IBA: Greening Indy, One Recycled Computer at a Time
Young Lawyers Division (YLD) members rolled up their sleeves to help the environment at the division’s first-ever E-Cycling Drive held Friday, August 24.
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IBA: Escape to Sedona this November with the IndyBar
Stargazing, sunsets over the Red Rocks and…CLE? This unlikely combination makes for a can’t miss trip to this year’s IndyBar Destination CLE, to be held at the Enchantment Resort & Mii amo Spa in Sedona, Arizona November 15 to November 17.
Inbox: Personal values and experiences define ‘all’
A letter in response to editor Kelly Lucas’ editorial on whether women in the law can have it all.
Inbox: Sometimes it is enough to be ‘good enough’
A letter in response to editor Kelly Lucas’ editorial on whether women in the law can have it all.
Inbox: Society doesn’t value genders equally
A letter in response to editor Kelly Lucas’ editorial on whether women in the law can have it all.
Indiana Court Decisions Aug. 8-21, 2012
Read appellate opinions from Indiana courts and the 7th Circuit.
Dean’s Desk: Career planning innovation at Valparaiso Law
This fall, Valparaiso Law is launching a new program that will help students organize their three years of career-related activities and complete the steps essential to fulfilling career goals. The program is provided through a mobile website named VOLT, which the school believe is the first of its kind.
Medical malpractice caps challenged in Indiana, fall elsewhere
Medical malpractice caps are unconstitutional in Missouri. And in Illinois and Georgia. They might be in Indiana, too, if the justices of the Supreme Court grant Timothy Plank the day in court his attorneys say he is entitled to.
Quality of Life: Take action to make next year a better one
The drought has made MacDougall think about how people often say “next year will be better” but do nothing to make that happen.
DTCI: Throw your cell phone into the spaghetti bowl
James Strenski writes about why lawyers need to get away from their cell phones occasionally.
Allen Superior Judge John Surbeck receives national judicial award
Allen Superior Judge John F. Surbeck Jr. received the 2012 William H. Rehnquist Award for Judicial Excellence from the National Center for State Courts, the nonprofit organization announced Aug. 14. The award is presented annually to a state court judge who exemplifies the highest level of judicial excellence, integrity, fairness, and professional ethics. Surbeck […]
Technology Untangled: easy printing from phone or tablet
Stephen Bour writes about an app that makes it easy for Android users to print from their mobile devices.
Marion County slating reform gets new push
The Indianapolis Bar Association takes aim at the Marion Superior judicial selection process.
Pill mills migrating to Indiana?
The General Assembly and physician groups are considering ways to stop over-prescribing of pain medications.
Same court, new experience
Hoover Hull LLP partner Alice Morical joins a Southern District pro bono program and faces a jury for the first time.
Marion County Small Claims courts take small steps
Recommended overhauls on the courts’ structure are unlikely following the task force’s critical report.
Shepard to lead legal education task force
The American Bar Association forms a committee to review the performance of law schools.
Roberts ready for last year at bat
Indiana University Robert H. McKinney’s dean talks legal education and his future teaching plans.
Opinions Aug. 27, 2012 ILD
7th Circuit Court of Appeals posted no Indiana opinions by IL deadline.
Indiana Supreme Court and Indiana Tax Court posted no opinions by IL deadline.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Michael Butler and Amanda Butler v. Jerry Hall and Susan Hall (NFP)
07A01-1111-SC-521
Small claims. Affirms trial court judgment in favor of defendants.
Arbie Clay, Jr. v. State of Indiana (NFP)
34A02-1202-CR-156
Criminal. Affirms trial court conviction of Class C felony robbery.
Lloyd E. Lynch v. State of Indiana (NFP)
49A04-1111-CR-604
Criminal. Affirms conviction of Class B felony confinement.
Ayman Eldosougi v. State of Indiana (NFP)
49A02-1202-CR-103
Criminal. Affirms conviction of Class A misdemeanor domestic battery.
K.C., on Behalf of M.C. v. State of Indiana (NFP)
32A01-1111-JV-533
Juvenile. Affirms delinquency order requiring payment of certain fees.
Robert Cruser, III v. State of Indiana (NFP)
29A02-1203-CR-187
Criminal. Affirms conviction of Class D felony domestic battery.
In the Matter of the Guardianship of Guido Joiko; Kenneth Schaaf v. Fifth Third Bancorp, Guido Joiko, and Geralyn Bradley (NFP)
87A04-1112-GU-705
Guardianship. Affirms trial court ruling that Joiko was of sound mind when he executed a revised trust.
Larry Schine v. State of Indiana (NFP)
79A02-1112-CR-1145
Criminal. Affirms in part and remands in part with orders to vacate a conviction of possession of cocaine, which the court ruled violated double jeopardy of a simultaneous conviction of dealing in cocaine.
Term. of Parent-Child Rel. of A.J.-G., Minor Child, and her Mother, S.J.-G.; S.J.-G. v. Indiana Dept. of Child Services (NFP)
71A05-1112-JT-696
Juvenile/termination. Affirms trial court order terminating mother S.J.-G’s parental rights to A.J.-G.
Terry Chanley v. State of Indiana (NFP)
87A01-1201-CR-42
Criminal. Affirms trial court denial of motion for jail time credit.