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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

COA affirms dismissal of armed burglary charge

A Huntington County woman who stole a gun as part of a plan to trade the gun for drugs will not be charged with armed burglary because the gun was not used to “arm” the woman during her crime, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday.

Public Lawsuit Statute not applicable in Tipton Co. case

The Indiana Public Lawsuit Statute that requires litigants to post bond when bringing a public lawsuit did not apply in a Tipton County case in which a couple was seeking to protect their own private interests, rather than public interests, the Indiana Court of Appeals decided Wednesday.