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Spurgeon inducted as ISBA president

Kightlinger & Gray partner J. Todd Spurgeon has taken the helm of the Indiana State Bar Association after being officially inducted as president Friday morning during the final day of the ISBA Annual Meeting.

Valpo Law reaches agreement to transfer to Tennessee

Valparaiso University Law School is one step closer to leaving Indiana. The governing boards for Middle Tennessee State University and Valparaiso University have both endorsed the transfer of the 139-year-old law school from northwest Indiana to the Murfreesboro campus.

Ex-Indiana town marshal put on house arrest ahead of trial

A judge has placed a former Indiana town marshal on house arrest ahead of his trial on charges that he allegedly took medication from a home while in uniform. This week’s update came after Donald R. Bosley admitted to leaving the state and consuming controlled substances without a prescription.

COA: Judgment affirmed in eminent domain action

The Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed the grant of summary judgment to a town in an eminent domain action when it found the land was neither real property occupied by an owner nor agricultural land, so the previous owners were not entitled to receive enhanced compensation.

Justices set aside default against Greensburg landlords

A Greensburg apartment complex and its property manager will no longer be considered in default after the Indiana Supreme Court reinstated a trial court ruling that found excusable neglect justified setting aside a default judgment.

15 charged in statewide corruption investigations

Federal and state charges announced by United States Attorney Josh Minkler on Thursday cap a statewide roundup that found 15 individuals accused of misappropriating more than $1 million in public funds.

Opinions Oct. 11, 2018

Indiana Supreme Court
B.T.E. v. State of Indiana
36S05-1711-JV-711 
Juvenile. Affirms the Jackson Superior Court’s adjudication of B.T.E. as a juvenile delinquent for what would have been Level 3 felony attempted aggravated battery if committed by an adult. Finds there is sufficient evidence B.T.E took a substantial step toward a plot to shoot up and blow up Seymour High School.

Justices affirm delinquency in Seymour school plot

The Indiana Supreme Court upheld Thursday the juvenile delinquency adjudication of a sophomore who was found to have plotted to shoot up and blow up Seymour High School during the 2015-2016 school year.

Justices expand online CLE, CME credit hours

Lawyers and judges can now take twice as many hours of continued legal education through online programming per three-year period after the Indiana Supreme Court amended an existing rule to education requirements. Similarly, mediators will not be denied credit for digital programs under an amendment to continuing mediation education requirements.

House of Delegates adopts diversity, mental health CLE resolution

The Indiana State Bar Association House of Delegates has approved a resolution urging the Indiana Supreme Court to require one hour each of diversity and inclusion and mental health and substance abuse CLE training every three years, a proposal that prompted an impassioned debate during the House of Delegates’ annual meeting.

Ex-intern says she had 1992 fling with Indiana house speaker

A woman alleges that when she was an Indiana legislative intern in 1992, she performed oral sex on a married Republican lawmaker who has since become the speaker of the state House of Representatives, a published report Wednesday said.

Uninsured motorist ruling for passenger crash victim reversed

A man who won a judgment that he was covered by his auto insurance’s uninsured motorist policy after a crash that left him a quadriplegic lost the ruling in his favor Wednesday. The Indiana Court of Appeals decision could cost him millions of dollars that a jury awarded in a separate trial.

Opinions Oct. 10, 2018

Indiana Court of Appeals
In the Matter of: T.T. and M.M., Children in Need of Services: C.Y. (Mother) v. The Indiana Department of Child Services
18A-JC-1216
Juvenile CHINS. Reverses the Tippecanoe Superior Court’s denial of C.Y.’s motion to dismiss CHINS petitions filed by the Indiana Department of Child Services in regard to her two children, T.T. and M.M. Finds the fact-finding hearing was not completed within 120 days of the filing of the CHINS petitions. Notes that Indiana Code section 31-34-11-1 creates “a hard and fast deadline” for filing completion. Remands with instructions to dismiss the CHINS petitions without prejudice.

Nonsupport case divides COA on right to be present

The Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed a father’s sentence for failing to pay child support when it found he failed to meet his burden of proof. However, the court split on whether the defendant had a right to be physically present at his sentencing.

Reversal: Key CHINS hearing must be within 120 days

The Indiana Court of Appeals reversed two CHINS petitions when it ruled fact-finding hearings must be completed within 120 days of filing, regardless of any act or agreements of the parties involved.

COA: 2 brands of ‘Spice’ no grounds for 2 dealing convictions

A man found guilty of two counts of dealing in synthetic marijuana — commonly referred to as Spice — should have been convicted of just one charge even though the substances bore different names, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday.