Lawsuit: Ex-IU med school official says he was sexually harassed
A former administrator at the Indiana University School of Medicine says he was pressured to resign after complaining about a female administrator he claims sexually harassed him.
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Appeals court reverses its decision on partition fences
A divided Indiana Court of Appeals overturned an earlier decision Thursday, finding residents that border a property where a man wants to build fences to keep his cattle in must help fund the fences because they are partition fences and fall under Indiana Code 32-26-9.
Split 7th Circuit affirms child abuse, firearms convictions
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a man’s child abuse and firearms convictions in a split decision. The court was divided over the admittance of the man's refusal to take a polygraph test into evidence.
COA: Sentence appropriate for officer involved in deadly accident
The Indiana Court of Appeals upheld a police officer’s sentence for reckless homicide and criminal recklessness inflicting serious bodily injury after he crashed into a car while under the influence of hydrocodone and Xanax. The crash killed a man in the other car and severely injured his wife, who was nine months pregnant. Rebecca Sperry […]
Couple must pay taxes on home even if it wasn’t completed
The Indiana Tax Court upheld a decision Wednesday from the Indiana Board of Tax Review which said a couple must pay taxes on their residence whether or not it was completed.
Former Indianapolis coach to plead guilty to enticement
Court documents say a former Indianapolis high school boys' basketball coach has agreed to plead guilty to trying to entice a 15-year-old student to have sex with him.
Attorney must pay parking ticket, nothing more, court holds
The Indiana Court of Appeals ruled that an attorney who was given a $20 parking ticket that ended up costing him $150 in late fees only needs to pay his ticket. The attorney sought $2,500 in damages and fees over the incident.
Appellate court affirms denial of man’s insanity defense
The Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed Wednesday the denial of a man’s insanity defense after he was found guilty of two counts of attempted murder.
COA affirms murder weapon should be destroyed
The Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed denial of man’s request to give the weapon he used for murder back to his mother.
COA: Firm entitled to investigatory expenses
A firm who represented an indigent man’s murder case pro bono is entitled to the costs of the investigation of his defense, the Court of Appeals ruled, even though the man pleaded guilty.
Court grants Brady extension to appeal ‘Deflategate’ decision
Tom Brady's lawyers will get another two weeks to appeal his "Deflategate" suspension.
Judge sets hearing on bid to block new Indiana abortion law
A federal judge has set a hearing to consider Planned Parenthood's bid to block a new Indiana law that bans abortions sought because of genetic abnormalities.
Apple loses fight to keep ‘iPhone’ label off Chinese wallets
Apple Inc. lost its fight to keep the “iPhone” name exclusive to its products with a Beijing court deciding a little-known accessories maker can use the label for a range of wallets and purses.
University of Louisville students’ lawsuit against escort dismissed
A Louisville judge has dismissed a lawsuit by University of Louisville students filed against Katina Powell that said the escort's book allegations of sex parties at the men's basketball players' dormitory had devalued their education.
7th Circuit: Company responsible for debts
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a company and its principals need to pay more than $3.5 million to a company it bought supplies from, even though the purchaser accused the seller of price-gouging.
E-filing extends to confidential cases
Indiana courts announced that parties may now file electronically in confidential case types including adoption, child in need of services, termination of parental rights, and juvenile cases. The change took effect Monday.
PepsiCo’s Quaker sued for not flagging pesticide in oatmeal
Consumers in New York, California and Illinois sued PepsiCo Inc.’s Quaker Oats for false advertising, claiming the brand’s signature product contains a possible carcinogen that is not listed as an ingredient.
Prosecutor: Evidence speaks for 10 LA ‘Grim Sleeper’ victims
Arguments continued Tuesday in the case of a Los Angeles man prosecutors believe is the “Grim Sleeper,” charged with 10 deaths of African-American women and suspected in an untold number more.
J&J faces 1,000 more talc-cancer suits after verdict loss
Johnson & Johnson must pay $55 million to a 62-year-old South Dakota woman who blamed her ovarian cancer on the company’s talcum powder in the second such trial loss this year.
Top NY court upholds conviction for illegal knife
New York’s highest court on Tuesday upheld a driver’s conviction for illegal possession for a gravity knife, rejecting arguments that he didn’t know the folding knife he used for work could open with a flick of the wrist.