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U.S. District Court Chief Judge Holly Brady sentenced Derek Taylor, 47, to 197 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to possessing with intent to distribute a controlled substance and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP announced Monday it has completed a merger with a Florida-based litigation boutique.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Erie Insurance Exchange v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
24A-CT-2747
Civil tort. Reverses Howard Superior Court Judge Matthew Elkin’s order of partial summary judgment in favor of State Farm and, instead, order the trial court to issue an order granting Erie Insurance Exchange’s motion for partial summary judgment. Finds that when the Indiana Legislature enacted specific priority rules for bailees under Indiana Code § 27-8-9-11, courts must not attempt to parse competing “other insurance” clauses that are functionally identical but use different terminology. Also finds courts are bound to follow the statute when multiple policies offering the same type of coverage conflict. Remands for further proceedings. Attorneys for appellant: Jonathan Bucher, Kevin Lichtenberger. Attorneys for appellee: Mark Alderfer, Christopher Appel.
Court records show that the Trump administration has agreed to spare from deportation a key witness in the federal prosecution of Kilmar Abrego Garcia in exchange for his cooperation in the case.
A decade after Indiana overhauled its criminal code to reduce incarceration, lawmakers approved more than a dozen new crimes and sentencing enhancements.
The Indiana Attorney General’s Office requested an execution date on Friday for death row inmate Roy Lee Ward, the Spencer County man convicted in 2007 for the rape and murder of 15‑year‑old Stacy Payne.
A group of Environmental Protection Agency employees on Monday published a declaration of dissent from the agency’s policies under the Trump administration, saying they “undermine the EPA mission of protecting human health and the environment.”
Pittsboro officials annexed the property into the town late last year. In March, Pittsboro’s town council unanimously approved Vantage’s request to rezone the land.
Indiana Court of Appeals
In re: the Visitation of J.R.H. (Minor Child), Michelle K. Deaton-Hedge and Scott P. Hedge (Maternal Grandparents and Adoptive Parents) v. Dale Hartlerode (Paternal Grandfather)
24A-MI-3083
Miscellaneous. Affirms Scott Superior Court Special Judge Bradley Jacobs’ order granting Dale Hartlerode grandparent visitation with J.R.H. Finds the maternal grandparents were equitably estopped from challenging the paternal grandfather’s petition for grandparent visitation. Attorney for appellants: Joseph Payne. Attorney for appellee: Larry Wilder.
U.S. District Judge Richard Young sentenced Deriontai Mathis, 31, of Evansville to 11 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, after he pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, two counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and conspiracy to distribute fentanyl.
The 6-3 ruling comes after an adult-entertainment industry trade group called the Free Speech Coalition challenged the Texas law. The court split along ideological lines.
The decision overturns a ruling by the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. which sided with the Christian employers who argued they can’t be forced to provide full insurance coverage for things like medication to prevent HIV and some cancer screenings.
The high court ruled that the schools likely could not require elementary school children to sit through lessons involving the books if parents expressed religious objections to the material.
The price of a pack of cigarettes is expected to average $11 after the tax jumps from $1 to $3, per the Indiana Chamber of Commerce. Other tobacco and nicotine products will also get pricier.
The outcome was a victory for the Republican president, who has complained about individual judges throwing up obstacles to his agenda.
Local governments could lose significant property tax revenue under a case heard by the Indiana Supreme Court Thursday about how much land falls under the state’s 1% tax cap for homesteads.
The Justice Department said Thursday that it intends to try Kilmar Abrego Garcia on federal smuggling charges in Tennessee before it moves to deport him, addressing fears that he could be expelled again from the U.S. within days.
Sean “Diddy” Combs “committed crime after crime” for two decades but thought his “fame, wealth and power” put him above the law, a prosecutor told jurors Thursday as the hip-hop mogul’s sex trafficking trial shifted to closing arguments.
The Indianapolis-based NCAA is considering a proposal that would allow athletes and staff members to bet on professional sports while shifting its enforcement efforts to college sports betting and “behaviors that directly impact game integrity.”
The Supreme Court is meeting Friday to decide the final six cases of its term, including President Donald Trump’s bid to enforce his executive order denying birthright citizenship to U.S.-born children of parents who are in the country illegally.