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October 10, 2024

Indiana Court of Appeals
In the Matter of the Civil Commitment of: F.L. v. Community Fairbanks Behavioral Health
24A-MH-2216
Mental health. Affirms F.L.’s involuntary temporary commitment to Community Fairbanks Behavioral Health following a hearing in the Marion Superior Court. Finds Community presented sufficient evidence to show that F.L. is gravely disabled, and the trial court did not err when it ordered F.L.’s temporary commitment under Indiana Code section 12-26-2-5(e)(2).

Indiana joins multistate lawsuit seeking to halt federal nursing home staffing rule

October 10, 2024 | Indiana Capital Chronicle

The states are led by Republican attorneys general, including Indiana’s Todd Rokita. The named defendants include leaders within the federal Health and Human Services agency as well as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Council committee picks law firm Fisher Phillips for city harassment probe

October 10, 2024 | Taylor Wooten, Indianapolis Business Journal

The firm will conduct an independent investigation into the Hogsett administration’s handling of sexual harassment allegations.

Jury selection begins in corruption trial of former Illinois House speaker

October 10, 2024 | Associated Press

The case against Madigan, who resigned in 2021, is one of Illinois’ largest corruption trials in years. The 82-year-old is charged in a multimillion-dollar racketeering and bribery scheme that included the state’s largest utility, ComEd.

Montana’s attorney general defends actions at hearing on 41 counts of professional misconduct

October 10, 2024 | Associated Press

A succession of controversies marks Republican Austin Knudsen’s nearly four years as Montana attorney general.

State bar survey says at least 84% of members supports retaining Indiana Supreme Court justices

October 9, 2024 | Greg Weaver

The Indiana State Bar Association leadership also released a statement encouraging Hoosiers to analyze Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Loretta Rush and Justices Mark Massa and Derek Molter based on their entire careers as a judges and not on isolated rulings.

Lawmakers scrutinize “black box of state PBM spending”

October 9, 2024 | Indiana Capital Chronicle

A review of five years of data from the state’s major pharmacy benefit managers cataloged more than 63 million claims and nearly $6.7 billion paid to the entities across state-sponsored plans — including Medicaid and the health plan for state employees, according to an analysis presented before lawmakers on Tuesday.

Indiana Department of Correction refuses to disclose cost of new execution drug, pentobarbital

October 9, 2024 | Indiana Capital Chronicle

The Indiana Department of Correction has refused to disclose how much the state paid to acquire a new execution drug, pentobarbital, that could be used to carry out at least one death warrant before the end of the year.

Lilly weight-loss drug copycat makers sue FDA for taking drugs off shortage list

October 9, 2024 | Bloomberg News

A group representing companies that made copycat versions of Eli Lilly and Co.’s weight-loss drugs has sued the U.S. Food and Drug Administration over the agency’s decision to remove Lilly’s medications from its shortage list.

In landmark move, EPA requires removal of all lead pipes within 10 years

October 9, 2024 | Washington Post

The Environmental Protection Agency finalized a rule Tuesday requiring water utilities to replace all lead pipes in the United States within 10 years, a move aimed at eliminating a toxic threat that continues to affect tens of thousands of American children each year.

FBI arrests Afghan man who officials say planned Election Day attack in the US

October 9, 2024 | Associated Press

The FBI has arrested an Afghan man who officials say was inspired by the Islamic State militant organization and was plotting an Election Day attack targeting large crowds in the U.S., the Justice Department said Tuesday.

Campaign to toss justices off Indiana Supreme Court countered by new PAC

October 8, 2024 | Alexa Shrake

A so-called “retention question” appears on the Nov. 5 election ballot, asking voters whether they want to keep Chief Justice Loretta Rush and Justices Mark Massa and Derek Molter on the state’s high court.

Taft looks for more mergers as it closes Denver deal

October 8, 2024 | Maura Johnson

Experts say the move reflects a national trend of increasing client demand for deep legal specialists who often can only be acquired through mergers.

Housing advocates seek consumer protections in land contracts

October 8, 2024 | Daniel Carson

Signing a land contract for a house carries risks for buyers that they wouldn’t encounter with conventional alternatives.

Court officials, media preparing for Delphi double-murder trial

October 8, 2024 | Maura Johnson

Nearly two years after his arrest, the man accused of the February 2017 murders of 14-year-old Liberty German and 13-year-old Abigail Williams in Delphi is set to go to trial.

Law schools, firms create programs to build pipeline of diverse attorneys

October 8, 2024 | Daniel Carson

With the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling to effectively end affirmative action in college admissions, universities and law firms are looking for new ways to continue diversity efforts.

Web Exclusive: Bar association class to examine Fox Hollow Farm murders of gay men

October 8, 2024 | Alexa Shrake

Organizers hope the event will help the legal system better serve and understand the LGBTQ+ community.

Weaver: Dear readers, I look forward to getting to know you

October 8, 2024 | Greg Weaver

I’m excited to have the chance to meet a whole new group of talented Indiana leaders, readers like yourself who are dedicated to the law or have a strong interest in it.

Greising on DEI: Let’s face the national headwinds with perseverance

October 8, 2024 | Robert A. Greising

The headwinds seem particularly strong right now—from the attacks on programs aligned with DEI objectives to lawsuits to block priority programs. Even law firms are getting sued and threatened over DEI programs.

Hammerle on… “The Wild Robot”

October 8, 2024

Indianapolis criminal defense attorney Robert Hammerle gives us his take on “The Wild Robot.”

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