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School threats can lead to severe consequences for juveniles’ impulses

March 20, 2018

A sampling of recent incidents includes a 12-year-old boy arrested for writing a threat against his classmates at Greenfield Intermediate School; a teenage girl at Austin High School arrested and charged with juvenile delinquency/intimidation for making threats to “harm others”; and a 17-year-old boy arrested and charged with felony intimidation for writing a threat on a bathroom stall at F.J. Reitz High School in Evansville.

Judge denies attorney’s motion to exclude in copyright infringement case

March 19, 2018

A retired Indiana attorney has lost his motion to exclude a defendant’s expert testimony in his copyright infringement case, with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana finding the plaintiff was not prejudice by the defendant’s failure to file an expert report.

District judge dismisses attorney’s copyright infringement claim on photo

March 9, 2018

A retired attorney with an extensive history of filing copyright infringement complaints related to a photo of the Indianapolis skyline can no longer pursue one of those complaints after the Indiana Southern District Court granted his defendant’s motion for judgment on the pleadings on Friday.

Retired attorney survives motion to dismiss copyright claim

February 26, 2018

A retired Indiana attorney has survived a motion to dismiss a copyright infringement claim against a fellow Indiana lawyer regarding a photo of the Indianapolis skyline, the most recent decision in a long line of copyright claims stemming from the disputed photo.

Push for merging small Indiana townships nears House vote

February 5, 2018

Hundreds of Indiana’s least-populated townships face forced mergers with their neighbors in what would be the most significant overhaul of the local governments since a gubernatorial commission called for their elimination a decade ago.

Senior judge to begin presiding over Hancock Circuit Court next month

September 20, 2017

An Indiana senior judge will begin presiding over the Hancock Circuit Court next month after the current judge leaves the bench.

Judgment for police affirmed despite ‘insufficient’ abuse response

July 11, 2017

Though an Indiana sheriff’s department’s response to a woman’s multiple domestic violence claims against her boyfriend, who was a sheriff’s deputy, may have been “insufficient,” the woman failed to provide sufficient evidence to prove her claims against the department should go to trial, the 7^th Circuit Court of Appeal ruled.

Ex-teacher’s aide reaches plea deal in child seduction case

September 14, 2016

A plea agreement has been reached for a former Indianapolis-area teacher's aide facing child seduction charges.

Ruling goes against Indiana’s ‘strong public policy’ of enforcing contracts

August 3, 2016

A federal judge ruled Tuesday in a lawsuit challenging the town of Fortville’s procedure for disputing unpaid water bills that class members’ constitutional rights to procedural due process trump the state’s public policy of enforcing contracts.

High-profile cases deplete county’s public defender fund

May 31, 2016

Officials are blaming an increase in drug-related activity and crime spilling over from Indianapolis for draining a suburban county's $500,000 public defender fund.

COA: Lack of warning signs reinstates suit in fatal crash

May 20, 2016

The Indiana Court of Appeals found the Hancock County Board of Commissioners was not liable for the way an intersection was designed but found there was an issue of material fact as to whether the county should have installed warning signs there. A man was killed at the intersection in 2009 in a crash with another vehicle, triggering a lawsuit.

Supreme Court: Fortville cannot annex land

April 28, 2016

The Indiana Supreme Court upheld a trial court’s decision Thursday that evidence did not support the town of Fortville’s contention that it needed the land it wanted to voluntarily annex in the near future.

Central Indiana school principal charged with not reporting

April 28, 2016

A prosecutor has charged a central Indiana school principal with misdemeanor failure to report for waiting 17 days to report rumors an employee sent naked photos of herself to students.

Judge: Inevitable discovery rule could apply under state constitution

September 4, 2014

The Indiana Court of Appeals unanimously reversed a man’s convictions stemming from his alleged use of a stolen credit card at a gas station in Hancock County. But the judges on the panel didn’t agree whether the state’s argument of inevitable discovery is allowed under the Indiana Constitution.

Blood tests for DWI cases costing Hancock County

July 23, 2014

In the hands of a jury, a simple blood test can mean the difference between a drunken-driver who is convicted and one who walks free.

COA affirms court order in trailer ownership and use dispute

June 3, 2014

A court that granted relief from a previous order in a dispute over the ownership and use of 119 semi-trailers was affirmed Tuesday by the Indiana Court of Appeals.

Court cites 1827 case to affirm mortgage trumps land contract

September 20, 2013

A bank that issued a mortgage to a person selling a property on a land contract has the right to foreclose on the loan, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled, citing caselaw nearly 200 years old.

Convicted ex-coroner hits Brizzi with legal malpractice suit

May 23, 2013

Former Hancock County coroner Tamara Vangundy paid for negligent legal advice on her plea deal in a drunken-driving and official-misconduct case that ended her career as an elected official, she alleges in a legal malpractice claim filed against former Marion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi.

Man to get new trial because of counsel’s performance

March 4, 2013

Because the extent of prior bad acts admitted into evidence during a man’s trial in Hancock County was “breathtaking,” the Indiana Court of Appeals ordered he be retried on burglary and handgun charges.

Disciplinary Actions – 10/12/12

October 9, 2012

Read who’s had his license revoked and who has been suspended by the Indiana Supreme Court.

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