Indianapolis Office of Corporation Counsel grapples with litigator ‘drought’
The city is raising salaries and trying to recruit more talent, in part by touting the courtroom experience these positions offer.
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Feds charge Pendleton child care operator with fraud, failure to file a tax return
A Pendleton woman has been accused by federal investigators of taking more than $350,000 from a fund that helps offset child care costs for low-income families.
Jeffersonville mother, daughter sue Wesbanco over $21,000 in unauthorized withdrawals
Mary Lotze and her daughter Lee Ann say the bank never investigated the withdrawals and has refused to refund the money, according to a federal court complaint.
Marion County to end problem-solving re-entry court due to funding trouble
Another court under the problem-solving umbrella that helps people in drug treatment also could end after its latest cohort completes the program, an attorney said.
Illinois man sentenced to 33 years for robbing Indianapolis Burger King
Justice department officials say Cameron Love threatened store employees who were asked to identity him while he was standing next to a police officer.
State Medicaid fraud control unit aims to target more than health care providers
Medicaid spending in the state totaled more than $17 billion, according to KFF.
Judges are watching: Prison behavior can be a factor in resentencing decisions
A Marion County woman had appealed her resentencing on a kidnapping case in which a trial court had only shaved a year off her original sentence.
Nearly year-long investigation into gamecock fighting yields multiple arrests
About 200 diseased birds will be euthanized after law enforcement searched a game farm while investigating gamecock fighting in south central Indiana.
Paralyzed patient sues Community Hospital Anderson over emergency treatment
Plaintiff Bill Foy says a hospital emergency room physician who treated him in 2024 diagnosed muscle spasms despite Foy being numb from his chest down.
SEC drops insider trading case against former congressman Stephen Buyer
The agency did not explain its reason for dropping the case in a brief federal court filing Monday, other than to note that it believed dismissal was appropriate.
U.K. company sues Lafayette business BioBond for trademark infringement over BioCoat product
The plaintiff fears that the BioBond product will cause confusion and reputation damage for it in the U.S., where it sells a product under the BioCote trademark.
Indiana State Bar Association event delves into government distrust
Current and former state leaders talked about public distrust and what to do about it during a panel discussion on Wednesday at the State Fairgrounds.
Key Bank takes former employees and rival firm to federal court
Key Bank says Montana-based D.A. Davidson staged a “coordinated lift-out” of the former employees who left after submitting nearly identical resignation letters.
Appeals court reverses decision giving late father’s trust share to son
The appeals court, in an opinion filed Monday, noted that Hurley’s 2022 death doesn’t prevent his estate from receiving his share of the trust.
Appeals court backs decision favoring ITT Tech student loan customers
The court has affirmed a district court’s $12 million RICO judgement in favor of student loan borrowers associated with the now-bankrupt for-profit college.
St. Joseph County woman sues for wrongful conviction tied to car-motorcycle crash
Kara Beaty was convicted in 2023 and was incarcerated for eight months before she was released with help from the Notre Dame Law School’s Exoneration Justice Clinic.
Kokomo retailer takes on U.S. Department of Agriculture over SNAP suspension
Fish Chicken & Shrimp Market says it was denied due process before a six-month ban was imposed.
Federal appeals court affirms conviction in ‘but for’ overdose case
The decision confirms the prosecution’s argument that the victim likely would not have overdosed had the appellant not given her heroin.
State’s Medicaid fraud control unit to get $2,000 bonuses following award
At a gathering on Tuesday at the Statehouse, the team, which has 58 members, was recognized by federal officials for its efforts and Rokita announced the bonuses.
Appeals court affirms decision on spat over communication lines running beneath train tracks
A federal appeals court has affirmed a lower court decision that railroad company CSX Transportation cannot prevent the telecommunications firm Zayo Group from running fiber optics cables beneath its tracks. CSX’s assertion of property rights did not fall within the scope of Indiana law pertaining to railroad easements, 7th Circuit Court of Appeals Judges Frank […]