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Medical malpractice caps are unconstitutional in Missouri. And in Illinois and Georgia. They might be in Indiana, too, if the justices of the Supreme Court grant Timothy Plank the day in court his attorneys say he is entitled to.
The drought has made MacDougall think about how people often say “next year will be better” but do nothing to make that happen.
James Strenski writes about why lawyers need to get away from their cell phones occasionally.
Allen Superior Judge John F. Surbeck Jr. received the 2012 William H. Rehnquist Award for Judicial Excellence from the National Center for State Courts, the nonprofit organization announced Aug. 14. The award is presented annually to a state court judge who exemplifies the highest level of judicial excellence, integrity, fairness, and professional ethics. Surbeck […]
Stephen Bour writes about an app that makes it easy for Android users to print from their mobile devices.
The Indianapolis Bar Association takes aim at the Marion Superior judicial selection process.
The General Assembly and physician groups are considering ways to stop over-prescribing of pain medications.
Hoover Hull LLP partner Alice Morical joins a Southern District pro bono program and faces a jury for the first time.
Recommended overhauls on the courts’ structure are unlikely following the task force’s critical report.
The American Bar Association forms a committee to review the performance of law schools.
Indiana University Robert H. McKinney’s dean talks legal education and his future teaching plans.
7th Circuit Court of Appeals posted no Indiana opinions by IL deadline.
Indiana Supreme Court and Indiana Tax Court posted no opinions by IL deadline.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Michael Butler and Amanda Butler v. Jerry Hall and Susan Hall (NFP)
07A01-1111-SC-521
Small claims. Affirms trial court judgment in favor of defendants.
Arbie Clay, Jr. v. State of Indiana (NFP)
34A02-1202-CR-156
Criminal. Affirms trial court conviction of Class C felony robbery.
Lloyd E. Lynch v. State of Indiana (NFP)
49A04-1111-CR-604
Criminal. Affirms conviction of Class B felony confinement.
Ayman Eldosougi v. State of Indiana (NFP)
49A02-1202-CR-103
Criminal. Affirms conviction of Class A misdemeanor domestic battery.
K.C., on Behalf of M.C. v. State of Indiana (NFP)
32A01-1111-JV-533
Juvenile. Affirms delinquency order requiring payment of certain fees.
Robert Cruser, III v. State of Indiana (NFP)
29A02-1203-CR-187
Criminal. Affirms conviction of Class D felony domestic battery.
In the Matter of the Guardianship of Guido Joiko; Kenneth Schaaf v. Fifth Third Bancorp, Guido Joiko, and Geralyn Bradley (NFP)
87A04-1112-GU-705
Guardianship. Affirms trial court ruling that Joiko was of sound mind when he executed a revised trust.
Larry Schine v. State of Indiana (NFP)
79A02-1112-CR-1145
Criminal. Affirms in part and remands in part with orders to vacate a conviction of possession of cocaine, which the court ruled violated double jeopardy of a simultaneous conviction of dealing in cocaine.
Term. of Parent-Child Rel. of A.J.-G., Minor Child, and her Mother, S.J.-G.; S.J.-G. v. Indiana Dept. of Child Services (NFP)
71A05-1112-JT-696
Juvenile/termination. Affirms trial court order terminating mother S.J.-G’s parental rights to A.J.-G.
Terry Chanley v. State of Indiana (NFP)
87A01-1201-CR-42
Criminal. Affirms trial court denial of motion for jail time credit.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Ian McCullough v. State of Indiana
49A02-1106-PC-571
Post-conviction relief. Affirms post-conviction court’s judgment that trial counsel was not ineffective, holding that McCullough failed to carry his burden to show that the evidence as a whole leads unerringly and unmistakably to a conclusion opposite that reached by the post-conviction court.
In affirming a post-conviction court’s judgment, the Indiana Court of Appeals found a convicted child molester failed to carry his burden in claiming that his attorney was ineffective.
The Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed most of the $627,570 judgment in favor of a Fort Wayne restaurant operator sued by former mortgagors in a rehearing of litigation dating back more than a decade, but it ordered recalculation of a judgment based on the restaurant’s earnings.
A company that leased a building with environmental contamination was improperly granted summary judgment over the environmental issues and claims of breach of contract, the Court of Appeals ruled Monday.
Because a trial judge did not re-read all of the jury instructions when giving jurors an additional instruction after deliberations began, the Indiana Court of Appeals ordered a new trial on the felony robbery charge.
The man who wanted to purchase a divorcing couple’s farm lacked a present interest in the real estate and couldn’t prevent a settlement agreement between the couple, which led to the husband keeping the farm, the Indiana Court of Appeals held.
Indiana University Provost and Executive Vice President Lauren Robel has announced the members of the search and screening committee to identify finalists for the position of dean of the Indiana University Maurer School of Law.
The former superintendent of a small southern Indiana school system owes the district more than $615,000 in public money that he misappropriated, according to a lawsuit filed by Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller’s office.