Indiana panel backs higher fines for underaged tobacco sales
The push to toughen Indiana’s penalties on stores for selling tobacco products to underage customers is facing some questions over whether the proposed fines are too steep.
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2 women charged in man’s killing amid child custody dispute
Two Indiana women who are softball coaches at an Ohio high school were charged Wednesday in Portland, Indiana, with murder in the fatal shooting of a man that allegedly arose from a child custody dispute.
Lawsuit against IU over dorm mold given class-action status
A judge has granted class-action status to a lawsuit alleging Indiana University breached its contract by providing substandard living assignments to thousands of students staying in residential halls where mold was found.
Hogsett unveils tenant protection initiative, aims to cut down evictions
Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett on Wednesday announced a new city tenant protection and legal assistance initiative that is expected to increase resources for Indianapolis residents dealing with housing challenges that include substandard living conditions, eviction and retaliatory actions by “bad-actor” landlords.
2/14 – Booker T. Washington Slept Here: African American Politics in Indiana in the early 1900s (Indianapolis)
Speaker: Dr. Modupe Labode, curator at the National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. Dr. Labode will examine how Washington’s visits to Indiana put a spotlight on the concerns of African American political activists at the beginning of the twentieth century. Many of these issues that African Americans then faced — including opposition to […]
Rush highlights problem-solving courts, pretrial reform in 2020 State of the Judiciary
The importance of community collaboration in the criminal justice system was the key message of Indiana Chief Justice Loretta Rush’s 2020 State of the Judiciary address.
Opinions Jan. 15, 2020
Indiana Court of Appeals
Kroger Limited Partnership I v. Ruth Lomax
19A-CT-1201
Civil tort. Affirms the Marion Superior Court’s denial of Kroger Limited Partnership I’s motion for summary judgment against Ruth Lomax based on now-withdrawn admissions in a negligence case case. Finds, sua sponte, that Kroger failed to timely obtain certification of the trial court’s orders granting Lomax additional time to respond to Kroger’s request for admissions and deeming her subsequently filed response as timely. Also finds the trial court properly denied Kroger’s motion for summary judgment.
Kroger loses summary judgment appeal in slip-and-fall case
The Indiana Court of Appeals has affirmed the denial of a Kroger store’s request for summary judgment against a woman who sued it for negligence after she injured herself in a slip-and-fall accident.
Volunteer judges sought for IUPUI mock trial competition
| IL Staff
Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis’ mock trial team is seeking volunteers to serve as judges at a mock trial invitational next month.
Indiana Southern District warns of scam callers posing as court staff
| IL Staff
Hoosiers with cases pending before the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana are being advised to steer clear of scam callers posing as court employees and requesting personal information.
7th Circuit affirms $35 million verdict for Hoosier woman in pelvic implant lawsuit
Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Ethicon Inc. did not persuade the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse a multi-million-dollar verdict for a northern Indiana woman who was injured by a transvaginal mesh implant produced by the company.
Judge advocates for competency evaluations upon arrest in post-conviction appeal
An appellate judge concurring with a one-paragraph opinion in a post-conviction case proposed reordering the way Indiana treats those who are arrested. But Judge Paul Mathias joined with judges Margret Robb and Rudolph Pyle III to affirm the denial of post-conviction relief in Charles E. Barber v. State of Indiana, 19A-PC-1234.
Lawyer, prosecutor, first gaming commission director ‘Jack’ Thar dies
| IL Staff
A longtime Indianapolis attorney and public servant whose career included stints as a federal prosecutor as well as leading the state agency that awarded Indiana’s first riverboat gambling licenses has died. John “Jack” James Thar, 71, died Jan. 8, surrounded by loved ones after a battle with heart disease.
Indiana House backs abolishing all township assessor offices
The Indiana House has voted to eliminate the last remaining township assessor offices around the state.
Gary man killed by police was wanted in woman’s death
A man who shot and wounded two police officers at a northwestern Indiana apartment complex before being fatally shot by police was a suspect in the strangulation death of a woman he had been dating, police said Tuesday.
Holcomb says again wait a year on teacher pay boost
Indiana’s governor on Tuesday outlined to state legislators how to free up tens of millions of dollars to boost teacher pay but said he didn’t want them to act on it until next year.
Pelosi names Schiff, Nadler as prosecutors for Trump trial
Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Wednesday that two House chairmen who led President Donald Trump’s impeachment inquiry will be among the House prosecutors for Trump’s Senate trial.
Business Law Skills Series (11 monthly sessions – Indianapolis)
Date: February through December, 2020 Time (local time): noon – 1:00 pm Credit hours: 1.0 General CLE / 11 Total CLE available Cost: Sign up for the series and save! (See monthly program schedule below) Visit www.indybar.org for program costs Locations: TBD Provider: Indianapolis Bar Association Contact information: Indianapolis Bar Association 317-269-2000 [email protected] www.indybar.org and […]
2/7 – Lunar New Year CLE: The Year of the Rat (Indianapolis)
Program chairs for APABA-IN: • G. Michael Witte, Indiana Disciplinary Commission • Magistrate Tiffany Vivo, Marion Circuit Court Topics & Speakers: Working with Confidential Informants • Raquel Ramirez, Marion County Prosecutor’s Office • Kassi Rigney, Rigney Law LLC Fertility, Family and a Little Fun • Michele L. Jackson, Harden Jackson LLC Ethical Rules from The […]
2/7 – Free Video Replay CLE: Cryptocurrency: Practice Pointers from the U.S. Trustee (Indy & Indy Northside)
Cryptocurrency: Practice Pointers from the U.S. Trustee (original program date: 11/20/19) Date: Friday, February 7, 2020 Time (local time): noon – 1:00 pm Credit hours: 1.0 General CLE Cost: Visit www.indybar.org for program costs Location: Northside: Haverstick II Conference Room, 8250 Haverstick Rd. Downtown: BMO Conference Center, 135 N Pensylvania St, 7th Floor Provider: Indianapolis […]