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Indiana Court of Appeals
Hoker Trucking, LLC and Linda L. Phillips v. Pamela K. Robbins, as Administratrix of the Estate of Mike Douglas Robbins Deceased
89A01-1411-CT-468
Civil tort. Reverses award of attorney fees and prejudgment interest to Pamela Robbins. Finds as the surviving spouse, Robbins is not entitled to recover attorney costs under the adult provision (Indiana Code 34-23-1-2) in the Indiana general wrongful death statute.
Indianapolis attorney Lawrence M. Reuben, who created a strong legacy of community activism, died Sept. 11, 2015. He was 67 years old.
Evansville attorney Matthew P. Brookman has been selected to be a magistrate judge in the federal court for the Southern District of Indiana, Chief Judge Richard L. Young announced Tuesday.
Attorney fees awarded in a wrongful death suit have been overturned by the Indiana Court of Appeals weeks after the Indiana Supreme Court weighed in on the state statute’s language.
Indiana Court of Appeals
William Hatfield v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
32A01-1411-CR-510
Criminal. Affirms sentence and conviction of Class A misdemeanor leaving the scene of an accident resulting in injury.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Bryan E. Mitten v. Cynthia L. Mitten
11A01-1501-DR-8
Domestic. Affirms determination of Bryan E. Mitten’s child support obligations and division of the parties’ debts. The trial court ordered that the adoptive father pay $235 per week in child support retroactive to the filing of the divorce petition. The trial court did not abuse its discretion in determining support, and there was no error in the trial court’s division of debt.
Reservations for the Indiana Bar Foundation’s 65th anniversary dinner are now available online.
The Indiana Court of Appeals Monday rejected an adoptive father’s argument that he was ordered through a dissolution order to pay too much in child support, including a retroactive amount creating an arrearage.
Indiana appellate and trial court judges along with Indiana Supreme Court attorneys will be celebrating Constitution Day by visiting with more than 2,500 students across the state.
Clerk Kim Davis returned to work Monday for the first time since being jailed for disobeying a federal judge and said she was faced with a “seemingly impossible choice” between following her conscience and losing her freedom over denying marriage licenses to gay couples.
A Carmel homeowner who stopped paying a contractor over quibbles with an in-ground pool installation filed a lawsuit that flopped at the trial court. His appeal went no more swimmingly.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Jordan Gray v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
49A05-1409-CR-424
Criminal. Affirms convictions of murder, a felony, and attempted murder, a Class A felony.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Robert Blackford v. Boone County Area Plan Commission and Boone County Drainage Board
06A01-1410-MI-437
Miscellaneous. Affirms denial of Blackford’s oral request for a continuance made on the day of trial. Finds Blackford did not articulate any good cause for a continuance or show that he would be prejudiced.
A former prosecuting attorney who denied the truckloads of dirt dumped on his Boone County farm caused drainage problems got buried under a $519,400 fine.
A slew of deals were announced on Tuesday, representing an uptick in mid-size to multi-billion dollar deals in industries from media to hospitality. And of course that meant more work for transactional lawyers at many firms.
Indiana's governor and first lady joined in a moment of silence during a ceremony marking the 14th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
An Indiana man whose criminal case led to federal charges against former Subway pitchman Jared Fogle has appeared in court for an initial hearing on child exploitation charges.
An attempt to revive old constitutional arguments against Indiana’s guest statute failed to gain traction with the Indiana Court of Appeals.
Despite a mother’s assertion that she was actually filing a medical malpractice complaint, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled her complaint was a private right of action for failure to report child abuse, which is not recognized in Indiana.
After appearing to shrug off the need to authenticate documents, a company claiming to own the appellant’s credit card debt got a lesson in Indiana court rules and precedence.