Disciplinary Actions: June 29-Sept. 30, 2023
Read a summary of disciplinary actions handed down by the Indiana Supreme Court during the third quarter of 2023.
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Indiana Court Decisions: Sept. 21-Oct. 4, 2023
Read Indiana appellate court decisions from the most recent reporting period.
IN Supreme Court amends citation requirements in Rules of Appellate Procedure
The Indiana Supreme Court has amended Rule 22 of the Rules of Appellate Procedure, which in part details how memorandum decisions should be cited and broadens the scope of cases that need to be cited.
IN Supreme Court amends section for deposition rules of trial procedure
The Indiana Supreme Court has amended the Rules of Trial Procedure regarding depositions. The changes, which were announced Wednesday and are effective Jan. 1, are to subsections C and F of Rule 30 on Depositions Upon Oral Examination.
IN justices grant transfer to negligence, spoilation case
Indiana Supreme Court justices granted transfer to a case involving an insurance company that made negligence and spoilation claims against a company hired for renovation work after a house fire.
IN Supreme Court orders new hearing after finding trial court didn’t comply with Juvenile Waiver Statute
A trial court failed to comply with the Juvenile Waiver Statute before accepting a teenager’s admission to auto theft, the Indiana Supreme Court has ruled in a reversal.
IN Supreme Court to hear two oral arguments next week
The Indiana Supreme Court will be hearing two oral arguments next week in cases involving a woman injured in a swimming pool accident and an arbitration dispute involving more than 30 models and an insurance provider for three strip clubs.
On rehearing, split justices reaffirm that man who waived right to appeal can’t pursue direct appeal
A man convicted on several theft-related charges can’t directly appeal his sentence after he and his attorney signed a plea agreement waiving his right to appeal, a split Indiana Supreme Court again ruled Tuesday in a modified opinion on rehearing.
IN Supreme Court justices talk qualifications, diversity with students
More than 500 college and high school students gathered at Trine University on Wednesday to listen to oral arguments in front of the Indiana Supreme Court and ask questions of the state’s five justices.
IN Supreme Court hears arguments in wrongful death case at Trine University
Indiana Supreme Court justices heard arguments Wednesday at Trine University about whether a state law that allows people who have been injured by an intoxicated person to sue the establishment that served them alcohol excludes a common law cause of action.
Senior judge named judge pro tem while Martin Co. judge on maternity leave
The Indiana Supreme Court has appointed Senior Judge Larry R. Blanton to serve as judge pro tempore of the Martin Circuit Court beginning next month.
Back at COA, mother whose daughter was molested at school sees partial win, loss on summary judgment
A mother whose daughter with severe disabilities was sexually molested at her school secured a partial victory and partial loss at the Court of Appeals of Indiana, where this time summary judgment rulings were at issue.
Company’s repairs of damaged outdoor billboard did not result in sign being ‘relocated,’ IN Supreme Court affirms
A Noblesville ordinance’s language for sign relocation was ambiguous with its usage of “relocate” and “move,” the Indiana Supreme Court affirmed Monday in upholding a trial court’s judgment in favor of an outdoor signage company.
IN Supreme Court finds hospital entitled to partial summary judgment on negligence claim, but not public disclosure, after patient’s diagnosis was posted to social media
A hospital sued after a woman’s diagnosis was mailed to the wrong person and subsequently posted to social media secured a partial victory at the Indiana Supreme Court.
Split IN Supreme Court rules state law limits corporate contributions to super PACs
Indiana election law’s silence on corporate contributions to independent-expenditure political action committees means such contributions are prohibited or otherwise limited, a split Indiana Supreme Court has ruled.
Duke Energy argues cases against Carmel, Noblesville before the Indiana Supreme Court
Legal counsel for Duke Energy argued two cases before the Indiana Supreme Court Thursday — from both sides of the courtroom — on separate matters relating to where it maintains its equipment and facilities.
IN justices to hear arguments in 3 cases Thursday, including 2 with Duke Energy
The Indiana Supreme Court will hear arguments in two cases that involve Duke Energy on Thursday, plus another involving the state’s Department of Natural Resources that hasn’t been granted transfer.
IN Supreme Court to hold oral arguments in Steuben County
The Indiana Supreme Court will take its oral arguments on the road this month when it hears a case in Steuben County.
Expired involuntary commitment appeal not moot, but COA affirms commitment order
A man’s appeal of his expired temporary involuntary commitment order was not moot, the Court of Appeals of Indiana ruled Thursday. However, the COA also affirmed a trial’s court judgment that granted a petition for the man’s commitment.
Justices agree to hear divorce, juvenile commitment cases
The Indiana Supreme Court granted transfer to two cases last week, one involving a divorce dispute and another involving a juvenile’s commitment to the Department of Correction.