First day of Supreme Court interviews complete
Day one of the interviews to fill Justice Robert Rucker’s impending vacancy on the Indiana Supreme Court is complete after 12 applicants came to the Statehouse for their 20-minute interviews.
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Overruling COA, justices decide Florida law group must face suit
A Florida law group that hired several Indiana attorneys to represent clients in foreclosures and bankruptcies must face a civil lawsuit, the Indiana Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.
Medical companies with Indiana ties take interest in SCOTUS patent case
Pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers, including an orthopedic product maker in Indiana, have weighed in on a patent case that came before the Supreme Court of the United States Tuesday.
Opinions March 21, 2017
Indiana Court of Appeals
In the Matter of: N.C. (Minor Child), Child in Need of Services and J.M. (Father) v. The Indiana Department of Child Services
53A01-1610-JC-2479
Juvenile. Reverses trial court order finding that N.C. is a child in need of services and corresponding dispositional order giving wardship to the Department of Child Services and ordering father to comply with terms of a parent participation plan. DCS did not prove by a preponderance of the evidence that the coercive intervention of the court was necessary to ensure N.C.’s care, and the court clearly erred in adjudicating him a CHINS. Remands with instructions to vacate the CHINS finding.
Arrestee DNA collection bill Senate hearing Wednesday
A bill that would require Indiana authorities to collect DNA samples from people arrested for a felony will be heard by a Senate committee hearing Wednesday.
Adjudicating on different CHINS petition allowed under Trial Rule 15(B), COA rules
A troubled teenager found to be a child in need of services was properly adjudicated even though the juvenile court ruled the state did not meet its burden in proving the basis of its CHINS petition.
Appeals court reverses CHINS finding
A trial court erred in declaring a boy in the custody of his father to be a child in need of services on account of his meth-abusing mother, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday.
7th Circuit affirms summary judgment to jail health care providers
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed summary judgment to a county jail healthcare provider and his employer Monday after finding that the inmate bringing the malpractice claims against the providers failed to prove that his care was objectively unreasonable.
House to consider extension of civil legal filing fee
A bill which would extend the pro bono legal services fee on court filings has cleared a committee in the Indiana House of Representatives and is headed for a second reading Tuesday on the floor of the lower chamber.
Indiana justice interviews underway
Interviews of the 20 candidates who have applied to fill the next vacancy on the Indiana Supreme Court are officially underway. Chief Justice Loretta Rush and the six members of the Judicial Nominating Commission began the 20-minute interview sessions this morning, speaking with six candidates from across the state.
Gorsuch stresses ‘open mind’ on court rulings
Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch batted away Democrats’ efforts Tuesday to get him to reveal his views on abortion, guns and other controversial issues, insisting he keeps “an open mind for the entire process” when he issues rulings.
IndyBar: Get in on the Great Indy Clean-up with the IndyBar
Looking for a way to do good? We have just the thing! Join the IndyBar’s Young Lawyers Division (YLD) as they participate in Keep Indianapolis Beautiful’s Great Indy Clean-up on Saturday, April 29!
Clarksville man backs out of plea deal in girl’s abuse death
A southern Indiana man has backed out of a plea agreement in the child abuse death of his former girlfriend’s 3-year-old daughter.
IndyBar: Delivering Peace of Mind: Volunteer for Free Wills Clinic
For years, IndyBar attorneys have helped community members living in poverty to safeguard their futures through the IndyBar’s Free Wills Clinics (formerly known as the Low Asset Wills Program).
IndyBar: Data Security in the Cloud-Computing Era for Law Firms – An Introduction
Any discussion of data security in the cloud-computing era must first start with describing what the “cloud” is and what it can do.
IndyBar: Spanish Speakers Needed for Ask a Lawyer
Small time commitment, big impact—answer legal questions from the public at the IndyBar’s Ask a Lawyer program, coming up on Tuesday, April 11.
House approves domestic violence bill on phone plans, pets
The Indiana House has approved a bill enabling domestic violence victims to retain their phone numbers and to protect pets when they leave an abusive relationship.
IndyBar: Don’t Miss out on Free Fridays at the IndyBar!
Get more from your membership this year with Free Fridays at the IndyBar!
IndyBar Mourns Death of Past President
Robert “Bo” Hagemier, 1992 Indianapolis Bar Association President, passed away on Tuesday, March 14 at the age of 72.