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The Indiana Supreme Court denied 12 transfer petitions and granted one for the week ending Feb. 23, agreeing to hear a case involving whether criminal contempt defendants are entitled to the appointment of mental health experts.
A lawsuit stemming from property damages allegedly caused by a faulty drainage system will continue in part after the Court of Appeals of Indiana partially affirmed and reversed summary judgment awards to the different parties.
A northern Indiana man convicted in the fatal 2021 shootings of a woman, her young daughter and her fiancé has been sentenced to 195 years in prison.
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Court of Appeals of Indiana
Elpers Bros. Construction & Supply, Inc., et al. v. Deane L. Smith, II, M.D., et al.
23A-PL-437
Civil plenary. Affirms and reverses in part the grant of summary judgment in favor of Deane L. and Lori A. Smith. Finds the Vanderburgh Circuit Court properly granted summary judgment for the Smiths on their claim that Elpers Bros. Construction & Supply Inc. owed a non-delegable duty to properly design and construct a subdivision’s drainage system. Also finds the trial court erred in granting only partial summary judgment for the homeowners association and in denying Elpers Development’s motion for summary judgment. Finally, finds the trial court properly denied Elpers Construction’s motion for summary judgment on the Smiths’ fraud claim. Remands for further proceedings.
Legislation aimed at easing Kentucky’s near-total abortion ban by creating limited exceptions for pregnancies caused by rape or incest was introduced Monday in the GOP-dominated House, as lawmakers wrangle with an issue at the forefront of last year’s campaign for governor.
President Joe Biden was meeting Tuesday with the top four leaders of Congress to press them to act quickly to avoid a looming government shutdown early next month and to pass emergency aid for Ukraine and Israel.
A mandate to require reading-deficient third graders to be held back a year in school withstood challenges from Democrats on Monday — though some Republican lawmakers joined in opposing stricter retention.
The Supreme Court cast doubt Monday on state laws that could affect how Facebook, TikTok, X, YouTube and other social media platforms regulate content posted by their users.
Court of Appeals of Indiana
Starr Indemnity & Liability Co. et al. v. NIBCO INC.
23A-PL-1343
Civil plenary. Reverses the Elkhart Superior Court’s judgment reinstating NIBCO’s declaratory judgment action against Starr Indemnity & Liability Co., et.al.. Finds the trial court erred by reinstating the action. Also finds that relief from the judgment was only available to NIBCO under Indiana Trial Rule 60 (B) and because the company failed to act within the time permitted by the rule, it was not entitled to reinstatement.
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments Friday in a case involving an Indianapolis teacher who is seeking preliminary injunction against a new Indiana law that prohibits instruction on human sexuality in grades K-3.
The Indiana Supreme Court has publicly reprimanded a South Bend attorney after she failed to ensure a waiver form for an immigration case successfully reached the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services’s office.
An Elkhart-based company failed to act within the time permitted under Indiana Trial Rule 60(B) and was not entitled to a trial court’s reinstatement of a declaratory judgement action, the Court of Appeals of Indiana ruled Monday in a reversal.
An insurer wasn’t responsible for indemnifying a Kendallville-based company for the cost of replacing an aluminum furnace refractory destroyed in an explosion, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday in affirming a district court’s judgment .
The Indiana Supreme Court has ordered a Portage attorney to serve a 45-day suspension after he was found to have committed six violations of the state’s Professional Conduct Rules.
For the third time in five years, senators will be sworn in as jurors for an impeachment trial. But the chamber is expected to spend far less time on the charges against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas than the ones brought against former President Donald Trump.
Donald Trump has appealed his $454 million New York civil fraud judgment, challenging a judge’s finding that Trump lied about his wealth as he grew the real estate empire that launched him to stardom and the presidency.
The developers brought in to complete the long-stalled Wilshaw hotel project in Speedway have filed a foreclosure suit against the property owner, alleging failure to repay a loan.
Open lawsuits are off-limits to some Indiana lawmakers, while others consider the unwritten ban on legislative interference an unnecessary barrier to policy goals.
The Senate Elections Committee on Monday added an amendment to a bill that could block some Hoosiers from running for Attorney General.