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The Evansville Bar Association will hold “The Anatomy of a Jury Trial” Wednesday in the city’s federal building. The event developed from concerns by Chief Judge Richard L. Young of the Southern District of Indiana that younger attorneys no longer receive trial experience that used to be available.
A police officer who was injured in the 1980s and received disability benefits – but later was physically able to rejoin the police department – is statutorily prohibited against returning to the force, the Indiana Supreme Court decided in answering a certified question.
Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law’s inaugural National Professional Responsibility Moot Court Competition will take place March 9 and 10 in Indianapolis. This is just the second professional responsibility competition in the U.S.
The union that filed a lawsuit last month in federal court challenging Indiana’s “right-to-work” law has withdrawn its emergency motion for a temporary restraining order.
Because there was no causal connection established between misuse of the corporate form and fraud or injustice, the Indiana Court of Appeals reversed the trial court’s decision to pierce the corporate veil.
The Indiana Supreme Court has taken five cases, including one challenging the constitutionality of the state’s medical malpractice cap and a case on the reasonableness of hospital fees charged.
7th Circuit Court of Appeals had posted no opinions at IL deadline.
Indiana Supreme Court and Indiana Tax Court had posted no opinions at IL deadline.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Christopher Starkey v. Janet Panoch (NFP)
49A05-1104-DR-194
Domestic relation. Remands with instructions that husband still make the required house and utility payments but that he be reimbursed from house proceeds for these amounts; for further consideration and findings as to whether husband is entitled to a credit for his overpayment of temporary maintenance and support; and to clarify the parties’ date of separation and to make any necessary corrections to medical expense calculations based upon the wrong date. Affirms dissolution judgment in all other respects.
Brenda S. Hanna v. State of Indiana (NFP)
10A01-1105-CR-277
Criminal. Affirms conviction of Class D felony possession of a narcotic drug.
Jeremy Whetstone v. State of Indiana (NFP)
71A04-1108-CR-390
Criminal. Affirms convictions of Class C felony stalking and Class A misdemeanor criminal conversion.
Gregory Young v. Nicole Young (NFP)
20A05-1107-DR-383
Domestic relation. Affirms award of maintenance and attorney fees to wife.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Brandy L. Walczak v. Labor Works-Fort Wayne, LLC, d/b/a Labor Works
02A04-1109-PL-509
Civil plenary. Reverses summary judgment for Labor Works-Fort Wayne in Walczak’s suit for unpaid wages. Concludes that the matter must be first submitted to the Department of Labor for resolution, so the trial court lacked subject matter jurisdiction over the claims until the DOL had made a determination. Remands with instructions to dismiss the complaint.
The Indiana Court of Appeals found that a woman’s lawsuit for unpaid wages should have first been brought before the Indiana Department of Labor before she filed her action.
The Indiana Child Advocates Network and the State Office of GAL/CASA of the Division of State Court Administration held a rally at the Indiana Statehouse Monday morning to highlight the need for and the importance of court appointed special advocates.
7th Circuit Court of Appeals had posted no Indiana opinions at IL deadline.
Indiana Supreme Court and Indiana Tax Court had posted no opinions at IL deadline.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Tonya J. Clark v. Review Board of the Dept. of Workforce Development and PCI Holdings, LLC (NFP)
93A02-1108-EX-800
Agency appeal. Affirms denial of unemployment benefits.
Gary W. Moody v. City of Franklin (NFP)
41A04-1106-PL-294
Civil plenary. Dismisses the denial of a petition for preliminary injunction against Franklin.
1st Call Home Health LLC and Cardinal Health Systems, Inc. v. Pamela Porter and Abbott Laboratories, Inc. (NFP)
18A05-1110-PL-528
Civil plenary. Affirms denial of summary judgment in a suit against 1st Call Home Health and Cardinal Health Systems filed by Pamela Porter.
Bryan Keith Hughes v. State of Indiana (NFP)
06A04-1106-CR-385
Criminal. Affirms convictions of and sentence for Class B felony attempted rape and Class D felonies domestic battery and criminal confinement.
Derek Rucker v. State of Indiana (NFP)
49A05-1107-CR-349
Criminal. Affirms conviction of Class A misdemeanor resisting law enforcement.
Bernard O. Tidey v. State of Indiana (NFP)
66A05-1110-CR-560
Criminal. Affirms conviction of Class A misdemeanor operating a vehicle while intoxicated in a manner that endangers a person.
Dennis L. Lewis v. State of Indiana (NFP)
48A02-1108-CR-744
Criminal. Affirms sentence for Class C felony operating a motor vehicle with an ACE of 0.08 or more.
Chadd B. Langston v. State of Indiana (NFP)
18A02-1105-CR-466
Criminal. Affirms conviction of conspiracy to commit robbery as a Class C felony as well as adjudication as a habitual offender.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Brian Scott Hartman v. State of Indiana
68A01-1106-CR-264
Criminal. Affirms the denial of Hartman’s motion to suppress a statement he made to the police regarding involvement in the death of his father. Hartman initiated further communication by asking whether the search warrant had been served and whether anything had been found, and then told the detective that he wanted to speak with him.
The Indiana Court of Appeals has affirmed the denial of a defendant’s motion to suppress an incriminating statement to a detective because the defendant initiated the discussion and understood his Miranda rights before speaking.
Indiana Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard will be on WFYI Public Radio’s “No Limits” program the week of March 5 as the show takes a look at his legacy.
Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels wants to move quickly on appointing the state’s next Indiana Supreme Court justice. He has already met with the three finalists who are vying for that position.
Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller filed lawsuits Thursday against two Arizona-based home rental companies for scamming residents.
7th Circuit Court of Appeals had posted no Indiana opinions at IL deadline.
Indiana Supreme Court and Indiana Tax Court had posted no opinions at IL deadline.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Gersh Zavodnik v. Katrin Gehrt and Imperator Bulldogs Kennel, et al. (NFP)
49A02-1105-CT-393
Civil. Affirms dismissal of 24 cases, but reverses with respect to three cases filed by Zavodnik against various people and businesses.
State of Indiana v. Mershaun Scott (NFP)
36A04-1108-CR-419
Criminal. Affirms grant of Scott’s motion to suppress.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Jeremy K. Warriner v. DC Marshall Jeep a/k/a DC Marshall, Inc.
49A02-1106-CT-489
Civil tort. Affirms summary judgment for the dealership in Warriner’s suit alleging the dealership is strictly liable for the injuries he sustained in a car accident under the Indiana Products Liability Act and liable for negligent marketing of an unsafe product. Holds a manufacturer’s discharge in bankruptcy does not prevent a trial court from holding jurisdiction over that manufacturer. Judge Bailey concurs in part and concurs in result in part.
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, which likened modern cell phones to computers, had to decide whether police could search a man’s phone for the phone’s number without a search warrant.
The Indiana Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of a southwestern Indiana car dealer being sued by a customer for injuries in a car accident under the Indiana Products Liability Act after Chrysler LLC filed for bankruptcy.