The Indiana Court of Appeals on Thursday reversed and vacated an adoption petition for a 4-year-old Greene County child, finding the trial court erred in determining that the mother’s consent to the adoption by the child’s father and stepmother was not required.
A man who bound his neighbors with zip ties, accused them of being police informants and shot one victim several times with a nail gun did not convince the Indiana Court of Appeals that his battery convictions constituted double jeopardy.
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Hoosiers who believe they need a protective order won’t have to travel to a courthouse in order to file a request now that an electronic filing service has been created to meet the needs of victims from the security of their own homes.
An order from the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission requiring a Hamilton County utility to comply with national guidelines to support a rate hike was upheld Tuesday by the Indiana Court of Appeals. Hamilton Southeastern Utilities uses its operations contractor, Sanitary Management & Engineering Co., to carry out all operation, maintenance and engineering functions of HSE’s […]
The Indiana Supreme has once again revisited the years-long dispute between the state and IBM Corp., issuing an opinion on rehearing that provides more detail on the post-judgment interest due to IBM.
When 8-year-old Sylvia Mendez tried to register for an all-white school in California in the 1940s, she was denied admission because of her Mexican and Puerto Rican heritage. Mendez, now a civil rights activist, shared her story and the lawsuit that changed her life during a Hispanic Heritage Month celebration Oct. 11.
A case alleging state and private actors conspired to give false claims of animal neglect about two Washington County residents’ livestock was dismissed by the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
The following 7th Circuit Court of Appeals opinion was posted Thursday after IL deadline:
United States of America v. Reynold De La Torre, et al.
18-2009, -2218, -2286, -3303, 19-1299
Appeals from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, Indianapolis Division. Judge Tanya Walton Pratt.
Criminal. Affirms sentences entered against Maria Gonzalez, Reynold De La Torre and Adrian Bennett. Vacates the guilty pleas entered by Christian Chapman and Jeffrey Rush. Finds Gonzalez’s offense level was properly adjusted for her “aggravating role,” De La Torre waived his challenge to the conditions of his supervised release, and Bennett failed to identify a specific reason to question the substantive reasonableness of his below-guidelines sentence. Also finds Chapman and Rush were subjected to sentencing errors that affected their substantial rights. Remands for further proceedings.
Two guilty pleas have been vacated in a sweeping drug conspiracy that involved dozens of firearms and multiple illicit substances, though the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday declined to also adjust related sentences.
A split Indiana Court of Appeals has affirmed the denial of a man’s motion for discharge of his child molesting and child solicitation counts under Indiana Rule of Criminal Procedure 4(C), with a dissenting judge arguing that because proceedings were not stayed until months after an interlocutory appeal was filed and accepted, the tolling rule doesn’t apply.
The Indiana Court of Appeals has reversed a decision quieting title of two pieces of land in a battle between Miami County neighbors, finding there wasn’t enough proof that the parcels were acquired by adverse possession.
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State of Indiana v. Frederick Obryan McFarland
18A-CR-2408
Criminal. Affirms the Vanderburgh Superior Court’s denial of the state’s motion to amend the habitual offender charging information against Frederick McFarland filed three calendar days before his trial on multiple charges related to a fatal car crash allegedly cause after McFarland fled an attempted traffic stop. Finds no abuse of discretion in the trial court’s ruling.
A northern Indiana orthopedic surgeon has lost his appeal in a medical negligence case brought by a patient who continued to experience pain in his hand following a finger amputation.
A bank has failed to prove that one of its customers is thousands of dollars behind on her credit card payments, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Thursday.
A man convicted of sexually exploiting a minor couldn’t convince the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals Wednesday that an enhancement to his sentence was not triggered by his prior state convictions for possession of child pornography.
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Alejandro Yeatts v. Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
19-1269
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, South Bend Division. Magistrate Judge Michael Gotsch, Sr.
Civil. Affirms the Northern District Court’s denial of Alejandro Yeatts’ motion for partial summary judgment against Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. Finds statements provided by Biomet that Yeatts was suspended in connection with a corruption investigation against Biomet is not actionable defamation. Also finds Yeatts’ inability to prove the statement false demonstrates that it is a statement of opinion, beyond the reach of defamation law.
A teenager now under the wardship of the Indiana Department of Correction lost arguments Wednesday that the decision to declare him a ward of the DOC was an abuse of discretion.
The Indiana Court of Appeals reversed judgment awarded to a bank against a former homeowner who filed for bankruptcy, finding that because the man had been discharged of any liability on the mortgage, the judgment was in error.
A former Biomet employee has lost his argument before the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals that he was defamed by his former employer when it included his name in a list for the Department of Justice as part of a corruption investigation.