The Indiana Court of Appeals agreed with a defendant that his due process rights were denied when his participation in a drug
court program was ended without giving him notice of a hearing, or allowing him to present evidence and cross-examine witnesses.
The Indiana Court of Appeals declined Thursday to change how it reviews cases dealing with involuntary commitment.
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a defendant’s perjury conviction and in doing so, concluded that resorting to
inextricable intertwinement is unavailable when determining a theory of admissibility.
The Indiana Court of Appeals held today that a mother who suffers a stillbirth due to medical malpractice qualifies as an
injured patient and satisfies the actual victim requirement under the Medical Malpractice Act, regardless of whether the malpractice
resulted in injuries to the mother, fetus, or both.
A panel of Indiana Court of Appeals judges each wrote their own opinion on whether a police officer’s safety concerns
were legitimate enough to allow the officer to search a car after a traffic stop.
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the finding that an African-American Marion County Coroner took action against his
white chief deputy coroner because of race, but ordered a reduction in the amount of compensatory damages the deputy coroner
could receive.
A years-long court battle over millions of dollars in East Chicago casino revenue remains alive after a Marion County judge
vacated an earlier dismissal of the civil suit and blocked the release of $8 million in disputed funds that had been part
of a settlement.
Addressing for the issue for the first time, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the “ostrich instruction”
in context of 18 U.S.C. Section 2422(b) was not appropriately given to the jury in an enticement of a minor trial.
A man’s Fair Credit Reporting Act claim can be arbitrated even though the debt was addressed and discharged in bankruptcy
proceedings, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled today.
A trial court is the proper authority to determine credit if a defendant earns educational credit time prior to sentencing,
the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled today.
Defendants are entitled to a competency hearing as part of their due process rights, the Indiana Court of Appeals concluded
today, addressing the issue for the first time.
Judges on the Indiana Court of Appeals disagreed as to whether a grandfather could adopt his biological granddaughter but
allow the mother to retain her parental rights under Indiana law.
An administrative law judge’s refusal to consider evidence of conditions that aren’t disclosed on a Medicaid disability
application doesn’t violate federal law and the Due Process Clause, a majority on the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled
today.
The Indiana Court of Appeals today disagreed about an issue of first impression regarding recovery of attorney fees under
the adult wrongful death statute.
A man’s claims of federal and state double-jeopardy violations were rejected today by the Indiana Court of Appeals,
which affirmed the trial court in a case involving multiple child pornography videos.
The Indiana Supreme Court offered some clues recently about why it’s ignored repeated attempts to address the issue
of legislative logrolling, where multiple unrelated changes are stuffed into one massive bill that becomes law.
Instant updates on Facebook and Twitter are becoming a staple in people’s lives, and those social media networks are
becoming a more common part of the litigation process in state and federal courts.
The Indiana Court of Appeals reversed a juvenile’s adjudication for exploiting an endangered adult because the state
didn’t prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the 17-year-old took advantage of the mentally retarded man.
A Marion Superior judge presiding over the county’s traffic court faces four judicial misconduct charges as a result
of his general handling of traffic infraction cases and one suit in particular, where the state justices have described him
as being “biased.”
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has allowed a proposed class action case claiming the National Collegiate Athletic Association
operates an illegal lottery to sell tickets to certain sporting events to go forward.