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Marion County sheriff sued for illegal detentions

The Marion County Sheriff’s Office is facing a proposed class-action lawsuit from defendants who were jailed in some cases for days after being found not guilty, posting bond or being ordered released by a judge.

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Jury awards Indiana teacher nearly $2M in firing over IVF

A federal jury awarded a former teacher nearly $2 million Friday after finding that a northern Indiana Roman Catholic diocese discriminated against her by firing her after church officials learned she was trying to get pregnant through in vitro fertilization.

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Questions exist as to whether teen furnished alcohol to other teens

The Indiana Court of Appeals reversed summary judgment in favor of a Pittsboro man in a lawsuit alleging he was liable for the death of friend because he furnished alcohol at a party. The friend died in a car accident while riding with another teen who had consumed alcohol at the party.

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Fired nurse’s retaliation claim reinstated

A nurse fired from a St. Joseph County clinic that treated patients with sexually transmitted diseases may go forward with a lawsuit claiming her termination was in retaliation for expressing concern that treating undiagnosed patients went beyond her scope of practice.

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Walgreen privacy judgment a ‘game-changer’

A $1.4 million judgment against Walgreen for a pharmacist’s unauthorized breach of private prescription data should raise red flags for any health care provider whose employees handle private medical information, lawyers and legal experts say.

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Split COA orders trial for woman injured measuring countertop

A divided Indiana Court of Appeals on Wednesday concluded summary judgment was not proper for a home improvement business on a woman’s negligence claim. The customer was injured when a granite countertop propped up outside of the business fell on her foot while she was measuring it.

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