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A former suburban Indianapolis day care director has been sentenced to six months in jail after pleading guilty to giving melatonin gummies to children without their parents’ consent to get them to sleep.
A Marion Superior Commercial Court judge has granted a locally-based church diocese’s motion for a temporary restraining order, as it looks to prevent its own bishop and two church officials from attempting to dissolve it.
Court of Appeals of Indiana
Estate of Gerald Everett Goldsberry v. Drake Air, LLC, by its member Brent L. Drake
23A-MI-1987
Miscellaneous. Affirms Morgan Superior Court’s judgment for Drake Air, LLC, by its member Brent L. Drake, for $50,000 following a bench trial. Finds the trial court correctly concluded that Bill Myrtle’s and Brad Huddle’s access to the helicopter on the day of the crash did not destroy the bailment between Drake Air and Gerald Goldsberry. Also finds that the trial court did not err when it concluded that the Goldsberry estate failed to demonstrate that the loss of the helicopter was not Goldsberry’s fault.
The St. Joseph County Judicial Nominating Commission is accepting applications to fill a vacancy created by Judge Cristal C. Brisco’s recent confirmation as a federal judge.
A company that delivered a helicopter to a Morgan County man for routine maintenance was entitled to a judgment from the man’s estate for damages equal to the aircraft’s value after it was destroyed in a 2020 crash, the Court of Appeals of Indiana affirmed Monday.
A Delaware County jury convicted a man Thursday of reckless homicide and obstruction of justice for his role in a fatal September 2020 car crash in Muncie.
On Thursday, the nation’s highest court is scheduled to hear arguments over whether former President Donald Trump can remain on the ballot in Colorado, where the state’s Supreme Court ruled that he violated Section 3 of the 14th Amendment.
U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz has announced her intent to file for re-election, a move that will make for a complicated GOP primary in which at least six other Republicans have announced plans to run for her seat.
While the U.S. economy is broadly healthy, pockets of Americans have run through their savings and run up their credit card balances after battling inflation for more than two years.
The attorneys general of Tennessee and Virginia are seeking a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction as part of their federal lawsuit arguing the NCAA’s NIL rules violate antitrust law.
A new trial has been ordered in a Warrick County custody dispute after the Court of Appeals of Indiana determined that a successor judge abused her discretion when ruling based only on a review of prior transcripts.
The Court of Appeals of Indiana has reversed declaratory judgment entered in favor of a law enforcement officer facing discipline following his arrest, even though that arrest was expunged.
A man convicted of murder failed to convince the Court of Appeals of Indiana that the absence of a full competency hearing and the admission of certain evidence undermined his conviction.
Court of Appeals of Indiana
Willow Haven on 106th Street, LLC v. Hari Nagireddy and Saranya Nagireddy
22A-PL-2931
Civil plenary. Affirms the preliminary injunction enjoining Willow Haven on 106th Street LLC from completing construction of a home on a lot next to where Hari and Saranya Nagireddy reside. Finds the Nagireddys were not required to exhaust administrative remedies before pursuing injunctive relief with the Hamilton Superior Court. Also finds the trial court did not abuse its discretion in entering a preliminary injunction in favor of the Nagireddys. Judge Leanna Weissmann dissents with separate opinion.
Construction of a proposed senior group home in Carmel cannot move forward after a split panel of the Court of Appeals of Indiana affirmed a preliminary injunction challenging the underlying building permit.
A credit union’s “persistent disavowal” of the arguments it raised on rehearing led the Indiana Supreme Court to reaffirm its prior ruling that the credit union cannot compel arbitration in a customer’s class-action.
The full Indiana House of Representatives on Monday will take a final vote on a bill dealing with the process of determining whether a defendant is competent to stand trial.
An advertising agency that helped develop marketing campaigns for OxyContin and other prescription painkillers has agreed to pay U.S. states $350 million rather than face the possibility of trials over its role in the opioid crisis.
Court of Appeals of Indiana
J.G. v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
23A-JV-113
Juvenile. Affirms and reverses in part J.G.’s adjudication as a delinquent for what would be Level 4 felony child molesting, Level 5 felony criminal confinement and Level 6 felony dissemination of matter harmful to minors if committed by an adult. Finds the admission of hearsay testimony was harmless. Also finds insufficient evidence supports the Marion Superior Court’s true finding on the Level 6 felony. Finally, finds the scrivener’s error should be corrected. Remands with instructions to correct the scrivener’s error.
In agreeing on a public reprimand for Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita, the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission looked to the prior discipline of another elected official.