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Updated law provides more protection for abandoned medical records

July 11, 2017

Indiana already had a statute covering abandoned medical records, but Senate Enrolled Act 549, which sailed through the Statehouse during the 2017 session, updated the law. The new provisions expanded the definition of “abandoned,” added language requiring database owners to safeguard the medical information stored in their systems, and gave the Indiana Attorney General the power to recover the costs of protecting the discarded health records.

Indiana joins amicus brief defending Congressional Review Act

July 6, 2017

Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill has added his name to a list of 14 state attorneys general voicing their support for the Congressional Review Act, saying the act protects the sovereignty of the states and provides them with a mechanism for relief from federal agency overreach.

Legal fight over Indiana’s anti-political robocall law ends

June 28, 2017

A Chicago-based veterans advocacy group's seven-year struggle to strike down Indiana's ban on political robocalls has ended with the U.S. Supreme Court declining to review a lower-court ruling upholding the law.

Children’s commission’s annual report sets 3-year plan

June 26, 2017

The Commission on Improving the Status of Children in Indiana has set a three-year plan emphasizing child safety and services, juvenile justice, mental health, substance abuse and educational outcomes as key priorities.

AG touts benefits of incarcerating drug offenders to help end cycle of addiction

June 9, 2017

Indiana’s attorney general is advocating the benefits of incarcerating drug addicts, saying chemical addiction programs that target inmate populations are among the best methods of helping drug users on the road to recovery.

Judgment against ex-state lawyer vacated in long-running puppy mill case

June 5, 2017

A former attorney in the Indiana Attorney General’s Office has been relieved of a $15,000 judgment against him for his role in the raid of an alleged puppy mill, the most recent decision in a long-running case stemming from the state’s seizure of roughly 240 dogs.

Indiana sues 2 former school administrators for $3M

May 26, 2017

The Indiana Attorney General's office is suing two former Munster school administrators for more than $3 million, alleging the pair misappropriated, illegally retained or fraudulently obtained public funds.

Indiana gets over $600K in Target data breach settlement

May 23, 2017

Indiana will receive over $600,000 from an $18.5 million settlement with Target Corp. to resolve a multi-state probe into the discounter's pre-Christmas data breach in 2013.

Holcomb signs off on provision removing AG residence requirement

April 14, 2017

Indiana’s attorney general no longer has to reside in Indianapolis to hold office now that Gov. Eric Holcomb has signed a bill to remove the residency requirement.

Man faces withheld evidence again in lawsuit against Indiana

March 29, 2017

A man whose 1995 conviction was vacated after serving nearly 16 years in prison is facing evidence issues in a lawsuit he filed against the state of Indiana that were similar to those in his case.

Curtis Hill formulating agenda as he settles in as attorney general

March 21, 2017

Given his lengthy career as a northern Indiana prosecutor, not much about being the state’s top attorney has surprised Curtis Hill.

COA affirms damages award to state, but reduces total amount

February 28, 2017

The state of Indiana was entitled to more than $1 million in costs and treble damages after a township auditor criminally misappropriated funds, the Indiana Court of Appeals held Tuesday, though it reduced the total amount of damages owed to the state.

AG: ‘Can you hear me?’ scam calls proliferate

February 17, 2017

Complaints are soaring about telephone scammers who call and ask “Can you hear me?” to get a recipient to simply say “yes.”

Indiana’s Hill among attorneys general supporting Gorsuch

February 2, 2017

West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office says he's leading Republican attorneys general from 20 states, including Indiana, in support of President Donald Trump's nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court, Neil Gorsuch.

Lawmaker drops pay-hike push for governor, others

January 26, 2017

An Indiana lawmaker has decided to withdraw his proposal that would have given a big pay increase to the governor and other top elected state officeholders, calling instead for a study of those salaries compared with other states.

House panel OKs needle exchange bill despite AG’s opposition

January 26, 2017

A proposal that would give counties and municipalities control over creating needle-exchange programs in their communities advanced through a legislative committee Wednesday, despite opposition from new Attorney General Curtis Hill.

Attorney General Hill names executive staff

January 18, 2017

Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill has announced key appointments to fill out his executive staff as he becomes the state’s top lawyer.

Indiana gets $12.7M in Moody’s inflated-ratings settlement

January 16, 2017

Indiana will receive $12.77 million from Moody’s Corp., which has agreed to pay nearly $864 million to settle federal and state claims it gave inflated ratings to risky mortgage investments in the years leading up to the financial crisis.

Human trafficking on the rise in Indiana

January 10, 2017

The Indiana Attorney General Office’s 2016 Indiana State Report on Human Trafficking shows that in a span of just two years, the number of tips to the Indiana Protection for Abused and Trafficked Humans, or IPATH, task force about possible trafficking incidents quadrupled, up to 520 tips in 2016 from 130 in 2014.

AG releases report, recommendations on human trafficking in Indiana

December 22, 2016

In 2016, there were at least 178 known cases of human trafficking in Indiana, with some of the victims as young as only 7 years old.

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