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The Indiana State Bar Association is opposing proposed rule changes that would allow graduates of certain non-American Bar Association accredited law schools to sit for the Indiana bar exam.
A Delaware County jury has acquitted a Muncie teenager of murder, the county prosecutor announced Friday.
Court of Appeals of Indiana
Marion Assets 2020, LLC v. Fiascone Family LP
22A-TP-1681
Verified petition for issuance of a tax deed. Affirms the Lake Superior Court’s conclusion that Marion Assets 2020 LLC provided Fiascone Family LP with constitutionally adequate notice in obtaining a tax deed. Reverses the trial court’s conclusion to set aside the tax deed on equitable grounds. Finds the trial court did not err when it found that Marion Assets provided Fiascone Family with constitutionally adequate notice, but did abuse its discretion when it set aside the tax deed on equitable grounds. Remands with instructions for the court to deny Fiascone Family’s motion to set aside the tax deed.
Retired Indiana Chief Justice Randall Shepard has been named the 2023 recipient of Indiana Lawyer’s Lifetime Achievement Award, leading this year’s group of 36 Leadership in Law honorees.
An Indiana judge has sentenced a convicted serial rapist to more than 150 years in prison, a television station reported Monday.
The Minnesota Court of Appeals on Monday upheld former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin’s second-degree murder conviction in the killing of George Floyd, and his 22½-year sentence remains in place.
The Indiana Secretary of State’s Securities Division is investigating multiple complaints it has received against Roger Dobrovodsky and/or his business entities.
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita on Friday announced a lawsuit against a car dealer in LaGrange County. The suit claims Flexible Auto Sales LLC and its owner, John Allen, rolled back odometers on vehicles sold to at least 43 customers.
A judge has ordered a man charged with killing two teenage girls in Delphi transferred to a different state correctional facility after the suspect’s attorneys argued that his physical and mental health is deteriorating after months in isolation.
A northwestern Indiana man will spend the rest of his life in prison for his role in the fatal shooting of a security guard during a bank robbery.
A U.S. Supreme Court order keeps in place federal rules for use of mifepristone, one of the two drugs usually used in combination in medication abortions.
Indiana Supreme Court justices have agreed to consider two cases for the week ending April 7.
The Indiana Senate has passed a resolution that would amend the Indiana Constitution to allow denial of bail in certain circumstances.
A landlord whose tenant’s pit bulls bit a mail carrier isn’t liable for damages, the Court of Appeals of Indiana ruled in affirming a trial court’s summary judgment ruling.
A panel of attorneys and judges discussed the legal community’s role in increasing civic engagement and education Thursday during the Indiana Bar Foundation Civics Summit.
Town of Clayton v. Michael Swanson and Evi Swanson (mem. dec.)
22A-CT-1061
Civil tort. Affirms and reverses in part the judgment in favor of Michael and Evi Swanson on their claim against the town of Clayton alleging inverse condemnation of real property. Finds the Hendricks Superior Court did not err when it denied the town’s motion for partial summary judgment on the issue of damages within the drainage easement, but did err when it denied the town’s motion for partial summary judgment on the Swansons’ claims alleging vicarious liability for Murrain Excavating Inc.’s negligence. Also finds the trial court’s findings regarding the Swansons’ inverse condemnation claim are supported by the evidence and are sufficient to show a taking.
Addressing an issue of first impression, the Court of Appeals of Indiana has reversed an order for a man to subsidize his ex-wife’s life insurance premiums as part of an equalization payment, finding that order violated state statute.
Senate Republicans on Thursday unveiled their two-year spending plan for the state, calling for record increases in education funding but declining to increase eligibility for Indiana’s school voucher program—a priority of House Republicans.
Victims and family members of victims from the 2021 FedEx shooting in Indianapolis have filed a lawsuit against American Tactical Inc., the distributor of the magazine used in the shooting, alleging negligence, public nuisance and unlawful marketing.
The family of Herman Whitfield III said they are “thankful” after two of the six police officers involved in his death were charged Thursday.
