A federal judge has blocked a new Indiana law that would have required abortion providers to inform patients about the possibility of “reversing” a medication abortion. The Wednesday ruling prevents House Enrolled Act 1577 from taking effect tomorrow as scheduled.
Indiana Supreme Court
Jeffrey B. Cutchin v. Amy L. Beard
21S-CQ-48
Certified question. Finds the Indiana Medical Malpractice Act applies when a plaintiff alleges that a qualified health care provider treated someone else negligently and that the negligent treatment injured the plaintiff. Declines to answer the question of whether the act prohibits the Patient’s Compensation Fund from contesting the act’s applicability to a claim after the claimant concludes a court-approved settlement with a covered health care provider. Justice Steven David concurs in result with separate opinion.
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a finding that a defendant facing a weapons charge was competent to stand trial despite defense counsel’s insistence to the contrary.
Answering a question posed by the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, the Indiana Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that Indiana’s Medical Malpractice Act applies to cases where a third-party plaintiff alleges that negligent treatment to someone else resulted in injury to the plaintiff. One justice, however, cautioned against the expansion of the Medical Malpractice Act.
A lakefront property owner who claimed the government’s partial use of her land entitled her to a property tax exemption failed in her bid for relief at the Indiana Tax Court.
The Supreme Court is leaving a pandemic-inspired nationwide ban on evictions in place, over the votes of four objecting conservative justices.
The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the government can indefinitely detain certain immigrants who say they will face persecution or torture if they are deported to their native countries.
The Supreme Court sided Tuesday with a pipeline company in a dispute with New Jersey over land the company needs for a natural gas pipeline.
Indiana Supreme Court
Russell G. Berg v. Stacey L. Berg
21S-DC-320
Domestic relations with children. Affirms the award of half of Russell Berg’s stock to his ex-wife Stacey Berg. Finds that documents produced in anticipation of mediation fall under the confidentiality requirement of settlement negotiations. Also finds that the Allen Circuit Court erroneously admitted a marital balance sheet prepared for mediation to allow Stacey to avoid the parties’ settlement agreement. Finally, finds the trial court incorrectly determined that fraud, constructive fraud, mutual mistake or representation had occurred, but did not abuse its discretion in finding that Russell breached the warranty clause of the agreement.
Despite the erroneous admission of confidential evidence prepared in anticipation of a divorce mediation, the Indiana Supreme Court has upheld the award of half of a man’s stock to his now-ex-wife due to his breach of the divorce agreement. The high court ruled in the case that documents produced in anticipation of mediation are covered under settlement negotiation confidentiality requirements.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a Virginia school board’s appeal to reinstate its transgender bathroom ban, handing a victory to transgender rights groups and a former high school student who fought in court for six years to overturn the ban.
The Supreme Court on Monday revived claims of excessive force against St. Louis police officers in a case in which a homeless man died after being restrained in handcuffs and leg shackles.
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to allow New Hampshire to sue neighboring Massachusetts over an income tax dispute involving people who have been working from home during the coronavirus pandemic.
The U.S. Supreme Court decided Monday that it won’t allow Wyoming and Montana to sue Washington state for denying a key permit to build a coal export dock that would have sent coal to Asia.
A federal judge on Monday dismissed antitrust lawsuits brought against Facebook by the Federal Trade Commission and a coalition of state attorneys general, a significant blow to attempts by regulators to rein in tech giants.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Krause-Franzen Farms, Inc., David P. Krause, Jane E. Krause, and Philip C. Krause v. Tippecanoe School Corporation
21A-PL-115
Civil plenary. Affirms the Tippecanoe Superior Court’s order in favor of Tippecanoe School Corporation on its condemnation action and overruling Krause-Franzen Farms Inc., David P. Krause, Jane E. Krause and Philip C. Krause’s objection. Finds TSC is not appropriating property because it might wish to use the property in the future. Also finds the evidence does not point solely to a conclusion that TSC has exceeded its authority.
A financial group has secured a reversal in its favor from the Indiana Court of Appeals after its originally successful bid at a tax sale went south.
A Tippecanoe County school corporation received a favorable ruling from the Indiana Court of Appeals on Monday in its bid to turn local farmland into a new middle school.
The Indiana Court of Appeals has agreed with a Hamilton County mother who argued that grandparent visitation granted to her late husband’s parents was not supported by adequate findings.
Following a recent decision that struck down a law limiting when defendants can take the deposition of an alleged child sex abuse victim, the Indiana Court of Appeals has once again allowed a defendant accused of child sex crimes to take the deposition of his accuser.