Shirley gets maximum 50 years in Indianapolis house blast
A woman who was one of five people charged in a deadly Indianapolis house explosion has been sentenced to 50 years in prison.
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Attorney resigns amid misconduct allegations
A Greenwood attorney has resigned from the Indiana bar after facing an investigation by the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission.
Tax Court: Orbitz doesn’t have to pay additional sales, innkeeper’s taxes
A popular travel and booking website will not have to pay the state more than $200,000 in back taxes after the Indiana Tax Court held that the website is not considered a retail merchant.
COA upholds battery conviction for altercation outside bar
The Indiana Court of Appeals upheld a man’s battery conviction Tuesday after finding that he failed to prove any abuse of the Delaware Circuit Court’s discretion.
Opinions Dec. 20, 2016
Indiana Tax Court
Orbitz, LLC v. Indiana Department of Revenue
49T10-0903-TA-10
Tax. Grants summary judgment in favor of Orbitz LLC and against the Indiana Department of Revenue. Finds that during the period at issue, the department erred in issuing sales and innkeeper’s tax assessments against Orbitz based on the retail rate of Indiana hotel rooms as a matter of law because the hoteliers, as the retail merchants, were liable for the taxes, not Orbitz.
3 Pulse families sue social media, alleging aid for IS
Families of three patrons killed in the Orlando nightclub massacre are suing Facebook, Google and Twitter, claiming the gunman who killed their loved ones was radicalized through propaganda found through social media.
Trump University settlement filed for judge’s review
Lawyers for Donald Trump and former students of his now-defunct Trump University filed an agreement in court to settle lawsuits alleging that the president-elect defrauded them, signaling that a deal announced last month remains on track for a judge's approval next year.
Pot-legalization group wins injunction against Tippecanoe County rally ban
A group advocating the legalization of marijuana that was denied permission to hold a rally at the courthouse in Lafayette won an injunction against the county in federal court.
Lawsuit throws spotlight on chaos surrounding Anderson cardiology practice
A cardiologist fired after hospital officials accused him of overcoding and violating medical standards said the grounds for firing were untrue and unfair, and he fought them in court for more than four years. He sued St. Vincent Health for breach of contract and won more than $1.6 million from a jury.
Feds bring charges in alleged fraud scheme that stung CNO Financial
Prosecutors on Monday lowered the boom on the New York-based hedge fund Platinum Partners, alleging it carried out a $1 billion fraud that left hundreds of victims—including CNO Financial Group.
Roberts denies plea to force Senate action on Garland
Chief Justice John Roberts has denied a lawyer's bid to get the U.S. Supreme Court to force the Senate to consider the high court nomination of Judge Merrick Garland.
Indiana man among Obama’s granted clemencies nationwide
President Barack Obama has shortened the sentence of an Indiana man convicted of a federal drug crime.
Trial date set in Vigo County School Corp kickback scheme
A trial date has been set for two former Vigo County School Corp. employees accused in an over-billing kickback scheme that cost the school district over $80,000.
Regulators, insurers fight release of shadow insurance files
The insurance industry and its regulators are asking a judge to allow documents detailing "shadow insurance" subsidiaries created by life insurers to remain secret.
Obama sets rule to protect streams near coal mines
The Obama administration on Monday set final rules designed to reduce the environmental impact of coal mining on the nation's streams, a long-anticipated move that met quick resistance from Republicans who vowed to overturn it under President-elect Donald Trump.
Cities, counties mull immigrant legal fund after Trump’s win
Major U.S. cities and counties are beefing up legal services for immigrants to help them fight deportation and avoid fraudulent lawyers in the wake of Donald Trump's election and his hard-line immigration enforcement promises.
Southern District issues new court security order
Individuals going to any federal courthouse in the Southern District of Indiana will be required to comply with updated security procedures.
Opinions Dec. 19, 2016
Indiana Court of Appeals
Tyrone D. Payton v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
22A01-1605-CR-980
Criminal. Affirms the revocation of Tyrone Payton’s probation. The trial court properly revoked his probation and ordered him to serve four years of his previously suspended sentence.
Justices remand post-conviction case to COA
A man’s post-conviction relief case dismissed by the Court of Appeals was remanded by the Indiana Supreme Court, which found an appendix was timely filed.
Indiana clerk who refused same-sex marriage license loses lawsuit
A southern Indiana deputy clerk who was fired after she refused to issue a marriage license to a same-sex couple lost her civil-rights lawsuit against the county clerk. Her suit claimed religious discrimination on the basis of her avowed Christian belief that same-sex marriage is “against God’s law,” which is “above legal law.”