Court awards $10,000 to deaf litigant denied interpreter
A deaf Indianapolis man who was denied a sign language interpreter at his court-ordered mediation of a child-custody dispute will receive $10,380 in damages, a federal judge ruled.
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‘Notorious RBG’ Ginsburg delights and educates at Notre Dame
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the second woman to be appointed to the Supreme Court of the United States and recognized as being a driving force in advancing women’s rights, almost downplayed her importance while speaking at the University of Notre Dame Monday.
7th Circuit upholds foster father’s child molestation conviction
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a foster father’s conviction of molesting his former foster daughter after the foster father claimed that his counsel at trial was ineffective in a manner that was prejudicial.
Notre Dame police want records secret, ESPN lawyer argues
The University of Notre Dame Police Department should be subject to public records laws, an attorney for ESPN argued to the Indiana Supreme Court Tuesday, while lawyers for the NDPD urged the court not to consider the private university’s force a public agency.
COA: Discovery rule applies in inverse condemnation action against Duke Energy
The Indiana Court of Appeals has reversed a Monroe Circuit Court decision to dismiss a complaint against Duke Energy after finding that the trial court erred when it ruled that the statute of limitations for the complaint had expired.
COA orders couple to pay fees to lot owner’s association
The Indiana Court of Appeals has ordered a couple to pay a Bartholomew County lot owner’s association $6,000 in assessment fees despite the couple’s claim that they are not members of the association.
Insurance fight prolongs Hartford City junk yard’s pollution
Five years of court battles haven't resolved the blame game between a western Indiana junk yard and one of the nation's largest insurance companies over water pollution.
Affidavit: Fertility doctor used own sperm for impregnations
A retired Indianapolis fertility doctor said he used his own sperm around 50 times instead of donated sperm that his patients were expecting, impregnating several women decades ago, but later denied it, according to court documents.
Trial reset for February in Indiana triple-fatal crash
A western Indiana judge has postponed until February the trial for a Cayuga man charged in connection with a triple-fatality crash.
ESPN to argue for Notre Dame records at Supreme Court
ESPN will continue its efforts Tuesday to obtain records regarding incidents involving student athletes from the University of Notre Dame Police Department. The Indiana Supreme Court will hold oral arguments Tuesday morning.
Judge: 1st settlement still sticks in Post-it notes lawsuit
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit against the 3M Co. by a man who claims he invented Post-it notes.
Both sides of liquor fight say it’s about fairness
The state is appealing an Aug. 24 ruling in favor of Spirited Sales LLC, a Monarch affiliate, that Spirited Sales is entitled to a liquor permit, a decision that other liquor distributors hope is stayed until the appellate court rules.
BMV criticizes law firm’s court order; firm says it’s trying to protect customers
The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles is criticizing an Indiana law firm for a court order the BMV says will “take money out of Hoosiers’ pockets,” but the attorney who filed the order said the request is meant to protect Hoosiers who are suing the BMV.
Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg to speak at Notre Dame
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is set to take part in a discussion of law with a federal appeals court judge tonight at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend.
Veteran VW engineer is first charged in US emissions probe
A veteran Volkswagen AG engineer pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud U.S. regulators and customers, the first criminal charge in the Justice Department’s yearlong investigation into the company’s rigging of federal air-pollution tests.
For the first time, Bill Cosby’s lawyers claim racism
Lawyers for the 79-year-old comedian Bill Cosby have suggested for the first time that racial bias is to blame as Cosby faces the prospect of 13 women testifying in court that he drugged and molested them.
SCOTUS’ inaction leaves in place Michigan straight-party voting ban
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday declined to let Michigan's new ban on straight-party voting take effect for the November election, rejecting state officials' request to halt lower court rulings that blocked the Republican-sponsored law.
Court of Appeals upholds denial of request to set aside 1997 divorce decree
The denial of a woman’s request to set aside her divorce decree nearly 20 years after the end of her marriage because of fraud on the part of her ex-husband has been upheld by the Indiana Court of Appeals.
COA affirms felony battery conviction; no evidentiary dispute of substantial pain
The Indiana Court of Appeals upheld a felony battery conviction on Friday despite the defendant’s claim that he should have only been charged with a misdemeanor.
Appellate judges, attorneys to visit Hoosier classrooms to celebrate Constitution Day
Judges and attorneys from across Indiana are heading into schools this month to celebrate the 229th anniversary of the signing of the United States Constitution with Hoosier students.