors in a rehearing of litigation dating back more than a decade, but it ordered recalculation of a judgment based on
the restaurant’s earnings.
MoreAppeals court reverses decision for lessee of contaminated industrial building
August 27, 2012
Dave StaffordA company that leased a building with environmental contamination was improperly granted summary judgment over the environmental
issues and claims of breach of contract, the Court of Appeals ruled Monday.
MoreState sues ex-school chief, seeks $615,000
August 24, 2012
IL StaffThe former superintendent of a small southern Indiana school system owes the district more than $615,000 in public money that
he misappropriated, according to a lawsuit filed by Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller’s office.
MoreLaw firms pursue BP bad-gas class action
August 24, 2012
Dave StaffordOne Indiana firm has filed a class-action lawsuit against BP in the wake of the company's gasoline recall in northwest
Indiana. Two other law firms are pursuing a possible class-action suit.
MoreSteak ’n Shake loses appeal over franchisee’s independent pricing
August 24, 2012
Dave StaffordA longtime Steak ’n Shake franchisee who sued the chain after it insisted on setting prices for menu items prevailed
again Friday as the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed an Illinois federal court’s ruling in the franchisee’s
favor.
MoreJudges disagree over use of summary judgment to pierce corporate veil
August 23, 2012
Jennifer NelsonOne Court of Appeals judge believed the “only reasonable inference” that could be drawn from the evidence in a
collections case is that a former company was a “sham corporation,” so the trial court properly pierced the corporate
veil on summary judgment.
MoreState moves forward with IBM appeal
August 21, 2012
Dave StaffordAttorneys for the state of Indiana have begun the formal appeal process after a Marion County court in July awarded a $52
million judgment to IBM over cancellation of the company’s contract to privatize social service claims processing.
MoreAT&T technicians file lawsuit over lunch policy
August 17, 2012
Chris O'MalleyEleven AT&T technicians have filed a federal lawsuit seeking class-action status to collect unpaid wages and overtime,
alleging the company compels them to work during unpaid lunch breaks.
More7th Circuit rules in favor of attorneys in failed business investment
August 16, 2012
Jennifer NelsonA group of investors suing attorneys who worked on the establishment of two business entities – which later failed –
were unable to show the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals that the attorneys owed the investors any legal duty.
MoreState fair settlement fails
August 16, 2012
IL StaffMid-America Sound Corp., one of two companies that offered an additional $7.2 million to victims of the Indiana State Fair
stage collapse, announced it will not proceed with its offer after deciding not enough claimants accepted the settlement arrangement.
MoreImmigration law challenge moves forward in Northern District
August 15, 2012
IL StaffU.S. Magistrate Judge Andrew P. Rodovich in Hammond Tuesday granted the state’s unopposed motion to lift the stay of
a lawsuit in the Northern District challenging portions of Indiana’s immigration law dealing with employment.
MoreTrial court erred in abrogating homeowner’s obligation to pay fees to HOA
August 13, 2012
Marilyn OdendahlThe Indiana Court of Appeals reversed a trial court’s ruling that changes in a gated residential vacation and retirement
community were so radical as to abrogate a homeowner’s obligation to pay yearly fees to the homeowners association.
MoreCourt affirms judgment against home contractor
August 13, 2012
Dave StaffordA home repair contractor lost an appeal of an award against him, but he won’t have to pay the attorney fees of the party
that won the judgment, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled.
MoreCourt reverses summary judgment in mixed martial arts TV suit
August 10, 2012
Dave StaffordA dispute over idea misappropriation and civil conversion involving the origin of televised mixed martial arts through HDNET
Fights was sent back to the trial court Friday. The Court of Appeals ruled that Marion Superior Court’s grant of partial
summary judgment in favor of a sanctioning body that had suggested the development of a similar idea was in error.
MoreTrial court erred in finding provision was liquidated damages clause
August 7, 2012
Jennifer NelsonA forfeiture provision in a purchase agreement between the Dean V. Kruse Foundation and Jerry Gates, the buyer of West Baden
property, did not constitute a liquidated damages clause as the trial court ruled, the Indiana Court of Appeals held Tuesday.
The judges ruled that the Kruse parties are entitled to more damages as a result of Gates’ breach of contract.
MoreCourt rules for city, water company in suit over frozen hydrants
August 3, 2012
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Court of Appeals found that the city of Indianapolis and water company – which contracts with the city to
operate the water utility – are entitled to common law immunity from a lawsuit brought by a restaurant and its insurers
after a fire destroyed a Texas Roadhouse restaurant.
MoreZoeller: Most claimants agree to State Fair settlement
August 2, 2012
Dave StaffordMore than 80 percent of victims who sued after the State Fair stage collapse last year say they want to participate in the
$13.2 million public-private settlement negotiated between the Indiana attorney general’s office and two defendant companies,
the AG’s office said Thursday.
MoreFederal courts rule against overtime in pharmaceutical cases
August 1, 2012
Marilyn OdendahlIn a pair of decisions, the U.S. Supreme Court and the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals examined different exemption provisions
to overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act but reached the same conclusion: Pharmaceutical sales representatives
are not entitled to overtime pay.
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Qualified immunity, means that if you wear a badge, you are exempt from law and free to do anything you please! The courts will back badge toting individuals, because they think they are above the law as well. They think, they have judicial immunity, they do not.
Deeply, deeply concerned? I'll bet if it was the judge's money that had been swindled we'd see deep concern with actual consequences. First a Ponzi scheme, then a shell game with the assets…c'mon, hasn't Conour abused the judicial system and his clients long enough? I say enough already.
Wow, just wow.
Forcing a defendant to wear a stun belt, in court or otherwise, is a violation of american principles! It is also unconstitutional!
So, if I save $100.00 cash per week, from my $500.00 per week paycheck, for 50 years, at which time, I will have saved $260,000.00, the government can raid my home and take my money, just by saying it is drug money! Shouldn't the government, have some kind of evidence of drugs, rather, than just saying we are the government and we will take anything you own, anytime we choose? Tyranny is upon us! If you don't know your rights, you don't have any!