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Opinions Nov. 14, 2019

Indiana Court of Appeals
SGS North America Inc. v. Christine Mullholand, As Stockholder Representative of Cybermetrix, Inc., et al.
19A-PL-01283
Civil plenary. Affirms the Marion Superior Commercial Court’s order confirming a $3,107,200 award plus interest to Christine Mullholand against SGS North America, Inc, which purchased her company Cybermetrix, Inc. Finds the designated auditor’s determination of the parties’ earnout dispute constitutes a binding arbitration award. Finds the trial court did not err in granting Mullholand’s application for confirmation of arbitration award and in denying SGS’s motion to dismiss her application for the same reasons.

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New Albany lawyer agrees to probation, will pay $15K for shoddy accounting

A southern Indiana lawyer who for a decade mismanaged his firm’s trust accounts has agreed to a probationary period of at least three years, staying a nearly six-month suspension, under terms of an attorney discipline agreement approved Wednesday by the Indiana Supreme Court. The attorney also agreed to pay more than $15,000 in costs to the disciplinary commission and court.

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Opinions Nov. 13, 2019

Indiana Tax Court
Crown Property Group, LLC v. Indiana Department of State Revenue, and Adam J. Krupp
18T-TA-27
Tax. Grants Crown Property Group’s motion for summary judgement and denied the Indiana Department of State Revenue’s motion for summary judgment. Finds Crown is entitled to a refund of its filing fee plus $1,811.30, the entire amount levied by the department’s collection agent that comprises the withholding tax, the collection fee and the bank fee.

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Opinions Nov. 12, 2019

Indiana Supreme Court
In the Matter of the Honorable Andrew Adams; In the Matter of the Honorable Bradley B. Jacobs; In the Matter of the Honorable Sabrina R. Bell
19S-JD-386, 19S-JD-566, 19S-JD-567
Judicial discipline. Suspends Clark Circuit 1 Judge Andrew Adams, who is already under an interim suspension, for 60 days without pay, effective immediately, to be reinstated at 12:01 a.m. Jan. 13, 2020. Suspends Clark Circuit 2 Judge Bradley Jacobs and Crawford Circuit Judge Sabrina Bell for 30 days without pay, effective 12:01 a.m. Nov. 22, to be reinstated at 12:01 a.m. Dec. 23. Finds the respondents, who were involved in a violent confrontation in Indianapolis on May 1 in which Adams and Jacobs were shot, violated Indiana Code of Judicial Conduct Rules 1.2 and 3.1(c). Also finds Adams violated Code of Judicial Conduct Rule 1.1.

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