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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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
National defense law firm Foley & Mansfield has opened a new law office in Indianapolis, its third new office to open in the last two years.
Indiana lawmakers are sending Gov. Eric Holcomb a bill targeting drone operators who use the new technology for the age-old crime of voyeurism.
Lawmakers have voted to send the governor a bill banning so-called sanctuary campuses in Indiana.
The Indiana Tax Court has affirmed two property assessments for a lakefront property in northern Indiana, finding that the property owner failed to meet her burden of proof to discredit the county’s assessments.
As the multi-weekend music festival has grown to 600,000 attendees paying hundreds of dollars each, the event’s owners have also grown more protective of its identity.
Texas, Florida and a dozen other states are urging a San Francisco-based federal appeals court to reinstate President Donald Trump's revised travel ban.
Although the city of Columbus has immunity from the policy decisions that may have contributed to a 13-year-old’s injuries when he was struck by a vehicle in a city crosswalk, genuine issues of material fact remain that preclude the city from being awarded summary judgment in a lawsuit, a divided Indiana Court of Appeals has held.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions toured the U.S.-Mexico border Tuesday and unveiled what he described as a new get-tough approach to immigration prosecutions under President Donald Trump.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Jalen Lee, A Minor Child, by and through his Next Friend, Crystal Estes and Crystal Estes, Individually v. Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation, City of Columbus, et al.
03A01-1608-CT-1900
Civil tort. Reverses the Bartholomew Circuit Court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the city of Columbus. Finds the trial court erred in granting summary judgment on the basis of contributory negligence, but that the city is entitled to statutory immunity. However, summary judgment is improper because there are genuine issues of material fact as to whether the city breach its duty of reasonable care and whether such a breach, if any, proximately caused the accident. Remands for further proceedings. Judge Terry Crone dissents with separate opinion.
The full 15-judge panel of a federal appeals court will examine a challenge to President Donald Trump's revised travel ban next month.
A northern Indiana man whose driving privileges were suspended for a variety of driving-related offenses, including operating while intoxicated, cannot have those suspensions stayed after the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that such a stay is contrary to state law.