Indiana Court Decisions: April 20-May 3, 2023
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For the first time since 2011, Indiana has a vacancy on its Tax Court. With that vacancy, the state should revisit the court’s role in our judicial system.
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Indiana Supreme Court justices granted transfer to three cases last week, including one involving a patient who sued a hospital network for sharing her diagnosis with the wrong person.
Midwestern law firm Plunkett Cooney has announced the opening of a scholarship program for diverse law school students.
A lawsuit challenging a law banning gender-affirming care for minors is seeking class certification, but a judge has ordered plaintiffs to show cause why briefing on that issue should not be stayed until the court rules on their preliminary injunction motion.
Court of Appeals of Indiana
Michael J. Stolla v. Megan Gould (mem. dec.)
22A-JP-1740
Juvenile paternity. Affirms the Dearborn Circuit Court’s judgment modifying legal and physical custody over minor son, M.J.S., in favor of Megan Gould. Finds the trial court did not abuse its discretion when it overruled Michael J. Stolla’s objection to considering a modification of custody based only on Gould’s failure to file a modification petition. Also finds the trial court’s decision to modify the parties’ legal and physical custody over M.J.S. is well-supported by the record.
The Indiana Supreme Court has handed down an interim suspension to a northwestern Indiana attorney following a guilty finding for possession of methamphetamine, a Level 6 felony. The suspension is effective immediately.
The Court of Appeals of Indiana will be traveling to Shelbyville next week as part of its Appeals on Wheels program.
An Indianapolis man convicted of abducting and severely beating a woman in 2018 and dumping her in a ditch where she was found the next day has been sentenced to 38 years in prison.
Indianapolis-based Barnes & Thornburg LLP announced Monday it is opening a new office in Nashville, Tennessee.
New results from a U.S. Census Bureau simulation indicate a significant number of noncitizens were missed in the 2020 census, a national head count during which the Trump administration tried to prevent people in the United States illegally from being tallied.
A worker died after being injured at an Amazon warehouse in Fort Wayne in an incident that closed the facility for the rest of the day Monday, authorities said.
The Indiana Medical Licensing Board will hold a hearing later this month on a complaint against Indianapolis OB-GYN Dr. Caitlin Bernard, despite an attempt by the Attorney General’s Office to further delay the matter.
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has retained well-known conservative attorney Jim Bopp under a $250,000 contract to aid with various legal matters.
Chuck Goodrich, a state representative from Noblesville and president of Indianapolis-based contractor Gaylor Electric, announced Friday he will run for Congress.
A federal judge has allowed claims against several Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers and Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputies to move forward in a case where a man alleged he was paralyzed during a September 2019 arrest and transport.
Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law has been recognized on a national level for its efforts to prepare students in the field of intellectual property law.
Devun York v. State of Indiana
22A-CR-02214
Criminal. Affirms Marion Superior Court’s denial of Devun York’s motion to dismiss a charge which alleged he was in possession of a machine gun in violation of Indiana Code section 35-47-5-8(2014). Finds the trial court did not err by concluding that the facts of the case state a crime or by concluding that the machine gun statute is not impermissibly vague under the federal and state constitutions.
The American Bar Association Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility has released guidance on lawyers’ handling of prepaid fees for individual clients.