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Opinions Dec. 31, 2014

Indiana Court Appeals
Alfredo D. Rodriguez, as Permanent Guardian of the Person and Estate of Miriam Rodriguez, and Alfredo D. Rodriguez, Individually v. United States Steel Corporation
45A04-1407-CT-350
Civil tort. Affirms summary judgment in favor of U.S. Steel on Alfredo Rodriguez’s negligence claim. Miriam Rodriguez was injured in an auto accident caused by an employee of U.S. Steel as he drove home from work. U.S. Steel did not owe Miriam Rodriguez a duty of reasonable care.

Indiana diocese wants ex-teacher’s jury award cut

A northern Indiana Roman Catholic diocese wants to reduce a jury's nearly $2 million award to a former teacher fired by church officials for trying to get pregnant through in vitro fertilization.

Fewer cases filed in 2013 in state courts

There were 1,152,052 new cases filed in state courts in 2013, a decrease of 7.3 percent over the previous year, according to data released Tuesday by the Indiana Supreme Court and the Division of State Court Administration. The data continues to show the trend of a drop in filings over recent years.

Opinions Dec. 30, 2014 ILD

Indiana Court of Appeals
Timothy Johnson v. State of Indiana (NFP)
33A01-1406-CR-251
Criminal. Reverses and remands to trial court to amend sentencing order. Rules that classifying Johnson as a credit-restricted felon violates constitutional prohibitions against ex post facto laws.

Sonia Long, et al. v. Heartland Residential Services, Inc., et al. (NFP)
09A05-1308-CT-434
Civil tort. Affirms dismissal of Long’s complaint with prejudice under Indiana Trial Rule 41(A)(2).

Kevin D. Morris v. State of Indiana (NFP)
02A03-1406-CR-216
Criminal. Affirms Morris’ 20-year aggregate sentence for Class C felony battery and Class D felony criminal recklessness and for being a habitual offender.

William E. Bowen v. State of Indiana (NFP)
02A05-1405-CR-246
Criminal. Affirms convictions for sexual misconduct with a minor as a Class B felony and sexual misconduct with a minor as a Class C felony.

Darren Rayford v. State of Indiana (NFP)
03A01-1405-CR-190
Criminal. Affirms denial of Rayford’s motion to correct error that challenged the revocation of his work release placement.

William Lee, Sr. v. Anonymous Psychologist I (NFP)
71A03-1404-CT-109
Civil tort. Affirms order granting the motion for summary judgment in favor of Anonymous Psychologist I.

Adolph L. Buckner v. HSBC Mortgage Services, Inc., and LSF8 Master Participation Trust (NFP)
29A04-1404-MF-182
Mortgage foreclosure. Affirms denial of Buckner’s motion to correct errors and motion to vacate summary judgment.

Justin Knight v. State of Indiana (NFP)
82A05-1406-CR-286
Criminal. Affirms conviction for battery, a Class A misdemeanor.

Demerius Shaw v. State of Indiana (NFP)
49A02-1403-CR-207
Criminal. Affirms conviction for murder. Also affirms 60-year sentence and order that it be served consecutively with a 50-year sentence ordered by a federal court for unrelated crimes.

Ryan Allen Klug v. State of Indiana (NFP)
03A01-1406-CR-253
Criminal. Affirms 60-year sentence for pleading guilty but mentally ill to murder, a felony.

Armana Cottrell v. State of Indiana (NFP)
82A04-1402-CR-74
Criminal. Affirms convictions for attempted battery by means of a deadly weapon, a Class C felony, and two court of intimidation, as Class C felonies.

Michelle Barnes and Raymond Surzycki v. Prairie Horse Farms, LLC (NFP)
53A01-1404-PL-178
Civil plenary. Affirms order granting a permanent injunction in favor of Prairie Horse Farms with regard to an easement on land owned by Barnes and Surzycki in favor of land owned by Prairie Horse Farms.

Timothy S. Enders v. Estate of Randall Enders (NFP)
71A04-1407-PL-332
Civil plenary. Affirms order providing that Timothy Enders and the estate of his deceased brother, Randall, are each entitled to 50 percent of the net proceeds of the liquidation of their family business.

Wiley Parsons v. State of Indiana (NFP)
49A05-1401-CR-33
Criminal. Affirms conviction for promoting prostitution, a Class C felony. Finds the trial court did not abuse its discretion in limiting Parsons’ cross-examination and that Parsons’ statements, through the detective’s recollection, were competent, admissible evidence.  

 

Opinions Dec. 30, 2014

Indiana Court of Appeals
Jeffrey Hewitt v. Westfield Washington School Corp; Board of School Trusties of Westfield Washington School Corp. et al.
29A04-1403-PL-130
Civil plenary. Reverses grant of summary judgment in favor of Westfield Washington School Corp. and related defendants, holding they had not met the onerous burden of showing there are no issues of material fact entitling them to judgment as a matter of law. Hewitt, a former school principal, was fired for a sexual relationship with a teacher he supervised. He then sued the school system for breach of contract and denial of due process. His suit is remanded for further proceedings.

COA affirms judgment for seller in voided land deal

Sellers of property that had been designated as the second phase of a Gatorade distribution facility in Hendricks County were properly awarded specific performance of a contract to sell the land after the buyer backed out, the Court of Appeals held.

Insurer owes no duty in dispute between sibling ex-law partners

A dispute between a brother and sister as their law firm partnership was dissolving was an employment-related matter covered by an insurer’s exclusionary clause, the Indiana Court of Appeals held Tuesday, reversing a trial court order.

Principal fired for relationship with teacher wins appeal

A Westfield elementary school principal fired in 2011 for a consensual sexual relationship with a teacher he supervised won an appeal of his lawsuit against the school corporation, which had been granted summary judgment by the trial court.

2014 Year in Review

This year could be described as a historic one for Indiana. The state's ban on gay marriage was overturned by the courts, and, for the first time, a woman was chosen as chief justice of the Indiana Supreme Court. In fact, women are leading most of the courts in Indiana. In 2014, we saw changes in the law schools, a new criminal code implemented, and attorneys in trouble with the court and the law. (Remember the attorney who doesn't like to wear socks?)

YIR: Notable attorneys announce retirements

John D. Tinder (IL file photo) Three big names in the Indiana legal community announced in 2014 that they would be retiring, although one judge’s decision got out before he was ready to make it public. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals Judge John D. Tinder will retire in 2015 when he turns 65. That news […]

E-filing, reporting of pro bono hours starting in 2015

The Indiana Supreme Court issued an order in May for state courts to begin the transition to e-filing in 2015. Indiana has some experience with e-filing. Marion and Lake counties, the state’s two most populous, have had pilot projects in place for years since the Supreme Court authorized them in 2006. Those pilots will continue. […]

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Award for HIPAA violation raises liability concerns

A Marion County jury award of $1.4 million upheld by the Indiana Court of Appeals in November was called a “game-changer” for health care providers whose employees handle private medical information, according to one attorney. Abigail Hinchy was awarded the million-dollar verdict after her ex-boyfriend’s then-girlfriend, who was a Walgreen pharmacist, accessed her drug records […]