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Indiana Court of Appeals
Eric Horton v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
49A02-1702-CR-291
Criminal. Affirms Eric Horton’s sentence to two consecutive terms of 60 years for two murder convictions. Finds Horton’s sentence is not inappropriate.
In an effort to encourage members of the public to hire professional legal assistance rather than tackling their legal issues alone, the Indiana State Bar Association has launched a new electronic attorney directory, known as “You Need a Lawyer: ISBA Directory.”
State attorneys general from across the U.S., including Indiana, have started a joint investigation into whether drug manufacturers are illegally marketing and selling opioids, a critical question as the country faces an epidemic leading to tens of thousands of overdose deaths each year.
The vast majority of civil legal problems reported by low-income Americans in the last year received inadequate or no legal help, a recent survey conducted for the Legal Services Corp. shows.
An administrator with the Marion County Public Defender Agency has been named the first director of re-entry for the city of Indianapolis’ Office of Health and Public Safety.
Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky argued before a federal judge Tuesday that portions of the state’s new parental notice requirements are unconstitutional and place an undue burden on minors seeking abortions.
Indiana Legal Services Inc. has launched a pilot program in Indianapolis specifically to help individuals and families facing eviction.
Five people, including the head of Michigan's health department, were charged Wednesday with involuntary manslaughter in an investigation of Flint's lead-contaminated water, all blamed in the death of an 85-year-old man who had Legionnaires' disease.
Dozens of insurance companies say they're not obligated to help pay for Duke Energy Corp.'s multi-billion dollar coal ash cleanup because the nation's largest electric company long knew about but did nothing to reduce the threat of potentially toxic pollutants.
State officials say a minimum-security prison that's operated in Indianapolis for nearly 150 years will close its doors this summer.
The two Ohio-based grocery chains that agreed to purchase 26 stores from Marsh Supermarkets have reached a settlement with pharmacy giant CVS Health, getting them a step closer to finalizing the transaction totaling $24 million.
Indiana Supreme Court
In the Matter of: Everett E. Powell, II
49S00-1504-DI-231
Disciplinary. Disbars Everett Powell. Finds Powell committed attorney misconduct by falsifying evidence and knowingly making false statements to the Supreme Court and the Disciplinary Commission in an attempt to be reinstated to the practice of law.
An Indianapolis attorney charged with making false statements and submitting false evidence to the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission in an attempt to be reinstated to the practice of law has instead been disbarred.
A medical malpractice case against a Franklin County chiropractor must proceed to trial after the Indiana Court of Appeals held Wednesday that chiropractors, including those on medical review panels, are not qualified to render opinions on the cause of injuries when a case involves a “complex” causation issue.
There are two, possibly conflicting, statutes at play in a case now under consideration by the Indiana Supreme Court in a case involving an explicit photo sent to a teen – one that sets the age of consent for sexual activity at 16 years old, and one that prohibits the dissemination of matter “harmful to minors” to any minor under the age of 18.
Democratic lawmakers are suing President Donald Trump over foreign money flowing into his global business empire.
Pharmacy giant CVS Health and the owner of Lockerbie Marketplace downtown filed objections Tuesday night to Marsh Supermarkets’ plan to sell 26 stores to two Ohio-based grocery chains for $24 million.
An Indiana woman who admitted to fatally smothering her two children was charged Tuesday in the death of a former neighbor.
7th Circuit Court of Appeals
United States of America v. Anthony J. Minney
16-4057
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, Indianapolis Division. Judge Larry J. McKinney.
Criminal. Affirms denial of Anthony Minney’s motion to suppress evidence of guns found during a search of his apartment. Finds the plain-view doctrine is controlling and the discovery of the guns falls under that doctrine.
After granting rehearing to clarify the difference between the instant legal malpractice case and previous malpractice caselaw, the Indiana Court of Appeals on Tuesday reaffirmed its previous decision to deny summary judgment to a northern Indiana law firm.