Indiana legislative session at halftime: what lives or died
Indiana lawmakers have reached halftime in this year’s legislative session, which has been marked more by plans deferred and legislation killed than major accomplishments.
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COA grants summary judgment to teacher, school corporation
A Fort Wayne mother’s claims of battery and constitutional violations against her daughter, a first-grader, will not proceed after the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled the teacher and school corporation were entitled to summary judgment on those claims.
Excessive force case will proceed against officer who shot unarmed robbery suspect
An excessive force claim against a Fort Wayne police officer who shot an unarmed robber will continue after the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana denied the officer’s motion for summary judgment.
Three magistrates named as finalists for Allen Superior vacancy
Three magistrate judges have been selected as finalists to fill an upcoming vacancy in the Allen Superior Court.
Applications open for coming Court of Appeals vacancy
Northern Indiana judges and lawyers may now apply to succeed long-serving Indiana Court of Appeals Judge Michael Barnes, Indiana Chief Justice Loretta Rush announced Wednesday.
10 to be interviewed for Allen County judgeship
The Allen Superior Court Judicial Nominating Commission will begin interviews next week with candidates who have applied to fill an upcoming vacancy in the court’s Family Relations Division. The commission will narrow the list of candidates vying to succeed Judge Daniel G. Heath when he retires next month.
Senate committee withholds vote on anti-indemnification bill
An Indiana lawmaker is urging her colleagues to reconsider her proposed attorney anti-indemnification bill after the Senate Civil Law Committee refused to call a vote on the measure.
Allen County tax, annexation dispute to continue in trial court
A dispute between Allen County fire departments grounded in both annexation and tax law will continue before the Allen Superior Court after the Indiana Supreme Court denied transfer to an August decision giving the trial court jurisdiction to hear the case.
Fort Wayne man gets 8 years for not telling partners he has HIV
A Fort Wayne man has been sentenced to eight years in prison for not telling numerous sex partners that he’s HIV-positive.
Senator re-introduces attorney anti-indemnification bill
An Indiana lawmaker is once again proposing a bill that would prohibit attorneys from indemnifying themselves against legal malpractice actions after a similar measure failed to pass last year’s General Assembly.
COA reverses termination of parent-child relationship
The Allen Superior Court must revisit a parental rights termination proceeding after the Indiana Court of Appeals determined insufficient evidence and prior appellate precedent failed to support the court’s termination of a father’s parental relationship with his son.
Babysitter’s serious neglect convictions, sentence affirmed
A babysitter convicted of inflicting a life-threatening head injury on an infant in her care lost her appeal of her felony convictions and sentence after the Indiana Court of Appeals determined neither court error nor insufficient evidence warranted reversal.
Rethinking bail: Pretrial release and apps among trends here and nationwide
The drumbeat to reexamine the practice of cash bail in Indiana and nationally has grown louder in recent years as jails groan under the weight of overpopulation. A court pilot program in Indiana assesses risk while a private initiative in New York uses computing power to raise money to pay bail for nonviolent arrestees.
COA allows spoliation claim to proceed
The Indiana Court of Appeals has struck down a claim for a private right of action raised under Indiana’s medical record production statute, but allowed a spoliation claim against a doctor who no longer possesses a patient’s medical records to proceed. However, two judges urged the Indiana Supreme Court to reconsider a 1991 opinion that required them to strike the private right of action claim.
60 senior judges certified for 2018
The Indiana Supreme Court has certified 60 judicial officers as senior judges for the coming year.
Fishers students top We the People competition
Two schools from Fishers took home first place honors from the 2017 Indiana We the People state finals held in Indianapolis Dec. 10 to 12.
South Bend airport chief appointed to JNC
South Bend International Airport director Michael Daigle has been appointed to the Indiana Judicial Nominating Commission as one of three lay representatives on the seven-member panel.
11 jail workers treated with Narcan after fentanyl exposure
The Allen County sheriff says 11 of his jail employees were treated with the overdose antidote Narcan after being exposed to smoke containing the opioid painkiller fentanyl.
Applications open for Allen County judgeship
Allen County attorneys interested in serving on the state trial court bench have an opportunity to be considered with the coming retirement of Allen Superior Judge Daniel G. Heath, the Indiana Supreme Court announced Tuesday.
Estate donates $300K to trust for courthouse’s preservation
The estate of a woman who died this year has donated $300,000 toward maintaining a historic Fort Wayne courthouse.