Concertgoer’s lawsuit says deputy at Ruoff tased him while he suffered medical emergency
The man says the tasing damaged his cochlear implant and has caused ongoing ringing in his ear when the device is used and afterward.
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‘Ordered freedom’: AG Rokita sets agenda focused on ‘liberty’
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita recently sat down with Indiana Lawyer to answer questions about his first 100 days in office and his agenda for the next four years.
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Scrounging for change: DOL pauses proposed tip-pooling, tip credit rules changes
Proposed changes to the country’s tipped employee regulations have caused a stir among some states and worker advocates, prompting a temporary halt of further movement from the U.S. Department of Labor.
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Advocates ask U.S. Supreme Court to review Indiana absentee voting laws
Hoosiers who unsuccessfully pushed for no-excuse absentee voting in Indiana during the 2020 election are turning to the U.S. Supreme Court, claiming the constitutional arguments they raised will become even more pertinent as some state legislatures are already trying to restrict mail-in balloting.
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Family sues nursing home after father’s death during pandemic
Hoosier Ken Burgin is honoring his late father, Kenneth “Butch” Burgin, by advocating on his behalf after Butch’s unexpected death just two months after becoming a resident at an Owen County nursing home last year.
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EEOC accuses logistics company with Indiana office of age discrimination
The EEOC alleges Gamer Logistics fired a 69-year-old driver because the company’s new liability insurance policy did not cover drivers ages 65 or older and denied employment to a 68-year-old driver because of his age.
Boston jury returns $83 million asbestos verdict against Indianapolis clay manufacturer
A Boston jury returned an $83 million verdict Sept. 18 against an Indianapolis-based pottery clay manufacturing company, with jurors agreeing that a Massachusetts woman’s mesothelioma death was caused by the company’s asbestos-laden products.
Former Ball State employee files federal lawsuit over termination for Charlie Kirk comments
A former Ball State University employee who was fired last week for comments made on a private Facebook post regarding the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk has filed a federal lawsuit against university President Geoffrey Mearns.
ACLU sues ISU for terminating work-study funding for Pride Center employees
The lawsuit alleges the university violated the First Amendment when it terminated funding for student workers at a local non-profit organization that supports LGBTQ+ individuals.
Vote.org sues founder/former CEO for defamation, alleges smear campaign
Vote.org, a nonprofit voter registration organization, is suing its founder and former CEO over what the group claims is an alleged smear campaign she’s led against the organization since she was fired in 2019.
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.
Fed official sues Trump over attempt to fire her, challenging his power over the independent agency
The lawsuit seeks an emergency injunction to block her firing and “confirm her status” as a member of the Fed’s governing board.
Defamation case against Fox News highlights role of its hosts in promoting 2020 election falsehoods
Court papers in a voting technology company’s $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News point to Maria Bartiromo, Lou Dobbs and Jeanine Pirro as leaders in spreading false stories about election fraud in the weeks after Democrat Joe Biden’s victory over President Donald Trump in 2020.
Lawyer argues Meta can’t be held liable for gunmaker’s Instagram posts in Uvalde families’ lawsuit
The families sued Meta in Los Angeles in May 2024, saying the social media platform failed to enforce its own rules forbidding firearms advertisements aimed at minors.
20 states and DC sue DOJ to stop immigration requirements on victim funds
The lawsuit was filed Monday in Rhode Island federal court by states with Democratic attorneys general.
Conservative network Newsmax agrees to pay $67M in defamation case over bogus 2020 election claims
The conservative network Newsmax will pay $67 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of defaming a voting equipment company by spreading lies about President Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss, according to documents filed Monday.
Washington sues to block Trump’s federal takeover of its police department as crackdown intensifies
The nation’s capital sued to block President Donald Trump’s takeover of its police department in court on Friday, hours after his administration escalated its intervention into the city’s law enforcement by naming a federal official as the new emergency head of the department.
Texas AG: Eli Lilly and Co. offered kickbacks to providers to prescribe blockbuster drugs
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is accusing Eli Lilly and Co. of a kickback scheme to induce medical providers to prescribe the Indianapolis-based company’s drugs including blockbuster GLP-1 medications Mounjaro and Zepbound, according to a recent lawsuit.
New lawsuit on Epstein case seeks records of Trump administration communications
The group Democracy Forward sued the Justice Department and the FBI for senior administration officials’ communication about Jeffrey Epstein documents and any regarding correspondence between him and President Donald Trump.
States file lawsuit against Trump administration over efforts to collect SNAP recipients’ data
A coalition of 20 state attorneys general filed a lawsuit Monday challenging the Trump administration’s demand that their states turn over personal data of people enrolled in a federally funded food assistance program.
Migrant sent to El Salvador prison by the Trump administration says he was beaten by guards
A migrant from Venezuela deported by the Trump administration to El Salvador has taken the first step toward suing the U.S. government.
Lawsuit challenges restrictions on Head Start for kids in the US illegally
A coalition of 21 Democratic state attorneys general filed a lawsuit Monday challenging the Trump administration’s restrictions.
Jane’s Addiction bandmates sue each other over onstage fight that ended tour
Singer Perry Farrell scuffle with guitarist Dave Navarro on stage at a Boston concert last year.
Freed from ICE detention, Mahmoud Khalil files $20 million claim against Trump administration
Mahmoud Khalil’s lawyers filed a claim for $20 million in damages against the Trump administration, alleging Khalil was falsely imprisoned, maliciously prosecuted and smeared as an antisemite as the government sought to deport him over his prominent role in campus protests.