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Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Medtronic, Inc., and Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc. v. Rick C. Sasso, M.D. (mem. dec.)
19A-PL-378
Civil plenary. Affirms the $112,452,269 verdict in favor of Dr. Rick Sasso on his complaint for breach of two contracts against Medtronic Inc., Medtronic Sofamor Danek Inc. and Warsaw Orthopedic Inc. Finds the Marshall Circuit Court did not err by denying Medtronic’s motion to dismiss over a jurisdictional challenge or by denying Medtronic’s claims that it was entitled to judgment as a matter of law regarding a screw agreement. Also finds the court did not err in granting summary judgment in favor of Medtronic on Sasso’s claim for punitive damages.
Edgar Cardenas v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
20A-CR-1411
Criminal. Affirms the revocation of Edgar Cardenas’ probation in Cass Superior Court, finding no abuse of discretion in the admission of possible hearsay that was merely cumulative of other evidence.
Yariel Butler v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
20A-CR-801
Criminal. Affirms Yariel Butler’s convictions of two counts of Level 5 felony leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death and one count of Class A misdemeanor leaving the scene of an accident resulting in bodily injury. Finds the evidence is sufficient, the Tippecanoe Superior Court did not abuse its discretion by refusing Butler’s mistake-of-fact jury instruction or in weighing aggravating and mitigating circumstances. Holds her eight-year aggregate sentence is not inappropriate.
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