Jury instruction splits Supreme Court
Jury instructions that included the interpretation from an appellate ruling split the Indiana Supreme Court as to when trial courts should look beyond the statute.
Marilyn Odendahl
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Small parcel opens door for Zionsville to expand
The Indiana Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Zionsville in an annexation fight over Perry Township, finding, in part, that a small parcel of incorporated land gives Zionsville the ability to leap frog Whitestown and lay claim to new territory.
Court rejects women’s discrimination claims against Eli Lilly
Calling the conduct of an Eli Lilly supervisor “inexcusable and offensive,” a federal court nonetheless found the discrimination claims made by three former female employees did not have merit.
Selby and Ong nominated to fill seats on the federal bench
As the two Indiana nominees for a pair of vacancies on the federal bench begin the confirmation process, one Indiana senator is withholding his support of the candidate for the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals.
Former Indiana justice, assistant U.S. attorney nominated for federal bench vacancies
President Barack Obama has announced his nominations for two federal judicial openings in Indiana.
Amended statute confuses trial court
A trial court misinterpreted an amended statute regarding power of attorney, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled in giving a son the ability to look at his mother’s finances.
Donnelly champions federal support of veterans courts
In advance of the State of the Union address tonight, Sen. Joe Donnelly highlighted the need to help military veterans and praised the work being done in Indiana’s veterans courts.
Employed physician fails to show hospital ‘blemished’ his reputation
A central Indiana radiologist was not deprived of property when Tipton Hospital cancelled his medical privileges and the contract with his professional corporation, according to the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals.
Married lesbian couples seek birth certificate equality
Lesbian couples in Indiana are learning the fight for state recognition did not stop with the legalization of same-sex marriage. The battle now has moved to parenthood.
Coalition pushes for hate crime legislation
Indiana is one of five states without a hate crime law on the books.
Access Group’s acquisition of Lawyer Metrics may help law schools, firms align goals
With its acquisition by Access Group, Bloomington-based Lawyer Metrics will be positioned to apply its data analysis expertise, and possibly increase its role, in helping legal education and the profession as a whole navigate ongoing changes.
Notre Dame law professor argues for terrorists’ victims
Notre Dame Law School professor Jimmy Gurulé is urging the Supreme Court of the United States to let terrorists’ victims have access to nearly $2 billion in Iranian assets frozen in a New York bank.
Pretrial release project to test assessment tool
The Indiana Supreme Court is preparing to test the viability of allowing certain offenders to be released pretrial without having to pay a bail.
Coalition advocating for hate crime legislation
A coalition of religious and civic organizations has already started pushing the Indiana General Assembly to pass hate crime legislation that includes language covering sexual orientation and gender identity.
COA finds fired highway worker was at-will employee
Echoing precedent, the Indiana Court of Appeals has found that an employee handbook is not an employment contract.
Amendment to new criminal code foils attempt for sentence modification
A Vanderburgh County man hoping to benefit from Indiana’s overhaul of its criminal codes was instead reminded to read state statutes very carefully.
Notre Dame to add tax clinic to curriculum
Notre Dame Law School is preparing to launch a tax clinic to assist low-income and immigrant families in northern Indiana.
Donnelly hopeful Indiana’s federal court vacancies will be filled soon
With U.S. District Judge Robert Miller Jr. preparing to take senior status in January, Indiana will have three judicial vacancies to fill on the federal bench.
Split COA finds attorney did not provide adequate counsel
Two typewritten letters and handwritten notes between a now-deceased defense attorney and a former prosecutor have divided the Indiana Court of Appeals over whether a plea agreement had actually been negotiated.
2040 vision: Lawyers look at the future
As part of Indiana Lawyer’s commemoration of its silver anniversary this year, we asked a varied group of attorneys to look ahead to the year 2040. They outlined what they thought the profession would be like, how they hoped the profession would change, and what they did not want the profession to become.