Future uncertain for Fort Wayne whistleblower
A Fort Wayne whistleblower and law school student says his future remains uncertain after his release of videos that show political misconduct in the city's clerk's office.
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IPFW custodian loses appeal of discrimination, retaliation claims
An Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne custodian who was fired for his role in a physical confrontation with another custodian could not convince the Indiana Court of Appeals that his discrimination and retaliation claims should proceed to trial.
Appeals court weighing lawsuit filed by ex-IPFW chancellor
An attorney for the former top administrator of Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne pressed arguments that a businessman defamed him in a letter shortly before he was forced to retire.
Attorney: Fort Wayne clerk to resign weeks before election
An attorney for Fort Wayne's longtime city clerk says she will resign weeks before the general election because of health reasons.
Officer’s internal statement not allowed in criminal trial
The Indiana Court of Appeals agreed with a Fort Wayne police officer that a statement he gave as part of an internal affairs investigation into his role in a break-in of a foreclosed home should not be allowed at his criminal trial.
Diocese appeals $403K award to former Fort Wayne teacher
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend has appealed a judgment of more than $403,000 to be paid to a former language arts teacher who was fired after seeking several in vitro fertilization treatments.
Students committed to Indiana Tech
As Indiana Tech Law School begins its third year, it is welcoming a very small class of first-year students and, anticipating its second attempt at gaining ABA approval will be successful, positioning its third-year students to take the state bar exam.
Contraception mandate, again, found not to burden religious beliefs
A split 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld its own precedent, finding a contraception provision does not violate religious freedom. But the ruling drew a sharp, 35-page dissent from one judge.
COA affirms that petition is not a fishing expedition
The request to depose three elderly witnesses is not an attempt by a landowner to fish for facts, the Indiana Court of Appeals has ruled.
Justices take case challenging domestic battery conviction
A man’s convictions of Level 6 domestic battery and battery for his violent acts during a family reunion at a bowling alley will get a second look from the Indiana Supreme Court.
Third lawsuit filed in Medical Informatics data hack
A third lawsuit seeking class-action status has been filed against a Fort Wayne-based medical software company over a data breach involving patient information.
Judge cuts amount diocese must pay ex-teacher to $403,608
A federal judge in Fort Wayne has reduced to $403,608 the amount a Roman Catholic diocese must pay a former northern Indiana teacher who was fired after undergoing fertilization treatment.
Pawnshop owner not victim of prosecutorial misconduct
A prosecutor’s comments to a witness about what would have been helpful did not shift the burden of producing evidence onto the defendant, the Indiana Court of Appeals has ruled.
Indiana medical company sued over data breach
Two lawsuits have been filed in federal court in Fort Wayne seeking class-action status on behalf of patients who have had their data compromised by Medical Informatics Engineering.
Risk to student in school religion case merits concealing mom’s name
The mother of a Fort Wayne public school student may proceed without identifying herself in a federal lawsuit claiming the second-grader was ostracized and shamed by a teacher because he told a classmate who inquired about his faith that he didn’t believe in God. The mother said identifying herself would disclose her son’s name, subjecting him to further harm and public criticism.
Lawyer who threatened rape fires back in discipline reply
A Fort Wayne lawyer who was charged after threatening to rape his opponent in a divorce case admits he was wrong to do that, but he says he shouldn’t be punished by the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission because the threat wasn’t literal and he was protecting his client.
Lawyer who threatened rape fires back in discipline reply
A Fort Wayne lawyer who was charged after threatening to rape his opponent in a divorce case admits he was wrong to do that, but he says he shouldn’t be punished by the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission because the threat wasn’t literal and he was protecting his client.
Fort Wayne hospital loses Medicaid payment appeal
Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne was not wrongly denied $27 million in Medicaid payments it sought from the state when it failed to properly and timely document the claims, the Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed Tuesday.
Incomplete continuity slip gets conviction vacated
A Fort Wayne man’s argument that his defense strategy was upended when the government waited until mid-trial to produce a complete chain of custody document convinced the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn his conviction
Former St. Joseph County couple may divorce in Hamilton County
A couple married 45 years who lived in St. Joseph County until the husband moved several months ago may divorce in Hamilton County, where he moved, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday.