Surrogate handling missing Kokomo attorney’s files
Kokomo attorney Bradley Hamilton has been missing more than a month, leaving behind numerous unrepresented clients.
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State seeks restitution funds from late alleged Ponzi schemer
Indiana officials have filed suit in an attempt to freeze the assets of the estate of a Kokomo investor alleged to have operated a Ponzi scheme believed to have bilked investors of $5 million to $10 million IBJ.com has the story.
Search of man, car that led to drug arrest constitutional, COA rules
The Indiana Court of Appeals concluded Thursday that the search of the man who supplied cocaine to buyers as well as the search of his car did not violate state and federal constitutions.
Rear-ended motorist found 70 percent liable wins on appeal
A jury that found a Kokomo motorist 70 percent at fault when his vehicle sitting at an intersection was rear-ended misread the law, as did a judge who instructed jurors, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled.
Trial court needs to take another look at alibi defense
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the denial of a man’s petition for habeas corpus and ordered the District Court to take another look at the defense counsel’s alibi defense investigation.
Services Sunday for longtime litigator Edgar Bayliff
Attorney Edgar Bayliff, former president of the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, died Jan. 4. He was 84.
Photos admissible when evidence has been destroyed
In an appeal from a man convicted of Class B dealing in methamphetamine and Class B misdemeanor visiting a common nuisance, the Indiana Court of Appeals has held that photos of a methamphetamine lab were admissible because the physical evidence had been destroyed.
Hospital doesn’t owe attorney any contingency fees
A Kokomo attorney is not entitled to collect his contingency fees from a hospital in his representation of a patient caught in an insurance dispute, the Indiana Court of Appeals has held.