COVID-19 immunity case comes before Indiana Supreme Court
An attorney for dozens of doctors and three anonymous hospitals argued before the Indiana Supreme Court Thursday that a malpractice lawsuit should be dismissed due to COVID-related immunity.
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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.
IN Supreme Court to hold oral arguments on Sixth Amendment violation case
The Indiana Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Oct. 9 in a case involving a man who was convicted of selling illegal substances that resulted in two deaths.
JLAP executive director Harrell retires, IN Supreme Court announces new director
Terry Harrell, longtime leader of the Indiana Supreme Court’s Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program, is retiring, the state’s high court announced on Friday.
Rokita, disciplinary commission request delay, cite ‘productive dialogue’
Earlier this month, at the strong encouragement of a hearing panel, the parties agreed on a mediator to try to help them settle the disciplinary case against Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita and avoid a public hearing.
Indiana Supreme Court to hear oral arguments on COVID-emergency immunity case
In 2022, Elmer Gordon Waggoner contracted COVID-19 and, while hospitalized, developed severe bedsores and died from sepsis. His estate sued the medical providers, who argue they were immune from liability due to the state’s COVID emergency health order.
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.
Supreme Court to quickly consider if Trump has power to impose sweeping tariffs
The Supreme Court granted an unusually quick hearing on President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on Tuesday, putting a policy at the center of his economic agenda squarely before the nation’s highest court.
IN Supreme Court to hear Fort Wayne murder case appeal at Hanover College
The Indiana Supreme Court will hold traveling oral arguments later this month at Hanover College to hear an appeal from a 2021 Fort-Wayne murder case, in which the defense argued the trial court erred by allowing witness testimony remotely via Zoom.
Indiana Supreme Court finalizes Oct. 10 execution date for Roy Lee Ward
The court rejected arguments that the state’s lethal injection process poses a constitutional risk and said Ward had not met the legal burden to reopen his case.
State judiciary is considering alternative exam for bar admission
One proposal suggests the state supreme court pilot an additional pathway to bar licensure that includes existing law school and practice requirements but ends in an exam that resembles the Multistate Performance Test section of the bar exam focused just on Indiana law.
Rokita, commission given choice of 3 mediators to help settle AG’s disciplinary case
The panel appointed to hear the disciplinary case against Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has set a public hearing for December, but it is strongly encouraging Rokita and the disciplinary commission to reach an agreement through mediation.
Indiana Supreme Court to hear oral arguments Sept. 4 over worker’s compensation claim
The Indiana Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in two cases during the first week of September, including one involving a dispute over a $2.8 million workman’s compensation reimbursement request filed with the Indiana Compensation Rating Bureau.
Two attorneys suspended for failing to cooperate with state disciplinary commission
The suspended attorneys from Carmel and Indianapolis are facing allegations of professional misconduct.
AG Todd Rokita responds to state commission, denies any wrongdoing in disciplinary case
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita stands firm in his assertions that he did not engage in dishonest or contradictory behavior, “vehemently” disputing the high court disciplinary commission’s most recent charges against him in his response to its complaint on Friday.
Ward seeks execution pause over lethal injection concerns; AG argues date should stand
Attorneys for death row inmate Roy Lee Ward and the Indiana Attorney General’s Office are sparring before the state’s highest court over whether Ward’s tentative execution date should stand.
Former Martinsville council member’s law license suspended after theft guilty pleas
The Indiana Supreme Court issued an order Tuesday, immediately suspending the law license of James Wisco.
Indiana Supreme Court denies AG Rokita’s motion to dismiss disciplinary complaint
“It is exceptionally rare for respondents to file motions to dismiss disciplinary complaints, and even rarer that we grant them,” Justice Derek Molter wrote in the unanimous opinion.
European, American students converge on Purdue’s campus for annual civic education program
The program was established by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs in 2006 to mark Benjamin Franklin’s 300th birthday.
Indiana Supreme Court sets tentative execution date for death row inmate Roy Lee Ward
Questions remain about whether the state will have access to the execution drugs needed for an Oct. 10 execution date.