Gotsch will not seek third term as St. Joe Circuit judge
St. Joseph Circuit Judge Michael G. Gotsch announced Tuesday that he will not seek election for a third term in 2016.
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Northern Indiana woman gets probation for home explosion
A northern Indiana woman whom authorities say caused an explosion that heavily damaged her house has been sentenced to nine years on probation after pleading guilty but mentally ill to three counts of arson resulting in bodily injury.
Allen County seeking magistrate for misdemeanor and traffic division
Allen Superior Court’s Criminal Division is now accepting applications for an upcoming magistrate vacancy to be created after the retirement of Magistrate Judge Robert Ross.
Floyd County judge to be Donnelly’s guest at State of the Union
U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly announced Wednesday that he has invited Floyd Superior Court 3 Judge Maria Granger as his guest to President Barack Obama’s final State of the Union speech Jan. 12. Granger established Indiana’s first veterans court in 2011.
Man’s federal claims against Noblesville police fail
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals agreed with the lower court ruling granting summary judgment in favor of law enforcement officers on a man’s claims alleging false arrest and excessive force.
Judge reaches out to children with annual toy adoptions
Clark Circuit Court No. 4 Judge Vicki Carmichael has hosted the toy adoptions since 2007, taking over the tradition Clark Circuit Court No. 2 Judge Buzz Jacobs started decades ago.
Indiana judicial branch revamping mycase.in.gov
This month, the mycase.in.gov website, the public access site for Odyssey Case Management System for Indiana courts and clerks, will get an improved design for mobile users and new features.
US sues VW over emissions-cheating software in diesel cars
Federal authorities are suing Volkswagen over emissions-cheating software found in nearly 600,000 vehicles sold in the United States.
Vaping industry sues state over new regulations
The advocacy group that represents Indiana’s vaping and electronic cigarette industry is suing the state, claiming new safety regulations are unconstitutional.
New York raises stakes in daily fantasy sports sites battle
The new year brings no sign of letup in the battle between New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and daily fantasy sites DraftKings Inc. and FanDuel Inc.
Family keeping up fight against Indiana malpractice cap
An Evansville couple is keeping up a decadelong legal fight over their claims of medical malpractice in their daughter's birth that left her a quadriplegic and unable to speak.
COA affirms foreclosure of Crown Point property
A trial court was correct in granting a bank’s request to foreclose on a Crown Point, Indiana, business park, the Court of Appeals held Thursday.
COA finds fired highway worker was at-will employee
Echoing precedent, the Indiana Court of Appeals has found that an employee handbook is not an employment contract.
Amendment to new criminal code foils attempt for sentence modification
A Vanderburgh County man hoping to benefit from Indiana’s overhaul of its criminal codes was instead reminded to read state statutes very carefully.
Council resolution did not waive requirements for tax deduction
The Indiana Board of Tax Review’s final determination that the city of Bluffton’s Common Council waived a company’s compliance with certain statutory requirements for its 2013 personal property tax abatement deduction is contrary to law, Indiana Tax Judge Martha Wentworth ruled Thursday.
Southern District rule amendments effective Jan. 1
Changes to local rules of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana take effect Friday and include changes to filing and maintaining documents under seal.
COA affirms weapon charge after suspicious person call
A man convicted of Level 5 felony carrying a handgun without a license failed to convince the Indiana Court of Appeals his Fourth Amendment rights were violated when the weapon was seized from him as he walked down a country road.
Trucker’s widow entitled to prejudgment interest, COA decides
The widow of a truck driver killed in an accident is entitled to collect more than $622,000 in prejudgment interest on a $6 million verdict, but is otherwise barred from an award of attorney fees, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled on rehearing Thursday.
Injured moped driver entitled to new trial
The Indiana Court of Appeals reversed a jury ruling in favor of a motorcyclist who collided with a moped driver trying to seek shelter before a rainstorm and ordered a new trial.
COA affirms judgment for law firm on malpractice claim
A law firm was properly granted summary judgment on a malpractice counter-complaint a bankruptcy client filed after the firm sued for nonpayment of legal fees.