Trump sued for blocking some of his critics on Twitter
First Amendment advocates are suing President Donald Trump, saying some of his critics have been unconstitutionally blocked from following him on Twitter.
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States sue over EPA’s decision to keep Dow Agro pesticide on market
Several states are seeking to join a legal challenge to a Trump administration decision to keep a widely used pesticide sold by Indianapolis-based Dow AgroSciences on the market, despite studies showing it can harm children's brains.
More court challenges expected for Trump’s new travel ban
A scaled-back version of President Donald Trump's travel ban is now in force, stripped of provisions that brought protests and chaos at airports worldwide in January yet still likely to generate a new round of court fights.
Sarah Palin sues paper for tying her PAC ad to mass shooting
Former vice presidential nominee and Alaska governor Sarah Palin is accusing The New York Times of defamation over an editorial that linked one of her political action committee ads to the mass shooting that severely wounded then-Arizona Congressman Gabby Giffords.
Kansas jury awards $218M to farmers in Syngenta GMO suit
A Kansas federal jury awarded nearly $218 million on Friday to farmers who sued Swiss agribusiness giant Syngenta over its introduction of a genetically engineered corn seed variety.
Special judge to hear suit in deadly Indiana van crash
A special judge has been appointed to hear a lawsuit filed in a van crash that killed two immigrant workers in southwestern Indiana.
Indianapolis tries to halt Carmel’s 96th Street roundabout
Four planned roundabouts on 96th Street may have hit a roadblock with the city of Indianapolis asking a court to stop the city of Carmel from moving forward with the project.
Train museum to file lawsuit against area authorities as Nickel Plate fight continues
The Indiana Transportation Museum announced Friday morning that it plans to file a federal lawsuit against area government entities and authorities in regards to their ongoing battle over the Nickel Plate Railroad.
Suit alleging Kroger stores didn’t collect sales tax reverts to state court
A Fort Wayne attorney’s lawsuit alleging Kroger stores in Indiana have for years knowingly failed to collect and remit state sales tax on hundreds of non-exempt food items and other goods will be heard in state court after a judge denied the grocers' bid to transfer the suit to federal court.
Judge hears arguments in suit challenging new Indiana abortion law
Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky argued before a federal judge Tuesday that portions of the state’s new parental notice requirements are unconstitutional and place an undue burden on minors seeking abortions.
Insurers: We’re off the hook, Duke Energy knew coal ash risk
Dozens of insurance companies say they're not obligated to help pay for Duke Energy Corp.'s multi-billion dollar coal ash cleanup because the nation's largest electric company long knew about but did nothing to reduce the threat of potentially toxic pollutants.
Congressional Democrats sue Trump over foreign payments
Democratic lawmakers are suing President Donald Trump over foreign money flowing into his global business empire.
Judge: Krieg DeVault owes ex-partners who sued over compensation
A major Indianapolis law firm must pay three departed partners who sued, a judge has ruled, but it will be up to a judge or jury to determine whether paying the former employees would create a “substantial and material adverse effect” for the law firm partnership, as it has claimed in the case.
7th Circuit: Retired veteran can’t sue government for distress
A retired veteran who was wrongfully deprived of incapacitation payments during his time in the reserves cannot sue the U.S. government for distress caused by that deprivation because existing caselaw prohibits servicemembers from suing the government for injuries accrued while in the military, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday.
NCAA faces new lawsuit over concussions by late football player
The family of a former college linebacker who killed himself in 2014 is suing the NCAA, assailing its handling of concussions that included more than 100 allegedly suffered by Zack Langston at Pittsburg State.
Judge says part of lawsuit in Flint water crisis can proceed
A judge has refused to dismiss portions of a sweeping lawsuit against state and local officials in the Flint water crisis.
Suit alleges Allen County sheriff denied vote to those in jail
Lawyers for inmates of the Allen County Jail and for the sheriff conferred in federal court Tuesday as a lawsuit proceeds alleging detainees were denied their right to vote.
Lawsuit targets local rent-to-own housing operator
An Indianapolis-based company that has purchased and rented out hundreds of houses in the city is being sued by a not-for-profit housing group and four former customers over what they are calling a “predatory and unlawful rent-to-own scheme.”
Judge awards no damages to worker burned inside heated tank
A lawsuit filed by an eastern Indiana man seriously burned inside a heated chemical tank has ended without any damages being awarded.
Indiana sues 2 former school administrators for $3M
The Indiana Attorney General's office is suing two former Munster school administrators for more than $3 million, alleging the pair misappropriated, illegally retained or fraudulently obtained public funds.