Holcomb signs off on provision removing AG residence requirement
Indiana’s attorney general no longer has to reside in Indianapolis to hold office now that Gov. Eric Holcomb has signed a bill to remove the residency requirement.
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Report: Millennials want to make partner, but take different path than older attorneys
Generational differences between baby boomer and millennial attorneys have created stark differences in how members of those generations approach their day-to-day tasks, but in terms of career goals, young attorneys today have the same long-term aspirations as their predecessors.
Judge to hear arguments against Trump sanctuary city order
A federal judge in San Francisco will hear arguments in the first lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's executive order to withhold funding from communities that limit cooperation with immigration authorities.
Justice Department drops North Carolina LGBT rights lawsuit
The Trump administration dropped a lawsuit accusing North Carolina of discriminating against LGBT residents on Friday in response to the state's decision to undo its "bathroom bill."
Zimmer, state get partial judgments from Tax Court
The Indiana Tax Court has granted summary judgment to both the Indiana Department of Revenue and an in-state manufacturer, holding that the state’s use tax applies to some of the manufacturer’s products that are stored in Indiana, but not to those products used solely for out-of-state work.
Arguments set for birth certificate appeal
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has scheduled oral arguments in Indiana’s birth certificate dispute for next month.
Lawyer softball league seeking teams
Though they might be adversaries when standing on opposite sides of the courtroom, a group of Indianapolis lawyers is preparing to channel that adversarial nature into friendly competition on the softball diamond.
United passenger dragged off jet got concussion, lawyer says
The passenger dragged off a United Continental Holdings Inc. flight suffered a concussion, a broken nose and two lost teeth, one of his lawyers said Thursday.
ABA: ‘Troubled’ by Arkansas’ multiple execution plan
The American Bar Association urged Arkansas this week to back away from its unprecedented plan to put seven men to death over 10 days starting next week, with the group saying it was worried the timeline could undermine due process for the inmates facing lethal injection.
Senate sends bill on DNA collection to Gov. Holcomb’s desk
The Indiana Senate has voted to send Gov. Eric Holcomb a bill allowing DNA swabs to be taken upon a person's felony arrest despite sharp disagreements.
Closing Indiana college faces lawsuit from faculty
Tenured faculty members from a northwest Indiana college that's closing recently filed a lawsuit claiming the college breached its contract with them.
Opinions April 13, 2017
Indiana Court of Appeals
Wyatt Severance v. New Castle Community School Corporation a/k/a New Castle Career Center, and Turner Melton
33A01-1609-CT-2088
Civil tort. Reverses the Henry Circuit Court’s grant of New Castle Community School Corp.’s motion to strike Wyatt Severance’s expert affidavit and the grant of summary judgment to the school. The trial court erred in granting the school’s motion to strike. Finds there are genuine issues of material fact as to whether the school breached its duty and whether Severance was contributorily negligent precluding summary judgment. Remands for further proceedings.
New Castle Schools negligence case headed to trial
The Indiana Court of Appeals has reversed summary judgment in case stemming from an altercation in a New Castle career program, finding that genuine issues of material fact remain as to whether the school was negligent.
Appellate court affirms teenager’s delinquency adjudication
The Marion Superior Court properly adjudicated an Indianapolis teenager as a delinquent on theft and trespassing charges, the Indiana Court of Appeals decided Thursday, holding the court’s true findings were supported by sufficient evidence.
COA reverses child support modification despite untimely appeal
Despite a father’s untimely filing of an appeal, the Indiana Court of Appeals decided to reverse a child custody modification order, finding there was an “extraordinarily compelling reason” to consider the father’s case on its merits.
Indiana Senate OKs new hurdle for minors seeking abortions
The Indiana Senate sent Gov. Eric Holcomb a measure Wednesday that would make it tougher for a minor to have an abortion without her parents knowing about it, after legislators changed the wording to leave open the possibility that the procedure could still be kept private under some circumstances.
Rolling Stone settles, but fight over rape story isn’t over
Rolling Stone magazine settled a University of Virginia administrator's lawsuit over its discredited story about a rape on campus, but its legal fights over the botched article aren't over.
Melania Trump wins damages from Daily Mail publisher
U.S. first lady Melania Trump has accepted an apology and damages from the publisher of the Daily Mail newspaper for reporting rumors about her time as a model, the two parties in the lawsuit said Wednesday.
Appellate court affirms dismissal of protective order against mother
The Indiana Court of Appeals has affirmed the dismissal of a grandmother’s petition for a protective order on behalf of her grandson and the subsequent ex parte order, holding the grandmother lacked legal standing to file the petition on his behalf.
Opinions April 12, 2017
Indiana Court of Appeals
C.H. v. A.R.
29A05-1607-PO-1625
Order of protection. Affirms the Hamilton Circuit Court order dismissing C.H.’s protective order petition and its ex parte protective order that she sought against A.R. for the protection of A.R.’s son, H.L.. Affirms grant of A.R.’s petition for attorney fees. Finds the trial court did not err.