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A former federal prosecutor and a CPA firm are evaluating Ball State University's internal financial controls and investment portfolio as they create a plan to prevent a repeat of two investment scams that cost the university more than $13 million.
An inmate convicted in the 1993 robbery and shooting death of a Ball State University student is seeking an early release from prison.
Attorneys for a 20-year-old Fort Wayne man charged with killing a woman in a cemetery and setting her body on fire have requested mental health experts examine him to determine if he is competent to stand trial.
The Indiana Supreme Court publicly reprimanded Clarksville Town Court Judge Mickey K. Weber Friday and ordered he resign from the bench, effective Dec. 31. Weber pleaded guilty earlier this year to two charges stemming from a drunken-driving incident in Louisville, Kentucky.
Marion Superior Juvenile Judge Marilyn Moores gave her colleagues several colorful expressions of her exasperation with the continuing rise in Child in Need of Services cases at the court’s executive committee meeting Friday.
Federal prosecutors in Indianapolis dropped all charges against two scientists accused of stealing trade secrets worth $55 million from Eli Lilly and Co., according to a court motion made Friday in federal court in Indianapolis.
Indiana Court of Appeals
De'Carlos Freeman v. State of Indiana (NFP)
20A05-1310-PC-547
Post conviction. Affirms denial of petition for post-conviction relief.
Dwayne Carter v. State of Indiana (NFP)
41A01-1401-CR-3
Criminal. Affirms convictions and sentence for two counts of Class A felony child molesting, two counts of Class B felony sexual misconduct with a minor, two counts of Class D felony dissemination of matter harmful to minors and one count of Class D felony possession of child pornography.
Lawrence Dean v. State of Indiana (NFP)
89A05-1401-CR-9
Criminal. Affirms three convictions of Class C felony child molesting.
Indiana Supreme Court
In the Matter of the Adoption of Minor Children: J.T.D. and J.S.: Ind. Dept. of Child Services v. N.E.
45S03-1406-AD-387
Adoption. Reverses trial court decision to not transfer cases from the civil division, which includes probate, to the juvenile division, which is where adoptions must be filed based on a local rule. Lake Superior Court’s four statutory divisions are not jurisdictional, and are merely descriptive of venue, so there is no conflict between the statute and the caseload allocation plan. Remands with instructions.
Some Indiana residents who have subscribed to Sirius XM Radio Inc. may be entitled to a refund following the satellite radio company’s multi-state settlement regarding claims of misleading advertising and billing practices.
Finding several things “wrong” with an administrative law judge’s decision denying a Fort Wayne woman’s application for Social Security Income for the years prior to her turning 55, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed and remanded for further proceedings.
The Indiana Supreme Court noted Thursday that the parties and both of the previous courts involved in an adoption matter were partly correct in their analyses as to where the petitions needed to be filed. But the Lake Superior Court, Civil Division should have transferred the petitions from its court to the juvenile division, where a local rule requires adoption petitions to be filed.
Ice Miller LLP partner Steven Humke has been elected to succeed Phillip Bayt as managing partner of the AmLaw 200 firm based in Indianapolis.
A business owner going through a divorce faces a variety of concerns. The Indiana Lawyer's "Practicing Law in Indiana: Family Law CLE" will address issues including valuation of interest in a closely held business, calculating income for child support purposes, the relevance of buy/sell agreements, and restrictive transfer provisions, income taxes, and the transfer of ownership from one spouse to another. A primer will address business organization and entity characteristics. The seminar will conclude with a discussion about the rules of conduct specific for divorce attorneys.
The three-hour CLE, which includes one hour of ethics credit, will run from 1 to 4:15 p.m. on Dec. 16 at the downtown Indianapolis office of Bingham Greenebaum Doll. Event-day registration begins at 12:30 p.m. Cost to attend the CLE program is $109. To learn more about the program and presenters, and to register, visit www.theindianalawyer.com/events. Contact Karen Aruta at 317-472-5201 or [email protected] for additional information.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Larry L. Haines v. State of Indiana (NFP)
20A05-1405-CR-210
Criminal. Affirms sentence for Class A felonies burglary and attempted arson, and Class C felonies intimidation and battery.
Treni M. Gorman, Jr. a/k/a Tremi M. Gorman, Jr. v. State of Indiana (NFP)
29A02-1310-CR-863
Criminal. Affirms denial of request for discharge under Indiana Rule of Criminal Procedure 4(B).
Jason L. Swope v. State of Indiana (NFP)
12A02-1403-CR-155
Criminal. Affirms convictions of Class B felony dealing in methamphetamine and Class D felony possession of chemical reagents or precursors with intent to manufacture a controlled substance.
Gina Vrankin v. Titan Vrankin (NFP)
45A03-1403-DR-99
Domestic relation. Affirms award of $500 in attorney fees to Gina Vrankin.
Brice Tyshan Holden v. State of Indiana (NFP)
84A01-1404-CR-179
Criminal. Affirms Class D felony intimidation conviction.
7th Circuit Court of Appeals
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a correction to its Oct. 6 decision in In Re: Robert Lodhotz, et al., 14-8015. The final paragraph of the opinion is changed to “The judgment is reversed and the case remanded to the district court.”
Indiana Supreme Court
In Re: The Carroll County 2013 Tax Sale: Twin Lakes Regional Sewer District v. Richard C. Ray and Patricia A. Alford, et al.
08S04-1402-MI-97
Miscellaneous. The lien foreclosure prohibition of Indiana Code 13-26-14-4, governing the collection of regional sewer district sewer liens, does not apply to collection by tax sale. Here, because the sewer district employed the tax sale method and did not seek collection of the appellees' unpaid sewer bills and penalties through the lien foreclosure method, the lien foreclosure prohibition clause does not apply. The judgment of the trial court removing the Ray and Alford properties from the tax sale list is reversed, and this cause is remanded for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
Conflicting opinions from medical experts has stopped a federal judge from issuing a final summary judgment in a challenge to the Indiana statute that requires non-surgical abortion clinics to have the same equipment and adhere to the same requirements as a surgical facility.
The Indiana Court of Appeals has reversed the portion of a trial court’s order that affirmed the decision by a board of zoning appeals denying a company’s request for a variance which allowed its newly completed seawall to remain intact. The judges found Caddyshack Looper LLC demonstrated that strict application of the setback requirement will result in practical difficulties.
The Indiana Supreme Court issued two cases dealing with the same issue Thursday: whether a tax sale could be used to collect unpaid sewer bills. The justices ruled it could and reversed judgment in favor of the homeowners.
The birth certificate of a person who was born a woman but now identifies as a man and has undergone extensive medical treatment for gender transition should be changed to show he is male, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Thursday.
Indiana has joined a lawsuit filed by 17 states challenging executive actions taken by President Barrack Obama on immigration last month.