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Because a trial court’s decision to deny ordering the defendants to pay for the time the plaintiffs’ expert witness spends preparing for his defense deposition is not a final judgment, the plaintiffs should have appealed under Ind. Appellate Rule 14(B). Since they did not, the Indiana Court of Appeals dismissed their appeal.
The Indiana Tax Court affirmed the decision by the Department of Local Government Finance to deny the Clark County Board of Commissioners’ request to increase the county’s Cumulative Capital Development Fund tax rate for the 2012 budget year. The county sought the additional funds for a rainy day fund and to cover unexpected emergency costs.
United States Attorney General Loretta Lynch assumes a portfolio that includes fighting terrorism, preventing cyberattacks and dealing with police and race — issues strikingly similar to what she's dealt with as top federal prosecutor for much of New York City and its eastern suburbs.
The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed a federal lawsuit against Indianapolis-based Veros Partners Inc. and multiple related co-defendants. The SEC alleges the financial advisers defrauded 80 farm-loan investors of $15 million in 2013 and 2014, using those proceeds to repay earlier investors.
A southern Indiana man challenging his robbery and murder convictions and sentence to spend the rest of his life in prison lost his appeal before the Indiana Supreme Court Thursday. The justices rejected the man’s claim that his sentence should be reduced to a term of years.
Election officials in a central Indiana county are asking authorities investigate ballots cast in its upcoming Democratic Party primary election.
A bank being sued by customers over how it orders transactions – allegedly to maximize profits from overdraft fees – is entitled to summary judgment on most of the state claims alleged by customers in a class-action lawsuit, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Thursday.
A handgun discarded by a teen after seeing a marked police car – and later picked up by the officer who saw the teen throw the gun into a yard – was properly admitted at his delinquency hearing, the Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed.
Juvenile. Affirms determination that J.B. committed what would be Class A misdemeanor dangerous possession of a firearm if committed by an adult. There were no federal or state constitutional violations by admitting evidence obtained during J.B.’s encounter with a police officer.
Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law announced Thursday that it has instituted a new program that allows undergraduates at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis to skip taking the LSAT and apply directly to the law school.
The Indiana Commission on Judicial Qualifications has issued an advisory opinion to judges in response to numerous ethical complaints about judges granting ex parte petitions for temporary custody in non-emergency cases or when there was no attempt to provide notice to the adverse party.
Anthem Inc. is entitled to its costs of settling litigation in which the insurance giant was accused of improperly handling claims, the Indiana Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. The reinsurance companies argued that coverage was barred based on the excess insurance policies.
The Evansville Bar Association will once again be celebrating the law and the legal profession as part of its annual Law Week commemoration.
Courts in Bloomington will be closed the rest of this week due to a plumbing backup that Monroe Circuit Court Presiding Judge Valeri Haughton said has created a health emergency.
Jeffrey J. Graham was formally sworn in Wednesday as the newest – and youngest – judge on the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Indiana.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Khamya Slayton v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
49A04-1410-CR-463
Criminal. Affirms conviction of Class A misdemeanor conversion and remands for the trial court to clarify its sentencing order.
Jamie Joe Hardy v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
09A02-1411-CR-797
Criminal. Affirms sentence following guilty plea to Class C felony child molesting and Class D felony dissemination of matter harmful to minors.
Cindy Brothers, As Personal Representative of the Estate of Kristopher Stately, Deceased, Alicia Arnold and Tiffany Arnold v. Lake Holiday Enterprises, Inc. (mem. dec.)
37A03-1410-CT-347
Civil tort. Reverses summary judgment in favor of Lake Holiday Enterprises in consolidated actions alleging wrongful death, negligence, emotional distress and other claims brought against Lake Holiday. Remands for further proceedings.
John E. Servies v. The Kroger Company (mem. dec.)
54A01-1408-PL-363
Civil plenary. Affirms judgment in favor of Kroger on Servies’ negligence complaint.
Mark Lax v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
71A04-1409-PC-417
Post conviction. Affirms denial of petition for post-conviction relief.
Robert Smith v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
49A05-1409-CR-440
Criminal. Affirms conviction of Class A felony dealing in cocaine.
In the Matter of the Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of: A.G., M.G. v. Indiana Department of Child Services (mem. dec.)
79A02-1410-JT-701
Juvenile. Affirms termination of parental rights.
Switzer Farms v. Sylvia Switzer, as Trustee of the Frank E. Switzer Revocable Trust (mem. dec.)
86A04-1406-PL-292
Civil plenary. Reverses judgment for trust on Switzer Farm’s motion for declaratory judgment that it had leasehold rights to farmland owned by the trust. Remands for further proceedings.
Cody Boruff v. Tiffany Boruff (mem. dec.)
34A02-1412-DR-844
Domestic relation. Affirms decree of dissolution of marriage.
Indiana Court of Appeals
William I. Babchuk, M.D., P.C., d/b/a Babchuk Imaging, P.C., and William I. Babchuk v. Indiana University Health Tipton Hospital, Inc., d/b/a Indiana University Health Tipton Hospital
80A04-1409-PL-447
Civil plenary. Reverses order dismissing Babchuk’s complaint of breach of contract for failure to prosecute under Trial Rule 41(E). While the trial court would have had discretion to dismiss Babchuk’s case for failure to prosecute had a timely motion been filed, the hospital did not file its motion to dismiss before Babchuk had resumed prosecution of his case. Remands for further proceedings.
Three of a man’s eight convictions stemming from his robbery of acquaintances were reversed or reduced because the convictions or elevated classes were based on the same elements of the crime, the Indiana Court of Appeals held Wednesday.
An Indianapolis attorney who spent several years working in a firm with attorney William Conour satisfied his legal duty to clients of Conour based on his lack of knowledge of any specific wrongdoing by Conour related to the clients, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled. Conour is currently in federal prison for stealing from client settlement funds.