Indiana Court Decisions: Nov. 15-29, 2023
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IN Supreme Court grants transfer in 3 cases, denies 16 transfer petitions
The Indiana Supreme Court granted transfer to three cases last week, including a medical malpractice case where patients were ordered by a trial court to redact non-evidentiary allegations of drug and alcohol abuse and mental illness against a treating physician.
IN Supreme Court invites filing of supplemental, amicus curiae briefs in malpractice case
The Indiana Supreme Court has invited additional briefing on a medical malpractice case that has already been heard at oral argument.
Supreme Court, Southern District announce new summer program for high school students
The Supreme Court Historical Society and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana are launching a new program, “The Supreme Court and My Hometown,” for Indianapolis-area high school students.
Indy attorney convicted of Capitol riot misdemeanors suspended for disciplinary noncooperation
The Indianapolis lawyer convicted of federal misdemeanors related to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot has been suspended from the practice of law in Indiana in a disciplinary action seemingly related to the federal case.
IN justices grant transfer in Decatur County meth possession case
Indiana Supreme Court justices have agreed to consider a case in which a Decatur County man is challenging his conviction and habitual offender enhancement for felony possession of methamphetamine.
IN Supreme Court affirms for Ball State in student’s COVID breach case
The Indiana Supreme Court has unanimously ruled in favor of Ball State University in case in which a student sued for breach of contract and unjust enrichment when classes switched to only-online instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic.
IN Supreme Court denies 21 transfer petitions
The Indiana Supreme Court denied 21 transfer petitions for the week ending Nov. 10, granting none.
IN Supreme Court to hear oral arguments in medical malpractice case
The Indiana Supreme Court will hear oral arguments this month in a case involving a patient who had surgery and was later informed that one of the hospital’s technicians didn’t complete the sterilization process for surgical instruments.
IN Supreme Court seeking comments on proposed trial rule amendments
The Indiana Supreme Court is seeking public comment on several proposed amendments to the Indiana Rules of Trial Procedure.
Kokomo attorney suspended following OWI
A Kokomo attorney’s law license will be actively suspended for at least 60 days after he pleaded guilty to drunken driving.
Rush discusses court highlights from 2022-2023 Annual Report
The Indiana Supreme Court’s 2022-2023 Annual Report has been released, highlighting several new developments for the court over the last year, including the addition of Justice Derek Molter and the rule change allowing cameras in courtrooms.
IN justices grant transfer in 2 cases, deny case that split COA over new double jeopardy rules
Indiana Supreme Court justices granted transfer to two cases last week, including one involving a woman who sued a Red Lobster restaurant for negligence after tripping on an unmarked elevated portion of the restaurant’s floor.
Abortion providers reignite constitutional challenge to SEA 1 based on health-or-life exception, hospital requirement
The legal fight over Indiana’s new abortion law has reignited in the Monroe Circuit Court, where abortion providers are once again asking for an injunction against the law on Indiana constitutional grounds.
Pretrial release, 7 years in: State data still coming, but counties showing improvement
It’s been seven years since the Indiana Supreme Court issued its order adopting Criminal Rule 26, a mandate that set out to improve pretrial release practices across the state.
Indiana Court Decisions: Oct. 19-Nov. 1, 2023
Read Indiana court decisions from the most recent reporting period.
Justices to hear arguments Wednesday in ‘unprecedented revision’ of invasion of privacy sentence
The Indiana Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Wednesday in a case involving a man who was convicted of 10 counts of misdemeanor invasion of privacy but whose sentence was sharply reduced by a split Court of Appeals of Indiana.
Attorney suspended 45 days by IN Supreme Court for false provisional license statements, failure to disclose Ohio divorce proceeding
A Speedway attorney is facing a 45-day suspension for knowingly making a false statement of fact to the state’s Board of Law Examiners in connection with a 2018 bar admission application.
Rokita reprimanded for comments about Dr. Bernard
The Indiana Supreme Court has publicly reprimanded Attorney General Todd Rokita for comments he made about Dr. Caitlin Bernard, the OB-GYN at the center of a controversy over abortion rights in Indiana.
IN justices: Civil forfeiture defendants have constitutional right to jury trial
Defendants to civil forfeiture actions have a constitutional right to trial by jury in Indiana, the state Supreme Court has ruled.