7th Circuit won’t increase damages award in music trademark suit
A music company has failed to convince the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals to increase its award of damages by millions in a trademark suit against Guitar Center Stores, Inc.
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Justices: No error in admitted post-arrest, pre-Miranda silence
Indiana Supreme Court justices have affirmed a trial court’s admission of a man’s post-arrest silence before he was read his Miranda rights, finding he opened the door of evidence and that no fundamental error existed.
Carmel to take legal action against Lucas Estate in party controversy
Carmel plans to take legal action to stop Charlotte and Forrest Lucas from hosting events at their massive estate, the city announced in a press release Wednesday afternoon. The city said it plans to file requests for preliminary and permanent injunctions against the estate to prohibit the family from conducting a business at its private residential property.
Man convicted of razing Hammond bridge says he didn’t get fair trial
A northwestern Indiana scrap-metal dealer convicted of razing a historic railroad bridge and selling the metal contends he didn’t receive a fair trial. Kenneth Morrison of Whiting is seeking a new trial following his December conviction on a charge of interstate transportation of stolen goods.
‘American Taliban’ Lindh being released from Terre Haute prison after 17 years
The California man who became known as the “American Taliban” after his battlefield capture in Afghanistan in November 2001 is being released from a federal prison in Indiana. Thirty-eight-year-old John Walker Lindh has spent more than 17 years in prison after pleading guilty to providing support to the Taliban.
AG Hill’s disciplinary case to be heard in October
The formal attorney discipline hearing against Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill will likely be held in late October. Hearing officer and former Indiana Supreme Court Justice Myra Selby set tentative dates at a pre-hearing conference Wednesday.
Trump demands end to Russia probes, walks out of Dem meeting
President Donald Trump abruptly stalked out of a meeting with congressional leaders Wednesday with a flat declaration he would no longer work with Democrats unless they drop all investigations in the aftermath of the special counsel’s Trump-Russia report.
Tax Court remands for revaluation of shopping center
Capitalization rates determined by the Indiana Board of Tax Review for an Anderson shopping center were found to be improper by the Indiana Tax Court and were thus reversed Wednesday.
Reversal: Floyd County loses title to criminal justice center over lease dispute
A split Indiana Court of Appeals has reversed the award to Floyd County of the title to its criminal justice center after concluding that the building authority that financed the center never had the authority to agree to certain provisions in its lease with the county.
‘American Taliban’ John Walker Lindh to be released
John Walker Lindh, the young Californian who became known as the American Taliban after he was captured by U.S. forces in the invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, is set to go free from the Federal Correctional Institute in Terre Haute after nearly two decades in prison.
AG Barr says nationwide rulings are hampering Trump’s agenda
Attorney General William Barr is taking on another item from President Donald Trump’s agenda, railing against judges who issue rulings blocking nationwide policies.
Indiana files opioid suit against Purdue Pharma, Sackler family
The Indiana Attorney General’s Office on Tuesday announced a lawsuit against several owners and directors of pharmaceutical company Purdue Pharma, alleging those members of the Sackler family have played a key role in contributing to Indiana’s opioid epidemic.
Pre-hearing conference in AG Hill’s discipline case to be public
A pre-hearing conference in the attorney discipline case against Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill will be open to the public, despite Hill’s specific request that the hearing Wednesday be closed to the public and press.
Judgment for Brownsburg in water rate lawsuit upheld
The Indiana Court of Appeals has affirmed judgment for the Town of Brownsburg in a water utility dispute after concluding two customers failed to exhaust their administrative remedies before suing the utility in courts.
Jury instruction error harmless in personal injury case, COA rules
The Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed a jury’s judgment for a woman whose vehicle rear-ended another, despite the appellate panel’s acknowledgement that the trial court failed to properly instruct the jury.
COA affirms termination of parent-child relationship
A drug-addicted mother couldn’t convince the Indiana Court of Appeals to reconsider the termination of her parent-child relationship with her young daughter after the panel concluded there was sufficient evidence to prove the removal was in the child’s best interests, even if some of it was admitted in error.
ACLU asks U.S. Supreme Court to allow Ohio remap process
Attorneys who gained a federal ruling to throw out Ohio’s congressional map are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to let procedures move forward to redraw House districts.
Judge sides with Congress in demands for Trump financial records
A federal judge ruled against President Donald Trump on Monday in a financial records dispute with Congress and said lawmakers should get the documents they have subpoenaed. Trump called it a “crazy” decision that his lawyers would appeal.
Divided appeals court reduces child molester’s sentence
A divided Indiana Court of Appeals panel cut a child molester’s sentence in half after it concluded that the length of his sentence was inappropriate due to his dementia and incompetence, among other things.
Statewide e-filing nears completion end as Clinton, Pike connect
One Indiana county remains to voluntarily implement electronic filing in its circuit and superior courts, wrapping up a years-long effort to make all 92 Indiana counties compliant with a statewide e-filing system.