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Lady Justice gets ‘green’ makeover

October 9, 2012

The greening – literally – of the rooftop of the Indianapolis federal courthouse is part of a $66.8 million upgrade of the building with funds coming from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Work on the roof along with additional upgrades to increase the energy efficiency of the facility as well as to improve the public safety system began in December 2009 and was substantially complete on Aug. 27, 2012, according to the U.S. General Services Administration.

Attorney facing fraud charges dropping lawyers

September 24, 2012

Lawyers for a high-profile Indianapolis attorney accused of misappropriating $4.5 million in client funds are requesting to withdraw as his defense counsel just a month before his trial date.

Indianapolis Red Mass Oct. 9

September 24, 2012

The St. Thomas More Society of Indianapolis will hold its Red Mass at St. John Catholic Church Oct. 9 in downtown Indianapolis. The Mass is ecumenical in nature and celebrated by judges and lawyers of all faiths.

Woman fails to prove animal fighting statute is unconstitutionally vague

August 31, 2012

A Marion County woman failed to carry her “heavy burden” of proving that Indiana Code 35-46-3-10, which governs dog fights, is unconstitutionally vague, the Court of Appeals ruled Friday.

New partnership sends McKinney faculty and students back to high school

August 30, 2012

They arrived on yellow school buses as visitors Wednesday afternoon but someday the high school students may come as law students. The Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law and Shortridge Magnet High School for Law and Public Policy inked a partnership that will put McKinney faculty and students in Shortridge classrooms and bring Shortridge students to McKinney.

Roberts ready for last year at bat

August 28, 2012

Indiana University Robert H. McKinney’s dean talks legal education and his future teaching plans.

New suit alleges NCAA monopoly, seeks class action

July 27, 2012

A new federal lawsuit has been filed alleging that the Indianapolis-based NCAA constitutes an illegal college sports monopoly.

Mother of man shot to death at Kroger files suit

July 19, 2012

The mother of an Indianapolis man fatally shot in December by a Kroger manager during what police determined was an attempted robbery is suing the supermarket chain for wrongful death.

Lawyers relax and find camaraderie in softball league of their own

July 3, 2012

The Lawyer League softball is an annual summertime league in Indianapolis that’s been around for more than 30 years.

Woman’s tort claim notice insufficient

June 26, 2012

A trial court improperly granted summary judgment to a woman on whether her notice to the city of Indianapolis was sufficient to inform it of a potential personal injury claim, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled.

Judge orders Durham, Cochran jailed until sentencing

June 26, 2012

Convicted Ponzi schemers Tim Durham and James Cochran will be held in a federal prison until sentencing under an order issued Monday afternoon by U.S. District Judge Jane E. Magnus-Stinson.

Durham attorney vows to appeal guilty verdict

June 22, 2012

An attorney for convicted fraud mastermind Tim Durham vowed Thursday to appeal the case to the U.S. Supreme Court if necessary to prove his client did nothing wrong.

Durham found guilty on all counts

June 21, 2012

A federal jury found attorney and financier Tim Durham guilty Wednesday on all 12 felony counts stemming from what prosecutors charged was a massive Ponzi scheme that cost investors in Ohio-based Fair Finance more than $200 million.

Indianapolis prevails in US high court on sewer tax case; residents, attorneys stung

June 19, 2012

Thirty-one Indianapolis property owners who paid as much as 30 times more than their neighbors for sewer service got resolution from the U.S. Supreme Court in their lawsuit against the city. They lost.

Lawyer-pilot named Aviator of the Year

June 19, 2012

Rod Taylor’s charitable efforts have raised millions for one Indiana hospital.

WellPoint agrees to $90M settlement with former Anthem members

June 15, 2012

Indianapolis-based WellPoint Inc. has agreed to pay $90 million to settle a class-action lawsuit brought on behalf of more than 700,000 former members of Anthem Insurance Cos. Inc., lawyers for the plaintiffs said Friday afternoon.

Trial evidence shows desperation in Fair Finance’s final days

June 14, 2012

The men who presided over Fair Finance were at their wits end by late 2009. In government-recorded phone calls and intercepted emails introduced as evidence in U.S. District Court this week, they come across as exhausted, angry and determined.

7th Circuit affirms District Court in mortgage dispute

June 11, 2012

The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals held that financier Morgan Stanley acted lawfully when selling a loan to another party.

The men behind the law school names

June 5, 2012

Mickey Maurer and Bob McKinney have provided financial support and guidance to the Indiana University law schools with the hope their alma maters continue to achieve new milestones.

SCOTUS rules in favor of Indianapolis in sewer dispute

June 4, 2012

The Supreme Court of the United States ruled Monday that the city of Indianapolis did not violate the Federal Equal Protection Clause when it refused to refund money to residents who paid the in-full assessment up front for sewer work.

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