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On July 29, 2010, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals issued a decision that upheld the inclusion of salable professional (personal) goodwill in a marital estate in Wisconsin.
New Albany attorney Derrick Wilson is frequently in the courtroom, and when he needs to check on a fact quickly, he turns to his trusty smartphone.
Judge Robert Brown was known for patience and professionalism.
On Oct. 10, Heartland Pro Bono Council will hold its annual Talk to a Lawyer Today training from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Barnes & Thornburg, 11 S. Meridian St., Indianapolis.
In 2013, the city of Indianapolis will host an event that brings the best and brightest of our nation’s high schoolers to the Circle City.
Lawyers with a flair for entertainment will have the opportunity to shine this year at the Indiana State Bar Association’s annual meeting.
Emphasizing that it’s not trampling on the Fourth Amendment and allowing police to illegally enter one’s home, the Indiana Supreme Court has revisited a case it decided four months ago and reinforced its ruling that residents don’t have a common law right to resist police entering one’s home.
Personal injury attorney M. Brady Beyers became a fan of roller derby in 2009, but he didn’t expect that two years later he’d be playing the game himself. Eventually, a friend talked him into it.
The plaintiffs’ attorney says the complaints are inspired by willful disregard of state law.
The consolidation is a byproduct of the state judiciary’s reform efforts.
The Indiana Court of Appeals ruled on matters involving alleged looting of cemetery funds in two cases Monday, upholding the denial of class certification in one case and adopting a “plain legal prejudice” standard in the other case.
7th Circuit Court of Appeals had posted no opinions from Indiana courts at IL deadline.
Indiana Supreme Court had posted no opinions at IL deadline.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Joshua J. Hubble v. State of Indiana (NFP)
84A05-1012-CR-741
Criminal. Affirms sentence following guilty plea to causing death while operating a motor vehicle with an alcohol concentration equivalent of 0.15 or more as a Class B felony, two counts of Class D felony criminal recklessness, and Class D felony criminal mischief.
Thomas M. Slaats v. Sally E. Slaats (NFP)
87A01-1009-DR-523
Domestic relation. Affirms order modifying child support and parenting time.
Michael Reynolds v. State of Indiana (NFP)
71A04-1012-CR-799
Criminal. Affirms conviction of Class B felony manufacturing methamphetamine.
Jeremy Cuzzort v. State of Indiana (NFP)
79A05-1101-CR-51
Criminal. Affirms denial of request to pursue a belated appeal.
Derrick R. Davis v. State of Indiana (NFP)
48A05-1008-PC-571
Post conviction. Affirms denial of petition for post-conviction relief.
Indiana Tax Court had posted no opinions at IL deadline.
The Indiana Supreme Court granted transfer to one case and declined five for the week ending Sept. 23.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Angela K. Farno v. Ansure Mortuaries of Indiana, LLC, et al.
41A05-1002-PL-104
Civil plenary. Affirms denial of Farno’s motion for class certification on superiority grounds regarding the alleged looting of cemetery trusts that had been funded from proceeds of purchases of pre-need burial services. The trial court did not err in finding the receiver’s action provided a superior method to recovery any of the missing trust funds.
The Indiana Supreme Court has granted transfer to a case involving the award of attorney fees to an Indiana town.
In a woman’s appeal of her prostitution conviction, the Indiana Court of Appeals addressed the right to confront witnesses and its interrelationship with hearsay evidence.
Multiple new rule changes will begin next year for the state’s court system, which were announced in a slew of Indiana Supreme Court orders released earlier in the week.
7th Circuit Court of Appeals had posted no opinions from Indiana courts at IL deadline.
Indiana Supreme Court had posted no opinions at IL deadline.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Kirk R. Bristol v. Latasha Bristol (NFP)
53A01-1101-DR-14
Domestic relation. Affirms trial court’s denial of Kirk Bristol’s motion to correct error and denies Latasha Bristol’s request for appellate attorney fees.
Harold A. Miller v. State of Indiana (NFP)
18A05-1012-CR-767
Criminal. Affirms conviction of Class C felony intimidation.
Damon A. Collins v. State of Indiana (NFP)
02A05-1012-CR-789
Criminal. Affirms trial court’s denial of Damon Collins’ pro-se motion to correct erroneous sentence.
Indiana Tax Court had posted no opinions at IL deadline.