Indiana Court of Appeals affirms protection order against former college student
The court found that the appellant posed a credible threat to the appellee and had committed a sex offense and harassed her.
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Appeals court sends insurance dispute over fatal car accident back to Tipton Circuit Court
The Indiana Court of Appeals is sending an insurance dispute back to trial court to figure out how the mother of a teen killed in a wreck should receive more money.
Former medical school student pleads guilty for COVID relief fraud scheme
Prosecutors say Jonathan Andrew Jones of Lafayette plans to plead guilty to two counts of wire fraud and is expected to be sentenced in November.
High court weighs help for involuntarily committed
Indiana’s commitment statute is based on a 90-day rule. Anything within that period is considered “temporary.” Anything beyond that is “regular.”
Judicial commission looks to fill two Lake County Superior Court vacancies
Applications will be taken up until Oct. 8. Eligible candidates must live in Lake County, be a U.S. citizen and admitted to the practice of law in Indiana.
Indiana Supreme Court considers religious exceptions to state’s abortion ban
Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act is used to grant exemptions for vaccines and medical care. Attorneys argued Thursday before the Indiana Supreme Court on whether it could allow for an exception to Indiana’s near-total abortion ban.
Standard Insurance seeks court help in deciding $215K in life insurance benefits
A man who died last fall left different primary beneficiaries, his son and his ex-wife, listed for his life and accidental death policies.
Columbus man sentenced to 27 years in federal prison for sexual exploitation of a child
Federal officials say Andrew Wade Case pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of a child and distribution and possession of child sexual abuse material.
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.
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.