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The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a defendant’s argument that his trial attorney was ineffective because he failed to object to an interpreter arrangement during a witness’s testimony and chose not to have all of discovery translated into Spanish.
House Speaker Brian Bosma said Tuesday he will not sanction House Speaker Pro Tem Eric Turner after an ethics probe determined the lawmaker did not technically violate state ethics rules.
A central Indiana county treasurer charged with mishandling public money wants the judge overseeing his case to step aside, arguing she did the same thing.
State lawmakers returned to the Indiana Capitol Tuesday to fix a series of problems with their sweeping overhaul of the state's criminal sentencing rules.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Valle Vista Limited, LLC v. Selective Insurance Company of South Carolina (NFP)
41A05-1309-PL-481
Civil Plenary. Affirms trial court’s judgment enforcing the terms of an agreement that Selective would pay no more $500,000 to Valle Vista for hail damage. Also affirms lower court’s dismissal of Valle Vista’s lawsuit claiming Selective must turn over the total amount of $616,587.79 which was awarded by an umpire.
Christopher Carlisle v. State of Indiana (NFP)
06A01-1308-CR-352
Criminal. Affirms Carlisle’s conviction of domestic battery, a Class D felony.
Dustin Perkins v. State of Indiana (NFP)
49A02-1312-CR-1001
Criminal. Affirms Perkins’s convictions of murder and Class C felony robbery.
Kent A. Easley v. State of Indiana (NFP)
73A04-1311-PC-566
Post conviction. Affirms post-conviction court’s dismissal of Easley’s successive petition for post-conviction relief.
Cornelius Hines v. State of Indiana (NFP)
52A05-1312-CR-594
Criminal. Affirms convictions for Class C felony criminal confinement, and Class D felony battery.
Trevor Nash Tice v. State of Indiana (NFP)
15A01-1307-CR-301
Criminal. Affirms conviction and 12-year sentence for child molesting, a Class B felony.
Indiana Supreme Court and Indiana Tax Court posted no opinions by IL deadline. The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals posted no Indiana opinions by IL deadline.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Cruisin', Inc., d/b/a Cruisin' Auto Sales v. Springleaf Financial Services of Indiana, Inc., f/k/a American General Financial Services
39A01-1309-CC-423
Civil collection. Affirms judgment in favor of Springleaf. Finds Cruisin’ breached the terms of the contract by giving the title to the car buyer rather than mailing it to Springleaf. Remands to correct a scrivener’s error and enter the reimbursement amount at $2,659.02. Also remands to enter the judgment damage award against the dealership and buyer jointly and severally.
Citing the terms spelled out in the contract, the Indiana Court of Appeals has ruled that a car dealer that entrusted a buyer with mailing a title to the lender will have to pay the balance of the auto loan.
The Indiana Court of Appeals will hit a milestone this week when it convenes at Trine University in Angola.
The religious rights of corporations, the speech rights of abortion protesters and the privacy rights of people under arrest are among the big issues still unresolved at the Supreme Court of the United States.
Building on the success of the past two years, the IndyBar Paralegal Committee presented its third “Careers in Law” Fair Wednesday, June 11.
Have you found yourself wanting to use your tax knowledge to benefit members of the community? Wouldn’t it be great if there was a way? Now there is! The Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic (NCLC) has partnered with the IndyBar Tax Section to create a unique opportunity for tax practitioners to use their tax knowledge in a new way
The IndyBar Diversity Job Fair is enjoying the national spotlight as a recipient of the 2014 Partnership Award from the American Bar Association (ABA). The fair was selected for the award in early June; IndyBar representatives will accept the award during the ABA’s Annual Meeting in Boston this August.
By the time you are reading this article, I will be on my way to the 21st Annual Bench Bar in Cincinnati, Ohio. So, I asked myself when I attended my first Bench Bar, what is a Benesch commercial real estate lawyer going to do at a Bench Bar Conference? The answer? Lots of things.
More than 100 members of the bench and bar gathered to celebrate the arrival of warm weather with colleagues at the Women and the Law Division’s annual Summer Reception, held Tuesday, June 10 at the Indiana Historical Society.
It’s no secret that Indianapolis is home to many talented, dedicated legal professionals. Give deserving colleagues the recognition they deserve: the nomination period is now open for two IndyBar awards, the Women and the Law Division’s Antoinette Dakin Leach Award and the IndyBar Paralegal of the Year award.
Volume XI of the DTCI Indiana Civil Litigation Review is now in the planning stages. The board of editors is seeking ideas and authors for articles for Volume XI, deadline September 2014.
When you assist and prepare an expert witness and ask him to formulate his opinion, you may wonder whether your oral and written communications with the expert will be discoverable. Being required to disclose such communications in discovery depends on whether your case is in federal or state court since the federal and Indiana rules currently differ as to what is protected.
Bob Hammerle suggests you see “Chef” before eating at a restaurant because you will warmly embrace every moment of that evening.
This article (and maybe some YouTube searching) will give you a starting point to help turn your dreams of organized and easy-to-understand data into reality using Microsoft Excel.