Although a couple alleging they were third-party beneficiaries to two contracts did not plead the existence of written contracts, the allegations were based on an oral contract and were sufficient to carry their case, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Thursday.
The flags at the federal courthouses throughout the Southern District of Indiana are flying at half-staff Thursday in honor of Magistrate Judge Denise K. LaRue who died Wednesday. She was 59.
A dissolution court retained jurisdiction over a case after one of the parties died because there were still outstanding issues within the dissolution decree that needed to be resolved, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Thursday.
A Cass County woman convicted of battery in front of her young daughter will get a new trial after the Indiana Court of Appeals determined the trial court committed reversible error by denying the woman the right to present closing arguments.
A man twice convicted of murder failed to convince the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals that he should be allowed to pursue habeas relief, despite delays that the court said Indiana “tries to trivialize.”
The Indiana Court of Appeals has denied a Washington County man’s petition for rehearing and instead remanded the case for the trial court to address the issue of whether an easement of necessity over the man’s property still exists now that he has new neighbors.
Magistrate Judge Denise K. LaRue of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, described as being compassionate toward litigants in her court, died Wednesday.
A judge has denied a southwestern Indiana man a hearing to challenge the evidence that led to his arrest on charges alleging he fatally shot his ex-girlfriend in the head.
The Indiana Supreme Court has announced amendments to various court rules, including adding language about technological competence and new guidance on judge disqualification procedures.
President Donald Trump's bold threat to push "Obamacare" into collapse may get harder to carry out after a new court ruling.
A man who authorities say headed a large and violent Indianapolis-based drug trafficking ring has reached a plea agreement that could allow him to avoid prison time.
A northern Indiana RV company did not improperly fail to collect and remit sales tax for its out-of-state customers by physically delivering RVs to those customers in Michigan, the Indiana Tax Court ruled Wednesday, finding such sales are not considered to be made in Indiana as matter of law.
In the most recent decision in litigation stemming from South Bend Police Department wiretapping allegations, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has vacated a district court’s determination that the unlawful recordings cannot be distributed to the city Common Council. The appeals court found that a prior settlement deprived the federal court of jurisdiction in the case.
An Indianapolis man violated the terms of a protective order when he harassed his ex-wife at church, but the trial court erred in modifying the order without making required findings, Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday.
The judges of the circuit and superior courts in Lake County are seeking to improve the availability and efficiency of the county’s probate court services by offering increased availability of probate commissioners in one central location.
An Indianapolis township school district may not charge a religious group a fee to rent its facilities for a Bible-based after-school program for elementary students, a federal judge has ruled.
An Indiana man who was sentenced as a juvenile to 25 years in prison for helping kill his friend's stepfather has been released after spending seven years behind bars.
Though the Grant Circuit Court erred in admitting certain statements as evidence during a man’s drug trial, such error was harmless, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday in affirming his drug convictions.
The Grant Superior Court did not err when it denied a man’s request for credit for time spent in a halfway house, as his placement at the house was not considered confinement or imprisonment, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled.
The initial court hearing for a man charged in the fatal shooting of a police officer in Indianapolis has been delayed because he remains hospitalized.