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Kathryn Davidson v. State of Indiana; Indiana Department of Transportation; I-69 Development Partners, LLC; DLZ Indiana, LLC; Aztec Engineering Group, Inc.; and Walsh Construction Company II, LLC
21A-CT-1516
Civil tort. Reverses the Monroe Circuit Court’s dismissal of Kathryn Davidson’s complaint against State of Indiana; Indiana Department of Transportation; I69 Development Partners, LLC; DLZ Indiana, LLC; Aztec Engineering Group, Inc.; and Walsh Construction Company II, LLC following an accident that left her with quadriplegia. Finds that the trial court erred when it dismissed Davidson’s complaint pursuant to the doctrine of collateral estoppel and due to claim splitting.
In the Matter of the Civil Commitment of B.N. v. Health and Hospital Corporation d/b/a Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center (mem. dec.)
21A-MH-2525
Mental health. Affirms the Marion Superior Court’s ruling that B.N. is gravely disabled and its commitment of her to Health and Hospital Corporation d/b/a Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center. Finds B.N. has waived her arguments on appeal.
In the Matter of the Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of W.N. (Minor Child) and M.W. (Mother) v. Indiana Department of Child Services (mem. dec.)
21A-JT-2232
Juvenile termination. Affirms the termination of M.W.’s parental rights to her child, W.N. Concludes that the juvenile court’s order is sufficiently detailed so as to inform the parties of the basis of its decision and that it demonstrates that termination of the mother’s parental rights was warranted.
Judith Anne Marie Beck v. Joel Elliott Storm (mem. dec.)
21A-JP-2180
Juvenile paternity. Affirms the Jefferson Circuit Court’s grant of Joel Storm’s petition to modify custody of his son L.S. with the child’s mother, Judith Beck. Judge Elizabeth Tavitas dissents in a separate opinion, finding that Beck’s behavior was not “so severe as to remove [the child] from her care” and that the trial court’s findings regarding the child’s best interests were “lacking.”
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