Klineman appointed to fill Welch’s upcoming vacancy on commercial court
In preparation for Marion Superior Judge Heather Welch’s retirement in February, the Indiana Supreme Court has appointed her replacement as a commercial court judge.

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In preparation for Marion Superior Judge Heather Welch’s retirement in February, the Indiana Supreme Court has appointed her replacement as a commercial court judge.
Court of Appeals of Indiana
Lake Imaging LLC v. Franciscan Alliance Inc. f/d/b/a Saint Margaret Mercy Health Care Centers
22A-CT-2783
Civil tort. Affirms the Johnson Superior Court’s summary judgment on remand in favor of Franciscan Alliance Inc. f/d/b/a Saint Margaret Mercy Health Care Centers on its claim from Lake Imaging’s contract to provide radiology services. Finds the trial court properly declined to apply the Professional Services Statute’s two-year statute of limitations period and properly entered summary judgment in favor of Franciscan on its indemnification claim.
The Court of Appeals of Indiana reversed an order to terminate an incarcerated man’s parental rights Thursday, ruling that a lower court interpreted the phrase “act of rape” too broadly and didn’t consider whether the man committed an act described in the state’s rape statute.
Indiana Chief Justice Loretta Rush paid tribute to the first woman on the nation’s highest court as she attended a funeral service for the late Justice Sandra Day O’Connor.
A company that provides radiology services had a contractual duty to indemnify Franciscan Alliance, Inc. after the hospital system settled a medical malpractice claim brought about by alleged negligent care that resulted in a man’s death, the Court of Appeals of Indiana affirmed Thursday.
Rudy Giuliani has filed for bankruptcy, days after being ordered to pay $148 million in a defamation lawsuit brought by two former election workers in Georgia who said his targeting of them led to death threats that made them fear for their lives
Legalized sports betting continued its expansion this year while also factoring into scandals in college athletics and suspensions in the NFL for players who violated the league’s gambling policy.
The Early Learning Advisory Committee (ELAC) voted Wednesday to advance a new set of standards for evaluating child care centers around the state, with an anticipated three-year rollout starting in 2024.
The Supreme Court will hear arguments in February on whether the Environmental Protection Agency can continue enforcing its anti-air-pollution “good neighbor” rule in 10 states.
Donald Trump touts his transformation of the U.S. Supreme Court as one of his presidency’s greatest accomplishments. Now his legal and political future may lie in the hands of the court he pushed to the right.
A trial court should’ve granted a man’s motion for discharge after his drug-related trial was continued multiple times, a split Court of Appeals of Indiana ruled in a reversal.
An Indianapolis attorney has been disbarred for his lengthy history of misconduct, which included charging and collecting unreasonable fees, engaging in deceitful behavior and ultimately abandoning his immigration law practice.
A body attachment writ was expired when its subject was arrested, the Court of Appeals of Indiana ruled in reversing the denial of the subject’s motion to set aside the writ.
For the first time, certain groups of women in general counsel positions are being compensated more than their male counterparts.
Court of Appeals of Indiana
Lacey Ann Murphy v. William Cook
23A-SC-1614
Small claims. Reverses the denial of Lacey Ann Murphy’s Motion to Set Aside Body Attachment. Finds the requirements of Indiana Trial Rule 64(A) were not satisfied and the body attachment was expired. Remands with instructions to grant Murphy’s motion.
An administrative law judge was correct in denying disability insurance benefits to a man who waited more than 18 months to see a doctor after hurting his back at work, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed Tuesday.
Key Republican lawmakers on Tuesday scolded the Indiana Gaming Commission over how it levies fines and more — threatening to take legislative action if changes aren’t made.
The state’s April Medicaid expenditure forecast missed the mark by roughly $984 million due to a combination of state budget reversions and unexpected growth of services for aging and disabled Hoosiers.
A divided Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday declared former President Donald Trump ineligible for the White House under the U.S. Constitution’s insurrection clause and removed him from the state’s presidential primary ballot.
A conservative law firm filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday alleging that the State Bar of Wisconsin’s “diversity clerkship program” unconstitutionally discriminates based on race.