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House renters who argued their landlord who sued them should be held responsible for all attorney fees have secured a reversal from the Court of Appeals of Indiana and will walk away with nearly $4,000 more in fees.
A Clark County woman who let her ankle monitor die was wrongfully charged with Level 6 felony escape, as she never had a home detention order to begin with, the Court of Appeals of Indiana has concluded.
The termination of a Vanderburgh County mother’s parental rights to her minor child was based on sufficient evidence and did not violate her rights to due process, the Court of Appeals of Indiana has ruled.
A guardian ad litem should not have been appointed in a visitation dispute between a mother and her child’s grandfather after he was denied more than a year’s worth of visitations, the Court of Appeals of Indiana has ruled, remanding to determine if a modification of the parties’ agreement is in the child’s best interests.
The deadline to submit company information for the 2022 Indiana Lawyer Corporate Counsel Guide has been extended for a final time to this Friday.
Indiana will get $2.9 million from a nationwide settlement with a software company that misled users who filed their taxes through TurboTax.
A central Indiana man pleaded guilty Friday to carrying a loaded gun on the Capitol grounds and assaulting police during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol, federal prosecutors said.
Eli Lilly and Co. is one of hundreds of U.S. companies being sued in the recent trend in litigation: excessive fees on 401(k) retirement plans.
Challenger Diego Morales’ campaign to defeat Gov. Eric Holcomb’s appointee for Indiana secretary of state succeeded on Saturday, when Indiana Republican Party delegates nominated Morales to be their candidate in November’s general election.
Judge Michael Kanne of the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, whose 50 years on the bench began in Jasper County, died June 16 at his home with his wife, Judith Ann, at his side. He was 83.
Finding Indiana’s 2006 statute regarding methamphetamine criminalized more conduct than the corresponding federal law, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals found an Indiana man’s conviction after pleading guilty to a drug charge was not an aggravated felony for purposes of deportation.
Court of Appeals of Indiana
Donnell Goston Sr., et. al v. State of Indiana, et al.
21A-CT-2484
Civil tort. Affirms the grant of summary judgment for the Indiana Department of Child Services and other state defendants on father Donell Goston Sr.’s negligence complaint. Finds the Marion Superior Court didn’t err in allowing DCS to file a third motion for summary judgment as the motion addressed grounds not previously brought by the agency. Also finds the Notice Statute doesn’t allow a private right of action, and the Legislature didn’t intend for the law to allow it to do so.
Adopting the efficient and predominant cause analysis, the Indiana Supreme Court has found an insurance company did not have a duty to defend two Kokomo bars and their owner who are alleged to have continued serving alcohol to an inebriated patron who subsequently got into a drunken driving accident.
An Indiana father who wasn’t notified that the Indiana Department of Child Services assessed allegations of abuse and neglect until two years after his twins were injured couldn’t convince the Court of Appeals of Indiana that the agency should be found negligent.
Following changes made to accommodate social distancing beginning in 2020, the Indiana Supreme Court has permanently amended continuing education rules to lift limits on distance education.
President Joe Biden signed a bill Thursday that will give around-the-clock security protection to the families of Supreme Court justices.
Four candidates will square off this weekend in the race for the Republican nomination for Indiana state treasurer in a convention battle that will measure the value of financial skills and the power of candidates’ political connections.
Political mail directly attacking Gov. Eric Holcomb and associated GOP candidates as too moderate has been delivered to delegates in advance of this weekend’s Indiana Republican Party convention, heightening an already looming intra-party showdown.
The Michigan Supreme Court on Friday rejected a final appeal from sports doctor Larry Nassar, who was sentenced to decades in prison for sexually assaulting gymnasts, including Olympic medalists.
Court of Appeals of Indiana
Anthony Brahimsha v. Mariana Vallejo (mem. dec.)
21A-DC-2812
Domestic relations with children. Affirms the Jasper Circuit Court’s division of the marital estate arising from the dissolution of marriage between Anthony Brahimsha and Mariana Vallejo. Finds the trial court did not abuse its discretion by including a $70,000 loan and a vehicle in the marital pot or by omitting the value of the parties’ personal assets from the marital estate. Also finds the trial court did not err in finding that Wife had dissipated marital assets. Finally, finds the trial court did not err when it deviated from an equal division of the marital estate.