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Opinions November 6, 2025
Indiana Court of Appeals
Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P. and Tower Bridge International Services, L.P. v. Federal Insurance Company, U.S. Specialty Insurance Company, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, and National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA
25A-PL-1067
Civil plenary. Affirms the Marion Superior Court’s granting of a motion by Federal Insurance Company, U.S. Specialty Insurance Company, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company and National Union Fire Insurance Company to dismiss a complaint filed by Cantor Fitzgerald and Tower Bridge due to lack of personal jurisdiction. Finds the nonresident defendants did not avail themselves of personal jurisdiction in Indiana either through the admittance statute or their contacts with the state. Also finds Cantor did not make a threshold showing that personal jurisdiction might exist over them. Also denies Cantor’s request for more time to conduct discovery. Attorneys for appellants: Gregory Gotwald, Christopher Kozak. Attorneys for appellees: Scott Harkness, Katelyn Juerling, Kelly Milam.
Indianapolis among 40 chosen for shutdown-related flight reductions
The FAA is imposing the flight reductions to relieve pressure on air traffic controllers who are working without pay during the government shutdown and have been increasingly calling off work.
Judge orders improvements at a Chicago-area immigration facility after claims of inhumane conditions
The order requires officials to provide detainees with a clean bedding mat and sufficient space to sleep, soap, towels, toilet paper, toothbrushes, toothpaste, menstrual products and prescribed medications.
Judge in Comey case scolds prosecutors as he orders them to produce records from probe
The judge said he was concerned the Justice Department’s position had been to “indict first” and investigate second.
DC National Guard deployment in the nation’s capital ordered by Trump is extended to Feb. 28
The order states the additional duty is in response to the emergency declared in August by President Donald Trump and under directions from the “Secretary of War to protect federal property and functions in the District of Columbia and to support federal and District law enforcement.”
Conservative Supreme Court justices appear skeptical of Trump’s sweeping unilateral tariffs
The Republican administration is trying to defend the tariffs central to Trump’s economic agenda after lower courts ruled the emergency law he invoked doesn’t give him near-limitless power to set and change duties on imports.
Opinions November 5, 2025
Indiana Court of Appeals
Taylor Building Corporation of America v. Brett Milton, et al.
25A-PL-1290
Civil plenary. Reverses the Carroll Circuit Court’s denial of Taylor Building Corporation of America’s motion to compel mediation and arbitration in a contract agreement dispute with Brett and Amanda Milton. Finds that the parties agreed to mediate and arbitrate the claims filed in this action, Taylor did not waive its right to enforce the mediation and arbitration provisions, and, consequently, the trial court erred in denying Taylor’s motion to compel mediation and arbitration. Remands with instructions for the court to grant that motion and order the parties to participate in mediation and, if necessary, binding arbitration administered by the AAA. Attorneys for appellant: Michael Dorelli, Grantland Clapacs,Zechariah Banks. Attorney for appellees: John Kraft.
Indy attorney suspended for third time after sentencing for drug possession
The high court suspended the attorney from the practice of law after he was sentenced to 170 days on home detention for possession of methamphetamine in Morgan County.
FBI announces Indianapolis office is part of new task force combating violent crimes
The effort will target sophisticated cartels, foreign terrorist organizations, and transnational gangs whose crimes include homicide, kidnapping, human trafficking, extortion, and smuggling drugs across the U.S. borders.
What’s next in the national redistricting fight after California approved a new US House map
The new congressional map that California voters approved marked a victory for Democrats in the national redistricting battle playing out ahead of the 2026 midterm election. But Republicans are still ahead in the fight.
Lilly Endowment offers up to $500M to Indiana colleges, universities for AI study, strategies
In an effort to “address the implications” of artificial intelligence, the Lilly Endowment is launching a $500 million initiative to provide funding to Indiana colleges and universities to support the study of AI and develop strategies for its use.
Public defender rules for poor Hoosiers often unwritten and vary by judicial officer, report finds
Indiana’s trial courts use largely individually set, unwritten methodologies to decide who’s poor enough for publicly funded legal defense, the state has found.
Excessive force allegations will be the focus of a Chicago court hearing
A judge will weigh on Wednesday how to respond to allegations that federal immigration agents in the Chicago area have used excessive force, following a surge of recent court filings detailing tense encounters between agents and local residents.
Government shutdown becomes the longest on record as fallout spreads nationwide
The government shutdown has entered its 36th day, breaking the record as the longest ever and disrupting the lives of millions of Americans with federal program cuts, flight delays and federal workers nationwide left without paychecks.
Supreme Court weighs Trump tariffs in a trillion-dollar test of executive power
The Constitution says Congress has the power to levy tariffs. But the Trump administration argues that in emergency situations the president can regulate importation taxes like tariffs.
Rise in law firm mergers expected to continue
So far in 2025, 47 law firm mergers have been completed in the United States, with eight alone in the third quarter. That number is up from 43 for the same period a year ago and is on track to reach its highest annual total since the pandemic.
Courthouse library project grows throughout Indiana
What started as a book club has now grown into a book community, with legal professionals, children and court visitors alike finding different things to read while they wait their turn in Indiana’s courtrooms.
Raio Krishnayya: Due process doesn’t stop at the border — or on social media
The framers of the Constitution did not invent due process; they inherited it from centuries of English law, most notably the Magna Carta’s promise that no person could be deprived of liberty except by the “law of the land.”
Zachary Potter: Finding closure and a renewed sense of purpose in the law
The Army’s decision to hold the negligent driver accountable provided closure and showed me the power of the law to bring justice, healing and a renewed sense of purpose.