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Those of us “in the trenches” of family law know the value (er, need!) of a good, seasoned parenting coordinator on our highest conflict cases.
A new Indiana law set to take effect in 2024 has some public school librarians feeling uneasy, as the state has put in place procedures for challenging books and will require school libraries to prepare a publicly available catalog of materials.
An Angola attorney who has been the subject of multiple disciplinary actions has resigned from the Indiana bar.
A commercial court acted within its discretion in appointing a master to enforce the terms of a settlement agreement reached in a shareholder lawsuit, the Court of Appeals of Indiana affirmed Tuesday.
The Indianapolis Public Schools board violated the state’s public meetings law when it approved a lawsuit against the state last week, a charter group has alleged.
Chemical and consumer product manufacturer 3M has agreed to pay $6 billion to settle lawsuits from U.S. service members who say they experienced hearing loss or other serious injuries after using faulty earplugs made by an Indianapolis-based subsidiary.
A refund may be coming soon to tenants of a pair of Muncie-area real estate companies.
Tuesday opinions
Court of Appeals of Indiana
James K. McConnell v. Martha A. Doan; Marilyn S. Hall; David Fee; Jerome Henry, Jr.; Thomas B. Walsh; Tim Miller; and Nicolas Ciocca
23A-CT-145
Civil tort. Affirms a settlement agreement and appointment of a commercial court master. Finds the Allen Superior Court did not abuse its discretion in appointing a commercial court master pursuant to Commercial Court Rule 5 or Trial Rule 70. Also finds the settlement agreement does not contain an unenforceable “agreement to agree.”
Indiana Supreme Court justices granted transfer to two cases for the week ending Aug. 25, including one in which the Court of Appeals of Indiana declined to address a pro se litigant’s challenge to the constitutionality of a vehicle search.
Indiana will distribute about $18 million in opioid settlement funds to support local law enforcement, drug task forces and treatment hubs, Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita announced Friday.
Mark Meadows testified in court Monday that actions detailed in a sweeping indictment that accuses him of participating in an illegal conspiracy to overturn then-President Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss were all part of his job as White House chief of staff.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett told attendees at a judicial conference in Wisconsin on Monday that she welcomed public scrutiny of the court. But she stopped short of commenting on whether she thinks the court should change how it operates.
Police arrested a second man Monday in a July shooting at a massive block party in central Indiana that left one person dead and 17 others wounded.
Monday opinions
Court of Appeals of Indiana
James Andry v. Leo Thorbecke
22A-CT-2942
Civil tort. Reverses the trial court’s order granting Leo Thorbecke leave to file his untimely response and remands for further proceedings on the motion for summary judgment in which the trial court may not consider the late filings. Finds the trial court lacked authority to deviate from the bright-line rule requiring the timely filing of materials opposing summary judgment. Also finds Trial Rule 72(E) offers no relief to Thorbecke under the circumstances presented.
A Daviess County attorney has been suspended from practicing law in Indiana, due to noncooperation with the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission.
Outgoing Indiana Tax Court Judge Martha Blood Wentworth’s retirement ceremony has been set for later this week. The ceremony will be livestreamed at 2 p.m. on Aug. 30.
There were 718 enforcement actions related to $836 million in alleged COVID-19 fraud over the latest three-month period of enforcement, the U.S. Department of Justice said last week in announcing the results of efforts to combat pandemic-related fraud.
A man’s late response to a motion for summary judgment should not have been accepted, even though it wasn’t electronically delivered to counsel because of a “technical error,” the Court of Appeals of Indiana has ruled in reversing a lower court’s decision.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana has filed a lawsuit against the Indiana Department of Correction, claiming the DOC won’t provide gender-affirming surgery for an incarcerated transgender woman.
