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Firm mergers down slightly in 2014

Eighty-two law firm combinations were announced last year in the United States, a 7 percent decline from 2013’s 88 mergers, according to Altman Weil Inc.

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Judge dissents on reversal of CHINS adjudication

A father who claimed his due process rights were violated when his daughter was adjudicated as a child in need of services before the conclusion of a fact-finding hearing won his appeal before the Court of Appeals Wednesday. But one judge believed that the trial court correctly found the girl to be a CHINS.

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Opinions Jan. 6, 2015 ILD

Indiana Court of Appeals
Jennifer Suits v. State of Indiana (NFP)
49A02-1404-CR-219
Criminal. Affirms conviction for battery, as a Class B misdemeanor. Finds the police officer’s warrantless entry and subsequent search of Suits’ apartment did not violate her rights under the Fourth Amendment and Article 1, Section 11 on the Indiana Constitution. Concludes the state established the existence of exigent circumstances that led the police officer to reasonably determine that someone in the residence was in need of assistance.

Joseph C. Lehman v. Firstsource Advantage, LLC (NFP)
20A03-1312-CC-487
Civil collection. Affirms judgment in favor of Firstsource for $7,311.62 plus court costs.

Danny's Sports Bar Chicago Style Pizza v. Todd Schuman (NFP)
43A04-1407-CT-321
Civil tort. Affirms default judgment in Schuman’s favor for $68,216.40 plus interest. Finds the decision by one of the restaurant’s part owners to ignore Schuman’s lawsuit rather than contacting a lawyer or taking some action to defend the restaurant was not “excusable neglect” within the meaning of Trial Rule 60(B).

 

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Opinions Jan. 6, 2015

Indiana Supreme Court
Fishers Adolescent Catholic Enrichment Society, Inc. v. Elizabeth Bridgewater o/b/o Alyssa Bridgewater
93S02-1310-EX-704
Civil. Vacates the final order from the Indiana Civil Rights Commission regarding a dispute over a dinner menu. The commission had found that the Fishers Adolescent Catholic Enrichment Society Inc. did not discriminate against Bridgewater when it did not provide a special meal for her daughter who suffered from food allergies. However, the commission did rule that FACES did commit an unlawful discriminatory practice when it expelled the Bridgewater family from the group after they filed the disability discrimination complaint. The Supreme Court concluded because the activities of FACES fell outside education, the commission lacked the statutory authority to take any action other than the dismissal of these claims. Remands with instructions to grant the motion to dismiss filed by FACES on both claims. Justice Robert Rucker dissented, maintaining the commission does have the authority to act on the retaliation claim.

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Dershowitz denies underage sex claims

Prominent criminal defense lawyer Alan Dershowitz has filed a detailed denial of a woman’s claims in a Miami federal court that he had sexual contact with her when she was underage in a case also involving Britain’s Prince Andrew.

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Opinions Jan. 5, 2015

7th Circuit Court of Appeals
State Farm Life Insurance Co. v. Troy Jonas et al.
14-1464
Civil tort. Vacates judgment of District Court and remands with instructions to dismiss for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction. Finds no justiciable controversy existed when Jonas filed his lawsuit against State Farm. Concluded that the disputes about the rate of interest and whether the insurance company must pay the attorney fees that Jonas has incurred in this litigation do not retroactively create jurisdiction.

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Bill would let Hoosiers refuse gay-wedding services

Legislation that supporters contend is needed to protect Indiana residents with strong religious beliefs by allowing them to refuse services for same-sex weddings is drawing fire from gay rights groups and others who say it would legalize discrimination.

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