IndyBar: Guest Column: Moving Forward and Being Better Together
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2022 in review: Honorable mentions
While the “top stories” of each year are usually easy to define, there are always other stories that, while perhaps not as high-profile, are equally as important to our readers.
Wait, wait! You can’t tell your attorney that! SCOTUS prepares to examine attorney-client privilege for first time since 1981
The attorney-client privilege that gives business owners and individuals the confidence to speak freely with their lawyers is going to be reviewed by the U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 9.
IndyBar: A Special Gift from IndyBar in December!
As a special thank you for joining or renewing your IndyBar membership for 2023 during the month of December, members will receive a free subscription to Indy Attorneys Network.
Maley: Rules matter in federal civil practice
Rules matter in federal civil practice, as recent decisions from the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals and district courts in Indiana confirm.
COA finds ‘extraordinary circumstances’ in spousal support, Medicaid dispute between wife, FSSA
The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration has prevailed before the Court of Appeals of Indiana in a dispute with a woman whose spousal support order increased the amount of Medicaid funding her incapacitated husband received.
Justices grant transfer to 1, deny 6
Indiana justices granted transfer to one case last week, handing down an opinion while declining to review six other petitions for transfer.
Police, FBI plan update on Greenwood mall shooting
Five months after a 20-year-old man shot five people, three of them fatally, at a suburban Indianapolis mall, police and the FBI could shed light this week on the gunman’s motive.
COA rules noncustodial parent does not have to pay and will not receive child support
A weekly child support obligation that was ordered even after the calculation of the finances showed the noncustodial parent owed a negative amount has been reversed by the Court of Appeals of Indiana.
Notre Dame Law dean, Chapter 13 Trustee among bankruptcy fellows
Notre Dame Law School Dean Marcus Cole and John Hauber, Chapter 13 Trustee for the Indiana Southern District, will be among the 39 new fellows inducted into the American College of Bankruptcy in March 2023.
Indiana Senate proposes reevaluating state’s tax structure
Some state senators are touting the possibility of reinventing Indiana’s tax structure to determine whether the state could eliminate individual and corporate income taxes.
Trump referral: What laws the Jan. 6 panel says were broken
The House Jan. 6 committee on Monday urged the Justice Department to consider prosecuting Donald Trump for four different crimes.
FTX founder agrees to extradition to US, attorney says
Sam Bankman-Fried may be ready to come to the U.S. to face criminal charges related to the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX following a chaotic court appearance in the Bahamas.
Wells Fargo to pay $3.7B over consumer loan violations
Wells Fargo agreed to pay $3.7 billion to settle a laundry list of charges that it harmed consumers by charging illegal fees and interest on auto loans and mortgages, as well as incorrectly applied overdraft fees against savings and checking accounts.
COA: THC vape cartridges evidence enough to enhance hash oil conviction
A man who transported 2,500 THC vape cartridges across state lines will not have his dealing conviction overturned after the Court of Appeals of Indiana rejected his appellate arguments.
Judge pro tem appointed in Vermillion Circuit Court
The Indiana Supreme Court has appointed a judge pro tem to Vermillion Circuit Court after the sitting judge resigned from her position last week.
COA reverses summary judgment over questions of employment status of deceased driver
A fatal 2017 traffic accident is headed back to the trial court after the Court of Appeals of Indiana found too many questions remain as to whether the driver alleged to have caused the collision was as an employee or contractor during the crash.
Reversal: Human trafficking victim entitled to post-conviction relief
An Indiana woman who was convicted of a felony after becoming a victim of human trafficking as a minor has convinced the Court of Appeals of Indiana to reverse a denial for post-conviction relief.
Fortnite maker Epic Games to pay $520M to settle FTC cases
Video game company Epic Games will pay a total of $520 million in penalties and refunds to settle complaints involving children’s privacy and methods that tricked players into making purchases, U.S. federal regulators said Monday.
Faculty: Purdue Northwest CEO must resign for racist remarks
The faculty senate of Purdue University Northwest is demanding the resignation of CEO and Chancellor Thomas Keon after he mocked Asian languages during commencement.