State’s high court to hear arguments in case of missing video of woman’s fall at hospital
A hearing in the Lake County case will be Nov. 5 at 9 a..m. in the Supreme Court Courtroom.
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Indiana House approves COVID-19 liability protection bill
The Indiana House has approved legislation that would protect businesses from COVID-19-related lawsuits. The measure slightly differs from a liability protection measure passed last week by the state Senate.
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Motorists crossing Louisville bridges claim they were fraudulently billed
In a lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, a group of drivers allege the vendors hired to operate the RiverLink toll system for the three bridges between Louisville, Kentucky, and southern Indiana fraudulently tacked on administrative fees and penalties.
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SCOTUS rejects petition to hear Indiana Right-to-Farm dispute
A protracted dispute between a concentrated animal feeding operation in Hendricks County and its neighbors ended Monday with the U.S. Supreme Court denying certiorari to the nearby homeowners who claimed the odor from the 8,000 hogs disrupted their lives and diminished their health.
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Farm feud: CAFO challenge turns to U.S. Supreme Court
Hendricks County families who live with the odor from a nearby 8,000-hog farm for years have lost their nuisance, negligence and trespass claims against the concentrated animal feeding operation. After unsuccessfully seeking relief from the Indiana Court of Appeals and a divided Indiana Supreme Court, they are now turning to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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State appeals court to hear case that accuses NCAA of wrongful death in football head injury
The case stems from the 2020 death of former college football player Christopher Riggs, who played at Texas A&M University from 1965 to 1968 and after death was diagnosed with Stage III/IV chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
State supreme court sides with estate of intoxicated man run over by IndyGo bus
The 3-2 ruling affirmed a jury’s finding that Michael Fergerson was not negligent in the accident which killed him even though he had been taken to the hospital earlier in the day after being found intoxicated on the sidewalk.
28 more lawsuits accuse Crown Point funeral service of mishandling remains
Each of the lawsuits accuses Crown Cremation Service LLC and Heights Crematory Inc. of allowing the bodies of loved ones to be stored improperly in trailers on Heights Crematory’s property.
New lawsuit filed against former Indianapolis teacher accused of encouraging ‘fight club’ in classroom
A new lawsuit has been filed against a teacher with Indianapolis Public Schools, accusing him of orchestrating a “fight club” environment in his classroom by allegedly encouraging and recording videos of students fighting or being beaten by other students.
Widow’s lawsuit accuses Crown Point funeral provider of mishandling husband’s remains
The lawsuit alleges that the husband’s body wasn’t cremated until 19 days after his death and was one of at least 100 corpses that ended up being improperly stored in trailers in Chicago.
Split Indiana Supreme Court reverses lower court ruling in case of IU student injured by falling window
An Indiana University student injured in 2018 by a falling window demonstrated a genuine issue of material fact in inferring that the university’s negligence, a split Indiana Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.
Department of Correction faces lawsuit over Plainfield inmate’s death
The estate of an inmate who died in July 2023 is suing the Indiana Department of Correction for allegedly failing to provide proper medical care.
Parent sues after Lawrence Township school allegedly fails to provide medical help to child
The parent of a child who suffered an asthma attack at school is suing the Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township and the school after school employees allegedly failed to provide medical help to the child during the incident.
Mother sues New Albany in connection with death of son in local dam
The lawsuit accuses the city and others of negligence for failing to close off the low-head dam or post signs warning of its dangers.
Indiana Supreme Court to hear oral arguments in case of man hit by IndyGo bus
The Indiana Supreme Court will hear oral arguments for two cases Thursday, including one involving an Indianapolis man who died in 2018 from injuries sustained when an IndyGo bus driver allegedly ran over him at a bus stop.
Parents say daughters were victims of fake porn, sue school for allegedly failing to respond
The parents of four Fort Wayne girls allege that at least three minor male classmates used images and videos from internet sources such as Pornhub to create, edit, and sell video montages and still images of pornographic content with the girls’ names on them.
Lawsuit accuses Indiana casino of causing woman’s death by over-serving alcohol
The lawsuit says the woman was served at least 17 alcoholic drinks from March 27 into the early hours of March 28 at the Caesars Southern Indiana Hotel & Casino in Elizabeth, Indiana, where she died. Casino representatives did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Lafayette-based company to pay $462M for 2019 crash that killed two
A Lafayette-based trailer manufacturing company must pay $462 million to the families of two men killed in a 2019 crash involving one of the company’s trailers.
YMCA accused of negligence after woman alleges she was filmed in locker room
A woman is suing the Young Men’s Christian Association of Greater Indianapolis after she claims she was secretly filmed while showering in a locker room at a YMCA location.
Valparaiso couple awarded $25 million after medical center found to be negligent
A Valparaiso couple was awarded $25.8 million in damages by a Lake County jury after a medical center failed to transfer test results that contained information about the husband’s cancer diagnosis.
Family sues crane company for negligence in death of man during work project
The estate of a man who died in a work incident is suing a crane company for negligence in his death.
Estate of patient sues for negligence at Owen Valley Health Campus
A former patient’s estate is suing the Indiana Patient’s Compensation Fund for damages related to negligent care at Putnam County Hospital and other companies associated with her care team.
7th Circuit rules lower court must look at employee/employer relationship in negligence case
A lower court must resolve whether crane operator that allegedly injured a Commercial Air employee was his co-employee, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in vacating a district court decision.
Indiana Supreme Court hears oral arguments on Paoli quarry blasting case
The Indiana Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Cave Quarries Inc. v. Warex LLC Thursday morning, a case involving the 2021 blasting procedure that damaged an asphalt plant in Paoli.