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A father-daughter pair of lawyers in Florida may face disciplinary action for speaking out against a judge’s ruling that overturned a jury decision awarding $2.7 million to a Black doctor who alleged he was subjected to racial discrimination.
Indiana Supreme Court
Jennifer Pennington and Joshua Pennington v. Memorial Hospital of South Bend, Inc., d/b/a Beacon Health and Fitness, Spear Corporation, and Panzica Building Corporation
23S-CT-182
Civil tort. Affirms the St. Joseph Superior Court’s summary judgment order for Spear Corporation and Panzica Building Corporation. Reverses summary judgment for Beacon Health and Fitness. Finds Beacon was not entitled to summary judgment on any count, except as to the count regarding the single issue of the level of the water. Also finds some evidence that the risk of harm was foreseeable regarding the injury suffered by Jennifer Pennington, who collided with the corner of a swimming pool wall. Finally, finds the plaintiffs designated no admissible evidence that Spear or Panzica breached their professional duty of care. Remands for trial on all the claims against Beacon.
A woman with intellectual disabilities whose sentence for child molesting was already cut in half failed in her bid to convince the Court of Appeals of Indiana that she was entitled to post-conviction relief.
The legalization of hemp has led to the reversal of a man’s possession of marijuana conviction at the Court of Appeals of Indiana, which also vacated a meth-possession conviction on double jeopardy grounds.
In the continued litigation over whether and when the Merrillville Town Court should be shut down, the court’s judge has lost his appeal of a summary judgment ruling in favor of the town council’s passage of an ordinance on the court’s eventual closure.
The owner of a health and fitness center where a woman suffered a head injury while swimming must face the woman’s negligence-related claims, the Indiana Supreme Court ruled in finding the gym’s owner is not entitled to summary judgment.
U.S. Rep. Greg Pence, R-Columbus, will not run for reelection this year, he announced Tuesday.
The developer that plans to revamp a pair of former correctional facilities on Indianapolis’ near-east side for housing, retail and entertainment uses has modified its vision for the project due to structural issues with one of the buildings.
An Indiana man serving a 20-year sentence for producing child abuse images died at a federal prison in Michigan, authorities said Tuesday.
Indiana’s House Republicans will prioritize boosting retirement benefits for public employees and banning antisemitism in public educational institutions, alongside bills on job training and administrative law. Democrats, meanwhile, focused on accountability.
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb will deliver the 2024 State of the State address — the final of his term — Tuesday night in front of a joint session of the General Assembly.
A home owned by the judge overseeing the federal election subversion case against former president Donald Trump was targeted by a fake emergency call Sunday night, the latest in a spate of similar false swatting reports at the homes of public officials.
Five municipal courts were abolished in 2023 and one was reestablished in 2024, according to a Thursday order from the Indiana Supreme Court.
The Court of Appeals of Indiana will be traveling west this week to hear oral arguments in case in which a man falsely impersonated a detective.
Carmel Clay Schools has been awarded summary judgment on discrimination and retaliation claims filed by a former high school counselor who said she was ultimately terminated for being Hispanic and married to a woman.
U.S. Rep. Larry Bucshon, R-Newburgh, plans to retire at the end of the current Congressional session after 14 years in office, he announced Monday.
Gov. Eric Holcomb on Monday unveiled the eighth and final legislative agenda of his two-term tenure.
Before the high court on Friday granted cert to the case, Rokita, alongside West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, led a 27-state amici brief urging the justices to answer the question of whether Trump can be kept off 2024 ballots.
Court of Appeals of Indiana
Emanuel Jamel England v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
23A-CR-1558
Criminal. Affirms the Hamilton Circuit Court’s order for Emanuel England to serve the remaining five years of his previously suspended sentence in the Indiana Department of Correction after he admitted to committing Level 5 felony robbery and consuming marijuana. Finds the trial court did not err by rejecting lesser sanctions or in selecting the most severe sanction for England’s probation violations.
Three southern Indiana police officers were justified when they shot and killed a man in September after he drove his car toward an officer who was on foot, a prosecutor says.