300 new attorneys admitted to Indiana bar
Judges, mentors, legal professionals, and loved ones gathered at the Indiana Convention Center Friday morning to celebrate the admission of around 300 new attorneys into the Indiana bar.
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State appeals court to hear case that accuses NCAA of wrongful death in football head injury
The case stems from the 2020 death of former college football player Christopher Riggs, who played at Texas A&M University from 1965 to 1968 and after death was diagnosed with Stage III/IV chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
IN Court of Appeals sides with state police in termination of former trooper’s disability benefits
The Indiana Court of Appeals denied a former state trooper’s arguments that the Indiana State Police violated his contractual rights to his disability benefits when it ended his employment in 2018.
Appellate court allows contested blood test as evidence in fatal Franklin County accident
The appellate court’s ruling reversed an earlier decision by the Franklin Circuit Court that favored the driver in the 2022 accident.
State appeals court sides with nearby property owners, denying Noblesville excavation company a zoning variance
The decision upheld a lower court’s ruling that Noblesville’s Board of Zoning Appeals erred in 2023 when it passed a zoning variance for Beaver Gravel Corp. to establish an excavation mine on 68 acres of farmland northwest of the intersection of 161st Street and Cherry Tree Road.
Indiana prisoner fails again in nearly 20-year effort to have his trial counsel declared ineffective
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a U.S. District Court decision on Monday, denying Birt Ford’s bid for post-conviction relief after he was sentenced to 70 years in prison for raping his estranged wife in 2005.
State supreme court sides with estate of intoxicated man run over by IndyGo bus
The 3-2 ruling affirmed a jury’s finding that Michael Fergerson was not negligent in the accident which killed him even though he had been taken to the hospital earlier in the day after being found intoxicated on the sidewalk.
State appeals court reverses felony intimidation conviction for a ‘disturbing’ Snapchat message
The court ruled a private Snapchat message that included “dark humor” about a preschool shooting was insufficient to convict the sender of felony intimidation.
IN Court of Appeals holding oral arguments in fatal semi-truck accident case
The Indiana Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments Tuesday in a case stemming from a 2019 semi-truck accident that killed three people, in which a leasing company claims an insurer disregarded its interests during mediation with the victims’ family.
High schoolers, law students take part in ‘Appeals on Wheels’ at Gainbridge Fieldhouse
Students from across the state watched the Indiana Court of Appeals hear arguments Friday over whether police had probable cause to obtain a blood sample from an unconscious driver involved in a fatal crash.
State appeals court rules Duke Energy can’t hike rates to recover retroactive cleanup costs
The Indiana Court of Appeals overturned an Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission decision allowing Duke Energy to raise utility rates on Hoosiers, with the court ruling the utility couldn’t retroactively recover the money it lost due to a federally mandated cleanup of toxic coal ash.
IN Court of Appeals to hold oral arguments at Gainbridge Fieldhouse
The Indiana Court of Appeals will hear an appeal from the state later this month in a case where a motion to suppress was granted to a man accused of causing a deadly April 2022 crash in Franklin County.
IN Court of Appeals denies Planned Parenthood’s challenge to state’s abortion law
The Indiana Court of Appeals denied Planned Parenthood’s challenge to the state’s near-total abortion ban on Monday, upholding a September 2024 decision by the Monroe Circuit Court.
Bloomington’s annexation battle makes its way to the Indiana Court of Appeals
The case is one of two working their way through the state appellate courts as part of the city of Bloomington’s efforts to annex thousands of acres in what has become a bitter eight-year legal battle with property owners.
Indiana celebrates 66 new attorneys in bar admission ceremony
Sixty-six new attorneys were admitted to the Indiana bar on Tuesday during a ceremony at the Indiana Roof Ballroom in downtown Indianapolis.
Court of Appeals sends case involving Zionsville fertility doctor back to trial court
The Indiana Court of Appeals overturned a lower court’s July 2024 court order in a case involving Dr. Donald Cline, a retired Zionsville fertility doctor whose alleged actions were the subject of a 2022 Netflix documentary.
Court of Appeals reverses convictions of man linked to 2018 LaPorte County fatal altercation
The Indiana Court of Appeals has reversed the convictions of a man accused of being involved in an altercation that resulted in the death of a La Porte County man in December 2018.
Truck driver lawsuits alleging negligence by Amazon heading back to Hamilton County court
A pair of Hamilton Superior Court lawsuits alleging negligence on Amazon’s part are heading back to trial court, after the Indiana Supreme Court denied transfer in both cases.
Appeals court hears streaming services case where Legislature intervened
At question was whether lawmakers unconstitutionally intervened in 2023 to nullify a lawsuit filed by four Indiana cities seeking to recoup franchise fees from some streaming service providers.
State’s high court to review injury claims made by Olympian against USA Track & Field
USA Track & Field appealed to the high court to object to an Indiana Court of Appeals’ ruling that allowed the athlete’s amended lawsuit to move forward.