2 more counties switch to e-filing
Two more Indiana counties have made the switch to electronic case filings in the last week, bringing the total number of participating counties up to 20.
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Report: Indiana fails to provide consistent indigent defense
Indiana is failing to equally provide constitutionally guaranteed effective counsel to indigent people accused of misdemeanor, felony and juvenile offenses, according to a report released Monday. In some counties, poor people facing criminal charges are encouraged to negotiate directly with prosecutors before being appointed counsel.
Man who broke officer’s jaw gets 30-year sentence
A southern Indiana man convicted of punching a jail officer so hard it broke his jaw in three places has been sentenced to 30 years in prison.
Posting a ballot selfie? Check your state laws first
While secrecy in the voting booth has become a thing of the past for those ready to share their views and daily lives on social media, laws nationwide are mixed on whether voters are allowed to take pictures of themselves in the act or of their ballots — "ballot selfies".
Evansville groups giving domestic violence survivors a voice
Domestic violence affects more than 10 million people a year in the U.S., but almost half of those incidents go unreported. Organizations such as the Evansville YWCA and Albion Fellows Bacon Center are hosting programs throughout October — domestic violence awareness month — to encourage reporting domestic abuse.
Opinions Oct. 21, 2016
Indiana Supreme Court
Mary K. Patchett v. Ashley N. Lee
29S04-1610-CT-549
Civil tort. Finds on interlocutory appeal that the ruling in Stanley v. Walker, 906 N.E.2d 852 (Ind. 2009), permitting defendants in a personal injury lawsuit to introduce discounted reimbursements negotiated between the plaintiff’s medical providers and his private health insurer, so long as insurance is not referenced, also applies to reimbursements by government payers.
Supreme Court appoints professor to JLAP board
Indiana University Maurer School of Law professor Inge Van der Cruysse has been appointed to the Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program Committee, the Indiana Supreme Court announced in an order this week.
Southern District seeking public comment on proposed rule amendments
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana has opened a period of public comment on amendments to certain local rules.
USA Track & Field counsel discusses Olympic trademarks, doping rules with law students
The most important legal consideration of the Olympic Games is the protection of intellectual property – specifically, the protection of the trademarked five Olympic rings.
Stanley ruling extends to government medical reimbursements
The Indiana Supreme Court on Friday extended the admission of evidence of reduced health care payments in personal injury suits to include reimbursements from government payers.
Suspended lawyer ‘cannot take no for an answer,’ must pay sanctions
A suspended Gary lawyer continues to pursue cases that federal judges have ruled frivolous, and a judge in Hammond this week rejected his claim that he couldn’t afford to pay a $500 sanction imposed in one of the cases.
Man charged with killing woman wants rape charge dismissed
Attorneys for a southern Indiana man accused of killing his former girlfriend and eating parts of her body have asked that a rape charge against him be dropped.
Pittman family dispute escalates with new lawsuit
An ongoing family dispute could cause some of the companies related to a retail real estate development in Carmel to be dissolved.
SW Indiana county approves plan to digitize old records
A southwestern Indiana county has approved a plan to digitally preserve reams of court records dating to the 19th century.
Group named in Indiana probe was registering black voters
A Democratic-aligned group at the center of an Indiana investigation into possible voter fraud said Thursday it focused on registering black residents of Indiana because the state had the nation's lowest overall voter turnout in 2014.
Child porn accuser drops lawsuit against ex-Subway pitchman
The family of a girl who accused Jared Fogle in a child pornography case that led to the former Subway pitchman's imprisonment is dropping a lawsuit against him.
Ex-Penn State chief calls aides’ charges ‘injustice’
Former Penn State President Graham Spanier testified Thursday that he issued a statement the day two of his top lieutenants were charged in the Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse scandal, calling the allegations groundless, because he had developed deep trust of them.
Fort Wayne changes law banning firearms from public parks
The Fort Wayne City Council has approved changes to a city ordinance that bans firearms from city parks.
Opinions Oct. 20, 2016
Indiana Court of Appeals
State of Indiana v. Tyson Timbs and a 2012 Land Rover LR2
27A04-1511-MI-1976
Miscellaneous/civil forfeiture. Majority affirms trial court ruling that the forfeiture of Tyson Timbs’ 2012 Land Rover was a constitutionally excessive fine when the state sought to seize the vehicle after he was charged with two counts of Class B felony dealing in a controlled substance and one count of Class D felony conspiracy to commit theft. Dissenting Judge Michael Barnes would reverse the trial court and grant the State’s forfeiture request.
COA dismisses car-crash claim for lack of jurisdiction
A lawsuit filed after a car crash on Interstate 65 allegedly caused by an intoxicated driver was dismissed by the Indiana Court of Appeals Thursday, which ruled it lacked jurisdiction in a case the trial court appeared to dismiss after an appeal was filed.