October 19, 2012
Associated PressJustice Steven David must pass a yes or no vote in the Nov. 6 election to remain on the state's highest court. But opponents
want David ousted.
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October 18, 2012
Associated PressA federal lawsuit filed in New York claims Aspen Dental Management and the private equity firm that controls it illegally
operate dental clinics across the country. The company operates 29 offices in Indiana.
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October 18, 2012
Associated PressA judge has rejected Indiana's bid to throw out a union challenge to the state's right-to-work law.
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October 17, 2012
Cory SchoutenThe trustee in the Fair Finance bankruptcy case and his law firm have run up legal bills approaching $9 million, nearly double
the recoveries they've achieved to date for investors victimized by convicted fraudster Tim Durham.
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October 13, 2012
Scott OlsonIn what could be the largest antitrust settlement in U.S. history, the agreement would resolve dozens of lawsuits filed by
retailers against Visa Inc., MasterCard Inc. and the banks that issue their credit cards.
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October 13, 2012
Greg AndrewsA federal judge in June granted preliminary approval to a deal under which WellPoint Inc. would pay $90 million to settle
a lawsuit charging it undercompensated policyholders when it converted into a public company in 2001.
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October 12, 2012
Jennifer Nelson / The Indiana LawyerA federal judge in Indianapolis has ruled in favor of Andy Mohr Truck Center in two lawsuits stemming from a broken business
relationship between the dealer and Volvo Trucks North America.
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October 9, 2012
Chris O'MalleyA federal lawsuit seeking class-action status alleges that Angie’s List automatically renews members' subscriptions
at a higher rate than they’re led to believe, under what it calls a “systematic and repeated breach of its membership
agreement.”
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October 6, 2012
Greg AndrewsA judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by Irwin Financial Corp.'s bankruptcy trustee, saying the only party with the right
to bring suit was the bank’s receiver, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. It didn't do so by last month's deadline.
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October 6, 2012
Part of former Borders bookstore space is marketing opportunity for Greensburg-based bank. The other half could be turned
into lobby for Barnes & Thornburg.
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October 4, 2012
Scott OlsonRoyal Spa CEO Robert Dapper won a small judgment against ex-employee Kevin Roessler, and had a complaint and counterclaim
containing sexually explicit charges against him dismissed.
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October 3, 2012
Dan HumanThe Marion County Prosecutor’s Office has filed criminal charges against six people it says were part of a metal theft
ring that targeted vacant commercial buildings in Indianapolis and Anderson.
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October 2, 2012
Scott OlsonThe Indianapolis Airport Authority is asking a judge to reconsider his decision that paves the way for a Cincinnati-based
developer to build a 2,000-space parking lot near the airport.
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October 2, 2012
The unsuccessful lawsuit filed by a subsidiary of Belgium-based Bayer Bioscience claimed that insect-resistant corn products
from affiliates of Dow AgroSciences violated two of its patents.
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September 28, 2012
The lawsuit, filed in December 2010 by Bayer CropScience SA, charged that Indianapolis-based Dow AgroSciences' herbicide-tolerance
technology infringed one of its patents.
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September 27, 2012
Associated PressFederal and state prosecutors have collected more than $30 billion from drug companies for alleged fraud and illegal marketing
over the last 20 years, according to a new report by consumer advocacy group Public Citizen.
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September 27, 2012
Scott OlsonA former senior project engineer at Rolls-Royce's Indianapolis plant accused the company of selling parts to the government
that it knew did not meet contractual specifications.
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September 26, 2012
IBJ StaffA husband and wife who operated numerous daycare centers in the Indianapolis area have been indicted for allegedly scheming
to defraud the government of possibly millions of dollars.
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September 26, 2012
Associated PressA federal judge has set a November sentencing for Indiana financier Tim Durham and two business associates convicted of swindling
thousands of investors out of more than $200 million.
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September 26, 2012
Anthony SchoettleA District Court in Indiana this week ruled that Steak n Shake in 2009 breached its $4.36 million contract with its former
advertising agency, Georgia-based Varnson Group.
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September 26, 2012
Scott OlsonThe SEC’s complaint accuses three people of committing securities fraud by spending investor funds on luxury automobiles,
a motorcycle, a 30-foot boat, college tuition, home renovations, a wedding and a honeymoon in St. Lucia.
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September 26, 2012
Bloomberg NewsThe chain-restaurant operator that owns Indianapolis-based Steak n Shake has agreed to pay $850,000 to settle procedural antitrust
violations stemming from its purchase of shares in Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc.
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September 25, 2012
Associated PressMore than 37,000 Indiana borrowers who lost homes to foreclosure soon will receive claim forms for payments under the national
mortgage settlement.
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September 25, 2012
Associated PressVectren Corp. has agreed to pay $75,000 in penalties and take other steps in response to a natural gas explosion that destroyed
a southern Indiana home and injured five people.
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September 24, 2012
Scott OlsonRichard Kammen and Dorie Maryan, who are representing William F. Conour, will ask a federal judge Thursday to be removed from
the case, at the request of Conour, citing a strained relationship.
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Can IBJ please stop referring to this property as "Kessler Mansion"? What a ridiculous title for the biggest, bloated, blight in our city. It's not a mansion. At best, it's an ideal site to shoot low-budget porn. Ahhh! Another business use!
Its stories like these that prove that a Ball State diploma is worth less than the paper that its printed on. A real institution of higher learning would have taken care of this long ago. No way should this crap be taught in a SCIENCE class.
It is such a shame that King Ballard has made Indianapolis into Chicago south with all of the rampant corruption.
How many of these 1,259 bills were actually heard and voted on on the floor vs how many were shot down in committee?
When a an arrogant young guy with essentially no experience and no qualifications for the job, was dropped into an Administrator position out of nowhere by his "mentor" in the Mayor's office things seemed fishy. Sometimes things are what they seem.