10 attorneys apply for Wentworth’s upcoming Tax Court vacancy
Ten Hoosier attorneys have applied for the Indiana Tax Court judge position following Judge Martha Blood Wentworth’s announcement she will retire this fall.
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State denied preliminary injunction in lawsuit against TikTok
An Allen County judge has denied Indiana’s motion for preliminary injunction against popular social media platform TikTok.
Jury awards $3.7M to doctor after employer made him seek treatment when he was accused of being ‘on something’ at work
A jury in Louisville, Kentucky, awarded a former employee of Baptist Health Madisonville $3.7 million in damages, finding the company violated the terms of his employment contract and interfered with his future business relationships.
Justice Clarence Thomas let GOP donor pay child’s tuition
A Republican megadonor paid two years of private school tuition for a child raised by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, who did not disclose the payments, a lawyer who has represented Thomas and his wife acknowledged Thursday.
State charges tossed in Bloomington hate crime attack
State charges, including attempted murder, have been dismissed against a woman accused of stabbing an Indiana University student of Chinese descent on a public bus, court records show.
Shelbyville woman gets two-year sentence for embezzlement
The former controller of a Shelbyville company has been sentenced to two years in federal prison after admitting to embezzling nearly $700,000 from her company.
Holcomb signs 91 more bills, finishes session without veto
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb signed 91 bills on Thursday, finishing this year’s legislative session without vetoing any of the 252 bills sent to his desk by state lawmakers.
Lawyer: Trump seeking to move criminal case to federal court
Donald Trump’s lawyer said Thursday that the former president will seek to move his New York City criminal case to federal court, a long-shot bid to avoid a trial in the state court where the historic indictment was brought.
Former paramedic not entitled to change of venue in suit over breach of noncompete agreement, COA affirms
A man sued by his former employer for breach of a noncompete agreement is not entitled to a change of venue for the case, the Court of Appeals of Indiana has ruled.
COA affirms summary judgment in unauthorized medical records access case
Unauthorized access to a pair of women’s medical records does not mean they can pursue medical malpractice claims that are compensable from the state, the Court of Appeals of Indiana affirmed Thursday in upholding a trial court’s grant of summary judgment.
COA affirms summary judgment for farmers in land dispute
The Court of Appeals of Indiana has affirmed summary judgment in favor of Lawrence County farmers in a property dispute.
Court orders new trial in pregnancy discrimination suit against Franciscan Alliance based on ‘monstrously excessive’ damages award
A federal jury’s award of $5.5 million to a former Franciscan Health employee who sued the health system for pregnancy discrimination suggests the verdict was based on “passion and prejudice,” a judge has ruled in granting Franciscan’s motion for a new trial.
Opinions May 4, 2023
Court of Appeals of Indiana
MLS Enterprises, LLC v. Adam R. Norman and Matthew A. Norman
22A-PL-2755
Civil plenary. Affirms the Lawrence Circuit Court’s grant of partial summary judgment to Adam and Matthew Norman. Finds the trial court did not abuse its discretion in the admission of designated evidentiary materials. Also finds the Normans are entitled to summary judgment on an adverse possession claim.
Ex-Indiana schools chief McCormick enters governor’s race
Former Indiana state schools Superintendent Jennifer McCormick launched a 2024 campaign for governor Thursday, taking on the daunting goal of flipping the state’s top office from Republican to Democrat after making the same political switch herself.
Atlanta shooting suspect has been charged with murder
The suspect in a mass shooting in Atlanta that left one woman dead and four others wounded has been charged with one count of murder and four counts of aggravated assault, Fulton County Jail records show.
Oklahoma sex offender fatally shot 6, then killed self, official says
An Oklahoma sex offender who was released from prison early shot his wife, her three children and their two friends in the head and then killed himself, authorities confirmed as concerns grew about why he was free as his trial on new sex charges loomed.
Opinions May 3, 2023
Indiana Supreme Court
Matthew H. Thomas Davis v. State of Indiana
22S-CR-253
Criminal. Dismisses Matthew H. Thomas Davis’ sentencing appeal. Finds his written plea agreement with the state unambiguously waived his right to appeal his sentence. Justice Christopher Goff dissents with separate opinion, joined by Chief Justice Loretta Rush.
District court orders resentencing but upholds convictions in drug case
A Marion County man is entitled to resentencing, but his convictions on drug, firearm and money laundering charges will stand, a Southern District of Indiana judge ordered Tuesday.
Majority justices dismiss sentencing appeal, but dissent points to erroneous trial court statement
A man who waived his right to appeal his four-year sentence for theft cannot challenge that sentence on direct appeal, the Indiana Supreme Court ruled in dismissing the man’s appeal. Two dissenting judges would hold that the appeal waiver is unenforceable.
Plunkett Cooney moves to new downtown Indianapolis location
| IL Staff
One of the oldest law firms in the Midwest, established in 1913, has relocated its Indiana office to a new downtown Indianapolis location.
