Sunday, August 03, 2008
Ind. Courts - More re: U.S. District Judge Joseph Van Bokkelen first jury trial [Updated]
Updating this ILB entry from July 7th, quoting a NWI Times story by Joe Carlson, today the Times has a story reported by Carolyn Thompson, headlined "Judge rules in favor of fired worker." Some quotes:HAMMOND | U.S. District Judge Joseph...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, August 03, 2008
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Ind. Decisions - "Wrongful conviction case hits new snag"
This Jan. 16, 2008 ILB entry quotes from an Indianapolis Star story that mentions, at the end of a long story about another individual:Buntin said he hasn’t decided whether to file a federal lawsuit seeking compensation for a wrongful conviction....Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Monday, July 28, 2008
Ind. Courts - "Concrete lawsuits ripe for settlement"
This ILB entry from May 20, 2006 is headed "Concrete price-fix case vexes helpless consumers." This May 6, 2007 entry is headed "Indiana concrete customer lawsuits could net millions." Today, Jeff Swiatek of the Indianapolis Star reports in a story...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, July 28, 2008
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Ind. Decisions - More on: AG Carter will not appeal either of two recent district court rulings voiding 2008 legislation
Updating this ILB entry from July 24th, The Bedford Times-Mail editorializes today:Attorney General Steve Carter has shown a remarkable and admirable consistency in dealing with two contentious issues this summer. Twice Carter has decided not to appeal federal court rulings...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, July 27, 2008
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Ind. Decisions - AG Carter will not appeal either of two recent district court rulings voiding 2008 legislation
On July 2nd, Attorney General Carter issued a release re Judge Sarah Evans Barker's July 1st ruling in Big Hat Books v. Prosecutors: Adams, et al, holding HEA 1042 unconstitutional, stating that the decision would not be appealed. Today AG...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, July 24, 2008
Friday, July 11, 2008
Ind. Courts - Federal court decides in favor of Nettle Creek in teacher's discrimination case
The Richmond Palladium-Item's Natalie Root reports today on federal judge Richard L. Young's 51-page ruling July 3rd in the case of Lucero v. Nettle Creek School Corp. Thanks to the Pal-Item, you may access the opinion here. From the lengthy...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, July 11, 2008
Monday, July 07, 2008
Ind. Courts - From U.S. District Judge Joseph Van Bokkelen first jury trial
Joe Carlson of the NWI Times reports today in a story that begins:EAST CHICAGO | Although no one ever could directly prove East Chicago Mayor George Pabey ordered the firing of a city restaurant inspector in 2005 because of her...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, July 07, 2008
Sunday, July 06, 2008
Ind. Courts - Editorial: Legislature should regulate adult bookstores, not court
The Bedford Times-Mail editorializes today:Lawmakers will have to try again if they want to take on businesses that sell sexually explicit material. So far their efforts, while laudable, have not passed constitutional muster. We trust they will try again, because...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, July 06, 2008
Thursday, July 03, 2008
Ind. Decisions - Still more on: "Booksellers incensed over sexual content law"
As reported here yesterday in the ILB, Attorney General Carter has elected not to appeal Judge Barker's July 1st decision in the Big Hat Books case. Several papers editorialize today on the case. The Indianapolis Star's editorial is headed "Earning...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, July 03, 2008
Wednesday, July 02, 2008
Ind. Decisions - More on: "Booksellers incensed over sexual content law"
Re yesterday's federal court opinion in the case of Big Hat Books v. Prosecutors: Adams, et al - see ILB entries here and here - Attorney General Steve Carter has issued a statement this afternoon:This week’s ruling by a federal...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, July 02, 2008
Ind. Decisions - Stories today on: "Booksellers incensed over sexual content law"
Francesca Jarosz of the Indianapolis Star reports today on yesterday's opinion by federal district judge Sarah Evans Barker in the case of Big Hat Books v. Prosecutors: Adams, et al. - see yesterday's ILB summary and links to the opinion...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, July 02, 2008
Tuesday, July 01, 2008
Ind. Decisions - Yet more on: "Booksellers incensed over sexual content law"
Today federal Judge Sarah Evans Barker, in a 31-page opinion, ruled:For the reasons detailed in this entry, Plaintiffs’ facial challenge to HEA 1042 is well-founded. We hold that HEA 1042 unduly burdens First Amendment rights, and is unconstitutionally vague...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, July 01, 2008
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Ind. Courts - "East Chicago racketeering case cleared for trial"
Patrick Guinane reports today in the NWI Times in a story that begins:INDIANAPOLIS | U.S. District Court Judge James Moody cleared the way Friday for the state's protracted civil racketeering lawsuit against former East Chicago Mayor Robert Pastrick to go...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, June 28, 2008
Ind. Decisions - More on: Judge Hamilton holds SB 258 unconstitutional
In John Doe v. Prosecutor, Marion County, an opinion issued by federal Judge David Hamilton June 24th, Senate Enrolled Act 248, which takes effect Monday, July 1st, was held unconstitutional, at least in part. The 51-page opinion concluded:The court will...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, June 28, 2008
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Ind. Decisions - More on: Judge Hamilton holds SB 258 unconstitutional
Updating this ILB entry from Tuesday on U.S. District Court Judge David Hamilton's ruling in the case of John Doe v. Prosecutor, Marion County (available here via the Evansville Courier & Press), a law professors' blog, The Volokh Conspiracy, had...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, June 26, 2008
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Ind. Decisions - Judge Hamilton holds SB 258 unconstitutional [Updated]
This April 3 ILB entry reports that the ACLU had filed a suit challenging Senate Bill 258. As reported that day by Jon Murray of the Indianapolis Star, the law, which was scheduled to go into effect July 1st, would...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Friday, June 20, 2008
Ind. Courts - State Insurance Commissioner sues Insurer in Dennerline matter
Following on the Court of Appeals May 16th opinion in the case of Frederick W. Dennerline, III and Fillenwarth, Dennerline, Groth & Towe v. Jim Atterholt, Insurance Commissioner of the State of Indiana as Liquidator of Indiana Construction Industry Trust...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, June 20, 2008
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Ind. Courts - Still more on: Robert Cantrell found guilty on all charges
"Legal 'oversight' not likely to modify Cantrell's conviction" is the headline to today's story by Andy Grimm in the Gary Post Tribune, updating this ILB entry from June 10th. Some quotes:HAMMOND -- Robert Cantrell's last-ditch effort to block his fraud...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, June 12, 2008
Sunday, June 08, 2008
Ind. Courts - Still more on "Landowner calls move by pipeline company as intimidation"
Updating this ILB entry from April 1st, the Richmond Palladium-Item had a related article yesterday:INDIANAPOLIS -- An 830-mile natural gas pipeline that will span all of Indiana will comply with several provisions to protect owners of agricultural land. Advertisement The...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, June 08, 2008
Saturday, June 07, 2008
Ind. Courts - Robert Cantrell found guilty on all charges [Updated]
Joe Carlson reports today in the NWI Times:HAMMOND | East Chicago political operative Robert Cantrell was convicted on all 11 of the federal fraud counts in the public corruption indictment against him. After about five and a half hours of...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, June 07, 2008
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Ind. Courts - "Key Hoosier Lottery case up for oral argument" before the 7th Circuit
The ILB has had a number of entries on various aspects of Indiana's quasi-public agencies. For instance, this Sept. 1, 2004 entry headed "Another indictment of an Indiana quasi-public entity" referenced the Intelenet Commission, PERF, the Indiana Economic Development Commission...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, May 31, 2008
Ind. Courts - "Intricate political web unravels at Cantrell trial"
Although the ILB has had plenty of mentions of various members of the Cantrell family in Lake County, it has avoided the current federal trial of Robert Cantrell until now. This story from May 16th by Joe Carlson of the...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, May 31, 2008
Friday, May 30, 2008
Ind. Decisions - "Channel 8 didn't defame pharmacy firm, judge rules"
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...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, May 30, 2008
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Ind. Decisions - Still more on: "Jury rejects pollution suit against New Albany power plant"
A story today in the Indianapolis Star by John Russell and Erika D. Smith clarifies two fragments of the story posted in separate entries yesterday (here and here) by the ILB. Some quotes from the Star story:A coal-burning plant in...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, May 24, 2008
Friday, May 23, 2008
Ind. Decisions - "Jury rejects pollution suit against New Albany power plant"
James Bruggers of the Louisville Courier Journal reports this morning in a story that begins:Jurors decided yesterday that improvements at the Gallagher power plant in New Albany, Ind., a decade ago did not trigger a requirement for additional pollution controls...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, May 23, 2008
Monday, May 19, 2008
Ind. Courts - "Lawsuits dismissed as fast as inmates can file them"
Joe Carlson reports today in the NWI Times in a story that begins:Though nearly all of them fail, new civil rights lawsuits against the Lake and Porter county jails continue to flow into the courts. Federal judges are being asked...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, May 19, 2008
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Ind. Decisions - Still more on: Federal court grants preliminary injunction re judicial speech rights
Updating this ILB entry from May 10th, quoting a Fort Wayne Journal Gazette editorial urging free speech for judges, Rebecca S. Green of the Journal Gazette has a lengthy story today giving a kind of overview of the issue. Some...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, May 18, 2008
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Ind. Decisions - More on: Federal court grants preliminary injunction re judicial speech rights
Updating this ILB entry from May 6th, the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette has an editorial today headed "Free speech for judges":The Indiana Supreme Court should accept the message in a ruling by a Fort Wayne federal judge in a case...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, May 10, 2008
Tuesday, May 06, 2008
Ind. Decisions - Federal court grants preliminary injunction re judicial speech rights
On April 18th, according to a press release issued on that day by attorney James Bopp, Jr., quoted in this ILB entry:Two Indiana judicial candidates filed suit today in federal court to block enforcement of Indiana rules prohibiting them from...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, May 06, 2008
Sunday, May 04, 2008
Ind. Decisions = "Flying J's obstruction suit against New Haven bounced"
Rebecca Green reported Saturday in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette:A federal judge granted a request this week to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a convenience store chain against the city of New Haven. In September, attorneys for Utah-based travel plaza...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, May 04, 2008
Friday, April 25, 2008
Ind. Decisions - "This is one of those cases that gives lawyers a bad name"
An opinion issued yesterday in the case of Cheryl Janky v. Speros Batistatos et al., by Judge Simon, ND Ind., has this catchy introduction:This is one of those cases that gives lawyers a bad name. It began as a routine...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, April 25, 2008
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Ind. Courts - More on: "Sex Offender Files Suit Against Every Sheriff, Prosecutor In Ind."
Updating this ILB entry from April 8th, Harold J. Adams of the Louisville Courier Journal reports today:The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana has filed suit to block a new law aimed at tracking the activities of convicted sex offenders...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, April 13, 2008
Saturday, April 05, 2008
Ind. Courts - More on: Sierra Club files suit against Duke Energy
Updating this ILB entry from April 3rd, Bryan Corbin of the Evansville Courier & Press reports today:The Sierra Club has accused Duke Energy Indiana Inc. of artificially inflating the amount of air pollution a proposed coal-to-gas power plant planned for...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, April 05, 2008
Thursday, April 03, 2008
Ind. Courts - Sierra Club files suit against Duke Energy
The ILB has received a release from the Hoosier Chapter of the Sierra Club, headed "Sierra Club Challenges Duke Energy’s Emissions Scheme: Pollution Limits on New Coal Plant Artificially Inflated," that begins:The Sierra Club today took steps to hold Duke...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, April 03, 2008
Ind. Courts - ACLU files suit challenging new sex offender law [Updated Again]
Jon Murray reports this afternoon in the Indianapolis Star in a story that begins:The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana filed a lawsuit today challenging a new provision of the state sex offender law that will require those who register...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, April 03, 2008
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
Ind. Courts - More on: "Landowner calls move by pipeline company as intimidation"
Jason Thomas reports this afternoon in the Indianapolis Star that:An interstate pipeline company has reached an agreement with a group of landowners that were the target of a federal lawsuit filed by the pipeline last month to gain immediate access...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, April 01, 2008
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Ind. Decisions - Federal court dismisses employee suit against Indianapolis Star
Interesting reading for those of you interested in the inner-workings of the Star, this case has been pending for several years, but the ILB cannot find that it has posted previous entries on it, although it has heard a...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, March 27, 2008
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Ind. Decisions - Madison school treasurer sentenced to 48 months following her guilty plea to embezzling more than $1,100,000
From a press release that begins:Timothy M. Morrison, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, announced that ANN GEYMAN, 54, Madison, was sentenced to 48 months imprisonment today by U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Judge John...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Ind. Decisions - More on: City of Hammond negotiating Mayes settlement
Updating yesterday's entry, Joe Carlson of the NWI Times reports today, in a story that begins:With millions of dollars on the line, both sides took the sure thing rather than gambling for a better deal. Attorneys for the city of...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Ind. Decisions - 7th Circuit decides one Indiana case today
In St. Margaret Mercy v. NLRB, a 5-page opinion, Judge Posner writes:The Labor Board found that St. Margaret, which owns and operates two hospitals in Indiana (but for the sake of simplicity we’ll assume they’re one), interfered with the...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Ind. Decisions - City of Hammond negotiating Mayes settlement
Susan Brown reports today in the NWI Times:HAMMOND | Five months after the city of Hammond asked a federal appeals court to overturn a $9 million judgment in the wrongful conviction lawsuit won by Larry Mayes, attorneys are expected to...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Friday, February 22, 2008
Ind. Decisions - Indiana wine shipping case to be argued today before the 7th Circuit
Today at 9:30 AM (Chicago time) the 7th Circuit will hear oral arguments in the case of Baude v. Heath, the wine shipping case. Here is the ILB summary and link to the 71-page opinion issued by Judge John D....Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, February 22, 2008
Saturday, February 09, 2008
Ind. Decisions - "The situation has become absurd enough that it might have been amusing if not for the judicial resources that have been required to resolve it"
Federal District Magistrate Judge, William T. Lawrence on Friday issued an interesting 8-page Entry Regarding Post-Trial Motions regarding costs in the case of Mark Custer v. Schumacher Racing Corp.. Here are the beginning and end of the ruling:This was...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, February 09, 2008
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Ind. Courts - Wrongful death trial in Ball State student's 2003 shooting to begin
Seth Slabaugh of the Muncie Star Press reports:A jury in U.S. District Court in Indianapolis is expected to hear two completely different versions of what happened in the backyard of 1325 W. North St. around 3:30 a.m. on Nov. 8,...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Ind. Decisions - "Questioning mandatory minimums in sex predator cases"
Joe Carlson of the NWI Times reports today:HAMMOND | Though their crime may be heinous, every person convicted of soliciting sex from young children over the Internet might not deserve to spend a full decade in prison, one local judge...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, January 20, 2008
Monday, January 14, 2008
Ind. Decisions - "Murderer denied appeal could go free"
Joe Carlson reports in the NWI Times:HAMMOND | Convicted murderer Jermaine Dodd could go free from prison under a Hammond federal court order unless Indiana courts give him the appeal to which a judge has ruled Dodd is entitled under...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, January 14, 2008
Tuesday, January 08, 2008
Ind. Decisions - Lethal injection case heard before SCOTUS; Indiana implications
"Justices seem unswayed by lethal injection foes" is the headline to an article today by David G. Savage of the LA Times that begins:Supreme Court justices reacted skeptically Monday to the claim that the lethal injections used to carry out...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, January 08, 2008
Sunday, January 06, 2008
Ind. Decisions - "Judge rejects challenge to federal sex registry"
Bob Kasarda reports today in the NWI Times about U.S. District Court Chief Judge Robert Miller Jr. decision Dec. 18, 2007 in the case of U.S. v. Marcus Dixon:A federal judge has thrown out a local challenge to the constitutionality...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, January 06, 2008
Friday, December 28, 2007
Ind. Decisions - "The Pros and Perils of Pro Se"
Remember this ILB entry from Dec. 24th? "Dress code suit costs couple $40,931.50: Anderson plaintiffs' predicament illustrates the risks of being your own lawyer" The ruling by Judge Tinder, and the discussion of it -- including the ILB's contributions --...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, December 28, 2007
Monday, December 24, 2007
Ind. Courts - "Dress code suit costs couple $40,931.50: Anderson plaintiffs' predicament illustrates the risks of being your own lawyer"
So reads the headline to this Indianapolis Star story today by Jon Murray. A few quotes from the story:Laura and Scott Bell took on their school district's new dress code, but their lawsuit was booted from court after they missed...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, December 24, 2007
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Ind. Decisions - Appeal of wine shipping case to 7th Circuit
In this entry from Nov. 20, 2007, the ILB pointed to the brief of the State of Indiana, in its appeal of the wine shipping case:The wine shipping opinion issued by Judge John D. Tinder the end of August in...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, December 13, 2007
Ind. Courts - Magistrate Judge John Paul Godich has retired, effective December 6, 2007
See SD Indiana press release here....Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, December 13, 2007
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Ind. Courts - More on: Federal Judge Hamilton hears arguments on I-69 route; important information about the state rules
Updating this September 15, 2007 ILB entry, quoting a story from the Evansville Courier & Press that began:Opponents of the route for Interstate 69 from Evansville to Indianapolis want the state to consider a route using existing roads — U.S....Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Sunday, December 02, 2007
Ind. Courts - Federal court issues ruling on Carmel efforts to regulate gravel mining
The ILB has posted a number of entries on Carmel and Martinsville's efforts to regulate sand and gravel pits within their jurisdiction. Oral arguments were held Jan. 18th of this year before the Indiana Supreme Court in the case...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, December 02, 2007
Friday, November 16, 2007
Environment - More on: Wabash Environmental trial in federal court concludes
Updating this ILB entry from Sept. 14th, the AP is reporting today in a story headed "River polluter gets 5-year sentence" that begins:The former president of a company that once treated liquid industrial wastes was sentenced to five years in...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, November 16, 2007
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Ind. Decisions - Trumping legislative prayer case, another Indiana case has been awaiting an opinion from the 7th Circuit for more than two years
Referencing the ILB entry yesterday headed "How long has it been since the 7th Circuit heard oral arguments in the legislative prayer case?", a reader writes to point out:While the legislative prayer case has been post-Oral Argument for more than...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, October 11, 2007
Wednesday, October 03, 2007
Ind. Decisions - "Fired worker blames porn on malware" (malicious software)
A September 26th ruling by Federal District Judge Sarah Evans Barker, in the case of David Farr v. St. Francis Hospital (access the ruling via the ILB here), is the subject of a story today by Declan McCullagh , a...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, October 03, 2007
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Courts - Still more on: Outcome of Indiana cert petitions to SCOTUS - voter ID review gets nod
Stories today on the Indiana voter ID case: "High court takes case on voter ID in Indiana: Ruling on state law may affect elections across the U.S." reported by Rob Schneider of the Indianapolis Star. "Justices to consider voter IDs:...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Courts - More on: Outcome of Indiana cert petitions to SCOTUS - voter ID review gets nod
Updating this ILB entry from earlier today, Reuters has this report this afternoon. Lyle Denniston of SCOTUS Blog has an entry titled "Analysis: An election issue for an election year," here. A quote:The Justices will be deciding on the constitutionality...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Sunday, September 16, 2007
Ind. Courts - Microsoft sues alleged typo-squatter in Fort Wayne
Rebecca S. Green of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette reported Saturday: A Fort Wayne man is at the center of a trademark infringement lawsuit filed by techno-giant Microsoft, but it’s not the first time he has found himself in this...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, September 16, 2007
Saturday, September 15, 2007
Ind. Courts - Federal Judge Hamilton hears arguments on I-69 route
Bryan Corbin of the Evansville Courier & Press reports today:INDIANAPOLIS — Opponents of the route for Interstate 69 from Evansville to Indianapolis want the state to consider a route using existing roads — U.S. 41 to Interstate 70 near Terre...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, September 15, 2007
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Ind. Decisions - "Indiana wine lovers may still have trouble getting wines shipped to their homes"
So writes Eric Arnold in a feature in the Wine Spectator Online, headed "Indiana and Oregon Change Laws on Direct-to-Consumer Wine Shipments: States now have similar, consumer-friendly rules, but Indiana wine lovers may still have trouble getting wines shipped to...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Ind Decisions - Challenge to Indiana judicial canons goes before 7th Circuit
This Friday, Sept. 14th at 9:30 am, oral arguments before the 7th Circuit in the case of Indiana Right Life v. Shepard (06-4333). Access the briefs here. For background, see this ILB entry from Nov. 14, 2006, and this one...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Monday, September 10, 2007
Ind. Decisions - Still more on federal Judge Tinder's wine shipping decision
Another editorial today lauding Judge Tinder's ruling in the wine shipping case, this time from the Indianapolis Star, headed "Decision to end ban goes down like fine wine." For the ruling and background, see this ILB entry from August 29th....Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, September 10, 2007
Wednesday, September 05, 2007
Ind. Law - ND Indiana decision on gender stereotyping cited
"Employers Should Be Mindful of Sex-Stereotyping Claims in Dealing With Gender Identity" is the title to an article by Jenner & Block's Carla J. Rozycki and David K. Haase available at Law.com. A few quotes:Courts have long been in agreement...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, September 05, 2007
Tuesday, September 04, 2007
Ind. Decisions - More on federal Judge Tinder's wine shipping decision
The Richmond Palladium-Item has this editorial today, headed "Ending state's protectionism":A federal judge has leveled the playing field for wineries seeking to ship their products. It's time Indiana get in step with the nation and discontinue old protectionist strategies. The...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, September 04, 2007
Friday, August 31, 2007
Ind. Decisions - "Court stomps Indiana wine shipping laws"
Here is the report the ILB has been looking forward to, coverage by Dan and Krista Stockman, who write a wine column every Saturday for the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, of this week's federal court decision impacting Indiana's wine shipping...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, August 31, 2007
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Ind. Decisions - Still more on: Federal Judge Tinder rules for plainitiifs in Indiana wine shipping suit
Updating this ILB entry from earlier today, this press release has now been issued on behalf of the successful wineries:Victory for Indiana Wine Consumers Indianapolis, IN – Indiana wine consumers will once again be able to receive wine shipments from...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, August 30, 2007
Ind. Decisions - More on: Federal Judge Tinder rules for plainitiifs in Indiana wine shipping suit
Oddly, this decision which the ILB reported early last evening, has apparently only been picked up by one member of the media, Channel 6 NEWS. See their story here. Some quotes:A federal judge Wednesday declared parts of Indiana law regulating...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, August 30, 2007
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Ind. Decisions - Federal Judge Tinder rules for plainitiifs in Indiana wine shipping suit
An opinion has been issued today by Judge John D. Tinder in the case of Baude v. Heath - access the 71-page decision here. The ruling contains an excellent introductory section:This litigation challenges the constitutionality of Indiana laws that...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Tuesday, August 07, 2007
Ind. Decisions - "Judge dismisses Anderson couple's lawsuit fighting dress code"
The AP reports:A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by a couple who said the Anderson school district's new dress code violated state guarantees of a free education and students' right to free expression. U.S. District Judge John D. Tinder...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, August 07, 2007
Friday, August 03, 2007
Ind. Decisions - Federal Judge McKinney denies injunction in nerve agent shipping case [Updated]
Updating these ILB entries from July 16th and July 19th, re the hearing by U.S. District Judge Larry McKinney in Indianapolis, where, to quote the July 16th AP story:On May 8, the Sierra Club, the Chemical Weapons Working Group and...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, August 03, 2007
Thursday, August 02, 2007
Ind. Decisions - "Indianapolis firefighter's bias suit can proceed"
A brief story today in the Indianapolis Star reports:A federal judge is allowing a sexual discrimination lawsuit filed by an Indianapolis firefighter to go to trial. U.S. District Judge Sarah Evans Barker says the city did not make its case...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, August 02, 2007
Monday, July 30, 2007
Ind. Courts - "Judge dismisses defendant's 'uppercase' case as 'frivolous'"
Andy Grimm of the Gary Post-Tribune writes today:Larry Cochran will never get the chance to face LARRY COCHRAN in court. In a bizarre twisting of the notion of "capital" crimes, federal drug defendant Larry Cochran has apparently begun to annoy...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, July 30, 2007
Thursday, July 19, 2007
Ind. Decisions - More on: Federal Judge McKinney to hear case on nerve agent waste
Updating this ILB entry from July 16th, the AP's Rick Callahan writes today in a story that begins:An attorney for a company hired by the Army to incinerate nerve-agent waste argued yesterday that environmentalists raised unsound concerns in trying to...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, July 19, 2007
Monday, July 16, 2007
Ind. Decisions - Federal Judge McKinney to hear case on nerve agent waste
Rick Callahan of the AP reports today in a story that begins:INDIANAPOLIS -- Opponents of the Army's shipments of nerve agent waste from Indiana to Texas will ask a federal judge today to block the shipments, contending that the liquid...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, July 16, 2007
Sunday, July 15, 2007
Ind. Decisions - "Coach was 'just flirting,' defense says"
The verdict is in in the trial of "Matthew Hensley, the former coach charged with trolling the Web for sex with young girls," according to a description in the NWI Times quoted in this July 11th ILB entry. Yesterday Joe...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, July 15, 2007
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Ind. Courts - Federal judge lifts federal rules on state child welfare agency [Updated]
Rick Callahan of AP is reporting this afternoon that U.S. District Judge John Tinder has:lifted federal rules imposed 15 years ago on Indiana's child welfare agency after hearing that the state had improved the handling of Marion County's child neglect...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Friday, June 29, 2007
Ind. Courts - More on: Federal trial involving what constitutes illegal speech on the Internet goes to jury today
Updating yesterday's ILB entry, Joe Carlson of the NWI Times reports today:HAMMOND -- After an afternoon of deliberations, a federal jury Thursday convicted Vikram Buddhi of 11 counts of using the Internet to threaten American leaders and the nation's infrastructure....Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, June 29, 2007
Sunday, June 17, 2007
Ind. Decisions - "Feds end 35 years of county jail scrutiny"
Following up on federal Judge Sarah Evans Barker's order last Monday to end federal oversight of the Marion County Jail, the Indianapolis Star today has a feature headed "Five questions for Judge Sarah Evans Barker." Here is #4:4. How important...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, June 17, 2007
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Ind. Decisions - "Feds end 35 years of county jail scrutiny"
Diana Penner reported yesterday in the Indianapolis Star:A federal court judge has cleared the way for local officials to independently operate the Marion County Jail after more than three decades of federal oversight because of crowding. U.S. District Judge Sarah...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Monday, June 11, 2007
Ind. Decisions - So far "McKinney lawsuit costs BSU $650,000"
Seth Slabaugh of the Muncie Star-Press reports today:MUNCIE -- Ball State University has spent nearly $850,000 defending its police chief, Gene Burton, and former rookie officer Robert Duplain against a federal lawsuit alleging unreasonable use of deadly force. "A portion...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, June 11, 2007
Friday, May 25, 2007
Environment - Wabash Environmental trial in federal court concludes
Howard Greninger of the Terre Haute Trib-Star reports:INDIANAPOLIS — Derrik Hagerman made false statements in monitoring documents required to be filed and maintained under the federal Clean Water Act, a jury found Thursday. Judge David F. Hamilton ordered a pre-sentencing...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, May 25, 2007
Thursday, May 24, 2007
Environment - Wabash Environmental trial continues in federal court in Indianapolis
Updating this ILB entry from yesterday, May 23rd, Howard Greninger of the Terre Haute Tribune-Star reports, in another long story from the Trib-Star on the trial:INDIANAPOLIS — A 14-member jury will hear closing arguments today before deciding if Wabash Environmental...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, May 24, 2007
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Environment - Update on Wabash Environmental trial begins in federal court in Indianapolis
Updating this ILB entry from Monday, May 21st, it looks like Deb McKee of the Terre Haute Tribune-Star is providing continuing coverage of the case. This story, from May 21st, is headlined "Jury selected for Hagerman trial; opening arguments begin...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Sunday, May 06, 2007
Ind. Courts - Indiana concrete customer lawsuits could net millions
Kevin Corcoran writes today in the Indianapolis Star:Justice Department attorneys say secret deals in the ready-mix industry inflated the price of nearly all concrete that flowed into Indianapolis-area projects. Now it's up to customers to prove it. Tens of millions...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, May 06, 2007
Thursday, April 26, 2007
Ind. Decisions - More on Judge Young allows 2 to join federal lawsuit challenging Indiana's lethal-injection procedures [Updated]
Jon Murrary of the Indianapolis Star has an update this afternoon on the hearing today in federal court challenging Indiana's lethal injection procedure. See the earlier ILB entry here. [Updated 4/27/07] Jon Murray reports today on yesterday's hearing. Some quotes:A...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, April 26, 2007
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Environment - Federal Court rules Lake Station wetlands filled in with tires illegally; NWI Taskforce created
Joe Carlson of the NWI Times reports:A politically active Lake Station developer broke environmental laws nine years ago when he bulldozed over wetlands he owned and filled in the site with piles of used tires, a federal judge has ruled....Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Ind. Decisions - More on "U.S. District Judge Allen Sharp ordered that Joseph Corcoran be resentenced but that he should not receive the death penalty"
"State will appeal ruling to spare Corcoran" writes Dionne Waugh today in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. The story begins:The Indiana attorney general will appeal a ruling by a federal judge last week that spared quadruple murderer Joseph Corcoran the...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Thursday, April 12, 2007
Ind. Decisions - Still more on: Appeals decision too little too late for Crown Point developer
Updating this ILB entry from Jan 4, 2007, Joe Carlson of the NWI Times reports today:Crown Point developer Tim Heidbreder filed a lawsuit against Mayor Dan Klein in federal court Wednesday to recoup the money Heidbreder claims he lost when...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, April 12, 2007
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Ind. Decisions - Judge Young allows 2 to join federal lawsuit challenging Indiana's lethal-injection procedures
Updating this ILB entry from March 31st, Jon Murray of the Indianapolis Star writes this afternoon that federal Judge Richard L. Young:this week granted requests by two Death Row inmates to join a lawsuit challenging Indiana's lethal-injection procedures. A third...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Ind. Decisions - "U.S. District Judge Allen Sharp ordered that Joseph Corcoran be resentenced but that he should not receive the death penalty" [Updated]
Dionne Waugh of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette reports today:A federal judge has overturned the death sentence of a Fort Wayne man who killed four people, ruling that the prosecutor unconstitutionally penalized the man. U.S. District Judge Allen Sharp ordered...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Saturday, March 31, 2007
Ind. Decisions - Still more on lethal injection challenge pending before federal judge
Updating this ILB entry from yesterday, which quoted from an AP story on the action challenging Indiana lethal injection procedures that is pending before U.S. District Judge Richard L. Young, the Louisville Courier Journal has this AP story today about...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, March 31, 2007
Friday, March 30, 2007
Ind. Decisions - More on lethal injection challenge pending before federal judge
As mentioned in several recent ILB entries (here for instance), an action challenging Indiana lethal injection procedures is pending before U.S. District Judge Richard L. Young. A detailed account has now been written by the AP's Tom Coyne. Some quotes:SOUTH...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, March 30, 2007
Thursday, March 29, 2007
Ind. Decisions - "Indiana man gets 27 months in prison for selling counterfeit software on eBay" [Updated]
Heather Havenstein of ComputerWorld reports today:An Indiana man was sentenced yesterday to 27 months in prison for selling more than $700,000 worth of counterfeit software on eBay, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Courtney Smith of Anderson, Ind., was...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, March 29, 2007
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Ind. Decisions - "Lawsuit against ex-IPALCO execs tossed"
The Indianapolis Star is reporting this afternoon that:A federal judge has rejected a lawsuit brought by investors against former IPALCO executives. In a ruling issued today, Judge David F. Hamilton wrote that the plaintiffs failed to prove "a breach of...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Ind. Decisions - USSC decision that started with an Indiana federal court ruling is now the leading precedent on judicial immunity
A brief item in the Washington Post today tells us:On this day 29 years ago, the Supreme Court ruled that U.S. judges cannot be sued for judicial actions made in error, with malice or in excess of authority. Stump v....Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Saturday, February 17, 2007
Ind. Courts - Videotaped interrogation leads judge to suppress evidence from a post-arrest interrogation
It took a minute to figure out this story today by Andy Grimm in the Gary Post Tribune. First, the headline reads: "Evidence blocked after interrogation: Aalegedly [sic.] soliciting sex from teen in an Internet chatroom." Generally, the ILB does...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, February 17, 2007
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Ind. Courts - Wabash Valley businessman accused of falsifying federal documents will not go to trial until later this year
The Terre Haute Trib-Star reports today:INDIANAPOLIS — A Wabash Valley businessman accused of falsifying federal documents will not go to trial until later this year, according to court documents. The United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Thursday, January 11, 2007
Ind. Decisions - Still more on: Federal Judge allows Timberlake execution, but has not yet ruled on lethal injection issue [Updated]
Updating this ILB entry from yesterday, the Indianapolis Star has this brief item this morning:A U.S. District Court judge will hear arguments next week in a lawsuit challenging the scheduled execution of Norman Timberlake. Judge Richard L. Young has scheduled...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, January 11, 2007
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Ind. Decisions - More on: Federal Judge allows Timberlake execution, but has not yet ruled on lethal injection issue
In the ILB entry last evening on Jon Murray's Indianapolis Star report on the decision of federal district Judge Young dening Norman Timberlake's plea for a stay of execution, I noted that the ruling did not appear to be posted...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Tuesday, January 09, 2007
Ind. Decisions - Federal Judge allows Timberlake execution, but has not yet ruled on lethal injection issue
Jon Murray of the Indianapolis Star reports last this afternoon:A U.S. District Court judge today denied Norman Timberlake a stay of execution and dismissed his claim he should not be executed because he is mentally ill. In a 10-page written...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, January 09, 2007
Sunday, January 07, 2007
Ind. Courts - More on: Indiana Supreme Court loses case on allowing judicial candidates to express views
The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette has an editorial today supporting federal Judge Allen Sharp's ruling in Indiana Right to Life v. Shepard, which granted a permanent injunction against provisions of the Indiana Code of Judicial Conduct that prohibited state court...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, January 07, 2007
Ind. Decisions - Former East Chicago city worker loses federal suit against Mayor Pabey re political firing
Joe Carlson of the NWI Times reports today:One year into the litigation, East Chicago has won the first of more than two dozen separate lawsuits pending against the city for alleged political firings by Mayor George Pabey's administration. In the...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, January 07, 2007
Tuesday, January 02, 2007
Ind. Decisions - More on "Lilly wins major Zyprexa patent case."
Updating this Dec. 27th ILB entry (including a link to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit 23-page opinion), here is a link to Dennis Crouch's Patent Law Blog that deftly analyzes the Court of Appeals ruling....Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, January 02, 2007
Ind. Decisions - More on: "Judge orders school to reinstate teddy-bear attack filmmakers"
The Indianapolis Star today has a front-page story by Jon Murray headlined "Court reinstates 2 teens expelled over amateur film: Indiana boys whose movie was seen as threatening will be back in class this week." Some quotes:Two expelled Knightstown students...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, January 02, 2007
Wednesday, December 27, 2006
Law - Federal judge rules on wine shipping into Kentucky
The Kentucky Post is reporting, via the AP:LOUISVILLE - Out-of-state wineries can ship their wares into Kentucky, even if a customer buys the wines online or over the phone, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. The ruling by U.S. District Judge...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, December 27, 2006
Ind. Decisions - "Lilly wins major Zyprexa patent case."
On April 15, 2005, the Indianapolis Star reported, in a story headlined "Lilly wins Round 1 of Zyprexa battle: Appeal is certain and likely will take a year or longer", that:A federal judge Friday upheld Eli Lilly and Co.'s Zyprexa...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, December 27, 2006
Sunday, December 24, 2006
Ind. Decisions - "Judge orders school to reinstate teddy-bear attack filmmakers"
The AP is reporting:KNIGHTSTOWN – Two students expelled for making a movie in which evil teddy bears attack a teacher must be allowed to return to school, a federal judge has ruled. U.S. District Judge Sarah Evans Barker in Indianapolis...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, December 24, 2006
Tuesday, November 14, 2006
Ind. Courts - Indiana Supreme Court loses case on allowing judicial candidates to express views
This is a biggie. Here are some quotes from a press release just issued by James Bopp, who was the lead counsel in a suit against the Indiana Chief Justice in the case of Indiana Right to Life v. Shepard.Indiana...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, November 14, 2006
Friday, October 20, 2006
Ind. Decisions - ND Indiana rules on the sealing of documents
Following upon several recent ILB entries on the sealing of court records, including this one from Oct. 17th ("Sealed filings more common before Supreme Court, according to reporter") and this one from August 9th ("Moves toward secrecy in the Indiana...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, October 20, 2006
Thursday, October 12, 2006
Ind. Courts - "Insurance companies: State erred in awarding contract"
A story today in the Indianapolis Star reports:Two companies that failed to win contracts to serve the Hoosier Healthwise insurance program have filed complaints in federal court. The suits contend the Family and Social Services Administration and Department of Administration...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, October 12, 2006
Monday, October 09, 2006
Ind. Decisions - Star: City should abandon redundant and unworkable sex-offender ordinance
From an Indianapolis Star editorial today:News that a city ban on sex offenders approaching public playgrounds has failed a court test may be worrisome to many parents, but it is not as though all barriers between children and predators have...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, October 09, 2006
Friday, October 06, 2006
Ind. Courts - More on Ind. Decisions - "Federal Court Rules Sex Offender Ordinance Unconstitutional"
Jon Murray of the Indianapolis Star today reports on yesterday's federal court decision (see earlier ILB entry here). Some quotes:U.S. District Judge Richard L. Young issued a preliminary injunction, which bars the city from enforcing the law -- passed 25-2...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, October 06, 2006
Thursday, October 05, 2006
Ind. Decisions - "Federal Court Rules Sex Offender Ordinance Unconstitutional"
WISH-TV is reporting:U.S. District Court in Indianapolis has ruled an ordinance that banned sex offenders from coming near many sites where children are present is unconstitutional. This has been confirmed to 24-Hour News 8 by the Indiana Civil Liberties Union....Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, October 05, 2006
Tuesday, October 03, 2006
Ind. Courts - More on: I-69 extension opponents file suit in Indiana federal court
Bryan Corbin of the Evansville Courier& Press writes today on the suit filed yesterday in federal district court " to block design and planning of the Evansville-to-Indianapolis leg of the highway."Filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Indianapolis, the suit...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, October 03, 2006
Monday, October 02, 2006
Ind. Courts - I-69 extension opponents file suit in Indiana federal court
The Washington Post is reporting a story by Rick Callahan of the AP:MARTINSVILLE, Ind. -- Environmentalists and citizen groups sued the federal government and Indiana highway commissioner Monday, alleging that the state rigged the process for choosing a route to...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, October 02, 2006
Wednesday, September 27, 2006
Courts - Kentucky "Funeral protest law blocked "
Deborah Yetter of the Louisville Courier Journal reports:A federal judge in Frankfort has temporarily barred Kentucky from enforcing a law that bans protests at military and other funerals, saying it appears to go too far in limiting free speech. U.S....Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, September 27, 2006
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
Ind. Decisions - General Motors granted summary judgment in PCB suit for damages and medical monitoring costs [Corrected]
Ed Feigenbaum of Indiana Daily Insight has this item today: In Allgood v. General Motors Corp., a case in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, plaintiffs -- owners and residents of 20 parcels of land located near...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, September 19, 2006
Wednesday, September 06, 2006
Ind. Decisions - "Mendo gamer get near quarter million in legal wrangle"
The Ukiah (California) Daily Journal has a very long story today that begins:An Indiana court awarded payments of $241,010.58 to the Mendocino Game Company, producer of the board game "Pirateer" and to its creator, Mendocino native Scott Peterson. The larger...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, September 06, 2006
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
Ind. Decisions - "Tissue ruling is victory for ACell"
The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled yesterday in the appeal of a decision by federal Judge Allen Sharp. The case is Cook Biotech Inc., et al. v. Acell, Inc., et al., the Federal Circuit opinion is available...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, August 22, 2006
Thursday, August 17, 2006
Ind. Decisions - Oral arguments scheduled by 7th Circuit in voter ID case
Oral arguments will be held on Wed., Oct. 18th at 9:30 a.m. before the 7th Circuit in the appeal from federal district Judge Sarah Evans Barker's decision in the Indiana voter ID challenge, Crawford v. Rokita. A reader notes that...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, August 17, 2006
Saturday, July 29, 2006
Ind. Decisions - Federal court rules architects' copyright suit against library can proceed
"Architects' suit against library gets green light: Judge refuses to dismiss case filed by firm that designed expansion" is the headline to a story today in the Indianapolis Star by Kevin Corcoran. Some quotes:The Central Library project's former architects will...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, July 29, 2006
Tuesday, July 25, 2006
Ind. Decisions - Former controller admits he had E.C. pay legal defense bills
A report today in the Munster (NW Indiana) Times by Joe Carlson begins:The former controller of East Chicago, already imprisoned for his part in the 1999 sidewalks-for-votes scheme, got another 33 months in prison Monday for illegally using public money...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, July 25, 2006
Sunday, July 16, 2006
Ind. Courts - Gravel mining company sues Carmel in federal court
Bruce C. Smith of the Indianapolis Star reports today:Martin Marietta Materials has filed a federal lawsuit accusing Carmel Mayor James Brainard of playing politics to stop the company from expanding its sand and gravel mine in the city and asking...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, July 16, 2006
Monday, June 19, 2006
Ind. Decisions - 7th Circuit issues one Indiana decision last week
But it was 86-pages. in Gaffney, Michael P. v. Riverboat Services of Indiana v. Showboat Marina Casino (ND Ind., Andrew P. Rodovich, Magistrate Judge), decided 6/16/06, Circuit Judge Ripple writes:The plaintiffs, who are licensed merchant marine officers,1 brought this...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, June 19, 2006
Saturday, June 17, 2006
Ind. Decisions - Judge dismisses suit by fans over Michelin boycott
AP Sports writer Steve Herman reports:A federal judge dismissed a class-action lawsuit against Formula One, French tiremaker Michelin and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway by fans upset with the boycott of the U.S. Grand Prix by seven race teams last year....Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, June 17, 2006
Tuesday, June 06, 2006
Ind. Decisions - "Judge upholds political firing in Hammond"
"Judge upholds political firing in Hammond" is the headline to this story today by Joe Carlson i the Munster (NW Indiana) Times. Some quotes:HAMMOND | A federal judge has sided with Hammond Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr. in what is apparently...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, June 06, 2006
Tuesday, April 18, 2006
Ind. Decisions - More on: Federal court upholds voter ID law
Updating this ILB entry from Saturday on Judge Barker upholding the state votr ID law, Lesley Stedman Weidenbener of the Louisville Courier Journal reports today:The Indiana Democratic Party said yesterday it will appeal a federal judge's decision upholding the state's...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, April 18, 2006
Saturday, April 15, 2006
Ind. Decisions - Federal court upholds voter ID law [Updated]
"Law upheld: Voters need photo ID - Federal judge says plaintiffs failed to demonstrate hardship" is the headline to a front-page story by Richard D. Walton this morning in the Indianapolis Star. The 127-page opinion by federal (SD Ind.) Judge...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, April 15, 2006
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Ind. Decisions - Judge Barker rejects fired teacher's claim
An AP story today in the Indianapolis Star reports:BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- A teacher who claimed she was fired for talking in her classroom about peace activism plans to appeal a federal judge's ruling that the school district did not violate...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Ind. Courts - Federal Lawsuit against Judge Julie Cantrell dismissed
The Munster (NW Indiana) Times reports today, in a story by Bill Dolan. It begins:CROWN POINT | Lake Superior Court Judge Julie Cantrell won her battle with a former bailiff who wanted to drag her into court over the loss...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Sunday, March 05, 2006
Ind. Decisions - More on Judge Hamilton's ruling in Hinrichs, et al. v. Bosma
An item in the Indianapolis Star's Sunday column, Behind Closed Doors:Prayer might get expensive. House Republicans said they would vigorously defend a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana that led to a federal court's decision to...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, March 05, 2006
Wednesday, March 01, 2006
Ind. Decisions - Lilly responds to Star article
Updating the ILB entry from Sunday, Feb. 26th about the Indianapolis Star two-page story on the federal Judge David Hamilton's decision in Lilly vs. Emisphere Technologies, today the Star publishes the viewpoint of Steven M. Paul, M.D., Executive Vice President,...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, March 01, 2006
Sunday, February 26, 2006
Ind. Decisions - More on: Judge rules Eli Lilly broke research contract
Jeff Swiatek of the Indianapolis Star had a story on Jan. 7th (see ILB entry here) headlined "Judges rules Lilly broke research contract." Today he has a major report on the case, headlined "ELI LILLY AND CO. VERSUS EMISPHERE TECHNOLOGIES...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, February 26, 2006
Tuesday, January 31, 2006
Ind. Decisions - Re recent federal court decisions on whether Indiana communities have right to restrict new medical centers
Judge Hamilton's ruling in Sisters of St. Francis v. Morgan County (SD Ind., 11/2/05) (see 11/2/05 ILB entry here) and Judge Barker's ruling in Kentuckiana Medical Center v. Clark County (SD Ind., 1/18/06) (see 1/19/06 ILB entry here) are discussed...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, January 31, 2006
Monday, January 30, 2006
Ind. Decisions - Summary judgment practice is topic of SD Ind. ruling posted today
Thomas Carter v. Citizens Gas is the subject of Magistrate Tim A. Baker's just posted, but dated 1/19/06, 6-page ruling on pending motions that begins:This Court’s local rules were amended in 2002 to provide much-needed streamlining of what had...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, January 30, 2006
Sunday, January 29, 2006
Ind. Decisions - More on Judge Hamilton's ruling in Hinrichs, et al. v. Bosma
Fran Quigley, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana in Indianapolis, has an opinion piece today in the Indianapolis Star titled "Inaccuracies swirl around decision on state prayer." He begins:The recent ruling by U.S. District Court Judge...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, January 29, 2006
Thursday, January 19, 2006
Ind. Decisions - Judge Barker rules on whether communities have right to restrict new medical centers [Updated]
The Louisville Courier Journal reports today, in a story by Alex Davis:Officials in Clark and Floyd counties overstepped their authority last year when they passed legislation blocking the construction of private hospitals, a judge ruled yesterday. In a 38-page ruling...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, January 19, 2006
Sunday, January 08, 2006
Ind. Courts - "Truck driver from Greenfield" defendant in espionage trial beginning tomorrow in federal court here
"Espionage trial begins tomorrow: Man accused of aiding Iraq" is the headline of an AP story by Ashley M. Heher published today in the Louisville Courier Journal. Some quotes:INDIANAPOLIS -- Allegations of international espionage will duel with claims of a...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, January 08, 2006
Saturday, January 07, 2006
Ind. Decisions - Judges rules Lilly broke research contract
The Indianapolis Star reports today, in a story by Jeff Swiatek that begins:Eli Lilly and Co. broke the terms of its contract with a research partner by setting up a secret development team using the partner's technology for another project...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, January 07, 2006
Wednesday, January 04, 2006
Ind. Law - Guidant sued over J&J merger offer
"Guidant sued over J&J merger offer" is the headline to an interesting story by Jeff Swiatek in the Business Section of today's Indianapolis Star. Some quotes:Guidant Corp. executives and directors are putting their own interests ahead of shareholder interests if...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, January 04, 2006
Sunday, January 01, 2006
Ind. Decisions - Judge Upholds Prayer Limits in Ind. State House - a Review and Preview
"Judge Upholds Prayer Limits in Ind. State House: Some in Both Parties Vow to Fight Ruling" is the headline to a lengthy story on page 3 of the Sunday, 1/1/06 Washington Post. Some quotes:In a spirited duel over prayer, members...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, January 01, 2006
Thursday, December 29, 2005
Ind. Decisions - Judge Hamilton denies motions to reconsider in House prayer case
Judge David Hamilton ruled late yesterday, Dec. 28th, denying the motions to stay and to reconsider his Nov. 30th ruling in Hinrichs v. Bosma. Here is yesterday's 18-page ruling. (Here, from Dec. 15th, is more on the motions to reconsider,...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, December 29, 2005
Thursday, December 22, 2005
Ind. Courts - More on: Update on the status of the Indiana voter photo-ID law challenge
This ILB entry from yesterday leads you to all the filings in the pending federal case of Indiana Democratic Party v. Rokita. Today Charles Wilson of the AP has this story, as published by the Louisville Courier Journal. Some quotes:INDIANAPOLIS...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, December 22, 2005
Wednesday, December 21, 2005
Ind. Courts - Update on the status of the Indiana voter photo-ID law challenge
Back on April 28 the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette has a story headlined "ICLU plans suit to derail voter-ID law." The story is quoted in this ILB entry. In October a Georgia federal judge put that state's photo ID requirement...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, December 21, 2005
Sunday, December 18, 2005
Ind. Decisions - Bosma, House should focus on more down-to-earth issues
"Bosma, House should focus on more down-to-earth issues" is the title to an editorial today in the Munster (NW Indiana) Times. Some quotes:Indiana has many pressing needs to be addressed by the leadership of the Indiana General Assembly. Prayers in...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, December 18, 2005
Thursday, December 15, 2005
Ind. Decisions - More on: Bosma to ask judge to reconsider ruling
Updating this entry from yesterday: Indiana House Speaker Brian Bosma is asking federal Judge David Hamilton to reconsider his ruling in Hinrichs v. Bosma. Here are the filings submitted by Attorney General Steve Carter: Defendant's Motion to Alter or Amend...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, December 15, 2005
Wednesday, December 14, 2005
Ind. Decisions - Bosma to ask judge to reconsider ruling [Updated]
"Bosma to ask judge to reconsider ruling" is the headline to this story by Harold J. Adams in today's Louisville Courier Journal. Some quotes:Indiana House Speaker Brian Bosma said he will appeal a federal court order barring sectarian prayers to...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, December 14, 2005
Friday, December 09, 2005
Ind. Decisions - Favors for witness didn’t impact trial's result, rules federal judge
Apparently this is not just something you see in TV shows. The Gary Post-Tribune reports today, in a story by Danielle Braff:A key witness in the trial of ex-cop James Ervin was given perks while he was in prison that...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, December 09, 2005
Ind. Decisions - Judge is dismissed as defendant in lawsuit
"Judge is dismissed as defendant in lawsuit" is the headline to a brief story today in the Indianapolis Star, reporting:Judge Thomas J. Carroll of Marion Superior Court has been dismissed as a defendant in a lawsuit filed by a former...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, December 09, 2005
Monday, December 05, 2005
Ind. Decisions - Michigan City editor re outraged reaction to prayer ruling: "Come on, get a grip"
"Legislature should pray privately" is the headline to a signed editorial by Rick A. Richards, City Editor of the Michigan City News-Dispatch. Some quotes:No one should be surprised at the reaction of members of the Indiana General Assembly to U.S....Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, December 05, 2005
Sunday, December 04, 2005
Ind. Decisions - Federal ruling on public prayer leaves Bosma in a quandary
"Federal ruling on public prayer leaves Bosma in a quandary" is the headline to a story by Lesley Stedman Weidenbener in today's Louisville Courier Journal. Some quotes:INDIANAPOLIS -- House Speaker Brian Bosma hasn't decided yet what to do about a...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, December 04, 2005
Friday, December 02, 2005
Ind. Decisions - Still more on "Federal Court limits prayers in Indiana House"
The Louisville Courier Journal has a story today headlined "Some disinclined to give House prayer." Lesley Stedman Weidenbener leads with: "Three pastors and one layman who offered prayers earlier this year in the Indiana House said yesterday that they would...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, December 02, 2005
Thursday, December 01, 2005
Ind. Decisions - More on "Federal Court limits prayers in Indiana House"
"House prayers can't invoke Jesus: Federal judge declares that invocations advancing a specific religion are unconstitutional" is the front-page headline to this story by Richard D. Walton in the Indianapolis Star. (See, or scroll down to, this ILB entry from...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, December 01, 2005
Wednesday, November 30, 2005
Ind. Decisions - Federal Court limits prayers in Indiana House [Updated]
Just posted on the Indianapolis Star website a few minutes ago:A federal court judge today barred the speaker of the House of Representatives from permitting the saying of sectarian prayers at the beginning of session days. Judge David Hamilton did...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, November 30, 2005
Monday, November 21, 2005
Ind. Decisions - "This case presents an unfortunate and wholly avoidable primer on how not to litigate a case"
A reader has pointed me to this ruling by federal Magistrate Tim A. Baker, dated 11/9/05, but just posted on the SD Ind. website. The case is Sullen v Midwest ISO. Some quotes from the 10-page ruling:This case presents an...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, November 21, 2005
Sunday, November 20, 2005
Law - Federal Judge Barker: "The rules of the road have changed in no inconsiderable way."
"Disparity grows in penalties for execs: Changes in sentencing rules spark variations in prison terms for white-collar criminals." That is the headline to this very long story by Greg Burns in today's Chicago Tribune. Federal Judge Sarah Evans Barker's recent...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, November 20, 2005
Tuesday, November 08, 2005
Ind. Decisions - Implications of "Decision in one federal trial over whether communities have right to restrict new medical centers"
The Munster (NW Indiana) Times has a story today on last week's ruling by federal Judge David Hamilton on whether communities have right to restrict new medical centers (see ILB entries here and here). The headline is "Federal judge blocks...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, November 08, 2005
Saturday, November 05, 2005
Ind. Decisions - More on decision in one federal trial over whether communities have right to restrict new medical centers
The Moorseville-Decatur Twp. Times has lengthy coverage today of the Morgan County/St. Francis Hospital ruling yesterday (see ILB entry from 11/5/05 here). The story is headlined "St. Francis wins injunction against moratorium ordinance" and is written by Amy Hillenburg and...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, November 05, 2005
Friday, November 04, 2005
Ind. Decisions - Decision in one federal trial over whether communities have right to restrict new medical centers
"Hospital expansion OK: Court ruling allows St. Francis to resume its plans to build in Mooresville" is the headline to a story today by Josh Duke in the Business Section of the Indianapolis Star. Some quotes:A federal judge is allowing...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, November 04, 2005
Saturday, October 29, 2005
nd. Courts - More on federal district court hears challenge to opening-day prayers in General Assembly
Richard D. Walton of the Indianapolis Star has a story today on the hearing yesterday. (Scroll down three for yesterday's report.) Some quotes:Where to draw the line was the theme of the hearing on the Indiana Civil Liberties Union suit...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, October 29, 2005
Friday, October 28, 2005
Ind. Courts - Federal district court hears challenge to opening-day prayers in General Assembly
Martin DeAgostino reports today in the South Bend Tribune:INDIANAPOLIS -- A trial in federal court today will determine the future, if any, for legislative prayers in the Indiana General Assembly. U.S. District Judge David F. Hamilton has promised a ruling...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, October 28, 2005
Monday, October 24, 2005
Ind. Decisions - Federal Court Rules in Favor of Marsh in Trademark Dispute; Marsh puts Atlas project on hold [Updated]
"Federal Court Rules in Favor of Marsh in Trademark Dispute" is the headline to this entry on the Inside Indiana Business website. A quote:A federal court in South Bend has ruled that Arthur's Fresh Market, owned by Indianapolis-based Marsh Supermarkets,...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, October 24, 2005
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
Ind. Decisions - Settlement in high school journalism adviser case
The Indianapolis Star reports today that:Franklin Central High School's former newspaper adviser said Tuesday he will finish a journalism education program now that he stands to collect nearly $74,000 from a lawsuit settlement. Chad Tuley, 26, hopes to return to...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, October 12, 2005
Tuesday, October 04, 2005
Courts - Use of religion in hiring decision OK
So ruled Judge Sidney H. Stein of the Southern District of New York in a 48-page opinion dated Sept. 30th. I just heard about it in this NPR All Things Considered story (listen here) by Barbara Bradley Hagerty. The description:A...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, October 04, 2005
Wednesday, September 28, 2005
Ind. Decisions - Federal judge upholds parks ban on molester
The South Bend Tribune reports today that:Michigan City's ban on convicted child molester Robert E. Brown from its public parks has been upheld in federal court. * * * Robert L. Miller Jr., a judge in U.S. District Court in...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, September 28, 2005
Saturday, September 17, 2005
Ind. Decisions - More on Federal Judge Barker upholds state's no-call list
Here is a link to Judge Barker's decision in Nat'l Coalition of Prayer, et.al. v. Steve Carter (SD Ind., 9/2/05), which is now posted on the Court's site. The 32-page opinion concludes:For all the reasons explicated above, we declare that...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, September 17, 2005
Thursday, September 15, 2005
Ind. Decisions - Federal Judge Barker upholds state's no-call list
The Indianapolis Star website is reporting:A federal judge has ruled in favor of the state in a 3-year-old lawsuit by nonprofit groups challenging Indiana's popular "no-call" list. U.S. District Court Judge Sarah Evans Barker issued a verdict without trial in...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, September 15, 2005
Thursday, September 08, 2005
Ind. Decisions - SD Indiana Judge rules in favor of Ten Commandments monument [Updated]
Maureen Hayden of the Evansville Courier& Press reports this mornng:A federal judge has ruled the Ten Commandments monument on the Gibson County courthouse lawn in Princeton, Ind., meets the new constitutional test established by the U.S. Supreme Court in its...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, September 08, 2005
Monday, September 05, 2005
Ind. Decisions - Cinergy loses summary judgment motion in NSR case
Last Monday, August 29, 2005, Chief Judge McKinney issued an order denying Cinergy's motion for summary judgment, and granting the USA's motion, in the case of UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, STATE of New York, State of Connecticut, State of...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, September 05, 2005
Saturday, August 20, 2005
Ind. Fed. Court - More on "U.S. District Judge Richard Young to open portions of sealed plea agreements"
Following up on an ILB entry from last Saturday, Aug. 13 is this editorial today in the Indianapolis Star:Federal Judge Richard L. Young has correctly put the burden on federal prosecutors to show why any portion of a plea agreement...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, August 20, 2005
Saturday, August 13, 2005
Ind. Fed. Court - U.S. District Judge Richard Young would open portions of sealed plea agreements
"Judge striving for more openness" is the headline to a story today by Maureen Hayden of the Evansville Courier& Press. Some quotes:In an effort to keep court proceedings "as open as they can be" to the media and public, U.S....Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, August 13, 2005
Sunday, July 31, 2005
Evansville settling John Blair lawsuit
Maureen Hayden of the Evansville Courier& Press reports here today that:The city of Evansville has apparently reached a settlement with a local political activist who sued the city after he was arrested outside a 2002 political fundraiser featuring Vice President...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, July 31, 2005
Friday, April 15, 2005
Ind. Decisions - Lilly wins Round 1 of Zyprexa battle
"Lilly wins Round 1 of Zyprexa battle: Appeal is certain and likely will take a year or longer" is the frontpage headline today in the Indianapolis Star. Jeff Swiatek reports:A federal judge Friday upheld Eli Lilly and Co.'s Zyprexa patent,...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, April 15, 2005
Thursday, April 14, 2005
Ind. Decisions - [Updated] Judge Young rules FOR Lilly in generics' challenge to Zyprexa patents
In a 224-page decision issued this afternoon, Judge Richard Young in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana in Indianapolis has ruled in favor of Eli Lilly in Lilly v. Zenith Goldline Pharmaceuticals, et al. Bloomberg News had...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, April 14, 2005
Ind. Decisions - Lilly patent decision expected at 4:50 p.m. Indy time
The South Florida Business Journal is reporting here:The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana put the time Judge Richard Young is to render his decision at 5:50 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time. The case is Eli Lilly and...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, April 14, 2005
Wednesday, April 13, 2005
Ind. Decisions - Court to Rule on Lilly Zyprexa Patent
Reuters is reporting here this afternoon:Eli Lilly and Co. said on Wednesday that a federal judge will issue his long- awaited decision on the validity of patents for Lilly's multibillion-dollar schizophrenia drug Zyprexa on Thursday afternoon. Lilly said it remains...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, April 13, 2005
Monday, April 11, 2005
Ind. Decisions - City to contest 'no protest zone' ruling
The Evansville Courier& Press reports today, in a story by Maureen Hayden, that:The city of Evansville will challenge a federal court ruling that found city police violated a protester's constitutional rights when they arrested him in a "no-protest zone" outside...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, April 11, 2005
Tuesday, April 05, 2005
Ind. Decisions - Regulation of Indy adult entertainment operations
The Indianapolis Star has an editorial today on an opinion issued last week by United States District Judge Sarah Evans Barker:[I]n a ruling last week allowing the city to regulate certain aspects of adult entertainment operations, Barker gave the city...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, April 05, 2005
Monday, April 04, 2005
Ind. Decisions - SD Ind. decision re environmental activist now available
Judge Larry McKinney's 35-page ruling in Blair v. City of Evansville is now available here. For background see this March 18th ILB entry ("Federal Judge McKinney rules for environmental activist") and this one from March 19th....Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, April 04, 2005
Monday, March 28, 2005
Ind. Courts - Suit alleges $100 million extortion bid
A story by Maureen Hayden in the Sunday Evansville Courier& Press, headlined "Suit alleges $100 million extortion bid," leads with:An Evansville insurance agent who once made millions as one of the nation's top salesmen is being accused in a federal...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, March 28, 2005
Saturday, March 26, 2005
Ind. Decisions - State DOT sued for alleged ADA violations
Here is a Gary Post-Tribune story on a case pending in the ND Ind. Some quotes:HAMMOND — A seeing-eye dog lounged on the courtroom floor as a sign-language translator interpreted legal arguments seeking to allow residents with disabilities the right...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, March 26, 2005
Saturday, March 19, 2005
Ind. Decisions - More on "Federal Judge McKinney rules for environmental activist"
More news today on "the ruling, issued Thursday by U.S. District Judge Larry McKinney, Evansville police officers violated Blair's First Amendment rights by ordering him out of a large 'no-protest' zone, and arresting him when he questioned their right to...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, March 19, 2005
Ind. Decisions - ADA regulations at heart of state sovereignty battle
That is the headline of a story by Carole Carlson of the Gary Post-Tribune that reports today:In what could become a landmark case, the U.S. Department of Justice is set to clash with the Indiana Attorney General’s office Thursday in...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, March 19, 2005
Friday, March 18, 2005
Ind. Decisions - Federal Judge McKinney rules for environmental activist
"Blair wins suit over his rights at Cheney rally" is the headline to a story by Maureen Hayden in today's Evansville Courier& Press. Some quotes:A federal judge says the arrest of environmental activist John Blair at a 2002 appearance by...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, March 18, 2005
Wednesday, March 09, 2005
Ind. Courts - Part II of Judge Tinder's interview in "Underneath their Robes" is now available
Part II of Judge Tinder's interview in "Underneath their Robes" is now available. Access it here. Well worth reading. A sample:Q: What advice -- perhaps in the form of five or ten helpful hints -- would you offer to newly...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, March 09, 2005
Tuesday, March 08, 2005
Ind. Decisions - City talks on New Albany DVD end
"City talks on New Albany DVD end: Appeal of federal order to be pursued" is the headline to a story by Ben Zion Hershberg today in the Louisville Courier Journal. Some quotes:New Albany has halted talks aimed at settling litigation...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, March 08, 2005
Saturday, March 05, 2005
Ind. Courts - Federal Judge John D. Tinder featured in "Underneath Their Robes"
Not to be missed! Federal Judge John D. Tinder is featured in Underneath Their Robes. Access the feature directly here. Judge Tinder gives such lengthy and informative responses that only the answers to the first 10 questions in the interview...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, March 05, 2005
Friday, March 04, 2005
Ind. Decisions - Update on "Must read" series on tax fraud case before Judge Young
A Feb. 17 ILB entry quoted from Maureen Hayden's stories in the Evansville Courier& Press about a bargain struck by the U.S. Attorney with an accountant charged with embezzling $370,000 in tax payments from Evansville business owner Dennis Owens. The...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, March 04, 2005
Thursday, February 17, 2005
Ind. Decisions - "Must read" series on tax fraud case before Judge Young
"Judge rejects embezzlement plea deal: Defendant didn't face any restitution" is the headline to a story today in the Louisville Courier Journal. Some quotes:EVANSVILLE, Ind. -- A federal judge has rejected a plea agreement under which an accountant charged with...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, February 17, 2005