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Justices deny transfer to 7 cases

The Indiana Supreme Court decided not to add any cases to their docket last week. The justices declined transfer to seven cases, including a lawsuit filed by a grandmother against her former attorney because he didn’t sue her grandson’s school.

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Indiana justices accept 4 cases, deny 27

The Indiana Supreme Court will decide the defamation case filed by Herbert and Bui Simon against a California attorney. The justices will also decide whether a woman’s lawsuit for unpaid wages should have been brought before the Indiana Department of Labor before she filed her action.

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Justices again take utility’s case against Fort Wayne

A decade-long legal dispute between the city of Fort Wayne and a water utility will make a second appearance before the Indiana Supreme Court. The case was the only one of 28 in which a petition seeking transfer to the high court was granted for the week ending Aug. 10.

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Justices decline to take Decatur County arson case

The Indiana Supreme Court Wednesday unanimously decided to deny the state’s petition for transfer of Kristine Bunch v. State, in which a divided Court of Appeals ruled Kristine Bunch is entitled to a new trial. Bunch was convicted of the murder of her son, who died in a fire in their mobile home.

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Justices deny 1 case

The Indiana Supreme Court denied transfer last week to a civil case out of Owen County involving a quiet title action.

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Supreme Court declines attempted feticide case

The Indiana Supreme Court decided Friday that it would not take the case of a Marion County woman appealing her charges of murder and attempted feticide after ingesting rat poison in an attempt to kill herself and her unborn child.

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