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Indiana Legislature seeks to separate from AG in sexual harassment lawsuit

July 23, 2019 | Marilyn Odendahl

The Indiana House of Representatives and the Indiana Senate have filed separate motions in federal court to represent themselves in the sexual harassment lawsuit against Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill Jr., claiming the state’s top lawyer cannot adequately defend their interests. Majority leaders of both the House and Senate announced late Monday afternoon they had hired outside counsel and are trying to intervene in the litigation brought by four women against Hill and the state of Indiana.

Equifax to pay up to $700M in data breach settlement

July 22, 2019 | Associated Press and IL Staff

Equifax will pay up to $700 million to settle with the U.S. and states over a 2017 data breach that exposed Social Security numbers and other private information of nearly 150 million people. The settlement with the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Federal Trade Commission, as well as 48 states and the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, would provide up to $425 million in monetary relief to consumers, a $100 million civil money penalty, and other relief.

AG Hill won’t appeal injunction of second-trimester abortion law

July 17, 2019

Indiana will not appeal a federal court order blocking a new law that would have banned the most common form of second-trimester abortions, Attorney General Curtis Hill announced Wednesday.

AG Hill moves to dismiss sexual harassment, retaliation lawsuit

July 15, 2019

Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill is urging a federal judge to throw out the sexual harassment lawsuit filed against him and the State of Indiana, filing separate motions — one to dismiss claims brought against him individually, and another to toss those brought against him officially and against the state.

Insurer must pay almost $225K to state for clerk-treasurer fraud

July 12, 2019

A Dearborn County judge has entered a nearly $225,000 judgment in favor of the state and against an insurance company after a Dearborn County clerk-treasurer was convicted of wire fraud.

Hill announces $220K fundraising haul, but not re-election bid

July 10, 2019

Whether Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill is officially running for re-election next year has yet to be announced, but the embattled AG claimed his political action committee scored a record fundraising haul in the past two months.

Midwife ordered to cease operations in wake of child’s death

July 10, 2019

A northwestern Indiana midwife accused of practicing without a license has been ordered to cease her work following a lawsuit by the state in the wake of the death of an unborn child.

Newspaper sues AG Hill, chief deputy for private email address used for public business

July 9, 2019

Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill and his top deputy are facing a lawsuit from Indiana’s largest newspaper, which is urging the court to require the public officials turn over private email addresses used to conduct official business. The Indianapolis Star and reporter Ryan Martin are suing Hill and chief deputy Aaron Negangard under the Access to Public Records Act.

AG candidate calls for ‘principled, conservative’ leadership

July 9, 2019

John Westercamp, an attorney with Bose McKinney & Evans LLP, is the first announced candidate for next year’s Republican nomination to become the Indiana Attorney General as the political prospects for embattled AG Curtis Hill remain unclear.

AG Hill says extended stop arms are OK for school buses

July 8, 2019

Indiana’s attorney general says the state’s school districts are free to use extended stop arms to prevent other vehicles from passing school buses.

Lawsuit filed against unlicensed Porter County midwife

July 3, 2019

The state of Indiana is suing a Porter County midwife who says she is exempt from state licensing requirements to continue practicing midwifery. A judge, meanwhile, has ordered the midwife to stop delivering babies and attending to expectant mothers.

COA orders hearing, possible release, for man in custody

June 27, 2019

Under unusual circumstances, the Indiana Court of Appeals is asking the state to explain why a man is in custody after a chain of events stemming from charges upon which he has not been arrested.

AG candidate calls for ‘principled, conservative’ leadership

June 27, 2019

The first candidate to announce for the Republican nomination for Indiana attorney general in the 2020 race is touting his private sector experience and is calling for “principled, conservative leadership” in the Office of the Attorney General.

Supreme Court strikes down Tennessee liquor sale residency law

June 26, 2019

The Supreme Court of the United States on Wednesday struck down a Tennessee law that makes it hard for outsiders to break into the state’s liquor sales market. The ruling also could have implications for Indiana’s liquor distribution laws.

Bose attorney to challenge Hill for Republican AG nomination

June 25, 2019

An Indianapolis attorney with Bose McKinney & Evans LLP will challenge Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill for the Republican nomination to become Indiana’s top lawyer. Formal announcements at four stops around the state are scheduled for Thursday.

AG Hill accusers file harassment, retaliation lawsuit against him, state

June 25, 2019

Another chapter has been opened in the ongoing saga surrounding allegations that Attorney General Curtis Hill drunkenly groped four women at a bar more than a year ago. The four women, who up to this point have pursued action within the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, have now taken their complaint to the Southern Indiana District Court.

COA allows transgender women to seal name-change records

June 21, 2019

Two transgender individuals seeking to keep private their name and gender marker change actions will be able to seal their case records after the Indiana Court of Appeals reversed trial court rulings requiring the transgender women to publish notice of the changes.

Disputed South Bend abortion clinic set to open

June 20, 2019

A group says it plans to begin accepting patients at an abortion clinic in the northern Indiana city of South Bend next week.

Hill accusers describe ‘retaliatory hostile work environment’ in federal complaint

June 18, 2019 | Associated Press and Olivia Covington

Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill is being sued in federal court by four women who say he drunkenly groping them during a party last year. The women, including an Indiana lawmaker, say their aim is to ensure all individuals working in and around the Indiana Statehouse are able to perform their jobs and pursue their careers free from sexual harassment, gender discrimination and retaliation for reporting such situations.

Evansville CNA gets probation for slipping anxiety meds into seniors’ food

June 13, 2019

A Vanderburgh County nursing aid has been sentenced to more than two years of probation after slipping anxiety medication into the food of senior citizens she was charged with caring for.

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