Arrest, search of woman who walked from police unconstitutional
Indianapolis police who arrested and searched a woman after she walked away from them violated her Fourth Amendment rights, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday.
Home » Search
Search Results
7373 results for 'articles'
To refine your search through our archives use our Advanced Search
Supreme Court vacates Tax Court ruling in seized-dogs case
An Indiana Tax Court ruling that the state improperly denied a refund of the value of 240 dogs seized from an alleged puppy mill in southern Indiana was vacated Monday by the Indiana Supreme Court.
Publisher to pay $14M in ‘Happy Birthday’ copyright case
Music publisher Warner/Chappell Music will return $14 million in fees to settle a lawsuit that challenges its claim to "Happy Birthday," one of the world's best-known songs.
GOP state senator enters race for Indiana attorney general
A Republican state senator from Logansport says he will seek the Republican nomination for state attorney general.
2 more join federal suit challenging live Nativity scene
Two more parents have joined a federal lawsuit challenging a northern Indiana school district using a live Nativity scene as part of its annual Christmas show.
Walton sentenced to 9 years for role in Indy Land Bank scheme
Reggie Walton, the former director of the Indy Land Bank, was sentenced Monday to nine years in federal prison for his role in a scheme in which he received kickbacks for fraudulently directing the sale of abandoned or tax-delinquent properties.
DTCI: ‘It ain’t whatcha write, it’s the way atcha write it’
By Samantha Huettner Huettner Strong legal advocacy demands writing skills. Good writing wins cases; bad writing buries them. Fortunately, the skill is easily developed with practice. Those who want to develop in this area may consider the following: Read. To improve your own writing, you must learn to recognize good writing in the first place. […]
DTCI: Indiana Court of Appeals establishes third-party duty of care under CPA
On Dec. 31, 2015, the Indiana Court of Appeals issued a ruling in Collip v. Ratts, 49A05-1501-CT-1, 2015 WL 9589777 (Ind. Ct. App. Dec. 31, 2015). The underlying facts show that on March 30, 2009, one of a nurse practitioner’s patients, Robert Ratts, died as a partial result of mixed drug intoxication.
IndyBar: Court Rules Pension Survivor Benefits are Marital Assets
The Indiana Court of Appeals in In Re The Marriage of Carr ruled that the survivor benefit that may go to a spouse in a dissolution of marriage is an asset for the purposes of property division and must be included in the marital pot.
Moberly: A New Day for Judicial Selection in Marion County
The verdict will still be out on how we will select judges in Marion County when this article is printed, but for the first time in decades, we know we will have an entirely new system of selection before May 2017. Hopefully it will be in this legislative session but, if not, in the next.
Hammerle on … ‘The Hateful Eight,’ ‘The Revenant’
Bob Hammerle says Quentin Tarantino can bring to the screen a pictorial display of viciousness that leaves you gasping with a feeling of disgusted wonder.
IndyBar: Involving Your Expert in the Mediation Process: A Trap for the Unwary?
Cases can often involve technical issues. The author has heard of mediations where a party will bring an expert to the mediation to address and respond to the technical issues that are present in the case.
BGBC: Who’s responsible for the IOLTA account? You are!
One of the most significant and important fiduciary duties that lawyers must perform is to safeguard all client and third-party property held in trust.
Indiana Judges Association: How are we going to replace Justice Brent Dickson?
There is now a great opportunity to pick our next Supreme Court justice. But our problem is that we have to replace the irreplaceable Justice Brent Dickson.
In-Box: Commercial courts
Colin Flora writes in response to the recent announcement of the creation of commercial courts in Indiana.
Cohen/Mattingly: Learn your ESI rules: It’s an ethical imperative (chomp)
It’s been nearly 10 years since the Supreme Court of the United States approved amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to add language addressing electronically stored information, or ESI. Recent FRCP amendments, effective December 2015, clarify ESI obligations. The rules re-introduce traditional concepts of flexibility and proportionality to ESI obligations.
Neutral Corner: Reaction to SCOTUS’ recent arbitration decision
Comments following the DirecTVdecision have been consistent: Unless Congress acts or the makeup of the court fundamentally changes, mandatory arbitration of consumer disputes and the corresponding limitations of some remedies (such as class actions) is here to stay.