Indianapolis district latest in Indiana to join vaping suit
Indianapolis Public Schools has become the latest Indiana school district to join a lawsuit that accuses e-cigarette giant Juul Labs of marketing its vaping products to young people.
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Biden vaccine rule for health workers blocked in 10 states
A federal judge on Monday blocked President Joe Biden’s administration from enforcing a coronavirus vaccine mandate on thousands of health care workers in 10 states that had brought the first legal challenge against the requirement.
Citing confusion in circuit courts, Health and Hospital Corp. urges SCOTUS to take appeal over nursing home resident rights of action
The Health and Hospital Corp. of Marion County is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to stop a lawsuit brought on behalf of an Indiana nursing home resident that raises the question of whether the Federal Nursing Home Reform Act allows residents to bring claims regarding their care and treatment.
Indianapolis man sentenced to 40 years in federal prison for child sex abuse
A thrice-convicted Indiana sex offender has been sentenced to four decades in federal prison for child sexual exploitation and creating and trafficking videos of child sexual abuse, the U.S. Department of Justice has announced.
Father convicted of OWI with child in car loses appeal of 6-year sentence
A man convicted of operating a vehicle while intoxicated with his toddler in the car could not convince the Court of Appeals of Indiana that he was denied his right to allocution or that his sentence should be reconsidered.
Judge: Former school administrator not discriminated against when reassigned to teaching position
A central Indiana school corporation has won summary judgment against a former administrator who claimed she was discriminated against when she was reassigned to a teaching position.
Legal fight poised over St. Joseph Co. redistricting
A legal fight is emerging over the redrawing of local election districts in northern Indiana’s St. Joseph County.
Authorities: West Lafayette man charged after 30-mile police chase
An Indiana man has been hit with several charges after allegedly leading police on a nearly 30-mile chase in a stolen semi-truck, according to authorities.
Indianapolis man charged in 2020 slaying of girlfriend
An Indianapolis man has been charged with murdering his girlfriend, a year after he told police that she killed herself.
Indiana man gets probation for entering Capitol on Jan. 6
A man from Vincennes has been sentenced to three years’ probation for his part in the Jan. 6 riot during which the crowd stormed the U.S. Capitol.
Speedy trial OK’d for Lake Co. murder suspect who fled transport van
A murder suspect who escaped from a prisoner transport van last year when its driver stopped at a fast-food restaurant in northwest Indiana will stand trial in January in a Chicago man’s slaying.
More omicron cases pop up as world rushes to learn more
Cases of the omicron variant of the coronavirus popped up in countries on opposite sides of the world Sunday and many governments rushed to close their borders even as scientists cautioned that it’s not clear if the new variant is more alarming than other versions of the virus.
COA to hear murder, negligence appeals next week
The Court of Appeals of Indiana will be on the road next week, traveling to two Indiana high schools to hear oral arguments in a murder case and a negligence dispute arising from a deadly fire.
Indiana lawmakers won’t return for one-day session on COVID-19 legislation
Republican legislative leaders have decided against bringing state lawmakers back for a one-day session on Monday to vote on a bill that would have restricted employer COVID-19 vaccine mandates and put in place actions to end the statewide public health emergency order.
Car dealerships lose appeal seeking dismissal of class action complaints
Two car dealer groups could not convince the Court of Appeals of Indiana to order the dismissal of class action lawsuits brought against them by angry customers.
Former Holcomb staffer Lopez appointed to JNC
Gov. Eric Holcomb has appointed Danny Lopez, his former deputy chief of staff, to the Judicial Nominating Commission for the Indiana Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals of Indiana.
For many, expedited bill to weaken vaccine mandates either goes too far or not far enough
A group of nurses who say they were suspended from Ascension St. Vincent for refusing to be vaccinated against COVID-19 told Indiana lawmakers they hope new legislation will help them get their jobs back.
Timeline extended for resettling Afghan refugees in Indiana
Federal officials said Tuesday that they’ve pushed back their timeline to resettle roughly 4,100 Afghan refugees who are still at the Indiana National Guard’s Camp Atterbury training post more than two months after they arrived there.
Public nuisance laws in opioid cases give hope to both sides
A jury’s finding this week that three major pharmacy chains are responsible for contributing to the scourge of opioid addiction in two Ohio counties may be just the beginning of a protracted legal battle that ultimately could leave the communities no better off.
Jury awards $26M in damages for Unite the Right violence
A jury ordered 17 white nationalist leaders and organizations to pay more than $26 million in damages Tuesday over the violence that erupted during the deadly 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville in 2017.