20 charged in Fort Wayne tuition reimbursement scam
Five more people are facing charges in connection with a tuition reimbursement scam allegedly conducted by former employees of a defense contractor with operations in Indiana.
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More concerns raised about Indiana’s child welfare agency
A state consultant says Indiana's child welfare agency is facing a shortage of mental health and substance abuse treatment services, as well as attorneys. The review continues as lawmakers continue to consider numerous DCS-related bills.
Opinions March 1, 2018
Indiana Court of Appeals
In the Matter of the Parent-Child Relationship of: C.A. (Minor Child), And M.A. (Mother) v. The Indiana Department of Child Services (mem. dec.)
54A01-1709-JT-2139
Juvenile termination of parental rights. Affirms the termination of M.M.A.’s parental rights to her child, C.A. Finds the Indiana Department of Child Services presented clear and convincing evidence to support the termination of M.M.A.’s parental rights.
Indiana House passes abortion information bill
A doctor who treats a woman for complications arising from an abortion would have to report new and more detailed information about the patient to the state, under a bill approved by the Indiana House on Wednesday.
Board rules Indiana treasurer wrongly fired Mourdock deputy
A state board has upheld a ruling that Indiana’s state treasurer wrongly fired her predecessor’s top deputy when she took office in 2014.
Indiana lawmakers approve bill banning eyeball tattooing
The Indiana Legislature has approved a bill to effectively ban the practice of eyeball tattooing. Under the Indiana proposal, tattooists would be prohibited from coloring the whites of an individual's eyes. The bill imposes a fine of up to $10,000 per violation.
Holiday spirit generous to ILAS
The annual holiday giving campaign brought in more joy last year for the Indianapolis Legal Aid Society. The nonprofit received a total $164,068, an increase of roughly $10,000 from the previous year.
Fixed-plea modification bill passes legislature
A bill meant to codify longstanding sentencing practices related to modification of plea agreements is headed to the governor after it passed the Indiana House of Representatives on Tuesday.
Applications open for coming Marion Superior judge vacancies
As the Marion County Judicial Selection Committee prepares to conduct its first judicial retention interviews later this month, the committee also has begun accepting applications to fill three upcoming vacancies created by the retirement later this year of judges who will not seeking retention.
Holcomb signs historic Indiana Sunday alcohol sales bill
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb made history Wednesday by signing a new law that will legalize the carryout sale of alcohol on Sundays.
Opinions Feb. 28, 2018
The following Indiana Supreme Court opinion was posted after IL deadline Tuesday:
In the Matter of Robert John Wray
02S00-1511-DI-648
Disciplinary. Suspends Robert John Wray from the practice of law in Indiana for at least nine months without automatic reinstatement. Finds Wray engaged in attorney misconduct arising from his solicitation of clients through a nonlawyer intermediary. Justice Christopher Goff, who was the hearing officer in this discipline case, did not participate.
Court of Appeals again reverses, finds for New York lender
In a second dispute involving an Indiana business, a New York company, stopped payments and cognovit notes, the Indiana Court of Appeals has again reversed and found in favor of EBF Partners.
Jury awards $1.9 million in case rising from Menard-Hilbert fight
The latest development in a longstanding legal battle between two business titans has resulted in a $1.9 million verdict against the leaders of the national hardware store chain Menard, Inc.
Court finds man with multiple addresses still lived at home
The Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed summary judgment in favor of the estate of a man who died in South Bend, lived and worked in Chicago, but considered his principal residence to be his parents’ home.
COA reinstates default judgment against Decatur Co. landlords
The Decatur Superior Court must reinstate a default judgment against a local apartment complex and its property manager after the Indiana Court of Appeals found there was no excusable neglect that would justify setting aside the default.
Insufficient evidence leads to firearm conviction reversal
A man’s conviction of possession of a firearm as a serious violent felon was reversed Wednesday by a divided Indiana Court of Appeals, which found his signature on an underlying robbery plea agreement had not been authenticated.
COA: State Fair board did not chill china painter’s free speech
The Indiana Court of Appeals gave a cold reception to a painter’s argument that the Indiana State Fair Board’s power to ban her from art competitions at the annual state fair “chilled” her right to free speech.
COA limits credit restrictions for some child molesters
The Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that defendants who plead guilty to lower-level felony counts of child molesting are not subject to good-time credit restrictions, even if they do not dispute allegations of molestation that would subject them to loss of credit time.
Sentence for ‘recidivist drunk driver’ affirmed
A southern Indiana man’s five-and-a-half-year sentence for his conviction as a habitual vehicular substance offender was affirmed by the Indiana Court of Appeals, which called him “a recidivist drunk driver whose behavior has been undeterred by his prior contacts with the criminal justice system.”
Judge’s revocation of plea deal, longer sentence affirmed
A man convicted of negligence resulting in the death of this 3-month-old son lost his appeal Wednesday, failing to show that a judge erred in revoking his plea agreement before sentencing, which led to a longer sentence when he was convicted after a trial.