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The Supreme Court of the United States opened its new term on Monday by turning away appeals in roughly 1,600 cases the justices reviewed over the summer. As is typical, the justices did not comment in rejecting the cases.
A newly created Marion County court branch will handle cases involving troubled veterans who may be having difficulty adapting to civilian life.
A solo practitioner from Warsaw and a former top racecar driver were among four Indiana men who died in a plane crash while traveling to the Notre Dame-Clemson football game.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Courtney R. Robbins v. The Trustees of Indiana University and Clarian Health Partners, Inc.
49A04-1412-CT-583
Civil tort. Affirms summary judge in favor of the Trustees of Indiana University and Clarian Health Partners Inc. This suit was filed after Tiffaney DeBow, a licensed practical nurse, accessed Robbins’ medical files and posted them on the Internet. The COA ruled Clarian is not vicariously liable for DeBow’s actions because she was not directly employed by Clarian. Similarly finds IU is not subject to vicarious liability because DeBow was acting outside the scope of her employment. Holds IU is not guilty of negligent hiring. Judge Terry Crone concurs in part and concurs in result in part. He urges the Indiana Supreme Court to revisit invasion of privacy precedent in light of today’s rapidly changing technology.
Noting technology is advancing faster that privacy law, an Indiana Court of Appeals judge is urging the Indiana Supreme Court to revisit precedent regarding invasion of privacy claims.
Nine agencies across the state have collectively received more than $400,000 from the Indiana Supreme Court to help fund volunteer-based adult guardianship programs.
The American Bar Association president-elect Linda Klein visited with Evansville attorneys Friday to talk about how the national organization can better serve the legal profession.
Congress approved bipartisan legislation Thursday aimed at preventing premium increases that some smaller businesses were expecting next year under President Barack Obama's health care law.
A Jay County man has been formally charged with murder after allegedly slamming his girlfriend's infant child repeatedly against the ground.
A Chicago man convicted of helping to buy more than 40 guns in Indiana and then transporting them for sale on the streets of Chicago has been sentenced to just over three years in prison.
A proposal that would ban discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity is set to go before the full Carmel City Council after being moved forward by a committee.
The Obama administration set a new national ozone standard Thursday, tightening limits on the smog-forming pollution linked to asthma and respiratory illness.
Patrick D. Sullivan, the longest-serving Indiana Court of Appeals judge in the court’s history, died Thursday after a brief illness, the court announced. He was 83.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Jason Lee DeGroot v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
45A03-1412-CR-457
Criminal. Affirms sentence following guilty plea to Class A felony voluntary manslaughter.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Jason Lee DeGroot v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
45A03-1412-CR-457
Criminal. Affirms sentence following guilty plea to Class A felony voluntary manslaughter.
College athletes are heading back to court in pursuit of pay for play one day after a major setback in their quest for a larger share of the multibillion-dollar industry.
More than a half-million dollars has been spent to date by Whitestown and Zionsville in the ongoing legal battle between the two Boone County towns.
Ice Miller LLP has opened an office in Time Square in New York City.
Three members of the Indiana legal community are being recognized for their efforts to make legal aid available to all Hoosiers.
The attorney for a man who had a central Indiana school arson conviction overturned says a $3 million lawsuit settlement will let him start a new life.