Activists, mayor, councilors push HHC to drop Medicaid suit
Health care advocates and members of the Indianapolis City-County Council urged a city entity Thursday to drop a Medicaid lawsuit set to be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court next month.
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Sharp disagreements abound in debate between Marion County prosecutor candidates
Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears and Republican challenger Cyndi Carrasco Sharp sparred over his decision not to prosecute low-level marijuana possession and policies related to Indiana’s near-total abortion ban.
Law enforcement, public health experts still targeting fentanyl
With the highly lethal synthetic substance fentanyl being trafficked across state and country borders, often laced with other drugs on the black market, law enforcement and public health experts are trying to keep up with its increased use and distribution.
Roche executive sues company for discrimination after losing job in restructuring
A marketing executive at Roche Diagnostics Corp. in Indianapolis who lost her job in a restructuring last year is suing the company in a wide-ranging discrimination complaint.
Payne-Elliott decides to end litigation against Indianapolis Archdiocese
Joshua Payne-Elliott, the former Cathedral High School teacher who sued the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis after he lost his job for being in a same-sex marriage, has decided to end his litigation.
Black woman loses appeal of judgment for VA on employment discrimination claims
A Black woman who sued the VA for alleged employment discrimination has failed to overturn the grant of summary judgment to the federal agency, with the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals concluding the woman failed to prove discrimination based on her race or gender.
Witnesses recall fallout of judges shooting during gunman’s trial
Each of the four judges involved in a shooting at an Indianapolis White Castle recently took the stand for the prosecution, recounting with emotion the events of April 30 and May 1, 2019.
Indianapolis reaches $200K settlement over Towne & Terrace housing complex
A nine-year battle between the city of Indianapolis and the not-for-profit homeowners association that oversees a troubled housing complex might be heading toward a resolution in the form of a $200,000 agreement.
After 2 mistrials, Indy man convicted of killing pastor’s wife
A judge Thursday found a man guilty of murder, robbery and other charges in the 2015 killing of an Indianapolis pastor’s wife during a break-in.
Man convicted of shooting 2 Indiana judges in White Castle parking lot brawl
A man who shot and wounded two southern Indiana judges outside an Indianapolis fast food restaurant in 2019 was convicted Wednesday on seven of eight felonies and one misdemeanor after a three-day trial.
Ciyou & Dixon shareholders feud in court over dismantling of law firm
The founding shareholders of the Indianapolis law firm Ciyou & Dixon are continuing a back-and-forth with each side, changing positions over the dissolution of their nearly 30-year-old legal partnership.
Tensions boil between ER docs, insurers as no-surprises law rolls out
The federal No Surprises Act, which took effect Jan. 1, protects patients from receiving surprise medical bills resulting from unexpected, out-of-network coverage for emergency services, anesthesiology, radiology and other medical care.
Lawyers crown champion in Indy softball league final
As summer prepared to fade into fall, the teams in the Indianapolis lawyers’ softball league spread across the diamond one last time Thursday evening to play for the championship trophy.
Indianapolis man charged with murder in Dutch soldiers’ shooting
A 22-year-old Indiana man was charged Thursday with murder in the fatal shooting of a Dutch soldier and the wounding of two others in downtown Indianapolis.
Indianapolis woman accused of embezzling $270K from WFYI
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Indiana has charged a 52-year-old Indianapolis woman with conspiracy to commit wire fraud after authorities say she embezzled $270,000 from WFYI Public Media where she worked as an accounting specialist.
Indianapolis man arrested in shooting of 3 Dutch soldiers
Indianapolis police arrested a man Tuesday in connection with a shooting over the weekend that left one Dutch soldier dead and two wounded.
EXPLAINER: Why Dutch soldiers were at Indiana military camp
Before three Dutch soldiers were shot, one fatally, in downtown Indianapolis, they were training in a southern Indiana military camp where international soldiers enter highly specialized urban combat simulations they might not be able to get in their own country.
Legal professionals celebrate musical talent during IndyBar Foundation’s first talent show
More than a dozen Indiana lawyers, judges and law professors performed on stage at the Indianapolis Bar Foundation’s first “IndyBar’s Got Talent” event Saturday evening.
Dutch soldier shot in Indianapolis dies of his injuries
One of three Dutch soldiers wounded in a shooting outside a hotel in downtown Indianapolis over the weekend has died, the Defense Ministry said Monday.
7th Circuit affirms for city of Indianapolis in bar brawl involving off-duty officers
A man who was knocked out by two off-duty Indianapolis police officers during a bar fight and was initially awarded more than $1 million in damages against the city could not convince the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals that the municipality should be held vicariously liable for its employees’ actions.