The Indiana Law Blog: Ind. Trial Ct. Decisions

Saturday, March 20, 2010

Ind. Courts - "Porter county judge orders trustee candidate removed from ballot"

Julie Hum reports today in the Gery Post-Tribune:VALPARAISO -- Porter County Judge Mary Harper ruled that county election officials must...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, March 20, 2010

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Ind. Courts - "Bren Simon loses bid to liquidate shares"

Updating earlier ILB entries about the Mel Simon estate dispute, Jeff Swiatek of the Indianapolis Star reports today:Simon Property Group...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Ind. Decisions - "Avon-area water feud bubbles over"

Josh Duke reports today in the Indianapolis Star:AVON -- An ongoing feud over water in the Avon area will continue...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Ind. Decisions - "Contrasting futures for sex offenders"

Alicia Gallegos of the South Bend Tribune reports:Two offenders face vastly different fates after being sentenced Monday for their sex...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Friday, March 12, 2010

Ind. Decisions - Vanderburgh Circuit Court rejects Presbyterian Church (USA) claims to a local church's property

The only writeup the ILB has seen of the March 9, 2010 decision by Judge Carl Heldt is in The...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, March 12, 2010

Saturday, March 06, 2010

Ind. Decisions - "Sex exploiter to serve 10 years on 9 felony counts"

Aaron Organ reports today in the Fort Wayne News-Sentinel in a story that begins:When Allen Superior Judge Fran Gull finished...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, March 06, 2010

Sunday, February 21, 2010

Ind. Courts - "LaPorte County judge orders jail time for repeat DUI offender "

Supplementing this ILB entry from Dec. 11, 2009, about a different defendant before Judge Alevizos, a story today by Stan...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, February 21, 2010

Sunday, January 17, 2010

Ind. Decisions - More on "Valpo couple wins flooding suit judgment "

There is a second story within the week about a Valpo resident being granted a default judgment for more than...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, January 17, 2010

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Ind. Decisions - "Victim’s threat sparks mistrial in carjacking"

Rebecca S. Green reports today in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette:The trial of an accused armed robber ended in a...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, January 14, 2010

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Ind. Decisions - "Valpo couple wins flooding suit judgment "

Bob Kasarda reports today in the NWI Times:VALPARAISO | A local couple recently won a default judgment against the city...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Ind. Decisions - "Invader’s sentence halved for young age: 70 years reduced to 32 in wake of appeals order"

The May 18, 2009 Court of Appeals opinion in the case of Malcolm K. Ellis v. State of Indiana (NFP)...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Thursday, December 03, 2009

Ind. Courts - Still more on "Group challenges arrests of Notre Dame protesters"

Updating this ILB entry from Sept. 10, 2009, which quoted a South Bend Tribune story headed "Defense claimed judge in...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, December 03, 2009

Monday, November 30, 2009

Ind. Decisions - Cass County "Judge OKs city to perform environmental studies on land for trail extension"

Kevin Lilly reports today in the Logansport Pharos-Tribune:A local judge has ruled that the freight railcar restoration company that owns...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, November 30, 2009

Friday, October 23, 2009

Ind. Decisions - "Judge rules IHSAA must let South Bend Washington senior play football"

Another ISHAA ruling in the news today, this one reported by Alicia Gallegos of the South Bend Tribune:SOUTH BEND —...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, October 23, 2009

Ind. Courts - More on "Hamilton Avenue slaying trial" continues

Updating this ILB entry from Oct. 21, yesterday the trial concluded and Judge Robert Altice "found the defendant guilty Desmond...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, October 23, 2009

Ind. Decisions - "Superior Court in Marion County, Indiana, finds that Indiana Real Estate Commission's ruling on attendance at closing probably 'invalid or illegal.'"

That is the heading from this press release issued by Mentor Listing Realty, Inc: Indianapolis, IN (PRWEB) October 23, 2009...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, October 23, 2009

Thursday, October 08, 2009

Ind. Courts - "LaPorte judge tosses plea agreement in shooting, OWI cases"

Stan Maddux of the South Bend Tribune reports today on LaPorte County Judge Tom Alevizos in a story that begins:LAPORTE...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, October 08, 2009

Tuesday, October 06, 2009

Ind. Courts - "St. Joseph County judge orders liquidation of Gabriele's assets"

Updating earlier ILB entries on the Gabriele estate case, Alicia Gallegos of the South Bend Tribune reports today in a...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, October 06, 2009

Friday, September 25, 2009

Ind. Courts - More on: "Lesbians' petition is denied because Indiana doesn't recognize their marriage"

Updating this ILB entry from Sept. 14th, quoting from a lengthy and comprehensive Indianapolis Star story by Jon Murray, this...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, September 25, 2009

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Ind. Decisions - "Marion County Judge allows lawsuit in Pan Am Plaza sale"

A brief story today in the Indianapolis Star:A Marion Superior Court ruling has allowed a taxpayers' lawsuit to proceed in...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Ind. Courts - "Newton attorney protests length of prosecution timeline"

An interesting story today by Lydia X. McCoy of the Evansville Courier & Press: The attorney for a Boonville, Ind.,...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, September 17, 2009

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Ind. Decisions - "Walmart, Sam's Club workers from '94 to March of this year are set to share up to $28M"

Erika D. Smith reports in today's Indianapolis Star:Nearly 300,000 Wal-Mart Stores workers in Indiana and their attorneys could receive up...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Sunday, September 06, 2009

Ind. Law - Indiana malpractice cap may be challenged

Jeff Swiatek's story Sept. 5th in the Indianapolis Star was headed "Widower might challenge malpractice cap." Some quotes:A widower who...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, September 06, 2009

Tuesday, September 01, 2009

Ind. Courts - "In court case about path, a loss looks a lot like a win"

Bob Zaltsberg, editor of the Bloomington Herald-Times, reported this story ($$) on August 31st:Jeff Sagarin has been fighting City Hall....

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, September 01, 2009

Friday, August 28, 2009

Ind. Decisions - "Court drops abuse suit against Fort Wayne. diocese"

This AP alleged priest abuse story is about a different lawsuit than those that have appeared previously in the ILB....

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, August 28, 2009

Friday, August 21, 2009

Ind. Courts - Observations on: Verdict in road-rage shooting trial in Clark County

This ILB entry from earlier today included this quote from the LCJ story:At Thursday's sentencing hearing, [Judge] Moore told the...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, August 21, 2009

Ind. Courts -Still more on: Verdict in road-rage shooting trial in Clark County

Updating this ILB entry from August 1st, Harold J. Adams of the Louisville Courier Journal reports today in a story...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, August 21, 2009

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Ind. Decisions - "Crown Point businessman given plea agreement in fraud case "

Here is the story from August 10th, by Susan Brown of the NWI Times; it begins:Nearly five years after alarmed...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Saturday, August 08, 2009

Ind. Decisions - More on: Interesting probate case in St. Joseph Circuit Court

Updating these earlier ILB entries, Alicia Gallegos reports today in the South Bend Tribune:A judge has appointed a new administrator...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, August 08, 2009

Saturday, August 01, 2009

Ind. Courts - Verdict in on "He was trying to put her over that railing"

Updating this ILB entry from July 31st, an AP story reports:LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A man who witnesses said tried to...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, August 01, 2009

Ind. Courts -More on: Verdict in road-rage shooting trial in Clark County

Updating yesterday's entry, here is today's expanded story by Matt Thacker of the Jeffersonville News & Tribune. Some quotes:Prosecutor Steve...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, August 01, 2009

Friday, July 31, 2009

Ind. Decisions - Still more on: "Judge rules state workers owed $42 million"

Updating the July 28th ILB entry in the case of Paula Brattain et al v. Richmond State Hospital, et al.,...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, July 31, 2009

Ind. Courts -Verdict in road-rage shooting trial in Clark County

Updating prior entries, including this one from June 21, 2008, Matt Thacker of the Jeffersonville News & Tribune reports this...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, July 31, 2009

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Ind. Decisions - More on: "Judge rules state workers owed $42 million" [Updated]

Here is the 27-page opinion in the case of Paula Brattain et al v. Richmond State Hospital, et al. For...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Ind. Decisions - "Judge rules state workers owed $42 million" [Updated]

Updating this ILB entry from April 1st, Jon Murray reports this afternoon:A Marion County judge today issued a $42.4 million...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Saturday, July 25, 2009

Ind. Courts - More on "Judge rules against Westfield on road fees"

Updating this ILB entry from May 25th, Carrie Ritchie reports today in the Indianapolis Star:Westfield is fighting a Hamilton County...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, July 25, 2009

Friday, July 24, 2009

Ind. Courts - "Rare ruling means boy, 13, will face adult court"

John Tuohy reports today in the Indianapolis Star:A 13-year-old boy charged with murder will be one of the youngest defendants...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, July 24, 2009

Thursday, July 23, 2009

Ind. Decisions - Interesting probate case in St. Joseph Circuit Court

In a story headed "New executor must handle Gabriele will," Alicia Gallegos reports today in the South Bend Tribune:SOUTH BEND...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, July 23, 2009

Sunday, July 12, 2009

Ind. Decisions - "St. Mary's, staff win at trial Jury finds no malpractice in injuries suffered by woman after childbirth"

You may need patience to read this story in the Evansville Courier & Press today through to the end, but...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, July 12, 2009

Friday, July 10, 2009

Ind. Courts - "Judge Allen rules in favor of Josh Merritt's mother in burial dispute"

From Nick Schneider's report Thursday in the Greene County Daily World:Greene Circuit Judge Erik C. Allen ruled Thursday afternoon that...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, July 10, 2009

Friday, July 03, 2009

Ind. Courts - More on: Injunction against Governor not needed after all, but interesting

On July 1st the ILB quoted from a story in the Anderson Herald Bulletin that:Fearing lawmakers might fail to produce...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, July 03, 2009

Wednesday, July 01, 2009

Ind. Courts - Injunction against Governor not needed after all, but interesting

Dave Stafford of the Anderson Herald Bulletin reported yesterday:Fearing lawmakers might fail to produce a budget, Hoosier Park and other...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, July 01, 2009

Thursday, June 18, 2009

Ind. Courts - "A scared juror led to a mistrial Wednesday morning in an Allen County felony murder case"

Some quotes from Rebecca S. Green's story in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette:Testimony went into the early evening Tuesday, with...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, June 18, 2009

Wednesday, June 03, 2009

Ind. Decisions - "Ex-lawyer gets 2 years in deadly DUI," may serve 11 months

Since May 7, 2007 the ILB has followed the stories of two young Indiana attorneys, one, Teresa Perry from Evansville,...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, June 03, 2009

Thursday, May 28, 2009

Ind. Decisions - "Judge holds city in contempt, must return fees"

A story in the Gary Post Tribune today, by Jon Seidel, reports:GARY -- A Lake County special judge is holding...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, May 28, 2009

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Ind. Decisions - More on "Liberty Landowners appeal court ruling on new hospital"

Updating this ILB entry from May 8th, Bob Kasarda of the NWI Tmes reports today:A group of Liberty Township landowners...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Friday, May 08, 2009

Ind. Decisions - "Liberty Landowners appeal court ruling on new hospital"

Updating this ILB entry from April 11th, which quoted a story from the Chesterton Tribune that began:A Porter County judge...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, May 08, 2009

Wednesday, May 06, 2009

Ind. Decision - Charges dismissed as a result of last week's Supreme Court decision

Anna Rochelle of the Greene County Daily World has a report today on the impact of last week's (April...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, May 06, 2009

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Ind. Decisions - More on: Appeal withdrawn by Terre Haute Tribune-Star in $1.5 million defamation case

Updating this ILB entry from April 21st, Tracy Warner, editorial page editor of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, writes today:One...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Ind. Decisions - Appeal withdrawn by Terre Haute Tribune-Star in $1.5 million defamation case

Updating earlier ILB entries, including this most recent one from Nov. 24, 2008, which included this quote from a press...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Monday, April 20, 2009

Ind. Decisions - More on: "Its legal battle lost, library may still have to pay more"

Updating this ILB entry from April 16th, Vic Ryckaert had a story in the Indianapolis Star on April 17th headlined...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, April 20, 2009

Thursday, April 16, 2009

Ind. Decisions - "Its legal battle lost, library may still have to pay more"

Updating this ILB entry from yesterday, Jon Murray of the Indianapolis Star has a much-expanded report today on yesterday afternoon's...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, April 16, 2009

Ind. Decisions - More on: Ex-Marion County prosecutor's employee pleads guilty in fatal DUI case

Jon Murray has updated yesterday's Indianapolis Star story (ILB entry here). The story today concludes:The May 2007 crash was Record's...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, April 16, 2009

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Ind. Decisions - Ex-Marion County prosecutor's employee pleads guilty in fatal DUI case

The ILB has had numerous entries on the Terry J. Record drunken-driving with fatality case, Here is the initial entry,...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Ind. Courts - More on "Jury begins deliberations in Central Library fraud lawsuit"

Updating this entry from this morning, Jon Murray of the Indianapolis Star is reporting this afternoon that the library has...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Saturday, March 28, 2009

Ind. Courts - "Evansville attorney found guilty of theft again"

Libby Keeling reports in the Evansville Courier & Press in a long story:An Evansville attorney who pleaded guilty to bilking...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, March 28, 2009

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Ind. Courts - "Herron appeals judge’s decision requiring him to register"

Keith Rhoades reports in the Martinsville Reporter-Times, in a story dated March 21st:Morgan County Superior Court I Judge G. Thomas...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Saturday, March 14, 2009

Ind. Decisions - Muncie attorney Michael J. Alexander found not guilty of conspiring to bribe a witness in a client's criminal case

Rick Yencer reports today in the Muncie Star-Press. A quote from the lengthy story:MUNCIE -- After four days of testimony,...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, March 14, 2009

Friday, March 06, 2009

Ind. Decisions - "Laws dampen malpractice victory"

That was the headline to this story reported by Bob Kasarda March 3rd in the NWI Times:VALPARAISO | Attorney Ken...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, March 06, 2009

Tuesday, March 03, 2009

Ind. Decisions - Marion County Judge rules cap on punitive damages is unconstitutional [Updated]

Note this is about the punitive damages cap itself, not the allocation requirement. Jon Murray reports today in the Indianapolis...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, March 03, 2009

Friday, February 20, 2009

Ind. Decisions - Bloomington attorney secures $157 million judgment for Lafayette woman whose husband died after falling from a defective deer-hunting tree stand

A press release from the Ken Nunn Law Office announces: BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Attorney Mike Phelps of...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, February 20, 2009

Tuesday, February 03, 2009

Ind. Courts - More on "IHSAA appealing Jasmine Watson ruling"

Updating this story from Jan. 24th, and other ILB entries, the AP is reporting this afternoon:BLOOMINGTON | Faced with a...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, February 03, 2009

Saturday, January 24, 2009

Ind. Decisions - "Cell-hopping for sex not an escape, judge rules"

Laura Lane of the Bloomington Herald-Times writes today:BLOOMFIELD — They may have crawled through the jail ceiling, consumed jail-brewed alcohol...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, January 24, 2009

Ind. Courts - "IHSAA appealing Jasmine Watson ruling"

Jeff Parrott reports today in the South Bend Tribune:The Indiana High School Athletic Association served notice Friday of its plans...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, January 24, 2009

Friday, January 23, 2009

Ind. Decisions - "Methamphetamine cases may be in jeopardy"

A very interesting story today by Keith Rhoades in the Martinsville Reporter-Times. The situation:In February 2008, Indiana State Police investigators...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, January 23, 2009

Saturday, January 17, 2009

Ind. Courts - Two forfeiture rulings in Delaware County courts

In the long-running DTF dispute in Delaware County (see ILB list of stories here), Rick Yencer reports today in the...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, January 17, 2009

Thursday, January 15, 2009

Ind. Courts - Yet more on "Veolia accused of failing to read meters regularly and overestimating usage"

The Indianapolis Star today has an updated version of Jon Murray's story from yesterday afternoon, that begins:A group of Indianapolis...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, January 15, 2009

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Ind. Courts - Still more on "Veolia accused of failing to read meters regularly and overestimating usage"

Updating this Dec. 16, 2008 ILB entry, Jon Murray of the Indianapolis Star reports this afternoon under the headline "Judge...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Friday, January 09, 2009

Ind. Courts - Vanderburgh County judge delays Hatch Act ruling

Following on a lengthy list of earlier ILB entries on the application of the Indiana Hatch Act, Thomas B. Langhorne...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, January 09, 2009

Thursday, January 01, 2009

Ind. Decisions - 231 Adult Plaza must close, pay fines

The ILB has had a number of entries re this Spencer County adult shop. Here is a list. Today Thomas...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, January 01, 2009

Saturday, December 13, 2008

Ind. Decisions - "$48 million judgment in steel mill fall"

The ILB doesn't generally cover jury awards, but this one seems notable. Here are two reports. From James D. Wolf...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, December 13, 2008

Monday, November 24, 2008

Ind. Decisions - Still more on: Terre Haute paper loses $1.5 million defamation suit

Updating earlier ILB entries, a press release today from the Society of Professional Journalists announces:INDIANAPOLIS – The Society of Professional...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, November 24, 2008

Thursday, November 20, 2008

Ind. Decisions - More on "Third John Doe denied by judge"

Updating this ILB entry from Feb. 28th, Sophia Voravang of the Lafayette Journal & Courier reports today that one of...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, November 20, 2008

Sunday, November 16, 2008

Ind. Decisions - "Judge tells city of New Albany: Pay the lawyers"

Dick Kaukas reports today in the Louisville Courier-Journal:New Albany has been ordered to pay $300,000 to three lawyers who were...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, November 16, 2008

Thursday, November 13, 2008

Ind. Courts - Even more on "'Salacious' affidavit results in jail time for client Hinds, attorney Denney"

Updating this ILB entry from earlier today, Doug Masson of Masson's Blog writes to ask:Greetings Marcia, With respect to that...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, November 13, 2008

Ind. Courts - Still more on "'Salacious' affidavit results in jail time for client Hinds, attorney Denney"

Updating this ILB entry from Nov. 8th, here are some quotes from a story by Rick Yencer in the Muncie...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, November 13, 2008

Saturday, November 08, 2008

Ind. Courts - More on "'Salacious' affidavit results in jail time for client Hinds, attorney Denney"

Updating this ILB entry from yesterday, Rick Yencer reports today in the Muncie Star-Press in a story that begins:Special Judge...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, November 08, 2008

Friday, November 07, 2008

Ind. Courts - "'Salacious' affidavit results in jail time for client Hinds, attorney Denney"

Rick Yencer reports today in the Muncie Star-Press in a very long story that begins:MUNCIE -- Local attorney Louis Denney...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, November 07, 2008

Saturday, November 01, 2008

Ind. Courts - Documents in: "Marion Co. GOP seeks ballot scrutiny" [Corrected]

[Updated and revised at 6:50 PM] Updating this entry from earlier today on the arguments in Circuit Judge Theodore Sosin's...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, November 01, 2008

Ind. Courts - Still more on: "Marion Co. GOP seeks ballot scrutiny"

Updating this ILB entry from yesterday, Jon Murray of the Indianapolis Star reports today:A Marion County judge ordered Friday that...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, November 01, 2008

Thursday, October 23, 2008

Ind. Decisions - Still more on: Decision in the Lake County early voting case

Updating this entry from yesterday, updated here, there are additional stories today. John Byrne of the Gary Post-Tribune reports:HAMMOND --...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, October 23, 2008

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Ind. Decisions - More on: Decision in the Lake County early voting case

Updating the ILB entry from early this afternoon, Bill Dolan of the NWI Times now has a report on the...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Ind. Decisions - Decision in the Lake County early voting case

Here is the 23-page opinion of Special Judge Diane Kavadias Schneider, in the Lake County early voting case, Curley v....

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Ind. Courts - "Lake Superior Court Judge Calvin Hawkins late today ruled that the early voting in Lake County's northern cities - Gary, Hammond and East Chicago - should continue"

Updating this entry from earlier this afternoon (one of several today), John Byrne reports on the Gary Post-Tribune in a...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Ind. Courts - Update on: Judge Arredondo orders early voting locations to open [Updated]

Updating the reports from this morning, Josh Kalven of Progress Illinois reports:The dispute over early voting in Lake County, IN...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Ind. Courts - Judge Arredondo orders early voting locations to open

Updating this ILB entry from early this morning about the dueling county courts, the first one convened this morning. From...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Wednesday, October 08, 2008

Ind. Courts - "Lake judge earns top grade from state group"

Marisa Kwiatkowski of the NWI Times reports today:MERRILLVILLE | Lake County Criminal Court Judge Thomas Stefaniak Jr. was named judge...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, October 08, 2008

Saturday, October 04, 2008

Ind. Courts - More on: "Group calls for merit selection of Lake County judges"

Updating this ILB entry from Oct. 2nd, Patrick Guinane of the NWI Times reports today:INDIANAPOLIS | An envoy of Lake...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, October 04, 2008

Thursday, September 25, 2008

Ind. Courts - "New Albany attorney sentenced to year in prison for sexual battery" [Updated]

Matt Thacker of the New Albany News & Tribune reports in a lengthy story that begins:A New Albany attorney was...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, September 25, 2008

Thursday, September 11, 2008

Ind. Decisions - "Judge bars man from city offices"

Jeff Parrott of the South Bend Tribune has an interesting story today that begins:A judge has barred a man from...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, September 11, 2008

Thursday, August 28, 2008

Ind. Decisions - More on: Terre Haute paper loses $1.5 million defamation suit

Updating this ILB entry from July 25th, the Tribune-Star reports today under the headline "Tribune-Star launches appeal of libel verdict,"...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, August 28, 2008

Saturday, August 23, 2008

Ind. Courts - "Sentenced to four years for burglary to steal urine"

Friday's Chesterton Tribune reports in a story that begins:A Valparaiso resident was sentenced to six years after pleading guilty to...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, August 23, 2008

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Ind. Decisions - Bloomington doctor fined for tossing patient records in open trash bin

From the AP:A physician who dumped more than a dozen boxes filled with patients' sensitive medical records in the trash...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Ind. Courts - More on: "Case in jeopardy because of typos"

Updating this ILB entry from July 19th, Kevin Lilly of the Logansport Pharos-Tribune reported on July 23rd, under the headline...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Friday, July 25, 2008

Ind. Decisions - Terre Haute paper loses $1.5 million defamation suit

Sue Loughlin of the Tribune-Star reports the story today. Some quotes:TERRE HAUTE — A Sullivan County jury awarded a Clay...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, July 25, 2008

Tuesday, July 01, 2008

Ind. Gov't. - More on: Indianapolis Public Schools asks court to rule on vote

Updating this ILB entry from June 13th, Andy Gammill of the Indianapolis Star reports today: "2 get OK to take...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, July 01, 2008

Sunday, June 15, 2008

Ind. Courts - More on "Media barred from Lay custody trial"

The Evansville Courier & Press has a lengthy editorial today on the Court of Appeals grant of a motion for...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, June 15, 2008

Friday, June 06, 2008

Ind. Decisions - More on "ACLU to appeal loss in BMV case"

This April 25th ILB entry quoted from an Indianapolis Star story reporting that "ACLU of Indiana will appeal a court...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, June 06, 2008

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Ind. Decisions - Still more on: State loses auto-dialer case in trial court

Updating this ILB entry from May 9th, Tracy Warner of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette has this item today:State Democratic...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Friday, May 09, 2008

Ind. Decisions - More on: State loses auto-dialer case in trial court

Updating this ILB entry from Feb. 15, 2008, the ILB has received a press release from attiorney James Bopp, Jr....

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, May 09, 2008

Friday, April 25, 2008

Ind. Decisions - Even more on: Jeffersonville bans sex offenders from parks

Updating this ILB entry from April 3rd, Ben Zion Hershberg of the Louisville Courier Journal reports today:Jeffersonville City Court Judge...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, April 25, 2008

Ind. Decisions - "ACLU to appeal loss in BMV case"

A story today in the Indianapolis Star via the AP reports:The ACLU of Indiana will appeal a court ruling that...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, April 25, 2008

Friday, April 18, 2008

Ind. Decisions - More on: "Judge: 'God' plates OK without fee"

Niki Kelly's story in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette this morning adds:The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana filed suit...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, April 18, 2008

Thursday, April 17, 2008

Ind. Decisions - "Judge: 'God' plates OK without fee"

That is the headline to this story by the Indianapolis Star's Jon Murray, posted on the Star site late this...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, April 17, 2008

Monday, April 14, 2008

Ind. Decisions - "Jeffersonville will ask the Indiana Supreme Court this week to immediately review the city's annexation of the Oak Park Conservancy"

Ben Zion Hershberg of the Louisville Courier Journal, writes in a lengthy story today:Larry Wilder, the lawyer for Jeffersonville, said...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, April 14, 2008

Thursday, March 20, 2008

Ind. Courts - Zionsville schools health fee would become voluntary under settlement

Robert Annis of the Indianapolis Star reports today:A lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana over a...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, March 20, 2008

Ind. Decisions - More on "Judge upholds Plainfield sex offender ban"

Updating this ILB entry from March18th, Bruce C. Smith of the Indianapolis Star reports today in a story that begins:Plainfield...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, March 20, 2008

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Ind. Courts - "Intoxicated defendant's trial postponed"

Sophia Voravong reports today in the Lafayette Journal and Courier:A Lafayette man was arrested and ordered held without bond after...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Ind. Decisions - "Judge upholds Plainfield sex offender ban"

Bruce C. Smith reports in the Indianapolis Star:PLAINFIELD -- In the latest court ruling in a long-running lawsuit, a Marion...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Saturday, March 15, 2008

Ind. Courts - Even more on "Revised law in play on Wilkes sentence"

Updating this ILB entry from Jan. 28th, Kate Braser of the Evansville C&P reported Friday:Attorneys representing death row inmate Daniel...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, March 15, 2008

Sunday, March 09, 2008

Ind. Decisions - Several interesting evidence issues in recent trial court decision

Stan Maddux of the South Bend Tribune reports:LAPORTE — Matching up a severed foot with the leg of its owner...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, March 09, 2008

Ind. Decisions - "Shelbyville 4th Ward frustrations mount"

An interesting report in the Shelbyville News, reported by Ron Hamilton, includes this:"I don't understand why Republican city council candidate...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, March 09, 2008

Saturday, March 08, 2008

Ind. Decisions - "Decision to void ordinance could stop ethanol plant"

Anita Munson of the South Bend Tribune reports today in a story that begins:Judge Michael Cook's ruling that Argos' rezoning...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, March 08, 2008

Thursday, February 28, 2008

Ind. Decisions - "Third John Doe denied by judge"

So reads the headline to this story today by Lafayette Journal and Courier reporter Sophia Voravang. Some quotes:A convicted sex...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, February 28, 2008

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Ind. Decisions - More on: A convicted sex offender in White County is challenging new state law

On Aug. 4, 2007, Sophia Voravong of the Lafayette Journal Courier reported:MONTICELLO -- A convicted sex offender in White County...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Ind. Decisions - Updating: Do the changes to the sex offender law mean longtime homeowners must move?

Updating this ILB entry from Dec. 18, 2007 on the three cases pending in Tippecanoe County, Sophia Vorovong of the...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Friday, February 15, 2008

Ind. Decisions - State loses auto-dialer case in trial court

From a press release today by Attorney General Steve Carter:Indiana Attorney General Steve Carter will appeal a ruling issued this...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, February 15, 2008

Tuesday, February 05, 2008

Ind. Decisions - More on: "Judge in Behrman case rejects bid for new trial"

Updating this ILB entry from Feb. 14, 2007, the Louisville Courier Journal reports today:Arguments are set for next month in...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, February 05, 2008

Ind. Courts - Decision in: Wrongful death trial in Ball State student's 2003 shooting

Updating this ILB entry from Jan. 23th, Seth Slabaugh reports today in the Muncie Star-Press:INDIANAPOLIS -- A former Ball State...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, February 05, 2008

Sunday, January 27, 2008

Ind. Courts - "Lawyer guilty of attack on woman in wheelchair"

James D. Wolf Jr. of the Gary Post-Tribune reports, in a story that begins:VALPARAISO -- A jury of six people...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, January 27, 2008

Saturday, January 26, 2008

Ind. Courts - Still more on "Revised law in play on Wilkes sentence"

Updating ILB entries from Jan. 25th and from Jan. 20th, Kate Braser of the Evansville Courier & Press reports today...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, January 26, 2008

Friday, January 25, 2008

Ind. Courts - More on "Revised law in play on Wilkes sentence"

Kate Braser of the Evansville Courier & Press reports today:More than 20 years ago, another Vanderburgh Circuit Court judge was...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, January 25, 2008

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Ind. Courts - More on: Wrongful death trial in Ball State student's 2003 shooting

Updating yesterday's ILB entry, Seth Slaubaugh of the Muncie Star-Press today covers yesterday's opening arguments in McKinney vs. Duplain, the...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Sunday, January 20, 2008

Ind. Courts - "Revised law in play on Wilkes sentence"

Kate Braser of the Evansville Courier & Press reports today:Vanderburgh Circuit Court Judge Carl Heldt will decide this week whether...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, January 20, 2008

Monday, December 24, 2007

Ind. Decisions - New election called in Rome City

Mitch Harper of Fort Wayne Observed as an interesting entry today that begins:Sometimes an election recount results in a winner...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, December 24, 2007

Friday, December 21, 2007

Ind. Decisions - More on: Judge rules in Terre Haute mayoral Hatch Act challenge [Updated]

Updating this ILB entry from earlier this afternoon, here is Judge David R. Bolk's 14-page opinion in Kevin D. Burke...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, December 21, 2007

Ind. Decisions - Judge rules in Terre Haute mayoral Hatch Act challenge

Austin Arceo reports today in the Terre Haute Trib-Star that:A local judge this morning ruled that Mayor-elect Duke Bennett is...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, December 21, 2007

Ind. Courts - "A Hamilton County judge on Thursday threw out a plea agreement made with an Indiana National Guard sergeant" [Updated]

James A. Gillaspy reports in today's Indianapolis Star. The story begins:A Hamilton County judge on Thursday threw out a plea...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, December 21, 2007

Saturday, December 15, 2007

Ind. Decisions - Still more on "Ruling supports Carmel annexation"

Updating this ILB entry from June 30th, John Tuohy of the Indianapolis Star reported yesterday afternoon:A Hamilton County judge ruled...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, December 15, 2007

Ind. Decisions - "Ex-Colts QB Trudeau, wife to pay $5,000 fine in teen party case"

Robert Annis reports today in the Indianapolis Star:Former Colts quarterback Jack Trudeau avoided a prosecutor’s blitz and a possible criminal...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, December 15, 2007

Thursday, December 06, 2007

Ind. Decisions - Marion County juvenile court orders release of the juvenile court file and the much larger DCS case file in TaJanay Bailey case

Jon Murray of the Indianapolis Star reports today:About 1,500 pages from the state Department of Child Services case file on...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, December 06, 2007

Tuesday, December 04, 2007

Ind. Decisions - More on: Retired Grant Circuit Judge Thomas Hunt wins pay suit

Updating this ILB entry from earlier today, here is a copy of the order of John W. Forcum, Special Judge,...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, December 04, 2007

Ind. Decisions - Retired Grant Circuit Judge Thomas Hunt wins pay suit [Updated]

Mishele Wright reports today in the Marion Chronicle-Tribune:Former judge Thomas Hunt has won a lawsuit against Grant County in which...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, December 04, 2007

Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Ind. Courts - More on "Admissibility of electronic evidence -- is it "authentic"?

On Nov. 16, 2007 the Lafayette Journal & Courier published a story headlined "Transcript leads to man's conviction," written by...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Ind. Decisions - "Pabey wins latest round in casino cash bout"

Patrick Guinane reports today in the NWI Times, in a story that begins:INDIANAPOLIS | East Chicago Mayor George Pabey's administration...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Saturday, November 03, 2007

Ind. Decisions - "Big-time attorneys argue adult plaza case"

Oral arguments took place Friday before a panel of the COA (Chief Judge Baker, Judges May and Crone) in the...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, November 03, 2007

Saturday, October 27, 2007

Ind. Courts - Defendant's sentence includes watching his electronic gambling machines being destroyed

Sophia Voravong reports today in the Lafayette Courier & Press:A Lafayette businessman watched Friday afternoon as 38 gambling machines seized...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, October 27, 2007

Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Ind. Decisions - "Judge denies motion to restrict jukebox incident from murder case"

From the Oct. 4 Lebanon Daily Sun, this story, reported by Matt Hendrix, on a trial court ruling:Judge Rebecca McClure...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Tuesday, October 09, 2007

Ind. Decisions - More on: Trial court ruling could void IMPD arrests

Updating this ILB entry from August 8th, where the ILB quoted from an Indianapolis Star story that began:A Marion Superior...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, October 09, 2007

Wednesday, October 03, 2007

Ind. Courts - Jefferson Circuit Court judge insists on complaints being filed before approving IDEM agreed order

Peggy Vlerebome reports in The Madison Courier, under the heading "IDEM suit against city merely a technicality," that the Indiana...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, October 03, 2007

Sunday, September 30, 2007

Ind. Decisions - John Myers, convicted of killing IU student Jill Behrman, files appeal

Updating this ILB entry from Feb. 14, 2007, headed "Judge in Behrman case rejects bid for new trial", the Bedford...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, September 30, 2007

Wednesday, September 05, 2007

Ind. Decisions - "Clark County judge publicly discusses Knight case for first time"

Larry Thomas of the Clark County News and Tribune reports this afternoon that: "Nearly seven years after then-IU President Myles...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, September 05, 2007

Saturday, August 18, 2007

Ind. Decisions - Husband appealing disparate sentence

Shawn McGrath of the Anderson Herald Bulletin reported late Thursday, Aug. 16th, in a story that begins:Everything should be equal...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, August 18, 2007

Friday, August 17, 2007

Ind. Decisions - More on: "DNR permit for Cedar Creek invalid"

Updating this ILB entry from August 14th, thanks to a reader, here is a copy of Allen Circuit Judge Thomas...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, August 17, 2007

Wednesday, August 15, 2007

Ind. Decisions - Do the changes to the sex offender law mean longtime homeowners must move?

Updating a long list of earlier ILB entries on this issue, Sophia Voravong of the Lafayette Journal and Courier reports...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, August 15, 2007

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Ind. Decisions - "DNR permit for Cedar Creek invalid"

Angela Mapes of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette reports today: Environmental activists hope a recent Allen County court decision will...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Ind. Decisions - Trial court upholds primary vote where candidate died but remained on ballot

Austin Arceo of the Terre Haute Tribune-Star reports:Former Terre Haute City Council candidate Dan “Buford” Lockard has lost another key...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Wednesday, August 08, 2007

Ind. Courts - Prospective juror's outburst during voir dire leads to mistrial

Dionne Waugh reports today in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette: An Allen Superior Court judge declared a mistrial for an...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, August 08, 2007

Ind. Courts - "Special judge to be assigned to child support case"

Kate Braser has a story in today's Evansville Courier & Press that begins:A child support case in which an ex-wife...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, August 08, 2007

Thursday, July 26, 2007

Ind. Decisions - Trial court issues a gag order in a lawsuit settlement involving Michigan City

According to this story in the Michigan City News-Dispatch:A judge issued a gag order in a lawsuit settlement between Michigan...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, July 26, 2007

Ind. Decisions - Franklin County Commissioner wins in holdover case, now wants attorney fees

A story from last week in the Brookville American-Democrat relates that Don Vonder Meulen:... a Democrat, won the Second District...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, July 26, 2007

Sunday, July 22, 2007

Ind. Decisions - More on: Demoted Terre Haute firefighters receive $71K

Updating this ILB entry from July 17th, about the trial court ruling last week following the April 27th Supreme Court...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, July 22, 2007

Saturday, July 21, 2007

Ind. Decisions - "Judge OKs split of congregation: Huntington St. Peter's splinters over gay rights"

That was the headline to this story today by Rosa Salter Rodriguez in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. Some quotes:...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, July 21, 2007

Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Ind. Decisions - Demoted Terre Haute firefighters receive $71K

Austin Arceo of the Terre Haute Trib-Star writes today about Terre Haute firefighter Mitchell Hunt:The Sgt. 1st Class with the...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Thursday, July 12, 2007

Ind. Courts - DOJ files discrimination suit against city [Updated]

A brief article by Eunice Trotter this afternoon on the Indianapolis Star website reports that:The U.S. Justice Department has filed...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, July 12, 2007

Ind. Courts - Judge rules Lafayette heart surgeons's lawsuit can proceed

Joe Gerrety of the Lafayette Journal & Courier reports today in a story that begins:A heart surgeon who was shut...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, July 12, 2007

Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Ind. Courts - "Coach was 'just flirting,' defense says"

Andy Grimm of the Gary Post Tribune has a story today that begins:HAMMOND -- Defense attorneys for Matthew Hensley say...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Thursday, July 05, 2007

Ind. Decisions - Rulings in the Spencer County adult business case now available

The ILB has had a number of entries on the Spencer County adult business dispute. The first entry, from Jan....

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, July 05, 2007

Thursday, June 28, 2007

Ind. Courts - Federal trial involving what constitutes illegal speech on the Internet goes to jury today

Joe Carlson of the NWI Times has been covering an interesting trial in federal court this week - here is...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, June 28, 2007

Ind. Decisions - Tippecanoe Court upholds ordinance banning smoking

Joe Gerrety of the Lafayette Journal & Courier reports:West Lafayette's workplace smoking ban will go into effect on Sunday. Judge...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, June 28, 2007

Saturday, June 23, 2007

Ind. Courts - Trial is recorded in its entirety by television camera, for the first time in Indiana

Indianapolis WTHR reports:Indianapolis - "State vs. Paul Fox." Judge Patricia Gifford called the case shortly after 9:30 Friday morning. She...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, June 23, 2007

Thursday, June 21, 2007

Ind. Decisions - More on ruling in: Spencer County adult business ordered to close

Apparently it was never ordered to close. As the AP reported yesterday, Spencer Circuit Judge Wayne Roell has "fined the...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, June 21, 2007

Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Ind. Decisions - Ruling in: Spencer County adult business ordered to close

This ILB entry from May 22nd quoted Kate Braser of the Evansville Courier & Press as reporting:A judge is deciding...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Saturday, June 16, 2007

Ind. Decisions - "Dairy forbidden to handle manure"

Some quotes from Rebecca S. Green's story today in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, headlined "Dairy forbidden to handle manure:...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, June 16, 2007

Sunday, June 10, 2007

Ind. Courts - Changes go into effect July 1 for sexually violent predator law; sentencing law study

Kara Lopp of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette has a long story today on issues posed by the statute. Some...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, June 10, 2007

Friday, June 08, 2007

Ind. Courts - Still more on: French Lick casino disputes continue to be aired in Orange Circuit Court

Updating this entry from yesterday, June 7th, Lesley Stedman Weidenbener of the Louisville Courier Journal reports today:INDIANAPOLIS -- With approval...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, June 08, 2007

Thursday, June 07, 2007

Ind. Courts - More on: French Lick casino disputes continue to be aired in Orange Circuit Court

In this ILB entry from Jan. 10, 2007, a quote from the Bedford Times-Mail begins:PAOLI — Lawyers outnumbered spectators Tuesday...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, June 07, 2007

Sunday, June 03, 2007

Ind. Decisions - Still more on: Judge Nation has ruled against Lauth Indiana Resort & Casino

The AP has now picked up the story of last Tuesday's ruling by Judge Nation's ruling against in Lost River...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, June 03, 2007

Friday, June 01, 2007

Ind. Decisions - More on: Judge Nation has ruled in favor of Merit Management in a lawsuit filed against Lauth Indiana Resort & Casino

The ILB has now received a copy of Judge Nation's opinion in the case discussed this afternoon (see earlier ILB...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, June 01, 2007

Ind. Decisions - Hamilton County Superior Court Judge Nation has ruled in favor of Merit Management in a lawsuit filed against Lauth Indiana Resort & Casino over a joint venture involving the development of the French Lick Resort Casino

Inside Indiana Business is reporting this afternoon:A judge in Hamilton County Superior Court has ruled in favor of Merit Management...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, June 01, 2007

Saturday, May 26, 2007

Ind. Decisions - "New Albany man gets 20 years in prison, again"

Jennifer Rigg of the New Albany News-Tribune reports today:NEW ALBANY — A New Albany man again was sentenced to 20...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, May 26, 2007

Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Ind. Decisions - Update on: Spencer County adult business ordered to close

As reported in this ILB entry from May 19th, a contempt of court hearing was scheduled for yesterday, Monday, in...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Saturday, May 19, 2007

Ind. Decisions - Still more on: Spencer County adult business ordered to close

This ILB entry from May 5th began by quoting the Evansville Courier & Press:After more than a year of a...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, May 19, 2007

Thursday, May 10, 2007

Environment - More on: IDEM revokes approvals for confined feeding operation in Huntington County; writ sought

This ILB entry from May 4th quotes from a Fort Wayne Journal Gazette story that:Officials at the Indiana Department of...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, May 10, 2007

Saturday, May 05, 2007

Ind. Decisions - More on: Spencer County adult business ordered to close

On March 13, 2007, Kate Braser of the Evansville Courier & Press reported: "After more than a year of a...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, May 05, 2007

Thursday, May 03, 2007

Ind. Decisions - Tippecanoe judge rules homeless man must register as sex offender

Joe Gerrety reports in the Lafayette Journal & Courier today:A Tippecanoe County judge has rejected a convicted child molester's claim...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, May 03, 2007

Tuesday, May 01, 2007

Ind. Courts - Cows running at large case ends in mistrial in Franklin County Circuit Court

Jill Winchester of the Brookville American-Democrat reports on a mistrial in a cows wandering at large case. Some quotes:On Monday,...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, May 01, 2007

Ind. Decisions - Judge Young denies challenge to Indiana's lethal-injection procedures [Updated]

Jon Murray reports in the Indianapolis Star this evening:A U.S. District Court judge late this afternoon ruled against a Death...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, May 01, 2007

Ind. Courts - 86 underage drinkers arrested during Purdue Grand Prix festivities accept court consequences

Joe Gerrety of the Lafayette Journal & Courier writes today:Dozens of people arrested during Purdue Grand Prix festivities earlier this...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, May 01, 2007

Tuesday, April 24, 2007

Ind. Courts - "Indy man is angry that '05 order for his release was wrongly put in storage"

Tim Evans of the Indianapolis Star reports today:An Indianapolis man wrongly imprisoned 11 years for a rape he didn't commit...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, April 24, 2007

Ind. Decisions - Fort Wayne lawyer gets 4 years on DWI

Dionne Waugh reports today in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette:A judge sentenced a local attorney Monday to four years in...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, April 24, 2007

Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Ind. Decisions - More on: Porter Judge Alexa rules on Soliday residency dispute

Vicki Urbanik has a long story today in the Chesterton Tribune on the Soliday hearing yesterday. It begins with the...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Ind. Decisions - Porter Judge Alexa rules on Soliday residency dispute

Bob Kasarda of the NWI Times reports today:VALPARAISO | The challenge to the residency of state Rep. Ed Soliday, R-Valparaiso,...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Thursday, April 12, 2007

Ind. Decisions - More on: Pike County judge rules marriage invalid and denies motion to dismiss criminal charges against woman

Updating this ILB entry from Jan. 29, 2007, where the Princeton Daily Clarion reported:PETERSBURG-A Pike County judge decided last week...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, April 12, 2007

Ind. Courts - Charges against CASA theft case defendant dismissed because of speedy trial denial

Kara Lopp reports today in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, in a story that begins:Criminal charges against the former director...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, April 12, 2007

Tuesday, April 03, 2007

Ind. Decisions - Marion County Court rules FSSA "guidelines" never properly adopted

"Treatment options lag for brain injuries" is the headline of a story by Tim Evans in today's Indianapolis Star about...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, April 03, 2007

Saturday, March 24, 2007

Ind. Courts - "Judge to limit relatives of victims, defendants at sentencing hearings"

The Muncie StarPress reports today, in a story by Nick Werner:MUNCIE -- A Delaware County judge has instituted a new...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, March 24, 2007

Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Ind. Courts - Woman continues to disrupt hearing

Kate Braser of the Evansville Courier & Press reports today:A Vanderburgh Circuit Court magistrate will try for a third time...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Tuesday, March 13, 2007

Ind. Decisions - Spencer County adult business ordered to close

Kate Braser of the Evansville Courier & Press reports today:After more than a year of a court battle between Spencer...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, March 13, 2007

Tuesday, March 06, 2007

Ind. Courts - "Judge orders police, media records preserved"

Ruthann Robinson of the NWI Times reports today:CROWN POINT | A Lake County judge granted a defense motion for a...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, March 06, 2007

Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Ind. Decisions - "Judge in Behrman case rejects bid for new trial"

The AP is reporting today:MARTINSVILLE, Ind. -- Juror misbehavior during the murder trial of a man accused of killing Indiana...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Ind. Decisions - Judge declares mistrial when juror brings newspaper into jury room

Not only a newspaper, but a paper with a photo of the defendant on the front page, according to this...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Tuesday, January 30, 2007

Ind. Courts - "Judge tosses lawsuit over school finances" [Updated]

The AP is reporting:A judge dismissed a lawsuit Monday that accused Indiana of violating its constitution by failing to provide...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, January 30, 2007

Monday, January 29, 2007

Ind. Decisions - Pike County judge rules marriage invalid and denies motion to dismiss criminal charges against woman

A story by Katie Harp in the Princeton Daily Clarion reports:PETERSBURG-A Pike County judge decided last week that the marriage...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, January 29, 2007

Sunday, January 21, 2007

Ind. Decisions - "State appeals twin girls' adoption by N.J. man"

"State appeals twin girls' adoption by N.J. man: At issue is whether infants born to surrogate were 'hard to place'"...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, January 21, 2007

Thursday, January 18, 2007

Ind. Decisions - "Former police chief to appeal judge's ruling"

A story today in the NWI Times by Vanessa Renderman begins:ST. JOHN | A former St. John Police Chief will...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, January 18, 2007

Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Ind. Courts - French Lick casino disputes continue to be aired in Orange Circuit Court

Laural Lane reports in the Bedford Time-Mail:PAOLI — Lawyers outnumbered spectators Tuesday during a daylong Orange Circuit Court hearing further...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Tuesday, January 02, 2007

Ind. Decisions - More on: "Judge gives RiverPlace green light: Ruling doesn't address issue of project's effect on White River"

The ILB has now obtained a copy of Marion Superior Court Judge Michael D. Keele's 8-page ruling in Hoosier Environmental...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, January 02, 2007

Monday, December 25, 2006

Ind. Decisions - Fort Wayne paper’s request to ID day-care center denied

From a report by Diane Waugh in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette:A judge ruled Thursday that the Fort Wayne-Allen County...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, December 25, 2006

Saturday, December 23, 2006

Ind. Decisions - "Judge gives RiverPlace green light: Ruling doesn't address issue of project's effect on White River"

"Judge gives RiverPlace green light: Ruling doesn't address issue of project's effect on White River" is the headline to a...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, December 23, 2006

Wednesday, December 13, 2006

Environment - Another Mallard Lake decision

The Anderson Herald Bulletin has a report today by Justin Schneider:A ruling by Michael D. Keele, a judge in Marion...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, December 13, 2006

Ind. Decisions - More on: Appeals court to hear Lawrence utilities case

This Feb. 15, 2006 ILB entry is headed "Appeals court to hear Lawrence utilities case," (it might have been headed...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, December 13, 2006

Wednesday, December 06, 2006

Ind. Courts - "Judge takes himself off case, asks for review"

Ruth Ann Krause of the Gary Post Tribune writes:Lake Superior Court Judge Thomas Stefaniak Jr. recused himself from a case...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, December 06, 2006

Friday, December 01, 2006

Ind. Courts - Juror dismissed in Vigo County case

The Indianapolis Star posts the version of this story syndicated by the AP this morning under the entertaining headline "Chatty...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, December 01, 2006

Wednesday, November 29, 2006

Ind. Courts - "Questions of Jury Behavior in Myers Murder Trial"

"Questions of Jury Behavior in Myers Murder Trial" is the headline to this story by Karen Hensel of WISH-TV that...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, November 29, 2006

Monday, November 27, 2006

Ind. Decisions - "Gun makers appeal Hoosier's ruling" - a link to the opinion

Finally, the ILB has located a source for Lake County Judge Robert A. Pete's opinion in the Gary gun case,...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, November 27, 2006

Ind. Decisions - "Gun makers appeal Hoosier's ruling"

No surprise here. The Indianapolis Star reports today, in a story by Karen Eschbacher, that "Gun makers appeal Hoosier's ruling.",...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, November 27, 2006

Saturday, November 25, 2006

Ind. Courts - "Stolen Dinner Costs Mother Thanksgiving Behind Bars"

Here is a story that, it turns out, has appeared (without the ILB spotting it) in various forms in a...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, November 25, 2006

Wednesday, November 15, 2006

Ind. Decisions - More on "Gary's gun lawsuit dodges a bullet"

The ILB had a lengthy entry on Oct. 30th on Lake Superior Court Judge Robert A. Pete's Oct. 24th ruling...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, November 15, 2006

Friday, November 10, 2006

Ind. Courts - Grant Circuit Court Judge R. Thomas Hunt sues over cut pay

Thanks to the Marion Chronicle Tribune for comprehensive coverage today of a suit filed by Grant Circuit Court Judge R....

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, November 10, 2006

Ind. Courts - "Judge hints molest suspect faking need for interpreter"

Dionne Waugh of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette reports today:An Allen Superior Court judge accused a Somali defendant of playing...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, November 10, 2006

Monday, November 06, 2006

Ind. Courts - More on: St. Joseph County Prosecutor Michael Dvorak sued opponent Greg Kauffman on Friday

Updating this story from Friday, the AP is reporting this morning, in a story headlined "Judge tosses candidates ad lawsuit":SOUTH...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, November 06, 2006

Sunday, November 05, 2006

Ind. Decisions - More on the Behrman case verdict

Updating this ILB entry from Oct. 30th, the Indianapolis Star today has a story by Tim Evans headlined "Building a...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, November 05, 2006

Monday, October 30, 2006

Ind. Decisions - "Gary's gun lawsuit dodges a bullet"

"Gary's gun lawsuit dodges a bullet: Lawsuit is one of three remaining nationwide" was the headline Saturday, Oct. 28, to...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, October 30, 2006

Ind. Decisions - Verdict in Behrman case

Dick Kaukas reports in the Louisville Courier-Journal this evening:MARTINSVILLE, Ind. — It took jurors less than an hour Monday to...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, October 30, 2006

Friday, October 13, 2006

Ind. Decisions - More on: "Ruling paves way for Danville asphalt plant"

Updating yesterday's entry, Josh Duke of the Indianapolis Star reports today:Hendricks County leaders will respond Tuesday to a judge's ruling...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, October 13, 2006

Thursday, October 12, 2006

Ind. Decisions - "Ruling paves way for Danville asphalt plant"

Josh Duke has a brief report in the Indianapolis Star this afternoon of a ruling earlier this week by Judge...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, October 12, 2006

Wednesday, September 27, 2006

Ind. Decisions - "Judge rules prosecutor's review of client-lawyer calls was OK"

An AP story headlined "Judge rules prosecutor's review of client-lawyer calls was OK" appears in at least two papers today....

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, September 27, 2006

Monday, September 25, 2006

Ind. Courts - Judge Ridlen rules in Leo Burns' ballot battle for Cass County Circuit Court Judge

Joe Ulery reports via Mix 102 out of Logansport:Cass County Circuit Court Judge Julian Ridlen has issued a permanent injunction...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, September 25, 2006

Thursday, August 31, 2006

Ind. Courts - More on: "Man on trial in Clark for 1980 rapes"

Updating Tuesday's ILB entry, today Dick Kaukas of the Louisville Courier Journal reports:After six hours of deliberations, a Clark County...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, August 31, 2006

Wednesday, August 30, 2006

Ind. Courts - $18 million Marion County jury verdict against local law firm

The Indianapolis Star reports today, in a story by Jeff Swiatek:More than 8,000 Hoosiers stiffed by their health plan could...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, August 30, 2006

Tuesday, August 29, 2006

Ind. Decisions - Deju vu? "IU trustees do not have reveal details of Knight's firing "

The AP is reporting this afternoon:BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) -- Two Indiana University trustees who investigated Bob Knight were acting as...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, August 29, 2006

Ind. Courts - "Man on trial in Clark for 1980 rapes"

The ILB in July and August posted several entries (most recent here) on a third (which ended in a hung...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, August 29, 2006

Saturday, August 26, 2006

Ind. Courts - "Judge denies TV station's request for witness lists in Behrman case"

"Judge denies TV station's request for witness lists in Behrman case" is the headline to an AP story published this...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, August 26, 2006

Friday, August 18, 2006

Ind. Courts - More on: "Bad idea: Flipping off the judge" [Updated]

Updating this ILB entry from Wednesday, the Munster (NW Indiana) Times' Bob Kasarda reports today:VALPARAISO | Matters went from bad...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, August 18, 2006

Wednesday, August 16, 2006

Ind. Courts - "Bad idea: Flipping off the judge"

Bob Kasarda reports today in the Munster (NW Indiana) Times:VALPARAISO | Jonathan Wilson faced no more than a fine Tuesday...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, August 16, 2006

Ind. Courts - "Jury hears both sides of fatal shooting"

In a story today in the Lafayette Journal & Courier, Joe Gerrety's report begins:Michael J. Kelnhofer was defending himself and...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, August 16, 2006

Friday, July 28, 2006

Ind. Courts - Yet more on: Judge seals records in French Lick casino dispute without hearing

Yesterday the ILB posted a reminder that Orange County Circuit Judge Larry Blanton's hearing on the sealed casino lawsuits is...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, July 28, 2006

Thursday, July 27, 2006

Ind. Courts - More on: Judge seals records in French Lick casino dispute without hearing

A reminder - Orange County Circuit Judge Larry Blanton's hearing on the sealed casino lawsuits is scheduled for July 31....

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, July 27, 2006

Friday, July 21, 2006

Ind. Courts - More on: Indiana Judge’s Wide Disclosure Order Could Tie Up Litigation Firm

Earlier this morning the ILB quoted from a NY Times story referencing a ruling yesterday by "Judge Kim Van Valer...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, July 21, 2006

Ind. Courts - Indiana Judge’s Wide Disclosure Order Could Tie Up Litigation Firm

This story today from the NY Times:Milberg Weiss Bershad & Schulman, an embattled class-action law firm that has been accused...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, July 21, 2006

Thursday, July 20, 2006

Ind. Courts - More on: South Bend Osco Triple Murder Trial

Updating this ILB entry from July 10th, today the AP reports, in a story headlined "Second hung jury for man...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, July 20, 2006

Wednesday, June 28, 2006

Ind. Decisions - "Jury convicts woman in meth ingredient trial"

Bryan Corbin of the Evansville Courier& Press writes today:A Princeton, Ind., woman has been convicted in one of the first...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, June 28, 2006

Friday, June 23, 2006

Ind. Courts - Still more details on: Judge seals records in French Lick casino dispute without hearing

Lesley Stedman Weidenbener of the Louisville Courier Journal reports today:INDIANAPOLIS -- A legal feud between the partners in the Orange...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, June 23, 2006

Thursday, June 22, 2006

Ind. Courts - More details on: Judge seals records in French Lick casino dispute without hearing

WKYT 27 Kentucky Television has this report. Some quotes:PAOLI, Ind. -- The details of a dispute over the new Orange...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, June 22, 2006

Wednesday, June 21, 2006

Ind. Courts - "Casino court records should not be sealed"

From the Bloomington Herald-Times editorial today, titled "Casino court records should not be sealed: Legislature has established that such documents...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, June 21, 2006

Tuesday, June 20, 2006

Ind. Courts - Still more on: Judge seals records in French Lick casino dispute without hearing [Updated]

This is the third ILB entry of the day about the Orange County judge placing an entire lawsuit under seal,...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, June 20, 2006

Ind. Courts - More on: Judge seals records in French Lick casino dispute without hearing

Supplementing the Grace Schneider report earlier today in the Louisville Courier Journal about a judge in Orange County summarily sealing...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, June 20, 2006

Ind. Courts - Judge seals records in French Lick casino dispute without hearing

Grace Schneider of the Louisville Courier Journal reports today:The two companies that joined forces to build Indiana's 11th casino --...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, June 20, 2006

Wednesday, June 07, 2006

Ind. Decisions - State high court takes Clark County dispute

"State high court takes Clark dispute: Decision expedites probation-fees case" is the headline to this story today by Alex Davis...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, June 07, 2006

Tuesday, June 06, 2006

Ind. Decisions - Here is the Supreme Court's briefing schedule for the toll road case.

Here is the briefing schedule issued by the Supreme Court last evening (6/5/06) in the toll road suit, Bonney v....

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, June 06, 2006

Monday, June 05, 2006

Ind. Courts - "Former priest named in new abuse suit" [Updated]

Related to the ILB entry Saturday headed "Ind. Decisions - 'Lawsuit against church dismissed: Statute of limitations expired, judge rules;'...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, June 05, 2006

Ind. Decisions - Group files official notice it will appeal toll road ruling

"Group files official notice it will appeal toll road ruling" is the headline to this story this afternoon by the...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, June 05, 2006

Sunday, June 04, 2006

Ind. Decisions - "Toll Road ruling should be feared, not praised"

"Toll Road ruling should be feared, not praised" is the headline the Indianapolis Star has given to this letter from...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, June 04, 2006

Saturday, June 03, 2006

Ind. Decisions - "Lawsuit against church dismissed : Statute of limitations expired, judge rules "; General Assembly partially blamed

The Louisville Courier Journal reports today, in a story by Dick Kaukas:A judge dismissed a lawsuit yesterday filed by 23...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, June 03, 2006

Friday, June 02, 2006

Ind. Decisions - Former Sullivan County attorney found guilty of stealing

The Greene County Daily World reports today:A former Sullivan County attorney charged with stealing more than $349,000 from a client's...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, June 02, 2006

Wednesday, May 31, 2006

Ind. Law - More on: Cases from Indiana and Kentucky of citizens suing to recoup gambling losses

Updating yesterday's ILB entry about the two pending lawsuits -- today there is only one. "Cherry Master bettor loses courtroom...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, May 31, 2006

Tuesday, May 30, 2006

Ind. Decisions - Toll road ruling to be appealed

Tom Coyne of the AP reports this evening:SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) -- A group seeking to block the state from...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, May 30, 2006

Saturday, May 27, 2006

Ind. Decisions - More on toll road ruling

Other than the AP's Tom Coyne's reports on the South Bend trial, the only other Indiana report I've seen on...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, May 27, 2006

Friday, May 26, 2006

Ind. Decisions - More on: Plaintiffs in toll road suit must post $1.9 billion bond

The AP reporter Tom Coyne's story today about the toll road decision has been recast yet again, possibiliy attributable, at...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, May 26, 2006

Ind. Decisions - Plaintiffs in toll road suit must post $1.9 billion bond

Tom Coyne of the AP reports:SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) -- The plan to lease the Indiana Toll Road to foreign...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, May 26, 2006

Thursday, May 25, 2006

Ind. Decisions - For the second time in less than a year, a judge on Wednesday blocked the city's attempt to swallow a neighbor [Updated]

"Strike two for Carmel: For the second time in less than a year, a judge on Wednesday blocked the city's...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, May 25, 2006

Ind. Decisions - "Behrman trial will stay in Morgan Co."

Sarah Core of the Indiana Daily Student reports:A Morgan County judge has denied a request in the Behrman case for...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, May 25, 2006

Tuesday, April 18, 2006

Ind. Decisions - Yet more on: High school student prevails in suit against Kokomo mayor in public access issue

"Kokomo must pay in records case" is the headline to an AP story posted on the Indianapolis Star website. Sme...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, April 18, 2006

Wednesday, March 29, 2006

Ind. Decisions - "State will take most of couple's $2 million verdict"

"State will take most of couple's $2 million verdict" is the headline to an AP story posted this morning on...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, March 29, 2006

Ind. Decisions - Fenced deer hunting: "Court says lawsuit must run course"

Although the DNR has now given "final approval to a rule that bans deer hunting in high-fenced operations," as reported...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, March 29, 2006

Thursday, March 23, 2006

Ind. Courts - More on: Deputy prosecutor faces contempt citation in dispute with Porter County judge

Updating yesterday's ILB entry on a dispute in Porter County Superior Court over pretrial diversion providers, Bob Kasarda of the...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, March 23, 2006

Tuesday, March 21, 2006

Ind. Decisions - Cardiologists post appeal bond to resume practice during appeal

"Cardiologists post appeal bond to resume practice during appeal" is the headline to a story by Bryan Crobin in today's...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, March 21, 2006

Saturday, March 18, 2006

Ind. Courts - Judge threatens taping defendant's mouth with duct tape

"Judge may invoke literal 'gag rule'" is the headline to a story today in the Evansville Courier& Press by Mark...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, March 18, 2006

Ind. Courts - Delaware County Judge criticizes plea agreements

"Judge criticizes plea agreements" is the headline to a story by Nick Werne in the Muncie Star-Press. Some quotes:A Delaware...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, March 18, 2006

Thursday, March 16, 2006

Ind. Decisions - Steuben County Circuit Court Judge Allen Wheat recuses himself

WLKI Angola is reporting this afternoon:Steuben County Circuit Court Judge Allen Wheat has recused himself from further court proceedings concerning...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, March 16, 2006

Ind. Courts - "Fenced deer hunt case back in court "

"Fenced deer hunt case back in court: Corydon man says operation is legal" is the headline to a story by...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, March 16, 2006

Sunday, March 12, 2006

Law - "Jury is still out on expert witnesses"

"Jury is still out on expert witnesses" is the headline to a long and comprehensive article today by Andrew Wolfson...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, March 12, 2006

Friday, March 10, 2006

Ind. Law - More on sealing of Jill Behrman's death report

Updating this ILB entry from March 2nd is an AP report today published in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette and...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, March 10, 2006

Thursday, March 09, 2006

Ind. Decisions - Judge tosses out evidence involving use of GPS

Mark Wilson of the Evansville Courier& Press reports today:A Warrick County judge has thrown out evidence against the man police...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, March 09, 2006

Wednesday, March 08, 2006

Ind. Courts - Judge rules in Clark County dispute between judges and County Council [Updated]

This Nov. 3, 2005 ILB entry gives the background to today's story in the Louisville Courier Journal, by Alex Davis,...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, March 08, 2006

Tuesday, March 07, 2006

Ind. Decisions - Porter County Court decides email spam suit

Thanks to the Porter County Superior Court for sending this March 6, 2006 opinion by Judge David L. Chidester, Div....

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, March 07, 2006

Ind. Gov't. - More on: Lawsuit to block closing of Silvercrest fails

Updating this Feb. 16th ILB entry titled "Ind. Gov't. - Lawsuit to block closing of Silvercrest fails" is this story...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, March 07, 2006

Saturday, March 04, 2006

Environment - More on: "Dairy CAFO wins case against BZA"

"Blackford board wrong to deny dairy farm hearing" is the headline to this AP story today in the Fort Wayne...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, March 04, 2006

Friday, March 03, 2006

Environment - "Dairy CAFO wins case against BZA"

"Dairy CAFO wins case against BZA" is the headline to a story by Seth Slabuagh in today's Muncie Star-Press. Some...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, March 03, 2006

Tuesday, February 28, 2006

Ind. Courts - Still more on: Doctors' non-compete challenge goes to jury

Monday the ILB wrote about the Evansville trial in Judge Trockman's court involving a noncompete clause in a contract between...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, February 28, 2006

Environment - "Pork producer challenges environmental law"

"Pork producer challenges environmental law" is the headline to a story today by Seth Slabaugh in the Muncie Star-Press. Some...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, February 28, 2006

Monday, February 27, 2006

Ind. Courts - More on: Doctors' non-compete challenge goes to jury

On Dec. 17, 2005 the ILB quoted from an Evansville Courier& Press story:A trial wrapped up Friday in the case...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, February 27, 2006

Sunday, February 26, 2006

Ind. Law - Terre Haute Tribune-Star editorial: "A heroic effort for public access"

"A heroic effort for public access" is the headline to this story today in the Terre Haute Tribune-Star, about the...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, February 26, 2006

Friday, February 24, 2006

Ind. Decisions - Judge to decide next month whether to dismiss suit against Tribune-Star

The Terre Haute Tribune Star reports today, in a story by Joanne Hammer, on a suit pending against the paper:A...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, February 24, 2006

Wednesday, February 22, 2006

Ind. Decisions - Still more on: High school student prevails in suit against Kokomo mayor in public access issue

Updating yesterday's ILB entry, which pointed out that there is a bill pending in the General Assembly which could wipe...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, February 22, 2006

Tuesday, February 21, 2006

Ind. Decisions - More on: High school student prevails in suit against Kokomo mayor in public access issue

Yesterday the ILB reported here (including links to the court and PAC opinions) that Ryan Nees has prevailed in his...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, February 21, 2006

Monday, February 20, 2006

Ind. Decisions - High school student prevails in suit against Kokomo mayor in public access issue

Ryan Nees has prevailed in his suit against Mayor Matt McKillip. Ryan had been denied access to the mayor's master...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, February 20, 2006

Friday, February 17, 2006

Ind. Decisions - Challenge to lottery law rejected

Kevin Corcoran reports today in the Indianapolis Star:A former lottery security official was dealt a blow Thursday in his effort...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, February 17, 2006

Thursday, February 16, 2006

Ind. Courts - Judge clears way for challenge to oral drug tests

"Judge clears way for challenge to oral drug tests: Mary Harper hopes case will address concerns over accuracy" is the...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, February 16, 2006

Ind. Gov't. - Lawsuit to block closing of Silvercrest fails

"Judge: State can close Silvercrest - Disabled children will be transferred" is the headline to this story today by Dick...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, February 16, 2006

Saturday, January 28, 2006

Ind. Gov't. - Still more on: Lawsuit seeks to block closing of Silvercrest [Updated]

The Louisville Courier Journal reports today on the arguments yesterday on the state's closing of Silvercrest Children's Development Center in...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, January 28, 2006

Friday, January 27, 2006

Ind. Gov't. - More on: Lawsuit seeks to block closing of Silvercrest

On Jan. 4th the ILB quoted from a Louisville Courier Journal story "that a lawsuit has been filed by "a...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, January 27, 2006

Tuesday, January 24, 2006

Ind. Law - More on: Heirs argue that deed required land to be used for a public purpose

This is a story that the ILB has been following since 2004. See the Nov. 23, 2005 entry here. "Judge...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, January 24, 2006

Tuesday, January 17, 2006

Ind. Decisions - Notice of appeal filed in suit to stop state takeover of Ft. Wayne State Developmental Center

See this Dec. 28, 2005 ILB entry, including a copy of the trial court opinion and the original complaint, and...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, January 17, 2006

Monday, January 09, 2006

Ind. Courts - More on: Auction gone bad winds up in court: sellers wanted to keep part of land

Thanks to Sherry Brown, the Clerk of the Harrison Circuit Court in Corydon, the ILB now has a copy of...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, January 09, 2006

Saturday, January 07, 2006

Ind. Decisions - Still more on Dental Board action against Angola dentist

Updating the ILB entry from Dec. 30th, the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette reports today, in a story by Niki Kelly,...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, January 07, 2006

Thursday, January 05, 2006

Ind. Courts - Auction gone bad winds up in court: sellers wanted to keep part of land

"Auction gone bad winds up in court: sellers wanted to keep part of land" was the headline to an AP...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, January 05, 2006

Wednesday, January 04, 2006

Ind. Gov't. - Lawsuit seeks to block closing of Silvercrest [More]

Lesley Stedman Weidenbener and Dick Kaukas of the Louisville Courier Journal report that a lawsuit has been filed by "a...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, January 04, 2006

Friday, December 30, 2005

Ind. Decisions - More on Dental Board action against Angola dentist

Last reported on in this Dec. 21st ILB entry (note particularly the final paragraph), the AP reports today:ANGOLA, Ind. (AP)...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, December 30, 2005

Wednesday, December 28, 2005

Ind. Decisions - More on: Judge allows takeover of state center to proceed

The ILB has received, via the Allen Superior Court, a copy of Judge Nancy Eshcoff Boyer's opinion in the case...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, December 28, 2005

Friday, December 23, 2005

Ind. Decisions - Judge allows takeover of state center to proceed

"Judge allows takeover of state center to proceed" is the headline to this story by Sara Eaton in the Fort...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, December 23, 2005

Thursday, December 22, 2005

Ind. Law - Chiropractor's punishment improper, judge says

Yesterday the ILB had this entry (which was updated again this morning) about actions of the state medical and dental...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, December 22, 2005

Wednesday, December 21, 2005

Ind. Decisions - Indiana medical and dental board actions [Updated]

Medical. An AP story earlier this week reported:COLUMBUS, Ind. -- A doctor accused of growing marijuana in his home will...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, December 21, 2005

Saturday, December 17, 2005

Ind. Courts - Doctors' non-compete challenge goes to jury

Bryan Corbin of the Evansville Courier& Press has an interesting story today that begins:A trial wrapped up Friday in the...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, December 17, 2005

Friday, December 09, 2005

Ind. Courts - More on: Marion County Judge Zore orders Lake County to pay Arthur Andersen $2.4 million

The ILB had a long entry Nov. 30th titled "Marion County Judge Zore orders Lake County to pay Arthur Andersen...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, December 09, 2005

Ind. Courts - Millionaire Emmis CEO battles Honda over $1,945

"Millionaire Emmis CEO battles Honda over $1,945: Smulyan says repo attempt invaded his privacy; car company says arrogance is driving...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, December 09, 2005

Tuesday, December 06, 2005

Ind. Decisions - In zoning dispute, judge rules pole barn may have to go [Updated]

The Chesterton Tribune reported last Friday, 12/2/05, in a story by Paulene Poparad:Porter Superior Court Judge David Chidester on Wednesday...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, December 06, 2005

Wednesday, November 30, 2005

Ind. Courts - Marion County Judge Zore orders Lake County to pay Arthur Andersen $2.4 million

The Gary Post-Tribune reports today, in a story by John Byrne:Heaping insult upon injury, a judge has ordered Lake County...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, November 30, 2005

Ind. Courts - Mushroom dealer gets 10 years in prison

"Mushroom dealer gets 10 years in prison" is the headline to this story in the Munster (NW Indiana) Times. On...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, November 30, 2005

Tuesday, November 29, 2005

Ind. Decisions - Temporary order OKs in-state shipping

"Temporary order OKs in-state shipping" is the headline to this story today in the Indianapolis Star business section, by Dana...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, November 29, 2005

Tuesday, November 22, 2005

Ind. Decisions - "Judge orders historic home to be repaired "

Ben Zion Hershberg writes today in the Louisville Courier Journal, in a story headlined "Judge orders historic home to be...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, November 22, 2005

Thursday, November 10, 2005

Ind. Decisions - Medical lawsuit award at issue

"Medical lawsuit award at issue" is the headline to a story today by Bryan Corbin in the Evansville Courier& Press....

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, November 10, 2005

Saturday, November 05, 2005

Ind. Decisions - More on Lawrence water utility contract

Today's Indianapolis Star has an extended version of Kevin Corcoran's report yesterday. Today's story is headlined "Lawrence case may go...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, November 05, 2005

Friday, November 04, 2005

Ind. Decisions - More on Lawrence water utility contract

The Indianapolis Star website is reporting this morning, in a story by Kevin Cocrcoran headlined "State supreme court asked to...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, November 04, 2005

Thursday, November 03, 2005

Ind. Decisions - More on "Judge cancels Lawrence water utility contract"

"Judge throws out Lawrence water deal: Cantwell wants city to resume control of utility, cut rates" is the headline today...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, November 03, 2005

Wednesday, November 02, 2005

Ind. Decisions - "Judge cancels Lawrence water utility contract"

"Judge cancels Lawrence water utility contract" is the headline to a story by Kevin Corcoran posted mid-morning on the Indianapolis...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, November 02, 2005

Monday, October 31, 2005

Ind. Decisions - Hendricks Superior Court jury finds seller failed to disclose water damage

The Indianapolis Star reports today:A Plainfield family has won a lawsuit claiming the seller of its house failed to disclose...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, October 31, 2005

Saturday, October 08, 2005

Ind. Decisions - Judge takes infant off life support

As reported by Tim Evans today in an above-the-fold, front-page story in the Indianapolis Star, Marion County Superior Court Judge...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, October 08, 2005

Wednesday, October 05, 2005

Ind. Decisions - More on Carmel annexation ruling

The ILB has obtained a copy of Hamilton County Superior Court #3 Judge William J. Hughes' ruling in the Carmel...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, October 05, 2005

Ind. Decisions - More on "Trial court rules against Carmel annexation of Home Place"

The Indianapolis Star today has expanded coverage of its web story yesterday (see ILB entry here) on the trial court...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, October 05, 2005

Tuesday, October 04, 2005

Ind. Decisions - Trial court rules against Carmel annexation of Home Place

The Indianapolis Star is reporting this afternoon:After a year of debate and a lengthy court battle, a Hamilton County judge...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, October 04, 2005

Wednesday, September 28, 2005

Ind. Decisions - Judge denies Indianapolis' move for preliminary injunction in juvenile jail costs suit

The Indianapolis Star reports this morning, in a front page story by Brendan O'Shaughnessy, that:Shelby Superior Court Judge Russell Sanders...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, September 28, 2005

Tuesday, September 27, 2005

Ind. Decisions - Jury award believed largest of its kind in state history

The headline in the Munster (NW Indiana) Times reads: "Jury awards $11 million in crash: Lawyers believe compensation's the largest...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, September 27, 2005

Monday, September 19, 2005

Ind. Decisions - Trial judge to rule in fight over juvenile corrections costs

Martin DeAgostino writes today in the South Bend Tribune:INDIANAPOLIS -- A Shelby County judge has promised to resolve one facet...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, September 19, 2005

Sunday, September 18, 2005

Ind. Decisions - Report on Marion County Judge Zore's ruling in employee termination case

John Ketzenberger, the Indianapolis Star business columnist, writes today:George Buskirk was in for a big surprise when he signed a...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, September 18, 2005

Friday, September 02, 2005

Ind. Decisions - More on "Suspended player seeks to re-enroll at Purdue" [Updated]

Updating this entry from last Tuesday, Aug. 30, the Indianapolis Star has just posted this report by Michael Pointer on...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, September 02, 2005

Tuesday, August 30, 2005

Ind. Decisions - Suspended player seeks to re-enroll at Purdue

"Suspended player seeks to re-enroll at Purdue" is the headline to this story in the Sports Section of today's Indianapolis...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, August 30, 2005

Thursday, August 25, 2005

Ind. Decisions - Marion County Superior Court judge rules police can be sued for car chases

A front page story today in the Indianapolis Star, by Kevin Corcoran, reports:A Marion County judge ruled Wednesday that a...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, August 25, 2005

Sunday, April 17, 2005

Ind. Decisions - More on "associational standing" question in Floyd subdivision suit

On April 2 the ILB had an entry on a suit involving whether a citizens' group has the right to...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, April 17, 2005

Tuesday, April 12, 2005

Ind. Decisions - Billboard must meet city's setback order, says judge

Tri-State Media's Daily Clarion had an interesting story yesterday by Andrea Howe that began:PRINCETON-A special judge's latest order in a...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, April 12, 2005

Saturday, March 05, 2005

Ind. Decisions - Doctor must pay in bullying case

"Doctor must pay in bullying case: Heart surgeon owes a former co-worker $325,000 to cover lost wages, jury says" is...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, March 05, 2005

Friday, January 14, 2005

Ind. Decisions - Councilmen regain seats: Judge says ouster of convicted officials relied on wrong statute

"Councilmen regain seats: Judge says ouster of convicted officials relied on wrong statute" is the headline to this story...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, January 14, 2005