Blackford judge suspended for barring ex-clerk from courthouse
A Blackford County judge has been suspended without pay for six days for barring a county’s clerk from entering the courthouse in Hartford City.
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COA affirms summary judgment for estate on negligence claim
An Indiana couple trying to bring a negligence claim against the lessor of a home with an allegedly-defective handrail can pursue neither a negligence per se argument nor a private-right-of-action argument, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled in a Tuesday opinion discussing the differences between those doctrines.
Frankfort woman gets 45 years in murder of great aunt, 96
A central Indiana woman has been sentenced to 45 years in prison for killing her 96-year-old great aunt.
Recovery home founder sentenced to 30 years in drug case
A woman who started a drug recovery home for women in southern Indiana has been sentenced to 30 years in prison on a drug-dealing charge that had languished in court since her 2013 arrest.
Workload keeps increasing in Southern Indiana District Court
While overall federal district courts recorded a decline in combined filings for civil cases and criminal defendants in 2017, the Southern Indiana District bucked the trend and posted a 30 percent increase.
7th Circuit upholds child porn convictions
A man convicted on multiple child pornography charges has lost his appeal before the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals after the appellate panel found no error warranting reversal of his convictions.
Justices deny transfer to child molesting case
A northern Indiana child molester will not be permitted to argue his case before the Indiana Supreme Court after a majority of justices denied his petition to transfer, though two dissenting justices found omissions in the record that they believe warranting their review of the case.
Man’s 57-year conviction affirmed in fatal shooting, chase
A southern Indiana man who shot and killed a woman he believed was pulling a gun on him, and who subsequently fled, crashed a vehicle and stole another before leading police on a meth-fueled chase will continue to serve a 57-year sentence for his crimes.
RV worker paralyzed on job can’t pursue product liability claim
An installer of “slide-out” box units on recreational vehicles who was partially paralyzed after one of the units fell from an RV and onto his back cannot sue under the Indiana Product Liability Act, the Indiana Court of Appeals held Tuesday.
Appeals court upholds moratorium on new nursing homes
A moratorium on new nursing home licenses passed by the legislature in 2015 that applied to proposals seeking approval prior to the bill’s passage was affirmed Tuesday by the Indiana Court of Appeals.
Court affirms son owes dad $40K in appraisal fees
A dispute between a Howard County father and son who operated a real estate appraisal business was rightly decided by the trial court, which found the son owed his father more than $40,000 in past-due appraisal fees.
Lawyer gets 30-day suspension after second OWI plea
A Hamilton County attorney has been suspended for 30 days after pleading guilty to her second drunken driving charge in less than a year, according to court records.
Hill supports Sessions’ fight against ‘sanctuary state laws’
Indiana Attorney Curtis Hill on Friday joined U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions in the Trump administration’s ongoing legal battle with California over immigration and so-called sanctuary cities and states.
Justices to hear insanity appeal in pastor’s fatal shooting
The Indiana Supreme Court will hear the state’s challenge of an Indiana Court of Appeals order to enter a not guilty by reason of insanity judgment for a woman who shot and killed a Southport pastor.
Justices reduce delinquency adjudication lacking evidence
The Indiana Supreme Court on Friday reduced the juvenile delinquency adjudication of a minor who threw a brick through a car window, finding the state failed to prove the act of criminal mischief resulted in damages of $750 or more.
Local attorney sentenced to six years in prison for immigration fraud
An Indianapolis-area attorney who pleaded guilty to fraud and identity theft was sentenced Friday to more than six years in federal prison.
Indiana Supreme Court kicks tires on RV delivery option
A recreational vehicle dealership in Elkhart County that used the open road to help certain customers avoid Indiana sales tax, told the Indiana Supreme Court Friday its actions were greenlighted by the state’s statue and regulations.
Self-promoting ‘Pharma Bro’ sentenced to prison in fraud
Martin Shrkeli, the smirking “Pharma Bro” vilified for jacking up the price of a lifesaving drug, was sentenced Friday to seven years in prison for defrauding investors in two failed hedge funds.
First Marion County judicial retention interviews begin Monday
Marion County’s new Judicial Selection Committee will begin the county’s first judicial retention interviews next week.
District judge dismisses attorney’s copyright infringement claim on photo
A retired attorney with an extensive history of filing copyright infringement complaints related to a photo of the Indianapolis skyline can no longer pursue one of those complaints after the Indiana Southern District Court granted his defendant’s motion for judgment on the pleadings on Friday.