Indiana chosen for $3B electric vehicle battery plant, 1,700 jobs
After nearly a year of waiting, it’s official: A more than $3 billion electric vehicle battery cell plant is coming to northern Indiana.
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Supreme Court won’t review North Carolina’s decision to nix license plates with Confederate flag
The Supreme Court said Monday it won’t review North Carolina’s decision to stop issuing specialty license plates with the Confederate flag.
Indiana utility in top 5 for disconnections rate nationwide, new dashboard says
AES Indiana, one of the state’s “big five” investor-owned utility companies, logged the country’s fourth-highest rate of residential disconnections, according to data from an Indiana University dashboard launched Friday.
Rep. Lucas enters plea agreement for OWI, leaving scene of accident following May arrest
Indiana state Rep. Jim Lucas, R-Seymour, has entered into a plea agreement for Class C operating a vehicle while intoxicated and Class B leaving the scene of an accident charges following his early-morning crash and arrest in Jackson County in May.
Church Church Hittle + Antrim merges with Burrus & Sease
Two of the area’s oldest law firms have joined forces, as Hamilton County-based Church Church Hittle + Antrim celebrated its new merger with Burrus & Sease June 8.
COA affirms man’s 9-year sentence for sex crimes against minor
A trial court didn’t abuse its discretion when it did not find a man’s autism spectrum disorder diagnosis to be a mitigating circumstance in his 2022 sentencing for sex crimes against a minor, the Court of Appeals of Indiana affirmed Monday.
Opinions June 12, 2023
The following 7th Circuit Court of Appeals opinion was posted after IL’s deadline Friday:
United State of America v. Derrick Granger, Clifford R. King Jr., and Eric Walker
21-2874, 21-3056 and 21-3382
Appeals from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, Indianapolis Division. Judge James Sweeney.
Criminal. Affirms convictions of conspiring to distribute heroin and methamphetamine, and firearms offenses, for Derrick Granger, Clifford King and Eric Walker. Finds the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying defendants’ objections to the seating of a juror. Vacates Walker’s sentence. Remands for resentencing.
7th Circuit declines 3 men’s appeals to discard judge’s assessment of juror, vacates 1 man’s sentence
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals declined to overrule a district court judge’s decision to not disqualify a juror in a heroin and methamphetamine case involving three men. But the appellate court did vacate the sentence handed down for one of the men.
Got a question? IndyBar is providing free answers
| IL Staff
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Federal magistrate rules plaintiff in data breach case can’t proceed under pseudonym
A person who filed a putative class action lawsuit against their current employer for an alleged data breach must refile the complaint using their real name, a federal magistrate judge has ruled.
Nominations open for new Diversity in Law awards program
| IL Staff
Nominations are now open for Indiana Lawyer’s newest event, Diversity in Law.
Indiana has always had a weak veto power — so why are overrides increasingly common?
Indiana has one of the weakest governor systems in the nation, lacking both a pocket and line-item veto in addition to the low threshold for override.
Indiana budget regulators requiring state agencies to hold back 2% ‘management reserve’
Despite recent optimism about Indiana’s financial footing, budget regulators want all state agencies to hold back a “management reserve” of 2% in their next annual spending plans, according to a memo obtained by the Indiana Capital Chronicle.
SEC lawsuits against cryptocurrency companies raise questions about industry’s future
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed lawsuits last week against the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchanges, Binance and Coinbase, deepening tensions between the government and an industry that has been marred by scandals and market meltdowns.
New voting districts could change again in some states before the 2024 elections
The 2022 elections marked the first using new voting districts drawn from updated census data. Those districts typically last for a decade, but they could be short-lived in some states.
Insurance broker who stole $1.2M in Ponzi scheme sentenced to 51 months
| IL Staff
An insurance broker who stole more than $1.2 million from clients has been sentenced to more than four years in federal prison.
Company that personalizes products shouldn’t be considered manufacturer in fire damage case, COA affirms
A promotional company that personalizes products shouldn’t be considered the manufacturer of a defective charger that caused a fire, the Court of Appeals of Indiana ruled in affirming a lower court’s decision.
Opinions June 9, 2023
Court of Appeals of Indiana
Erie Insurance Exchange v. Myron Corporation
22A-CT-2699
Civil tort. Affirms the Montgomery Superior Court’s denial of Erie Insurance Exchange’s motion to consider Myron Corporation as the manufacturer of a power bank charger in order to apply strict liability, and the trial court’s grant of Myron’s motion to dismiss Erie’s strict liability claim. Finds Erie failed to establish a genuine issue of the material fact that Myron is to be considered the domestic distributor of a power bank charger pursuant to the Indiana Products Liability Act.
No evidence that bus driver acted with racial animus when telling Black student to go to back of boarding line, federal judge rules
A northern Indiana high school student and her mother who alleged a school bus driver acted in a racist manner when the student was told to go to the back of the boarding line after jumping the line have failed to prove their discrimination claims.
