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At a recent bar association meeting in Philadelphia, a very wise bar leader asked his audience, “How many of you understand the difference between ‘have to’ and ‘get to’?” None of us raised our hands.
Each year the Indianapolis Bar Association’s Annual Recognition Breakfast is capped off by the celebration of those members of the association celebrating their 50th anniversary in the practice of law.
The Indiana Supreme Court granted transfer to three cases last week, including a medical malpractice case where patients were ordered by a trial court to redact non-evidentiary allegations of drug and alcohol abuse and mental illness against a treating physician.
The Indiana Supreme Court has invited additional briefing on a medical malpractice case that has already been heard at oral argument.
The Supreme Court Historical Society and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana are launching a new program, “The Supreme Court and My Hometown,” for Indianapolis-area high school students.
Court of Appeals of Indiana
Joseph Marcel Odom v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
23A-CR-293
Criminal. Affirms Joseph Marcel Odom’s convictions for Level 2 felony conspiracy to commit dealing in methamphetamine, Level 6 felony obstruction of justice and Class B misdemeanor false informing and his sentence of 28 years. Finds Odom has failed to establish that his sentence is inappropriate in light of his demonstrably poor character. Also finds no abuse of discretion from the Tippecanoe Circuit Court in instructing the jury on conspiracy charge and that his obstruction conviction was supported by sufficient evidence.
Phyllis Armstrong, currently vice president of program operations at Child Advocates, has been named the nonprofit’s next CEO.
Hunter Smith, an Indianapolis Colts punter turned farmer, is running for an open Statehouse seat as a Republican.
The Supreme Court is taking up a case Tuesday over a Washington couple’s $15,000 tax bill that is widely seen as a test of a never-enacted tax on wealth.
The state’s highest legal office filed to dismiss a challenge Friday from a group of media entities to the state’s “buffer zone” law, which creates a 25-foot zone around law enforcement officers during certain activities.
Facebook parent Meta and IBM on Tuesday launched a new group called the AI Alliance that’s advocating for an “open science” approach to AI development that puts them at odds with rivals Google, Microsoft and ChatGPT-maker OpenAI.
The judicial branch is asking Congress for slightly less funding for fiscal year 2024, even as the branch has expressed concerns about the federal court system and its ability “to administer justice effectively and efficiently.”
A landlord’s appeal of a small claims judgment against him was “permeated with procedural bad faith,” the Court of Appeals of Indiana ruled Monday in affirming the lower court’s decision.
An Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law administrator was recognized with one of IUPUI’s highest honors in a November ceremony.
Acting upon evidence from a complaint filed by the Indiana Office of the Attorney General, the Indiana Board of Pharmacy has voted to sanction a Marion County doctor for illegal practices.
Court of Appeals of Indiana
Charles Andrew Wenner v. Gehrid Hensley, et al.
23A-SC-973
Small claims. Affirms the small claims judgment in Monroe Circuit Court issued against landlord Charles Andrew Wenner and in favor of tenants Hayen Johnson, Gehrid Hensley and Quinn Kaise. Remands for a determination of appellate attorney fees to be awarded to tenants. Finds Wenner’s procedural bad faith in his appeal rises to the level of egregiousness for which appellate attorney fees are warranted.
Fewer planes and helicopters will be flying tourists over Mount Rushmore and other national monuments and parks as new regulations take effect that are intended to protect the serenity of some of the most beloved natural areas in the United States.
The leaders of the Statehouse’s dual Republican supermajorities have been clear: after recent gambling industry scandals involving former lawmakers, next year’s legislative session will include no expansion.
A federal jury in Illinois ordered $17.7 million in damages — an amount tripled to more than $53 million under federal law — to several food manufacturing companies who had sued major egg producers over a conspiracy to limit the egg supply in the U.S.
The Supreme Court on Monday is hearing arguments over a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would shield members of the Sackler family who own the company from civil lawsuits over the toll of opioids.