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Proposed legislation would remove representatives from local bar associations and legal groups from the judicial selection process — a change opponents worry could politicize the judiciary.
None are ready for the governor’s signature, however.
The group joins Barnes & Thornburg from a Philadelphia-headquartered national firm.
In a Tuesday press conference, Rokita said the money comes from 89 separate recoveries, some through civil settlements and others via criminal prosecutions.
Indiana Supreme Court
Indiana Land Trust #3082 and Omar and Haitham Abuzir, as Trustees v. Hammond Redevelopment Commission et al.
No. 25S-PL-141
Civil. Appeal from the Lake Superior Court, Judge Bruce D. Parent, on petition to transfer from the Indiana Court of Appeals. Affirms the trial court’s grant of the defendants’ Trial Rule 12(B)(6) motion to dismiss the landowners’ abuse-of-process complaint arising from a pending condemnation action. Holds that the mayor and individual members of the Hammond Redevelopment Commission are immune under Indiana Code section 34-13-3-5 because their alleged conduct — voting for and approving the condemnation resolution and related actions — was of the same general nature as that authorized by statute and undertaken in furtherance of their official duties. Further holds that all defendants — including the commission and the city — are immune under Indiana Code section 34-13-3-3(a)(6) because the landowners’ claimed loss directly resulted from the initiation of a judicial proceeding, namely the condemnation action, and subsection (6) immunity applies to both the initiation and prosecution of such proceedings. Declines to address whether a parallel abuse-of-process claim may proceed alongside a condemnation action in light of the dispositive immunity ruling. Appellants’ attorneys: Greg A. Bouwer; Jeffrey R. Carroll; Karol A. Schwartz. Appellees’ attorneys: Robert J. Feldt; Erika N. Helding; David C. Jensen; Kevin C. Smith; David W. Westland.
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Documents released Monday to the Indiana Capital Chronicle include a previously undisclosed Department of Correction drug inventory log that tracks purchases, use and disposal of pentobarbital over the past two years.
Justice Clarence Thomas, writing for a majority of five conservative justices, said the federal law that generally shields the Postal Service from lawsuits over missing, lost and undelivered mail includes “the intentional nondelivery of mail.”
Opposition to the new import taxes erupted even before they took effect at 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday.
Several bills met their end Monday after Indiana House lawmakers declined to call them down ahead of a second reading deadline.
Indiana Court of Appeals
In the Matter of A.M., G.G., and A.G. (Children in Need of Services), and A.C. (Mother) v. Indiana Department of Child Services
No. 25A-JC-2407
Civil. Appeal from the Vanderburgh Superior Court, Judge Gary Schutte, Magistrate Renee A. Ferguson and Referee Beverly Corn. Affirms the adjudication of A.M., G.G. and A.G. as children in need of services. Holds that although the trial court erred in adopting verbatim portions of the CHINS petitions as findings and in including findings unsupported by evidence — specifically regarding Mother’s alleged daily marijuana use and use of suboxone — those superfluous findings did not warrant reversal. Concludes sufficient evidence supported findings that A.M. witnessed and was involved in a domestic violence incident between Mother and Father, that the children had been exposed to domestic violence, and that Mother lacked stable housing, establishing serious endangerment to the children’s physical and/or mental condition. Further holds the evidence supported the need for coercive court intervention where Mother refused to participate in services, denied that services were necessary and testified she did not cooperate with a case manager because she had not been court-ordered to do so. Appellant’s attorney: Katherine N. Worman. Appellee’s attorney: Office of the Indiana Attorney General.
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Unlike traditional search warrants that target a known suspect or location, keyword warrants work backward by identifying internet addresses where searches were made in a certain window of time for particular terms.
CohenMalad LLP filed the suit on behalf of Brooklyn Cook’s family in the federal district court last week, accusing the defendants of negligence and wrongful death after Cook was found dead last year.
Indiana University Health is suing a company that was hit by a ransomware attack two years ago — an event the health system says cost it $66 million and impacted its ability to process payments.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, vice chair of the National Governors Association, said Democratic governors were able to express “how problematic” actions by immigration enforcement officials have been.
The court agreed to take up a case from Boulder, Colorado – one of multiple lawsuits alleging the companies deceived the public about how fossil fuels contribute to climate change.
But it reveals how Democrats are starting to apply public pressure on a Trump administration that has shown little interest in trying to return tariff revenues after the Supreme Court announced its 6-3 ruling on Friday.
Merrillville is among cities where an owner has said it’s not negotiating with federal authorities.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Carla Miller v. Indiana Gas Company, Inc.
No. 25A-CT-866
Civil. Appeal from the Clark Circuit Court, Magistrate William A. Dawkins. Affirms the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Indiana Gas Company on Miller’s product liability claim arising from a 2019 natural gas explosion that destroyed a neighboring home and injured Miller. Holds the trial court did not abuse its discretion in considering the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission’s Final Incident Report and accompanying affidavits, concluding the report was not hearsay because it contained the findings of its authors, who personally observed the investigation, and was properly authenticated. Further holds there was no genuine issue of material fact that the natural gas was properly odorized under 49 C.F.R. § 192.625, where undisputed odorator readings taken near the residence were well within the federal 1% detection threshold and Miller’s designated evidence that occupants did not smell gas did not establish a regulatory violation or defect under the Indiana Product Liability Act. Concludes Miller failed to designate evidence that odor fade was implicated or that Indiana Gas had a duty to warn of it — particularly where the service lines had been in use for years and no regulation required such a warning — and therefore Indiana Gas was entitled to judgment as a matter of law. Appellant’s attorneys: Ashton Rose Smith; Emily A. DeVuono. Appellee’s attorneys: Thomas J. Costakis; Libby Yin Goodknight; Hilary K. Leighty; Blake P. Holler.
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The court majority did not address whether companies could get refunded for the billions they have collectively paid in tariffs.
In July, the bar association will launch its first-ever Rural Practice Academy, an 11-month fellowship during which members can learn from legal professionals and one another how to build and sustain legal practices in small communities.
