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Analysis: Simon factions make peace as tax hike looms
December 14, 2012
Cory SchoutenWidow Bren Simon and her stepchildren finally managed to settle a long legal battle over the estate of mall magnate Melvin
Simon. The goal that appears to have united the survivors: Reducing Uncle Sam's take of a fortune that has swelled to nearly
$3 billion.
MoreIndiana Supreme Court considers punitive damage cap
December 13, 2012
Associated PressA top state attorney defended Indiana's punitive damages law Thursday against claims that it renders trials meaningless
by forcing judges to reduce awards in lawsuits without telling jurors.
MoreSettlement ends bitter battle over Mel Simon estate
December 12, 2012
Cory SchoutenA long, contentious family battle over the $2 billion estate of the late shopping mall tycoon Melvin Simon has ended with
a confidential settlement.
MoreWorkers settle employment lawsuit against local hotels
December 12, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinSixteen current and former Indianapolis hotel workers have settled their union-backed lawsuit that alleged employment violations
by nine area hotels and Atlanta-based Hospitality Staffing Solutions, a subcontractor that employs many hotel workers.
MoreMichigan becomes latest right-to-work state
December 11, 2012
Associated PressMichigan lawmakers gave final approval Tuesday to right-to-work legislation, dealing a devastating and once-unthinkable defeat
to organized labor in a state that has been a cradle of the movement for generations.
MoreHousing group sues Buckingham over apartment accessibility
December 11, 2012
Scott OlsonThe National Fair Housing Alliance alleges in a lawsuit that four of the local apartment developer's properties violate Fair
Housing Act accessibility requirements.
MoreBlood drawn from cop after crash OK for trial
December 10, 2012
Associated PressThe Indiana Supreme Court on Monday let stand a ruling saying blood was drawn properly from an allegedly intoxicated Indianapolis
police officer after a 2010 fatal crash. But the officer's attorney said it's uncertain whether the evidence can be
introduced at trial.
MoreIndiana court hears Duke Energy ice storm case
December 10, 2012
Associated PressAn attorney for Duke Energy Corp. urged the Indiana Court of Appeals on Monday to reverse a state regulatory panel's decision
blocking the company's attempt to pass onto its customers the cost of damages it incurred during a 2009 ice storm.
MoreCourt dismisses paper's appeal over online comments
December 10, 2012
Associated PressThe state Court of Appeals has dismissed The Indianapolis Star's appeal of a local judge's order requiring
it to identify a person who made anonymous comments on its website that a former chief executive of Junior Achievement of
Central Indiana contends were defamatory.
MoreTrustee settles for $3.5M with former Fair Finance owner
December 7, 2012
Scott OlsonDonald R. Fair, the former owner of Fair Finance Co. who sold the business to fraudsters Tim Durham and James Cochran, agreed
to the settlement Thursday.
MoreJudge orders new venue for officer in fatal crash
December 6, 2012
Associated PressMarion County Judge Grant Hawkins said the case surrounding David Bisard had generated too much publicity for him to get a
fair trial in central Indiana.
MoreFeds say Indy company ran auto lien scheme
December 5, 2012
Associated PressAn Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles employee and two others have been charged with stealing cars from banks by filing fake
mechanic's liens.
MoreSuccessful Durham appeal unlikely, outside lawyers say
December 3, 2012
Scott OlsonLocal criminal defense lawyers who tracked the trial of Tim Durham and his accomplices say chances are slim that they would
prevail on appeal. One said Durham would have a better chance of winning the lottery.
MoreDurham gets 50 years for fraud scheme
November 30, 2012
Greg Andrews, Scott Olson, Cory SchoutenFormer Indianapolis businessman Tim Durham was sentenced to 50 years in prison for running a Ponzi scheme that led to the
collapse of Fair Finance, costing thousands of investors $250 million. Accomplices Jim Cochran and Rick Snow received 25 years
and 10 years, respectively.
MoreLive tweets from Durham sentencing
November 30, 2012
Cory SchoutenIBJ provided ongoing updates from the courthouse where Ponzi schemer Tim Durham and two accomplices were sentenced
Friday afternoon.
MoreFraud victims detail losses before Durham's sentencing
November 30, 2012
Scott OlsonA 74-year-old former nun who cares for young children to earn a living after being swindled out of her life savings and a
woman whose father lost $170,000 in proceeds from the sale of his farm testified against Tim Durham and his two fraud accomplices
Friday morning.
MoreDurham fate rests in judge's hands
November 29, 2012
Cory SchoutenConvicted Ponzi schemer Tim Durham and two accomplices will find out Friday whether they will spend the rest of their lives
in prison.
MorePence appoints veteran Indiana aide chief counsel
November 28, 2012
Associated PressIndiana Gov.-elect Mike Pence announced Wednesday that Mark Ahearn would serve as his general counsel. Ahearn comes from the
Indiana Department of Transportation and previously worked for Pence and former Sen. Dan Quayle in Congress.
MoreChurch's fate in judge's hands after insurance scheme sours
November 28, 2012
Cory SchoutenA federal judge will determine whether an Anderson church can exit bankruptcy with a lighter debt load, over objections from
its bank lender, after a church scheme to profit by selling life insurance on its elderly members failed.
MoreIndiana police leader says he'd legalize marijuana
November 27, 2012
Associated PressThe head of the Indiana State Police is telling lawmakers he would legalize and tax marijuana if it were up to him.
MoreProsecutors: Durham, accomplices deserve life sentences
November 27, 2012
Scott OlsonSaying their crimes were "as serious as any financial fraud crime ever committed," federal prosecutors re-emphasized Monday
their recommendation that Ponzi schemer Tim Durham and his two accomplices deserve to spend the rest of their lives in prison.
MoreSupreme Court ponders definition of work supervisor
November 27, 2012
Associated Press, Indiana Lawyer StaffThe Supreme Court, in response to an Indiana case, may make a final decision on whether to draw a legal line between work
colleagues and work managers, at least when it comes to harassment and retaliation claims.
MoreDurham asks court for five-year sentence
November 26, 2012
Scott OlsonConvicted Ponzi schemer Tim Durham is requesting a much shorter prison stay than the life sentence federal prosecutors want
him to serve. The convicted Ponzi schemer and two associates are set to be sentenced Friday.
MorePliant Ohio regulators helped clear path for Durham's fraud
November 24, 2012
Greg AndrewsThe Ohio Division of Securities allowed Fair Finance to register investment certificates even after the company stopped providing
audited financials and Tim Durham drained more than $100 million from the firm through insider loans.
MoreInsurance customer lawsuits dog CNO
November 24, 2012
Chris O'MalleyCNO Financial Group appears to have wrapped its arms around the cost of settling a trio of consumer lawsuits involving life
insurance rate hikes, but it’s not out of the woods yet.
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