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Ind. Decisions - "Channel 8 didn't defame pharmacy firm, judge rules"

Posted on May 30, 2008
Kevin O'Neal reports in the Indianapolis Star today:A federal judge dismissed a defamation lawsuit against WISH (Channel 8) on Thursday. The judge ruled that the station's report on a Canadian pharmacy benefit company that sells drugs to Americans was covered...

Ind. Decisions - A reminder of this morning's oral arguments before the Supreme Court

Posted on May 29, 2008
This morning the Supreme Court will hold oral arguments in three cases, beginning at 9 AM with IDEM v. Raybestos Products Co., where the COA concluded: "Clearly, an agreement which would permit cleanup levels over twenty times that of the...

Ind. Decisions - Tax Court finds RV Park eligible for a religious purposes exemption

Posted on May 29, 2008
In Cedar Lake Conference Association v. Lake County Property Tax Assessment Board of Appeals, a decision dated May 28th, 2008, Indiana Tax Court Judge Fisher writes:Cedar Lake Conference Association (CLCA) challenges the final determination of the Indiana Board of Tax...

Ind. Courts - "Bloomington Attorney Charged in Securities Scam"

Posted on May 29, 2008
From a press release issued today by the Indiana Secretary of State's office: Bloomington police arrested attorney Phillip Chamberlain overnight on charges of misconduct involving his clients and violations of Indiana's Securities Act. The arrest comes after a joint investigation...

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Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 2 today (and 15 NFP)

Posted on May 29, 2008
For publication opinions today (2): In In the Matter of the Adoption of D.C.; H.R. v. R.C., a 16-page opinion, Judge Bradford writes:Appellant-Respondent H.R. (?Biological Mother?) appeals the trial court?s order denying her motion to set aside an adoption decree...

Ind. Courts - More on: Unsolved Tippecanoe County Courthouse bombing nearly ten years old

Posted on May 29, 2008
Updating this May 10th ILB entry, Sophia Voravong of the Lafayette Journal Courier reports today in a story that begins:For nearly 10 years, authorities have been storing the stolen Ford F-250 pickup truck that drove into the Tippecanoe County Courthouse,...

Ind. Courts - Who am I? Why am I here?

Posted on May 29, 2008
Joy Leiker of the Muncie Star-Press reports today:WINCHESTER -- Where is the front of the Randolph County Courthouse? The answer to that question could determine when construction of a two-story annex and renovation of the existing 131-year-old courthouse could finally...

Law - "37 fired attorneys at Sonnenschein represent about 5 percent of the firm's 691 lawyers"

Posted on May 29, 2008
The Chicago Tribune reports today:Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal, one of Chicago's biggest corporate firms, broke with that tradition Wednesday, acknowledging that the lackluster economy is taking a toll on billings and that it has laid off 124 employees, including 37...

Ind. Courts - More on: "McShurley vs. McKinney feud lands in Indiana Supreme Court"

Posted on May 29, 2008
"Allegation a 'disbarment offense'" is the headline to Muncie Star-Press reporter Seth Slabaugh's story today, updating this ILB entry from yesterday. The lengthy story begins:If Delaware County Prosecutor Mark McKinney misled local courts as alleged by Mayor Sharon McShurley, he...

Ind. Gov't. - IU's legal bills for Sampson issues are $203K so far

Posted on May 29, 2008
Mark Alesia reports this morning in the Indianapolis Star:Indiana University's athletic department spent $203,000 through March on outside legal fees connected to allegations of NCAA rules violations by former men's basketball coach Kelvin Sampson and his staff...

Ind. Decisions - A reminder of today's COA oral argument in Orange County casino case

Posted on May 28, 2008
This morning at 11:45 AM in the COA Courtroom, a panel of the Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments in the case of Lauth Indiana Resort & Casino, LLC v. Lost River Development. Unfortunately, the hearing will not be...

Ind. Courts - More on "Four eye Clark judicial post: Governor's appointee will fill rest of term"

Posted on May 28, 2008
Updating this ILB entry from May 22nd, which included this quote from the LCJ:Floyd County Deputy Prosecutor Abe Navarro, 36, and Jeremy Mull, 34, a former Clark County deputy prosecutor now working in Afghanistan for a State Department contractor, have...

Ind. Decisions - More on: A reminder of today's COA oral argument in Orange County casino case

Posted on May 28, 2008
The ILB posted Monday and early this morning that:This morning at 11:45 AM in the COA Courtroom, a panel of the Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments in the case of Lauth Indiana Resort & Casino, LLC v. Lost...

Courts - More on "GE Suffers a Redaction Disaster"

Posted on May 28, 2008
Updating this ILB entry from earlier today, if your opponent does ineffectually redact information, can you look? Presumably redacted material is the same as any other metadata, there have been several articles addressing this issue; the most recent is this...

Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 0 today (and 11 NFP)

Posted on May 28, 2008
For publication opinions today (0): NFP civil opinions today (4): Bayview Trading Group v. City of Marion Board of Public Works & Safety, and Downtown City Center (NFP) - "Based on the facts and circumstances before us, we conclude that...

Courts - "GE Suffers a Redaction Disaster"

Posted on May 28, 2008
So reads the headline to an instructive (but not instructive enough, see below) story today by Douglas S. Malan of The Connecticut Law Tribune. Some quotes:Lawyers involved in the class action sex discrimination case against Fairfield, Conn.-based General Electric in...

Ind. Courts - "Attorney's meth case ends in six-year prison sentence"

Posted on May 28, 2008
The ILB has had a number of entries on Teresa Perry, the young Evansville attorney charged with meth-related offenses. Today reporter Kate Braser writes in a long story that begins:As he pleaded with a judge to spare his client from...

Ind. Courts - "McShurley vs. McKinney feud lands in Indiana Supreme Court"

Posted on May 28, 2008
Nick Werner reports today in the Muncie Star-Press in a lengthy story that includes these quotes:MUNCIE -- The feud between Mayor Sharon McShurley and Delaware County Prosecutor Mark McKinney has now escalated into a legal battle. McShurley, a Republican, last...

Ind. Courts - Plea deal pulled in attorney sex-attack case

Posted on May 28, 2008
Updating this ILB entry from Nov. 7, 2007, headed "New Albany lawyer charged ," Harold J. Adams of the Louisville Courier Journal reports today:A New Albany attorney charged with sexually attacking a 16-year-old girl is scheduled to go on trial...

Ind. Courts - Carroll County Comet reports resolution of judges' issues today

Posted on May 28, 2008
The Carroll County Comet is a weekly paper that comes out every Wednesday. Today it has several interesting front-page stories, plus this editorial thanking the attorney who helped negotiate an agreement between the County Ciouncil and the county's two judges:Thank...

Ind. Law - Still more on: "Booksellers incensed over sexual content law"

Posted on May 27, 2008
Updating this ILB entry from May 7th about HEA 1042, NPR's All Things Considered this afternoon had a feature by Adam Ragusea titled "Indiana Law Targets 'Explicit' Books". The blurb:A new Indiana law ? due to take effect July 1...

Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 7 today (and 16 NFP)

Posted on May 27, 2008
For publication opinions today (7): In Robert Thornberry v. City of Hobart, a 20-page opinion, Cheif Judge Baker writes:Appellant-plaintiff Robert Thornberry appeals the trial court?s grant of summary judgment in favor of appellee-defendant City of Hobart (Hobart) regarding the termination...

Ind. Decisions - Supreme Court requires AG's CID to be by verified petition or other admissible evidence presented at a hearing

Posted on May 27, 2008
In Nu-Sash of Indianapolis, Inc. d/b/a McKee Sunroom Designs v. Steve Carter, Indiana Attorney General, a 6-page, 4-0 opinion, Justice Boehm writes:The Attorney General is authorized by statute, Ind. Code �� 4-6-3-1 to -12 (2004), to seek a court order...

Ind. Courts - "Judicial Commission Admonishes Carroll Circuit Court Judge Currie"

Posted on May 27, 2008
Posted today on the Indiana Court website:The Indiana Commission on Judicial Qualifications issued today a Public Admonition of Judge Donald Currie, Carroll Circuit Court. The Commission is a seven-member body comprised of the Chief Justice of Indiana, three lawyers elected...

Ind. Courts - Transforming juvenile justice in Marion County

Posted on May 27, 2008
Jon Murray of the Indianapolis Star has a lengthy story today that begins:Far fewer youths file into Marion County's juvenile lockup each day, a key result of a reform effort that has reduced crowding and diverted thousands of children into...

Environment - "Just what is an antidegradation policy?"

Posted on May 27, 2008
Reporters in Northwest Indiana have been doing yeoman's work in the environmental area. Today Christine Kraly of the NWI Times has a story headed "IDEM water rule process ongoing." Her long report begins:Until it is given a makeover, its unclear...

Ind. Courts - More on: Interim Legislative Committees to study court issues

Posted on May 27, 2008
Updating this ILB entry from May 23rd, here is more detailed information from Legislative Council Resolution 08-01 (as adopted May 22, 2008), on the charge to the Commission on Courts:5. COMMISSION ON COURTS (IC 33-23-10-1) THE COMMISSION IS CHARGED WITH...

Courts - Tennessee's "Missouri plan" for judicial selection expires

Posted on May 27, 2008
Apparently, it was subject to a "Sunset"-type provision. From a May 10th WSJ article:Since the 1970s, Tennessee has used a modified Missouri Plan for choosing its judges, known to its proponents as "merit selection." Intended as a way to keep...

Ind. Decisions - Upcoming oral arguments this week

Posted on May 26, 2008
This week's oral arguments before the Supreme Court: This Thursday, May 29th: 9:00 AM - Indiana Dep't of Envtl. Mgmt. v. Raybestos Products Co. - Raybestos Products Company file a complaint against the Indiana Department of Environmental Management ("IDEM") alleging...

Environment - Rhode Island's Massive Lead Paint Tort Case

Posted on May 26, 2008
The ILB has had a number of entries on lead paint and on the Rhode Island suit - see the list here. For even more, see this Findlaw column by Anthony J. Sebok, a professor at Benjamin N. Cardozo School...

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