Suit: Nonprofit took improper fees from special needs trusts
An Indianapolis nonprofit is accused in a lawsuit of taking millions of dollars in excessive fees from trusts owned by people with disabilities.
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House staff told by judge to obey insider probe subpoenas
The U.S. House Ways and Means Committee and a former top staff member must obey subpoenas in a Securities and Exchange Commission insider-trading investigation tied to health-care legislation, a federal judge ruled, rejecting their claims of immunity from such an inquiry.
Federal court issues decorum order for Fogle sentencing
The federal courtroom where former Subway pitchman Jared Fogle will be sentenced Thursday morning will be a cellphone-free zone, according to a decorum order issued in the case late Monday.
Gary man charged with killing 2 seeks to represent himself
A northwest Indiana man charged with strangling two women and who could face the death penalty if convicted is asking a judge to allow him to represent himself during the trial.
Federal Bar Update: Significant rule changes coming Dec. 1
Significant changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure take effect to civil cases filed on or after Dec. 1, or to cases already pending to the extent just and practicable. The Supreme Court of the United States approved these changes in April, and Congress has taken no action to stop them becoming effective.
Justices weigh whether state RICO-inspired statute applies to street crimes
Ashonta Kenya Jackson was the wheelman, driving a getaway car while younger men robbed an Anderson liquor store twice in a month and held up a bank. Is he a racketeer?
Dickson: ‘I was ready and the time was right’
Retirement of the second-longest serving justice opens up the fourth Supreme Court vacancy in five years.
Lawyers say Marion County certified mail notice is broken
Attorneys filing collections cases in Indianapolis say they’re at their wits’ end trying to determine whether summonses have been served on defendants long after cases have been opened.
Changes to Indiana bar exam approved
The Indiana Supreme Court has approved changes to the Indiana Bar Examination, aimed at better reflecting the current practice of law in the state.
Settlement: Ex-Brown Mackie, Art Institutes students get loan forgiveness
More than 5,500 students of Brown Mackie College and The Art Institutes will receive loan forgiveness totaling more than $5.7 million under one of two settlements, Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller announced Monday.
Farmer with wandering cattle will have to build fence himself
A Starke County farmer who wanted to keep his cattle from roaming onto neighboring farms will have to pay for the entire fence to be built, the Indiana Court of Appeals has ruled.
Court won’t hear case over grant to Planned Parenthood
The Supreme Court of the United States rejected an anti-abortion group's bid to force disclosure of confidential Planned Parenthood and federal government records about a contract for family planning services in New Hampshire.
Texas A&M sues NFL’s Colts for ’12th Man’ trademark offense
Texas A&M University filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against the NFL's Indianapolis Colts that university officials say is meant to protect their 12th Man trademark.
Temporary tag in rear window gets conviction tossed
A Hendricks County Sheriff’s deputy’s ignorance of where a temporary license plate can be displayed on a car led the Indiana Court of Appeals to overturn a drunken-driving conviction.
Split COA orders refund of $12K in foreclosure deficiency payments
A Court of Appeals panel wrote Friday that justice demands an attack on an improper 2009 garnishment order and a refund to a couple that paid $50 a week in deficiency payments after losing their home to foreclosure.
Prosecutors seek 12½ years for ex-Subway spokesman Fogle
Jared Fogle’s attorneys asked a judge for leniency Thursday, saying in court documents that the former Subway pitchman “is profoundly sorry” as he awaits sentencing on child pornography and sex-crime charges.
Appeals court rules for teachers on pay issues
Jay Classroom Teachers Association prevailed Friday in an appeal contesting terms of a teachers’ contract adopted as the last best offer from Jay School Corporation.
Lack of evidence leads COA to reverse probation violation
A Franklin County man who was ordered to spend five months in the Department of Correction after an alleged probation violation won a reversal of the trial court order Friday for lack of evidence.
Judge calls out DLGF ‘infirmities’ in ruling for township, fire district
Indiana Tax Court Judge Martha Blood Wentworth had a few choice words for the Department of Local Government Finance in finding the state hadn’t answered the key question in a township’s tax appeal.