Mother sues New Albany in connection with death of son in local dam
The lawsuit accuses the city and others of negligence for failing to close off the low-head dam or post signs warning of its dangers.
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‘Ordered freedom’: AG Rokita sets agenda focused on ‘liberty’
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita recently sat down with Indiana Lawyer to answer questions about his first 100 days in office and his agenda for the next four years.
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Scrounging for change: DOL pauses proposed tip-pooling, tip credit rules changes
Proposed changes to the country’s tipped employee regulations have caused a stir among some states and worker advocates, prompting a temporary halt of further movement from the U.S. Department of Labor.
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Advocates ask U.S. Supreme Court to review Indiana absentee voting laws
Hoosiers who unsuccessfully pushed for no-excuse absentee voting in Indiana during the 2020 election are turning to the U.S. Supreme Court, claiming the constitutional arguments they raised will become even more pertinent as some state legislatures are already trying to restrict mail-in balloting.
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Family sues nursing home after father’s death during pandemic
Hoosier Ken Burgin is honoring his late father, Kenneth “Butch” Burgin, by advocating on his behalf after Butch’s unexpected death just two months after becoming a resident at an Owen County nursing home last year.
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Environmental group sues state agency over wastewater discharge in Morgan County
The Hoosier Environmental Council says a state permit improperly allows the Eagle Valley Generating Station—an AES-owned power plant in Martinsville—to discharge untreated wastewater from its coal ash waste ponds into a stretch of the West Fork of the White River.
INDOT suing land owners over contentious Mid-States Corridor Project
INDOT alleges the property owners are unlawfully preventing the project team from surveying and conducting environmental assessments for the highway.
Georgia jury orders Monsanto parent to pay nearly $2.1 billion in Roundup weedkiller lawsuit
The verdict marks the latest in a long-running series of court battles Monsanto has faced over its Roundup herbicide.
Federal judge dismisses Indiana delta-8 legality lawsuit
A nearly two-year-old legal battle is over—for now—after a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit over the legality of delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, goods and other low-THC hemp products.
Fair housing groups sue over DOGE cuts that hit Indianapolis nonprofit
The Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana, which says it lost an estimated $30,000 in federal funding, could soon be represented by a lawsuit filed in Massachusetts.
Lawsuit alleges timeshare scheme involving Jasper company
The attorney general is asking the Dubois Superior Court to dissolve the Indiana corporation and prohibit its representatives from undertaking any further activities.
Orthopedic medical practice sues Allen County doctor for breach of contract
The northeast Indiana practice alleges the doctor violated the terms of his employment agreement by providing services at a competing facility shortly after resigning from the practice.
More lawsuits filed against Options Behavioral Health alleging facility operated ‘like a prison’
Two more lawsuits have been filed against the Options Behavioral Health System, as former patients have made more accusations against the mental health and addiction treatment center for allegedly failing to treat the patients in its care.
Additional lawsuits filed against Options Behavioral Health in Indianapolis
Two women have filed additional lawsuits against Options Behavioral Health System, a mental health and addiction treatment center in Indianapolis, and are alleging staff at the facility held them at the facility for longer than necessary and did not issue proper treatment to patients.
Theaters represented by ACLU sue NEA over ‘gender ideology’ policy
Several arts organizations represented by the American Civil Liberties Union are suing the National Endowment for the Arts over a new policy that aligns with President Donald Trump’s executive order that called for agencies to end federal funding of “gender ideology” and for the federal government to define sex as only male or female.
Judge denies Elon Musk’s request to block OpenAI for-profit conversion but welcomes trial
U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled late Tuesday that “Musk has not demonstrated likelihood of success on the merits” in his request for a preliminary injunction.
Supreme Court will hear from US gun makers sued by Mexico for $10 billion
The Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday in a $10 billion lawsuit Mexico filed against top firearm manufacturers in the U.S., alleging their business practices have fueled cartel gun violence.
Lawsuits allege culture of violence at Perry Township Schools
Two families are suing Perry Township Schools for unspecified damages over the alleged bullying of two students with disabilities that left them with traumatic head injuries
Bristling at ‘Gulf of Mexico’ name change on maps, Mexico says it might sue Google
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Thursday that her government wouldn’t rule out filing a civil lawsuit against Google if it maintains its stance of calling the stretch of sea between northeastern Mexico and the southeastern United States the “Gulf of America.”
Indiana University added as defendant in $2 billion lawsuit over Puerto Rican development project
An Indianapolis development partnership has now added Indiana University to a lawsuit that alleges one of the university’s professors and five former students allegedly stole trade secrets and interfered with contracts for a business development project in Puerto Rico.
Attorney general sues St. Joseph County police over alleged lack of cooperation with immigration officials
The police department said it regularly communicates with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and fully complies with all state and federal laws.
News outlet sues over Indiana’s refusal to disclose cost of lethal injection drug
A press freedom group representing the Indiana Capital Chronicle has filed a lawsuit in Marion Superior Court alleging the Indiana Department of Correction violated public records law by declining to reveal the cost of the lethal injection drug used in Joseph Corcoran’s December execution.
Justin Baldoni sues Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds for $400M in ‘It Ends With Us’ fight
The suit filed in federal court in New York alleges that Lively and Reynolds hijacked the production and marketing of “It Ends With Us” and manipulated media to smear Baldoni and others on the production with false allegations of sexual and other harassment.
Third IU men’s basketball player joins lawsuit against university, alleging sexual abuse by former team doctor
A third former Indiana University men’s basketball player has been added to a lawsuit alleging the university did nothing to stop repeated rectal exams the players received from former team physician Dr. Brad Bomba Sr., acts that they say constituted sexual abuse.