Lecture to discuss implicit attitudes in tort law
This year's Monsanto Lecture at Valparaiso University School of Law will focus on a 7th Circuit case on transporting toxic liquid and implicit attitudes with regards to tort law.
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7th Circuit Court: Class action suit isn’t moot
A class action lawsuit filed by an inmate at the Tippecanoe County Jail who has since been transferred can proceed through the litigation process to determine if class action certification is proper, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals concluded today.
Many rule changes effective Jan. 1
The new year has brought several amendments to Indiana Rules of Court that took effect Jan. 1, 2010.
Lawyer, exonoree to speak at law school
An attorney and the wrongly accused man he helped to free from prison will speak at Notre Dame Law School Thursday.
Speakers to debate judicial activism
Speakers from the American Constitution Society and the Federalist Society will debate the definition, examples, and relevance of judicial activism at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law next week.
COA allows woman to establish maternity
The Indiana Court of Appeals reversed the denial of an agreed petition to establish paternity and maternity of a child who was born of a surrogate, finding equitable relief should allow the biological mother to establish she is in fact the baby's biological mother.
Donations show team pride, help veterans
An Indianapolis attorney and Army reserve major wants Colts fans to put their money where their mouths are to show support for the team and raise money for wounded soldiers.
Court puts death penalty case on hold
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed an Indianapolis judge's decision on a death penalty case, putting a condemned
convict's death penalty appeal on hold indefinitely because of his current mental state.
Dad who took son owes arrearage to mom
The Indiana Court of Appeals split today in its decision of who should receive back child support payments from a father who kidnapped his son for 16 years before turning himself in when the son was 23 years old.
Decision resolves conflicting appellate rulings
An offense of attempted dissemination of matter harmful to minors can be committed when a defendant attempts to transmit prohibited
matter by the Internet to an adult police detective posing as a minor, the Indiana Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.
7th Circuit affirms cross burner’s convictions
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals found sufficient evidence to uphold a Muncie man’s convictions stemming from his burning of a cross in front of the home of a family with biracial children.
Court denies request for emancipation, child support change
In deciding whether a father's child support requirement should be modified or ended, the Indiana Court of Appeals refused to adopt new reasoning that any child attending college could be deemed emancipated if that child didn't live in the custodial parent's home.
COA to visit high school for arguments Tuesday
The Indiana Court of Appeals travels to an Indianapolis high school Tuesday for arguments in case involving a robbery of a pharmacy.
Schools sue over state funding formula
Three Indiana school districts are suing the state over the Indiana's per-pupil school-funding formula.
State of Judiciary to air on PBS
For those who weren't able to catch Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard's State of the Judiciary in person or want to see it again, Indiana Public Broadcasting Stations around the state will air the speech next week.
7th Circuit affirms writ of habeas corpus
On remand from the Supreme Court of the United States, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the District Court’s conditional grant of the petition for a writ of habeas corpus for a man facing the death penalty.
All elements of ‘fair value’ must be considered
Although there isn't any Indiana caselaw detailing how the shares held by dissenting shareholders are to be appraised, the Indiana Court of Appeals adopted the view that trial courts should consider all possible elements of the present value of the corporation on the valuation date, including the company's possible future plans.
Legislators revisit vetoed merit-selection measure
In the final days of the Indiana General Assembly session, as lawmakers pushed to finish and put final touches on the end-of-term business, a 2009 measure that divided the Hoosier legal community came back into play.
Tax return doesn’t require attached appraisal
Indiana code doesn't require an estate to file an appraisal with its inheritance tax return, the Indiana Tax Court decided in two opinions handed down Wednesday.
AG files suit to recover taxpayer money
The Indiana Attorney General has filed a complaint in St. Joseph Circuit Court to recover public money that the former Lakeville
clerk-treasurer allegedly spent on personal items like movie rentals and satellite television.