Portage Manor residents file federal lawsuit to prevent closure of South Bend assisted living facility
A group of residents at a South Bend assisted living facility have filed a class-action lawsuit to keep the 116-year-old site open.
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ACLU lawsuit: Howard Co. jail policy limiting books sent to inmates challenged as censorship
The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana has filed a lawsuit against the Howard County Jail, claiming its policy of limiting what books incarcerated individuals can be sent is unconstitutional.
ACLU lawsuit accuses Indiana town council of violating 1st Amendment by removing residents from Facebook page
The town council of Kingsford Heights in northwest Indiana refuses access to its private Facebook page to people based on their content and expressed viewpoints, the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana is alleging in a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday.
FTC accuses Amazon of enrolling consumers into Prime without consent and making it hard to cancel
The Federal Trade Commission sued Amazon on Wednesday for what it called a yearslong effort to enroll consumers without consent into its Prime program and making it difficult for them to cancel their subscriptions.
National Reunification Month: Families seek closer scrutiny of child removal process
No one ever wants to remove a child from their parents’ household.
When there are allegations of abuse or neglect in a home, child welfare officials, caseworkers and judges have to make tough, complicated decisions about what is ultimately best for the child.
Indiana’s high court to consider privacy in ‘bizarre’ Community Health case
Who is responsible when a hospital sends a patient’s diagnosis to the wrong person and that person immediately posts the information on Facebook for hundreds to see?
Lawsuit against mortgage company falls short of False Claims Act standards, COA affirms
A former mortgage company employee who sued the company for allegedly falsifying loans in order to get federal insurance endorsement did not meet all of the criteria in the False Claims Act, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled.
Ex-Starbucks manager awarded $25.6M in suit over firing
Jurors in federal court have awarded $25.6 million to a former Starbucks regional manager who alleged that she and other white employees were unfairly punished after the high-profile arrests of two Black men at a Philadelphia location in 2018.
Both sides seeking summary judgment under Voting Rights Act, Indiana Constitution in suit challenging appointment of Lake Co. judges
Competing motions for summary judgment are seeking to resolve the litigation against Lake County’s merit-based judicial selection process.
ACLU of Indiana files federal lawsuit challenging new law on classroom human sexuality instruction
An Indianapolis school teacher has teamed up with the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana to challenge a new state law that prohibits instruction on human sexuality in grades K-3.
Judge grants class action certification for RFRA-based lawsuit against Indiana abortion ban
A lawsuit that seeks to strike down the state’s near-total abortion ban on the basis of Indiana’s controversial religious freedom law was certified Tuesday as a class action by a Marion Superior Court judge.
Indy officers indicted for Whitfield’s death secure stay of discovery in federal case
The two Indianapolis police officers who are facing criminal charges related to the death of Herman Whitfield III have secured a partial stay of the proceedings in a related federal civil case.
Indiana joins 47 states suing Arizona telecom company
Indiana has joined 47 other states and the District of Columbia in suing an Arizona company allegedly responsible for billions of robocalls, Attorney General Todd Rokita’s office announced Wednesday.
Eli Lilly settles class-action insulin lawsuit for $13.5M
Eli Lilly and Co. has agreed to pay $13.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit filed six years ago that alleged the Indianapolis-based drugmaker systematically overpriced its insulin.
How and when to remove children from their homes? A federal lawsuit raises thorny questions
A lawsuit filed by the Pacific Legal Foundation is part of a legal strategy to set precedent nationwide “confirming the importance of parental rights and clarifying the need to include a neutral judge in child removal decisions.”
Ruling clears way for Purdue Pharma to settle opioid claims, protect Sacklers from lawsuits
A federal court ruling cleared the way Tuesday for OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma’s settlement of thousands of legal claims over the toll of opioids.
Fired counselor sues South Madison Schools over policy to call students by preferred pronouns without parental notification
A school counselor who was fired after discussing with a reporter the South Madison School Corporation’s policy of calling students by their preferred pronouns without parental notification has filed a lawsuit for violations of her First Amendment rights.
Judge dismisses city of Chicago’s lawsuit against Indiana gun store over straw gun sales
A judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit the city of Chicago filed against a northwestern Indiana store that alleged it sold hundreds of guns in straw purchases that ended up in the hands of felons or at crime scenes in the city.
Federal court remands TikTok lawsuit back to state court, criticizes lengthy complaint
A complaint filed by the state against social media giant TikTok has been bounced back to state court after being remanded this week by a federal judge, who criticized the 51-page complaint’s length and “irrelevant posturing.”
States sue telecom company over billions of robocalls
Attorneys general across the U.S. joined in a lawsuit Tuesday against a telecommunications company accused of making more than 7.5 billion robocalls to people on the national Do Not Call Registry.