Escort lawsuit: 5 women join suit against Katina Powell
Five women have joined a lawsuit filed against escort Katina Powell and say she falsely alleges in her book that they participated in prostitution at the University of Louisville.
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Justices: Personalized licenses plates are government speech
The Indiana Supreme Court Friday upheld the Bureau of Motor Vehicles’ process for approving or denying requests for personalized license plates after finding the plates are government speech. A Marion County judge ruled last year the statute governing personalized license plates is unconstitutional.
Woman heartbroken by lawsuit filed by Notre Dame student
An academic coach fired by the University of Notre Dame after a student accused her of coercing him into having unwelcome sexual encounters with her daughter issued a statement Thursday describing what happened as merely a breakup and saying her family is heartbroken he chose to harm them in such a public manner.
Supreme Court justices hint they may limit consumer lawsuits
A divided Supreme Court of the United States indicated it may put limits on consumer lawsuits, questioning arguments by a man seeking to sue over what he says is an error-riddled Internet profile.
Federal jury to settle bitter battle between corn syrup, sugar
Big Sugar and Big Corn face off in federal court in Los Angeles this week in a bitter, multibillion-dollar battle of sweeteners that boils down to a mix of science, semantics and marketing.
SCOTUS won’t accept appeal in anti-gay defamation verdict
The Supreme Court of the United States Monday rejected an appeal from a former lawyer for the state of Michigan who lost a defamation lawsuit filed by a gay student at the University of Michigan.
High court won’t hear appeal over use of Bob Marley’s image
The Supreme Court of the United States Monday rejected an appeal from clothing companies that claim they have legal rights to sell shirts with the image of reggae icon Bob Marley.
FanDuel sued by former Colt over use of name, image
Fantasy-sports gaming site FanDuel Inc. has been sued by former Indianapolis Colts receiver Pierre Garcon over the use of his name and image, which he claims was done without his permission.
Ohio county settling suit over morgue body mix-up for $165K
A county has reached a $165,000 settlement with two families over a body mix-up at a morgue that led to one Indiana man being incorrectly cremated and another man entombed in his place.
Southern Indiana companies sue New Albany over road changes
Eight companies are suing New Albany, alleging that changes made last year to a major thoroughfare in the southern Indiana city have made the road narrow and unsafe.
Marion County auditor sues city, BlueIndy over car-sharing contract
Marion County Auditor Julie Voorhies sued the city of Indianapolis on Monday over its contract with BlueIndy, saying the city illegally paid $6 million to the electric car-sharing service.
Court rules for IPS in ex-employee’s ‘Moorish Christmas’ suit
An ex-Indianapolis Public Schools employee and minister fired after repeated complaints of physical altercations with students lost his federal discrimination lawsuit that claimed in part he was fired for religious reasons, including his request to be allowed off work to observe “Moorish Christmas.”
Louisville student sues author, IBJ publishing unit over book
Indianapolis-based IBJ Book Publishing LLC and author Katina Powell have been sued by a University of Louisville student who claims her career prospects have been damaged by Powell’s book, which alleges Powell supplied strippers and prostitutes to the Louisville men’s basketball program.
Lawsuit: School squelched workers’ rights over online posts
A federal lawsuit has been filed on behalf of two Indiana school cafeteria workers who were disciplined after posting concerns about school spending on social media.
Damages dispute against Zimmer Biomet subsidiary headed to SCOTUS
A wholly owned subsidiary of Zimmer Biomet in Warsaw, Indiana, will be arguing it should not have to pay about $248 million in a patent infringement case scheduled to be heard by the Supreme Court of the United States.
DCS ‘became the abusers’
A jury has awarded $31.3 million in an "arbitrary and capricious" case against parents in their child's death.
SCOTUS won’t reinstate $250K award in police shooting
The Supreme Court of the United States will not reinstate a $250,000 award to the father of a suspected marijuana user in Maryland who was killed by police in a middle-of the-night raid.
Appeals court reinstates South Bend police wrongful death suit
A wrongful death lawsuit filed on behalf of a man who died in the custody of South Bend police was reinstated Friday by the Indiana Court of Appeals.
City billboard suit spooks Montage on Mass developers
A controversial piece of the proposed $50 million Montage on Mass mixed-use apartment project won’t be considered by the city of Indianapolis until after the first of the year.
Judge hears lawsuit challenging Indiana ballot photos law
A federal judge seemed critical of a new Indiana law that prohibits voters from taking photos of their election ballots and sharing the images on social media during a hearing on a lawsuit challenging the law.