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After finding an order granting summary judgment to an Indianapolis law firm facing a legal malpractice claim was not a final order, the Indiana Court of Appeals dismissed an appeal challenging the summary judgment ruling.
An Indianapolis attorney who was convicted of felony drunken driving has been suspended but is permitted to resume practice pending successful completion of two years of probation and monitoring by the Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Thomas N. Eckerle v. Katz & Korin, PC and Michael W. Hile
49A02-1608-CT-1894
Civil tort. Grants Thomas N. Eckerle’s petition for rehearing for the sole purpose of correcting two immaterial factual errors that indicated Branham Corp. filed bankruptcy in 2004 and that Eckerle was a defendant in a case brought by Branham. Reaffirms the Indiana Court of Appeals’ earlier opinion in all other respects.
Ex-Indianapolis attorney and convicted fraudster William Conour may have yet another day in court, nearly four years after he was sentenced to 10 years in prison for stealing $6 million from three dozen clients and more than 18 months after he was resentenced to the same term.
A Missouri-based law firm that specializes in rails-to-trails cases plans to file a federal lawsuit on behalf of property owners along the Nickel Plate Railroad corridor.
Federal civil rights law does not protect transgender people from discrimination at work, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said in a memo released Thursday that rescinds guidance issued under the Obama administration.
A trial for a man accused of fatally shooting a University of Southern Indiana student has been rescheduled for early next year.
A recent one-day clinic allowed volunteer attorneys, paralegals and administrative staff to prepare 130 legal documents for first responders.
The Justice Department is asking a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s moves to curtail military service by transgender people.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Marquell M. Jackson v. State of Indiana
82A04-1609-CR-2074
Criminal. Reverses Marquell M. Jackson’s sentencing enhancement for being found to have been a member of a criminal gang and his convictions for robbery as a Level 2 felony and aggravated battery as a Level 3 felony. Finds the Vanderburgh Circuit Court committed fundamental error when it permitted the state to amend the charge on the criminal gang enhancement such that the charge no longer stated an offense under Indiana law.
A man convicted on eight charges related to an attempted robbery will have his sentencing enhancement vacated and two of his convictions reduced after the Indiana Court of Appeals found multiple errors in the trial court’s handling of the case.
Madison County employees are moving out of the courthouse in Anderson to allow for asbestos remediation work that will last seven months. Relocated offices include the court system and clerk's office.
Several Indiana Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical Thursday of a death row inmate’s challenge of the Department of Correction’s untried lethal injection drug cocktail formulation.
Southern Indiana police say a tip from an observant citizen who noticed a cobweb-covered man riding a bicycle led to the arrests of two men accused of stealing bikes from a barn.
A former central Indiana sheriff’s deputy convicted of civil rights violations for battering two handcuffed suspects will be sentenced in November for the third time after rulings by a federal appeals court.
The U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary voted along party lines Thursday to approve Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals.
The city of Indianapolis is preparing to take legal action against the makers and distributors of opioids, Mayor Joe Hogsett announced Thursday morning at a press conference.
Indiana residents and legal professionals this month can offer their perspectives on proposed amendments to the rules of the state’s problem-solving courts and other administrative and trial rules .
A claim of securities fraud against an Indiana health company must proceed to trial after the Indiana Court of Appeals determined the trial court erred by striking a request for a jury trial without the consent of both parties.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Cardinal Health Ventures, Inc v. Michael Scanameo, M.D., Carol Scanameo, and Michael Scanameo, M.D., Inc
18A02-1703-CT-487
Civil tort. Reverses the Delaware Circuit Court’s order granting Michael Scanameo, M.D., Carol Scanameo and Michael Scanameo, M.D. Inc.’s request to strike their motion for a jury trial on their claim of securities fraud against Cardinal Health Ventures Inc. Finds the trial court erred in granting the Scanameos’ motion because Cardinal Health did not consent to the motion. Remands with instruction to the trial court to re-set the case on the jury trial calendar.