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Indiana’s abortion cert petition relisted for 5th time

The petition asking the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold a law restricting abortions in Indiana has been distributed for a fifth conference with the justices. Now the petition has been scheduled for consideration Feb. 22.

Opinions Feb. 19, 2019

Indiana Court of Appeals 
Darlene Perkins v. Kathy Fillio
18A-PL-2278
Civil plenary. Reverses and remands the Washington Circuit Court’s entry of summary judgment in favor of Kathy Fillio and against Darlene Perkins. Finds the trial court erred in granting summary judgment in favor of Fillio on Perkins’s premises liability claim due to the existence of genuine issues of material fact. Also finds Perkins did not designate evidence sufficient to generate a genuine issue of material fact as to negligent entrustment or negligent supervision, nor did she preserve her claim of vicarious liability for appellate review.

Indiana agrees to provide Hepatitis C drugs to more Medicaid recipients

An agreement reached in federal court in February will allow Indiana Medicaid recipients infected with Hepatitis C to receive direct-acting antiviral medications, or DAAs, sooner rather than having to wait until the disease has significantly damaged their livers.

Giordano: Additional insured coverage — Get what you’re bargaining for

Many contracts require one party to name the other as an “additional insured,” but too often without specifying the scope of coverage required. This is problematic because coverage for additional insureds comes varied, and the parties may have different ideas of what coverage the contract requires.

Kozak: What you don’t know shouldn’t hurt your coverage rights

As more insurers write known-injury exclusions into their policies, customers in Indiana need to know what their rights are. Out-of-state cases provide helpful guidance, but they are no substitute for an authoritative ruling by the Indiana courts.

Unpredictable storms: Attorneys link climate change to insurance policy changes

Indiana is having more headaches with water, as evidenced by multiple severe floods in recent years. Purdue climate researchers report that by the mid-century, Hoosiers could see about 6 percent to 8 percent more rainfall than the state averaged from 1971 to 2000. And that could leave many Hoosiers scrambling for adequate insurance.

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SCOTUS rejects appeal of Lake Michigan public access case

The Supreme Court of the United States will not hear an appeal that sought to restrict public access to the Indiana shore of Lake Michigan. Justices let stand an Indiana Supreme Court decision that found a public access right to the state’s 45 miles of Great Lakes beaches.