Supreme Court grants 3 transfer petitions, denies 11
A petition to transfer in a dispute over the removal of highway billboards split the Indiana Supreme Court but did not gain enough votes to be heard by the justices.
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Web Exclusive: Year in Review — continued
In addition to the “big news” of the year, Indiana Lawyer also provided readers in 2021 with stories exploring lawyers’ off-the-clock interests, obituaries of lawyers and judges who died, and summaries of disciplinary actions.
Year in Review: What you read
Indiana Lawyer produces hundreds of stories each calendar year, covering topics ranging from appellate court opinions to Statehouse hearings to law firm combinations and more. Here’s a look at the 50 stories that you, our readers, engaged with the most in 2021 and their original dates of publication on the IL website.
Honorable mentions: Top stories of 2021, continued
Like 2020 before it, 2021 was a year that brought regular waves of breaking news to the Indiana Lawyer news desk. From vaccines to lawsuits to legislation to law firms, it was difficult to narrow down the year’s most important stories. So here are five additional stories that the IL staff thought were noteworthy in 2021.
2021 in review: Top 10 Stories
Here’s a look at the top stories reported on by Indiana Lawyer in 2021, as voted on by the IL staff.
Evansville attorney suspended for check deception
An Evansville attorney has been suspended from the practice of law after pleading guilty to check deception, the Indiana Supreme Court has announced.
Former deputy prosecutor suspended for battery conviction
A former Marion County deputy prosecutor convicted of battery has been suspended from the practice of law in Indiana for 120 days.
Indiana Supreme Court clears way for Vivo to take bench
The Indiana Supreme Court has revoked the appointment of Senior Judge Jeffrey C. Eggers to serve on the Marion Circuit Court, effective Jan. 1, 2022. Magistrate Tiffany Vivo will be filling Sheryl Lynch’s seat on the bench.
Supreme Court appoints senior judges, sets minimum service days
The Indiana Supreme Court has reverted the numbers of days state courts may utilize senior judges back to pre-pandemic levels, but jurisdictions are allowed to seek additional days to help with case backlogs.
Judge pro tem appointed in Lake Superior Court
A judge pro tempore has been ordered to fill a vacancy in Lake Superior Court, the Indiana Supreme Court has announced.
Supreme Court certifies senior judges in St. Joseph and Noble counties
The Indiana Supreme Court granted senior judge certification to a pair of retired superior court judges last week.
5 attorneys named finalists for Lake Superior vacancy
The Lake County Judicial Nominating Commission has selected five local attorneys as finalists to fill a vacancy on the Lake Superior Court as a lawsuit challenging the county’s judicial selection process proceeds.
COA to hear oral arguments in medical privacy case for second time
A Lake County lawsuit alleging medical privacy violations when a dog groomer’s X-rays were shared in her workplace after her boss’s husband accessed them is heading back to the Court of Appeals of Indiana for arguments next week.
Justices deny 19 petitions to transfer
The Indiana Supreme Court has denied 19 cases on petition to transfer, rejecting a handful of cases involving medical malpractice, school threats and sentence modifications.
State loses bid to depose hospital in abortion lawsuit
The state will not get to depose a Philadelphia hospital as part of one of Indiana’s multiple abortion-related lawsuits after a federal judge overruled the state’s objection to the grant of the hospital’s motion to quash.
Inmate awarded habeas relief for lack of evidence in prison disciplinary action
A prisoner accused of bringing heroin into a correctional facility has been granted habeas relief after the United States District Court of the Southern District of Indiana, Indianapolis Division, found the defense failed to provide evidence he committed the crime.
Westfield man sentenced for stealing $270K from employer
A Westfield man accused of operating a years-long scheme to defraud hundreds of thousands of dollars from the ophthalmology practice where he worked has been sentenced to 30 months in prison, federal authorities announced Thursday.
Magistrate Vivo appointed to Marion Circuit Court bench
Marion Superior Court Magistrate Tiffany Vivo has been appointed to the Marion Circuit Court bench to fill the vacancy being created by the retirement of Judge Sheryl Lynch.
7th Circuit Judge David Hamilton to take senior status in 2022
Judge David F. Hamilton will take senior status from the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals next year.
Indianapolis man sentenced to 40 years in federal prison for child sex abuse
A thrice-convicted Indiana sex offender has been sentenced to four decades in federal prison for child sexual exploitation and creating and trafficking videos of child sexual abuse, the U.S. Department of Justice has announced.