Indiana Court Decisions: March 9-21, 2023
Read the latest Indiana appellate court opinions from the most recent reporting period.
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Supreme Court affirms, reverses, remands in case involving faulty lift station that caused sewage leak
The Indiana Supreme Court affirmed a trial court’s order amending a damages award but determined the lower court lacked jurisdiction to issue two other orders because each interfered with the subject matter of a pending appeal.
Justices grant transfer to suppression case, 2 others
Indiana Supreme Court justices have agreed to consider three cases for the week ending March 17.
IN Supreme Court seeks comment on rule change to allow non-accredited law school grads to take bar exam
The Indiana Supreme Court is seeking comment on a proposed rule change that would allow graduates of certain non-ABA accredited law schools to sit for the Indiana bar exam.
Indiana Supreme Court reverses, remands motion in improper fee lawsuit
The Indiana Supreme Court reversed and remanded a trial court’s motion to compel arbitration in a banking lawsuit involving improper overdraft fees.
Justices headed to UIndy next month for oral arguments in Ball State COVID class action
The Indiana Supreme Court will visit the University of Indianapolis on April 11 to hold oral arguments in a case involving a student who filed a class action lawsuit against Ball State University for COVID-related closures.
South Bend attorney placed on indefinite suspension by court
The Indiana Supreme Court has ordered an indefinite suspension for a South Bend attorney.
Indiana Court Decisions: Feb. 22-March 8, 2023
Read Indiana appellate court decisions for the most recent reporting period.
Marion Superior Court is hiring due to upcoming retirements
The Indiana Supreme Court announced Friday they are hiring for two new vacancies on the Marion Superior Court.
Justices grant transfer to Ball State student’s COVID breach-of-contract class action, 2 other cases
Indiana Supreme Court justices have agreed to consider a case involving a student who filed a class action lawsuit against Ball State University for COVID-related closures.
Merrillville attorney convicted of child porn possession suspended 2 years; 2 justices vote for disbarment
A northwest Indiana attorney who last year pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography will be suspended from the practice of law for at least two years without automatic reinstatement. Two justices, however, voted in favor of disbarment.
IN justices vacate, remand trial court’s ruling in Montgomery Co. flooding case
The Indiana Supreme Court has vacated a trial court’s order finding that improvements to a drain caused repeated flooding to a Montgomery County couple’s farmland, ruling the trial court left one question unresolved.
Sprinkler company sued after office leak wins summary judgment from IN Supreme Court
The Indiana Supreme Court has reversed a trial court decision denying U.S. Automatic Sprinkler Corporation’s summary judgment motions in a property damage dispute. The court remanded the case for the entry of summary judgment in favor of the company.
IN justices to consider grandmother’s request to intervene in adoption case in arguments this month
The Indiana Supreme Court will hear oral arguments this month in a case involving a grandmother’s motion to intervene in the adoption of her grandchild.
In new brief, plaintiffs urge COA to uphold religious-freedom injunction against abortion ban
While Hoosiers await a ruling from the Indiana Supreme Court on the constitutionality of the state’s near-total abortion ban, plaintiffs in a separate lawsuit challenging the ban are urging the Court of Appeals of Indiana to uphold a second injunction.
Already-suspended attorney gets 2-year suspension with additional criminal cases pending
A northwestern Indiana attorney who is already under multiple suspension orders has been suspended again from the practice of law in Indiana for at least two years without automatic reinstatement for professional misconduct.
Split justices allow defendant to appeal 70-year sentence despite 16-year delay
A man convicted of multiple felonies more than 20 years ago can pursue an appeal of his 70-year sentence, a split Indiana Supreme Court has ruled. The majority determined that the delay in the appeal was not the defendant’s fault.
IN Justices to hear property damage, child molesting cases Thursday
The Indiana Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Thursday in cases involving a couple’s negligence lawsuit against the town they live in and a man’s challenge to the exclusion of evidence in his child molesting case.
Attorney who ghosted client gets 60-day suspension
A southwestern Indiana attorney has been suspended from the practice of law in Indiana for at least 60 days without automatic reinstatement for violating four Rules of Professional Conduct.
COA reverses IURC’s approval of certain Duke Energy coal-ash cleanup costs
The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission shouldn’t have approved Duke Energy’s request to recover costs related to a federal environmental mandate for coal-ash cleanup that were incurred before the energy company received approval.