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State seeks contempt against East Chicago casino group
May 23, 2013
IL StaffPrincipals of a politically connected East Chicago group that received $16 million in casino revenue intended to benefit the
city should be held in contempt if they continue to fail to disclose what happened to the money, the state argued in court
Thursday.
MoreConvicted ex-coroner hits Brizzi with legal malpractice suit
May 23, 2013
Dave StaffordFormer Hancock County coroner Tamara Vangundy paid for negligent legal advice on her plea deal in a drunken-driving and official-misconduct
case that ended her career as an elected official, she alleges in a legal malpractice claim filed against former Marion County
Prosecutor Carl Brizzi.
More7th Circuit orders Indiana case sent back to Ohio
May 23, 2013
Jennifer NelsonA federal judge in the Southern District of Indiana erred when she determined that a claims adjuster from Ohio was fraudulently
joined to a case that was transferred out of federal court in Ohio to Indiana, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled. The
case also presented two issues of first impression for the Circuit.
MoreSubcontractor's suit belongs in Hamilton County
May 23, 2013
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Court of Appeals Thursday reversed the denial by an Allen Circuit judge to remove a lawsuit brought in that county
to Hamilton County, where two parties to the lawsuit had agreed in a contract any legal claims would be handled.
MoreCourt rules in favor of insurer in environmental cleanup dispute
May 23, 2013
Jennifer NelsonA release executed between a chemical manufacturing business and its insurer that relieved the insurer from claims or demands
related to remediation was unambiguous and covered all policies held by the company, not just the primary liability ones,
the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled.
MoreCOA reverses summary judgment for NCAA on negligence claim
May 22, 2013
Jennifer NelsonA woman who was injured at a fencing event at the University of Notre Dame should have been granted more time to present relevant
materials in opposition to the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s motion for summary judgment on her negligence
claim, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday.
MoreDefendant not at fault for failing to timely appeal
May 22, 2013
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Court of Appeals declined to hold a man at fault for the failure to file a timely notice of appeal, pointing to
his attorney’s death from cancer shortly after the sentencing hearing.
MoreJudges clarify how plaintiff may have case reinstated
May 22, 2013
Jennifer NelsonIn a rehearing requested by a plaintiff whose legal actions were dismissed in Marion Superior Court, the Indiana Court of
Appeals clarified its original holding on how the man may have his actions reinstated.
MoreJustices reinstate COA decision in Simon defamation suit
May 22, 2013
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Court of Appeals opinion reversing a Marion Superior judge’s denial of a California attorney’s motion
to dismiss a defamation lawsuit filed by Herbert Simon will stand. The state’s highest court split evenly over whether
the trial court should have denied that motion.
MoreSeeking an exclusion for innocent co-insured
May 22, 2013
Marilyn OdendahlA LaPorte County woman who lost her home to a fire allegedly started by her estranged husband is at the center of a legal
dispute with her insurance company that could set precedent.
MoreEasterbrook: 7th Circuit 'nation's leader' in productivity
May 22, 2013
Dave StaffordChief Judge Frank Easterbrook of the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals presented his final State of the Circuit address during
the Circuit conference this month in Indianapolis, describing the federal appellate court for Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin
as perhaps the nation’s most industrious.
MoreChief Justice Roberts says cuts to judiciary budget becoming too deep
May 22, 2013
Describing the immediate impact changes in judicial budgets have on court staff, Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts
used part of his address to the 7th Circuit Bar to highlight the fiscal constraints judges and courts are facing today.
MoreLugar: I paid the price for support of Obama picks
May 22, 2013
Dave StaffordFormer Indiana Sen. Richard G. Lugar told members of the federal judiciary May 6 that his support of President Barack Obama’s
Supreme Court appointees, opposed by many in his party, may have carried the greatest political cost of any decisions during
his 36 years in the Senate.
MoreCriticism of judge results in discipline case
May 22, 2013
Dave StaffordIndianapolis attorney and blogger Paul Ogden speaks his mind, sometimes to his disadvantage, he concedes. Now he could lose
his law license because of things he wrote.
MoreLawsuit threatens NCAA's amateur business model
May 22, 2013
Anthony SchoettleThe NCAA is facing a potential game-changing legal battle that has some colleges worrying their athletic budgets could be
halved.
MoreInbox: Court guts medical hearsay exception for children
May 22, 2013
Laurie Gray, a former prosecutor, writes about the recent Indiana Supreme Court decision's impact on medical hearsay exception
for child victims.
MoreSupreme Court’s ruling for Monsanto described as good decision
May 22, 2013
Marilyn OdendahlThe Supreme Court of the United States decision upholding the patent owned by Monsanto Co. was surprising only in its unanimous
affirmation.
MoreDisciplinary Actions - 5/22/13
May 22, 2013
Read who's been suspended and who has resigned from the Indiana bar.
MoreMemorable moments from the 7th Circuit Bar Association and Judicial Conference of the 7th Circuit
May 22, 2013
Marilyn Odendahl, Dave StaffordHere are some highlights from the recent 7th Circuit Bar and Judicial Conference in Indianapolis.
MoreCarr investiture completes bankruptcy court transition
May 22, 2013
Dave StaffordJudge James Carr, right, takes the oath May 14 as the newest member of the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Indiana.
MoreFeds charge 5 in Indy Land Bank kickback scheme
May 21, 2013
Cory SchoutenFederal prosecutors have charged two Indianapolis city employees in the Department of Metropolitan Development and three others
in a scheme involving cash kickbacks on the sale of properties in the Indy Land Bank.
MoreCasino patron hurt in fall on ice has self to blame, appeals court rules
May 21, 2013
Dave StaffordA casino patron who passed beneath caution tape and then broke his pelvis in a fall on a snowy and icy parking surface lost
his appeal challenging summary judgment in favor of the casino, which had cordoned off that portion of a parking deck.
MoreJuvenile reversal sets new conditional admissions standard
May 21, 2013
Dave Stafford
A Court of Appeals panel on Tuesday reversed a ruling in a juvenile case and set a new standard for how juvenile judges must
handle conditional admission agreements when probable cause is disputed.
BMV ‘may have inadvertently overcharged’ for licenses
May 21, 2013
IL StaffThe Bureau of Motor Vehicles acknowledged in response to a multi-million-dollar class-action lawsuit that it “may have
inadvertently overcharged” Indiana residents for driver’s licenses.
MoreConour has until week’s end to recoup missing assets
May 21, 2013
Dave StaffordFormer personal injury attorney William Conour on Monday was granted a few more days to comply with a court order to reacquire
assets he dissipated in violation of bond conditions pending his federal wire fraud trial.
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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!