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COA split over inmate’s ability to sue for unpaid wages

The Indiana Court of Appeals was divided Wednesday over whether an inmate who worked for a private company that contracted with the Department of Correction to employ offenders was allowed under Indiana statute to make a claim for unpaid wages.

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Same-sex couples ask for summary judgment in birth certificate complaint

Eight lesbian couples who sued the state for not putting both parents’ names on their children’s birth certificates have filed a motion for summary judgment, asking the federal court to prohibit the state from denying the presumption of parenthood to female spouses of women who are artificially inseminated.

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Suit accuses owners of home-repair firm of serial fraud

Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller sued the two owners of Carmel-based Green Frog Restoration Inc. on Tuesday, charging they scammed at least 41 Indianapolis-area residents out of more than $280,000 after one of them conducted similar schemes against Ohio and Kentucky residents.
 

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L-3 Communications sued by US over defective gun sights

The U.S. government has sued L-3 Communications Corp. for fraud, claiming it knowingly supplied the military and law enforcement with thousands of defective holographic weapon sights that malfunction in hot, cold and humid conditions.

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Lawsuit: Indy used car dealer deceived consumers

Indianapolis used car dealer Circle City Auto Exchange Inc. and two of its affiliates were sued by the state Monday for allegedly selling “total loss” vehicles to customers without disclosures, charging unfair prices and offering "useless" warranties, the Indiana attorney general’s office announced.

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Firm files class action over lower corn prices

An Indiana law firm has filed a class-action lawsuit against one of the world’s largest seed and agrochemical companies in an effort to allow more time for individual farmers to sue the company after corn prices plummeted last year.

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