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A gay inmate who uses a man’s name but identifies as a woman has lost a summary judgment challenge in Indiana’s Northern District Court, where the inmate alleged she was intentionally assigned to medical segregation as a punitive measure.
A northern Indiana school corporation has been cleared of legal wrongdoing in the events leading up to the arrest of a high school teacher who was having a sexual relationship with a student. A district court judge granted the school district’s motions for summary judgment on Thursday.
Gov. Eric Holcomb signed an executive order Monday granting parental leave for state employees, a new benefit that will be available beginning Jan. 1.
The Indiana Northern District Bankruptcy Court has amended two of its local rules relating to costs and pre-trial procedures.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Bryan Fearman v. State of Indiana
49A04-1704-CR-802
Criminal. Reverses Bryan Fearman’s 910-day sentence for direct criminal contempt. Finds Fearman’s multiple acts of contemptuous behavior constitute a single contemptuous episode and can only warrant a single punishment of not more than six months without a jury trial. Remands for the Marion Superior Court to enter a sentencing order for criminal contempt with a six-month sentence.
The Supreme Court is leaving in place a lower court ruling that a federal employment discrimination law doesn't protect a person against discrimination based on their sexual orientation.
A former Vigo County school district administrator has been convicted in a multi-year kickback scheme that federal authorities say cost the district more than $100,000.
A retired Indianapolis fertility doctor accused of inseminating patients with his own sperm will serve no jail time after pleading guilty Thursday to charges that he lied to investigators.
Officials of two Indiana counties and one city are joining a lawsuit against pharmaceutical companies and distributors for their alleged role in fueling the opioid abuse crisis.
The Marion County Judicial Selection Committee is inviting current Marion County judges to submit their applications for retention, marking the first time merit selection will be used to choose or retain judges in Indiana’s largest county.
The Marion Superior Court must reduce a man’s sentence for criminal contempt of court to six months in order to comply with his Sixth Amendment rights and U.S. Supreme Court precedent, the Indiana Court of Appeals has ruled.
The most recent development in copyright litigation challenging the use of a retired attorney’s copyrighted photo of the Indianapolis skyline has resulted in another Indianapolis attorney being sanctioned in federal court for filing a frivolous and misleading motion.
A 32-year-old man who was rendered a quadriplegic following a single-car accident, was awarded a net $35 million Monday afternoon by a Marion County jury which is believed to be among the largest verdicts for a personal injury claim in Indianapolis.
A federal judge is giving former Subway spokesman Jared Fogle another chance to seek relief from his 15-year prison sentence after striking down the most recent of his objections to his sentence on Wednesday.
Judge William T. Lawrence for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, has announced his decision to take senior status July 1, 2018, creating another opening in the Southern District that already has one judicial vacancy and is still recovering from the loss of two colleagues.
Indiana’s Alcohol and Tobacco Commission is understaffed and underfunded, a problem that, if persistent, could be a stumbling block in the state’s path toward possibly legalizing the sale of cold beer in convenience stores.
In the first opinion written by Indiana’s newest Supreme Court justice, the high court struck down Wednesday a Tax Court ruling that found an Indianapolis food freezing company did not engage in direct production of new tangible personal property.
The estate of a woman who died after she was treated by emergency medical technicians cannot sue the EMTs, the Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed Wednesday. But one judge who joined the decision wrote he was “wholly dissatisfied with this outcome” and believes the decision will encourage “legal gamesmanship” by medical malpractice defendants.
Indiana Supreme Court
Merchandise Warehouse Co., Inc. v. Indiana Department of State Revenue
49S10-1712-TA-735
Tax. Grants review and reverses the partial denial of Merchandise Warehouse Co., Inc.’s claims for refunds for sales tax paid on blast freezing equipment and the electricity used in operating that equipment. Enters summary judgment for MWC on the issue of direct production. Finds MWC’s blast freezing process constitutes direct production because it represents the crucial final step in creating a distinct marketable good – blast frozen food. Also finds the relevant statutes and regulations impose no requirement that MWC’s blast-freezing procedure be its own, separate production process. Remands for further proceedings.
Indiana’s Dead Man’s Statute prohibits the owners of a cattle company from testifying about their dealings with a deceased cattle farmer, the Indiana Court of Appeals has ruled, though one judge questioned whether the Dead Man’s Statute should remain law. As the sole proprietor of Cain Farms, Roger Cain purchased cattle from Kentucky-based Childress Cattle, […]