Court of Appeals names 7 CLEO interns
Seven students from three Indiana law schools have been named 2016 Carr L. Darden Conference for Legal Education Opportunity program interns.
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7 reappointed to Supreme Court records committee
The Indiana Supreme Court reappointed seven members to its Records Management Committee Tuesday. Their terms would have expired July 1 but all were eligible for continued service.
Application period opens for crime victim program grant
More than $45 million in grants for programs that help victims of violent crime is being made available through the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute, which announced Wednesday that grant applications will be accepted through July 1.
Commercial court pilot program starts Wednesday
Indiana will become the 23rd state to adopt commercial courts through a three-year pilot program that will allow most business-related court cases to be fast-tracked through the legal system.
Judge orders release of documents in Trump University suit
A federal judge with connections to Indiana is ordering the release of Trump University internal documents in a class-action lawsuit against the now-defunct real estate school owned by presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.
Disciplinary Actions – 6/1/16
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132 pass February 2016 Indiana Bar Exam
The Indiana Lawyer congratulates the individuals listed below on passing the February 2016 bar exam.
Indiana ministry sues zoning board over dairy farm approval
An eastern Indiana ministry that operates a children's church camp is suing zoning officials over their approval of a large dairy farm that would be built within a half-mile of the camp.
Man charged in Madison bombings targeting police, judge
Federal authorities announced Friday a 37-year-old Madison man has been charged in connection with two pipe bombings that rattled the Ohio River city in March.
Disciplinary Actions – 5/18/2016
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Indiana Court Decisions — April 27-May 10, 2016
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Pence picks Taft attorney as next Supreme Court justice
Gov. Mike Pence has selected Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP partner Geoffrey Slaughter as Indiana's 109th justice. Pence made the announcement at 1 p.m. Monday from his office in the Statehouse.
Appellate courts host free bicentennial CLE program
The Indiana Supreme Court and Indiana Court of Appeals will host a free one-hour continuing legal education program from 3 to 4 p.m. Thursday, May 19 in the Supreme Court Courtroom.
E-filing extends to confidential cases
Indiana courts announced that parties may now file electronically in confidential case types including adoption, child in need of services, termination of parental rights, and juvenile cases. The change took effect Monday.
Indiana Court Decisions – April 13-26, 2016
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Evansville Judge Kiely honored with freedom award
Vanderburgh Circuit Judge David Kiely was honored April 29 by his colleagues on the bench and bar for his work helping to expand problem-solving courts and establish special programs for offenders.
Indiana gets $9.2M in Wyeth Medicaid fraud settlement
Indiana’s Medicaid program will recoup $9.2 million from a drugmaker that underpaid rebates the state was owed for prescription drugs, Attorney General Greg Zoeller’s officer said in a news release Friday.
LEADERSHIP IN LAW 2016: Philip Zimmerly
There’s a good chance that when you read a brief written by Philip Zimmerly, you’ll catch a pop culture reference to “Star Wars” or Dr. Suess. One judge said his witty writing is a welcome trait in a profession that can sometimes be too serious. The labor and employment and litigation attorney is credited as […]
LEADERSHIP IN LAW 2016: Jennifer Tudor Wright
In nearly seven years in practice, Jennifer Tudor Wright has set herself apart professionally in the extremely nuanced practice area of multidistrict litigation. She has helped manage a massive MDL involving approximately 8,500 plaintiffs and multiple Barnes & Thornburg offices that has spanned several years and international boundaries for one of the firm’s major clients. […]