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Jackson, increasingly known for her fiery dissents on the U.S. Supreme Court, explained that she feels compelled to include additional thoughts in her written opinions when a particular issue is important to her.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Holcim (US) Inc. v. ACMS Group, Inc.
24A-PL-2458
Civil plenary. Affirms Lake Superior Court Judge John Sedia’s ruling that Holcim Inc. had breached its agreement with ACMS Group, Inc. for jobsite cleaning and awarded ACMS direct and consequential damages, prejudgment interest, and attorney’s fees totaling almost $6 million. Finds that taken as a whole, the record supports an inference that the damages caused to ACMS by Holcim’s nonpayment of contract and other extra costs were reasonably foreseeable. Also finds that the trial court did not err in finding that Holcim had breached the terms of the agreement. Attorney for appellant: Jeff Carroll. Attorneys for appellee: Stephen Maish, Patrick Mysliwy.
Amid state budget troubles, alternative schools lost more than $4 million in funding.
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is asking the state pharmacy board to suspend the controlled substance registration for Dr. Patrick Sheets of Rensselaer.
Lawmakers called the program a threat to national security and a “nefarious mechanism” to steal technology for the Chinese government.
Bedford—who stepped down as CEO of Carmel-based Republic Airways last week after more than 25 years in the position—was confirmed on a near party-line vote.
Since President Donald Trump took office, Jackson has become known for her blistering dissents as a member of the court’s liberal minority.
The lawsuit alleges Eskenazi Health security personnel failed to properly unchain and rechain an inmate during a medical visit, allowing him to strangle the deputy to death.
Indiana could lose out on hundreds of millions in health care provider taxes and pay millions more to administer food programming.
Indiana Court of Appeals
In the Matter of the Revocable Trust of John R. Mohr and Maxine Mohr Dated June 5, 2003 and Restated Dated December 23, 2021 and In the Matter of the Estate of John R. Mohr; Angel M. Mohr v. Star A. Johnston
25A-TR-59
Trust. Affirms Allen Superior Court Magistrate Phillip Houk’s granting of summary judgment to Star Johnston and the trial court’s denial of Angel Mohr’s cross motion for summary judgment in actions involving the supervised estate of John Mohr and the Revocable Trust of John Mohr and Maxine Mohr. Finds that the father’s will’s no contest provision was not triggered, and the trial court did not err by granting Johnston’s motion for summary judgment or by denying Mohr’s cross motion for summary judgment. Attorney for appellant: Andrea Ciobanu. Attorneys for appellee: Jeffrey Clark, Madison Heiney, Garrett McNamee.
The rule was set to go into effect on Monday, but the U.S. Court of Appeals said the FTC made a procedural error by failing to come up with a preliminary regulatory analysis.
The justices overrode lower court orders that temporarily froze the cuts, which have been led by the Department of Government Efficiency.
Combs, 55, faces up to a decade in prison for each of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution for flying people around the country for sexual encounters.
Bruce Williams, 33, faces the lengthiest prison term of the group after U.S. District Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson sentenced him to nine years in prison and three years of supervised release.
A proposal backed by the mayor to change curfew times in Indianapolis was introduced to the City-County Council on Monday night in the wake of a downtown shooting that left two teenagers dead over the holiday weekend.
The agreement with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services allows the state to access a database to verify citizenship of individuals on the state’s voter rolls.
7th Circuit Court of Appeals
Michael Dewayne Lairy v. United States of America
23-2957
Prisoner. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, Evansville Division. Judge Richard Young. Vacates the district court’s denial of Michael Lairy’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2255, claiming in part that he did not qualify for the Armed Career Criminal Act’s mandatory 15-year sentence and that his counsel was ineffective for failing to raise this issue. Finds the district court abused its discretion by rejecting equitable tolling without first conducting an evidentiary hearing. Remands to the district court to conduct an evidentiary hearing on equitable tolling. Attorney for appellant: Jacob Leon. Attorneys for appellee: Brian Reitz, Pamela Domash.
The move effectively calls for a carve out for religious organizations from the rarely used IRS rule called the Johnson Amendment, put in place in 1954 and named after then-Sen. Lyndon Johnson.
The Manhattan college, an all-women’s affiliate of Columbia University, will also establish a new Title VI coordinator to enforce against claims of discrimination.
Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears said the community’s best interest will be served if those suspected of contributing to the violence are kept away from where alleged crimes occurred.