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Hammerle on … ‘Dunkirk,’ ‘Girls Trip’
Bob Hammerle says “Dunkirk” teaches you more about an event in World War II than you will ever learn in a textbook.
Lawyers help 99-year-old man remove suicide as cause of son’s 1960 death
Michael Plume’s body was found slumped a the base of a scaffold, with a noose around his neck, at IU’s Memorial Stadium while it was under construction.
Legislature gives Supreme Court bump in funding
Court technology and several other court programs got a boost in the latest state biennial budget, including an additional $5.9 million to fund, in part, key initiatives for Hoosiers, such as court appointed special advocate programs.
Finding a balance: Indy firm built on 1-principal business model
Tony Paganelli leads his firm as the only principal, removing the pressure of running a law firm from the other attorneys and instead enabling them to have the same work-life balance he was seeking four years ago.
Allen County Bar Association project collects oral histories from the legal community
Since January, attorneys who have decades of experience have been invited into a television studio and asked by another attorney to reminisce about their early days of practicing law in Fort Wayne and the surrounding communities. The conversations are filmed and then posted online.
Parents’ lawsuit blames schools for bullying, child suicide
The parents of an 8-year-old Cincinnati boy who hanged himself blame a “treacherous school environment,” alleging in a federal lawsuit filed Monday that school officials allowed and covered up bullying.
Legal sector loses 4,300 jobs in July, ends growth streak
The U.S. legal sector suffered a loss in the number of available jobs in July, bringing an end to a three-month streak of job growth.
Indiana changes school child abuse reporting procedures
Indiana school employees are now required to report suspected child abuse or neglect directly to the Department of Child Services or local law enforcement instead of first notifying a school administrator.
Study committee to discuss civil forfeiture, indigent defense
Indiana lawmakers are preparing to return to the statehouse and consider legal issues such as civil forfeiture and indigent defense services when the Interim Study Committee on Courts and the Judiciary meets for the first time next week.
Opinions Aug. 7, 2017
Indiana Court of Appeals
Thomas W. Julian v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
84A01-1701-CR-103
Criminal. Affirms Thomas W. Julian’s sentence to 55 years for his convictions of two counts of child molesting as Level 1 felonies, two counts of child molesting as Class C felonies and one count of child exploitation as a Level 5 felony. Finds Julian has not carried his burden of proving his sentence is inappropriate.
US Senate reschedules hearing for 7th Circuit nominee Barrett
Notre Dame School of Law professor Amy Coney Barrett will appear before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary Sept. 6 for the hearing on her nomination to the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals.
Navient can’t block US claim it duped student debtors, judge rules
Student loan giant Navient Corp., the industry’s largest, has suffered a pair of courtroom defeats in its attempt to block government lawsuits alleging borrowers had been mistreated.
Man charged over threats to blow up Indiana shopping center, schools
A 26-year-old man from Bakersfield, California, has been charged with making online threats to blow up two Indiana high schools and an Indianapolis-area shopping center.
UPDATE: IBM to appeal $78M breach of contract award to state
IBM said Monday it will appeal a judge’s ruling that the computer services giant owes Indiana a net of nearly $78.2 million in damages for breaching a contract to modernize and privatize the state’s welfare systems.
Judge: IBM owes Indiana $78M for contract breach
IBM owes Indiana a net of nearly $78.2 million in damages for breaching a contract to modernize the state’s welfare privatization efforts, a Marion County judge has determined.
Man’s arguments supporting motion to suppress rejected by 7th Circuit
An Indiana man who ended up being criminally charged as a result of a Michigan-issued warrant placing a GPS locator on another man’s car lost his appeal challenging the validity of the Indiana warrant used to search his home.
‘Pharma Bro’ Shkreli convicted at securities fraud trial
Martin Shkreli, the eccentric former pharmaceutical CEO notorious for a price-gouging scandal and for his snide “Pharma Bro” persona on social media, was convicted Friday on federal charges he deceived investors in a pair of failed hedge funds.
7th Circuit orders new sentencing hearing for man on death row
A man convicted in a triple homicide and subsequently sentenced to death will get a new sentencing hearing after the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals determined Friday the fact he was wearing a stun belt during the penalty phase of his trial may have impacted his jury.
Opinions Aug. 4, 2017
7th Circuit Court of Appeals
United States of America v. Douglas D. Jackson
15-3693
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, South Bend Division. Judge Robert L. Miller.
Criminal. Vacates Douglas Jackson’s conviction of one count of possessing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence. Finds 18 U.S. Code Section 924(c)(3)(B) is unconstitutionally vague. Remands for resentencing. Also finds the district court erred in enhancing Jackson’s offense level for being a manager or supervisor to the crime. Vacates the offense level enhancement on that charge and remands for resentencing.