IN Supreme Court grants transfer for Elkhart County cases where judge forced to recuse
The Indiana Supreme Court accepted seven cases for transfer last week, including four with motions that called for an Elkhart County judge’s recusal.
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Valparaiso couple awarded $25 million after medical center found to be negligent
| IL Staff
A Valparaiso couple was awarded $25.8 million in damages by a Lake County jury after a medical center failed to transfer test results that contained information about the husband’s cancer diagnosis.
Appellate court to hear oral arguments in murder case
| IL Staff
The Indiana Court of Appeals will hold oral arguments Sept. 12 at Monrovia High School for a case involving a man convicted of murdering his wife.
Opinions August 27, 2024
7th Circuit Court of Appeals
Demona Freeman v. Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC and Bank of New York Mellon
23-2512
Civil. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, Indianapolis Division. Chief Judge Tanya Walton Pratt. Amended on petition for rehearing. Affirms the district court’s dismissal of Demona Freeman’s Fair Credit Reporting Act and Fair Debt Collection Practices Act claims. Finds Freeman failed to state an FCRA claim and lacks standing to bring an FDCPA claim.
Social platform X edits AI chatbot after election officials warn that it spreads misinformation
The social media platform X has made a change to its AI chatbot after five secretaries of state warned it was spreading election misinformation.
A Florida man set to be executed this week appeals to the US Supreme Court for a stay
A Florida man scheduled to be put to death on Thursday is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to delay his execution so that his challenge to Florida’s lethal injection procedures can be heard.
Former Indiana sheriff Jamey Noel pleads guilty to 27 felony charges
Former Clark County Sheriff Jamey Noel pleaded guilty to 27 of 31 felony charges in court Monday as part of a plea deal in a massive corruption case that could land him in prison for more than a decade.
Judge in Texas orders pause on Biden program that offers legal status to spouses of US citizens
A federal judge in Texas on Monday paused a Biden administration policy that would give spouses of U.S. citizens legal status without having to first leave the country, dealing at least a temporary setback to one of the biggest presidential actions to ease a path to citizenship in years.
Panel discusses how AI affects artists, legal ramifications
Artificial intelligence is at the forefront of many professions including art. Artists and business leaders gathered Friday afternoon for a panel “ARTificial Intelligence” to discuss how the changing AI technology is affecting their work.
Opinions August 26, 2024
Indiana Court of Appeals
Kenneth Ratliff v. State of Indiana
24A-CR-107
Criminal. Affirms Kenneth Ratliff’s affirm Ratliff’s convictions and sentences in Porter Superior Court for Level 3 felony burglary and Level 3 felony rape, with Ratliff to serve 12 years on his Level 3 felony burglary conviction and 16 years on the Level 3 felony rape conviction, with three of those 16 years suspended to probation and the sentences to be served consecutively.. Reverses his conviction for Class A misdemeanor battery. Remands with instructions for the trial court to vacate that conviction and its sentence.
Judicial commission certifies four new senior judges
| IL Staff
The Indiana Judicial Nominating Commission announced the certification Friday of four new senior judges in the state.
Former hospital employee sentenced for embezzling more than $150K from Jasper nonprofit
| IL Staff
A former hospital employee was sentenced to one year in federal prison for taking money from a nonprofit’s checking account and using it to fund her personal expenses, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Indiana Southern District.
‘Money on the table’: One in five counties abstain from federal payback for child welfare defense
Indiana’s counties collectively earn hundreds of thousands of dollars annually from the federal government in child welfare-related public defense reimbursements — but could earn more if all 92 chose to take part.
U.S. antitrust case alleges rent collusion enabled by tech firm’s software
The Justice Department and attorneys general from eight states are suing a Texas-based software company accused of using complex algorithms to enable widespread collusion in rents by landlords.
Police officers are starting to use AI chatbots to write crime reports. Will they hold up in court?
Oklahoma City’s police department is one of a handful to experiment with AI chatbots to produce the first drafts of incident reports. Police officers who’ve tried it are enthused about the time-saving technology, while some prosecutors, police watchdogs and legal scholars have concerns about how it could alter a fundamental document in the criminal justice system that plays a role in who gets prosecuted or imprisoned.
Trump would veto legislation establishing a federal abortion ban, Vance says
Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance says Donald Trump would not support a national abortion ban if elected president and would veto such legislation if it landed on his desk.
FTC’s proposed noncompete agreement ban enjoined by Texas judge
A Texas U.S. District Court judge ruled Tuesday that the Federal Trade Commission cannot enforce its near-total ban on noncompete agreements.
Evansville diner owner ordered to pay $390K in illegal tip pool, intimidation case
| IL Staff
An Evansville diner owner must pay $390,000 in back wages and liquidated damages to employees after the U.S. Department of Labor discovered his restaurant operated an invalid tip pool and that he retaliated against the employees who cooperated with the investigation.
Opinions August 23, 2024
Indiana Tax Court
John E. Sparre v. St. Joseph County Assessor
23T-TA-18
Tax. Affirms he Indiana Board of Tax Review’s final determination that left unchanged John Sparre’s 2019, 2020, and 2021 property tax assessments and concluded that Sparre’s constitutional claims lacked merit and were unsupported by the evidence. Finds Sparre’s claims that the Indiana board’s procedures violated his rights under the First and Seventh Amendments to the United States Constitution are contrary to law. Also finds Sparre’s equal protection claims that Indiana’s property tax system, both generally and as applied to his property, are unavailing because they were unsupported by substantial and reliable evidence.
IEDC secures budget approval for LEAP pipeline, land and infrastructure
Indiana’s State Budget Committee on Thursday approved a combined $101 million for a water pipeline, land and infrastructure for a controversial industrial park.
