Law

Eli Lilly's top lawyer to retire at end of year

August 31, 2012
Associated Press
Indianapolis-based drugmaker Eli Lilly and Co. said Thursday its general counsel, Robert Armitage, will retire at the end of the year and be replaced by deputy general counsel Michael Harrington.
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Drug company makes $181M settlement with states

August 30, 2012
Associated Press
Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc. and parent company Johnson & Johnson on Thursday announced a $181 million settlement with 36 states, including Indiana, and the District of Columbia over charges of marketing anti-psychotic drugs for non-approved uses.
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Records for 55,000 patients stolen from oncology group

August 28, 2012
 IBJ Staff
The Cancer Care Group in Indianapolis said a laptop computer bag containing private information on as many as 55,000 patients has been stolen.
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Fortune Industries shareholder drops suit against company

August 27, 2012
Scott Olson
Mark Haagen had sought class-action status on behalf of certain shareholders, charging that the price offered in a proposed sale for each share in the company is too low. Haagen voluntarily dismissed the suit.
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Faction turns on trustee in Eastern Livestock bankruptcyRestricted Content

August 25, 2012
Greg Andrews
Things have suddenly taken an ugly turn for veteran Indianapolis attorney Jim Knauer and his legal advisers at Faegre Baker Daniels, who are under attack by parties that want them bounced from the massive bankruptcy case for Eastern Livestock Inc.
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Some see troubles with Indiana's second-chance law

August 24, 2012
Associated Press
Indiana lawmakers are discovering there are challenges in implementing a new state law designed to give people a chance to have old low-level criminal conviction records sealed by a judge.
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Steak n Shake loses appeal over franchisee’s pricing

August 24, 2012
Indiana Lawyer Staff
A longtime Steak n Shake franchisee who sued the chain after it insisted on setting prices for menu items prevailed again Friday as the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed an Illinois federal court’s ruling in the franchisee’s favor.
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Ex-Countrymark CEO denied early prison release

August 23, 2012
Scott Olson
David Swanson had argued that his lawyers were derelict in not seeking a mistrial stemming from his 2002 conviction on wire fraud, money laundering and tax evasion charges. A federal appeals court on Wednesday affirmed his 12-year sentence.
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Former Eiteljorg director suing museum for overtime pay

August 23, 2012
Scott Olson
Former merchandising director Judy McElfresh claims the museum failed to pay her for working more than 1,000 hours of overtime. Her suit seeks at least $75,000 in damages.
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Former Durham exec ordered to pay $30,000

August 22, 2012
Scott Olson
Former Obsidian Enterprises Inc. President Terry Whitesell will pay the amount as part of a settlement agreement. A bankruptcy trustee representing investors of Fair Finance Co., owned by convicted financier Tim Durham, had sought more than $225,000 from Whitesell.
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Don Marsh fighting to keep jury from learning he took FifthRestricted Content

August 18, 2012
Greg Andrews
Attorneys for Don Marsh are trying to ensure that his refusal to answer questions during a 2010 deposition doesn’t come back to haunt him when Marsh Supermarkets' lawsuit against him goes to trial in October.
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AT&T technicians file lawsuit over lunch policy

August 17, 2012
Chris O'Malley
Eleven AT&T technicians have filed a federal lawsuit seeking class-action status to collect unpaid wages and overtime, alleging the company compels them to work during unpaid lunch breaks. The suit seeks to represent 1,300 AT&T technicians in Indiana.
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Stage company rejects Indiana State Fair settlement deal

August 15, 2012
Associated Press
The owner of the stage that collapsed at Indiana's State Fair last year and killed seven people rejected a settlement plan Wednesday that would have protected the state from further legal action and paid victims an additional $7.2 million.
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In-house lawyers gain more respectRestricted Content

August 11, 2012
Scott Olson
Prestige rising along with greater workload, national study shows.
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Indianapolis law firms ratchet up marketing to womenRestricted Content

August 11, 2012
It’s out with sporting events and in with fashion shows as firms try to make female clients feel more welcome.
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Search for next Indiana high court justice narrowed to three

August 9, 2012
Associated Press, Indiana Lawyer Staff
Hamilton Superior Judge Steve Nation, Tippecanoe Superior Judge Loretta Rush and Indianapolis attorney Geoffrey Slaughter were chosen Wednesday by the  Indiana Judicial Nominating Commission.
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Fair victim settlement shields Indiana from company

August 7, 2012
Associated Press
Indiana lawmakers presented their decision to offer an additional $6 million to victims of a deadly stage collapse at last year's state fair as a way to help those who weren't adequately compensated by its first settlement. But buried in the legislation was a clause protecting the state from having to pay even more.
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Dickson sworn in as Indiana's new chief justice

August 6, 2012
Associated Press
Longtime Indiana Supreme Court Justice Brent Dickson has been formally sworn in as the state's first new chief justice since 1987.
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Couple works to bring good from wedding day crash

August 6, 2012
Associated Press
Tom and Lauren Hanley's wedding day turned tragic two years ago when a traffic accident killed a groomsman and injured others in their bridal party. The Indianapolis couple is now using some of their settlement in a lawsuit from the crash to support a mutual passion.
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Most Indiana fair stage-collapse victims accept settlement

August 2, 2012
Associated Press
Most victims of a deadly stage collapse at the Indiana State Fair have agreed to accept shares of a $13.2 million settlement offer from the state and two private companies, the state attorney general's office said Thursday.
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Deadline arrives for Indiana fair disaster claims

August 1, 2012
Associated Press
Victims of the deadly stage collapse at the Indiana State Fair faced a Wednesday deadline to make claims against a $13.2 million settlement offer from the state and two private companies, but it could be weeks before they learn their share of the money and even whether the deal will go forward.
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Indiana backs off defense of new immigration law

July 31, 2012
Associated Press
The state attorney general's office said Tuesday that it no longer will defend most of the disputed portions of Indiana's new immigration law, as they were rendered invalid when the U.S. Supreme Court struck down similar parts of an Arizona law in June.
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Emmis shareholders fight bylaw changes on dividends

July 31, 2012
 IBJ Staff and Bloomberg News
Investors asked U.S. District Judge Sarah Evans Barker in Indianapolis for an order blocking a special meeting at which Emmis shareholders will be asked to approve bylaw changes wiping out more than $34 million in accrued and unpaid preferred stock dividends.
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Judge won't dismiss charge against ex-utility boss

July 31, 2012
Associated Press
A judge has refused to dismiss an official misconduct charge against Indiana's former top utility regulator, David Lott Hardy.
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Local attorney facing fraud charges released from jail

July 31, 2012
Scott Olson
Lawyer William F. Conour had been held in a Decatur County Jail since July 25 on a contempt of court charge until a judge on Monday ordered his release. Conour is accused of defrauding clients of $2.5 million.
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