August 31, 2012
Associated PressIndianapolis-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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August 30, 2012
Associated PressJanssen 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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August 28, 2012
IBJ StaffThe 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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August 27, 2012
Scott OlsonMark 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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August 25, 2012
Greg AndrewsThings 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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August 24, 2012
Associated PressIndiana 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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August 24, 2012
Indiana Lawyer StaffA 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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August 23, 2012
Scott OlsonDavid 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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August 23, 2012
Scott OlsonFormer 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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August 22, 2012
Scott OlsonFormer 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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August 18, 2012
Greg AndrewsAttorneys 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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August 17, 2012
Chris O'MalleyEleven 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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August 15, 2012
Associated PressThe 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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August 11, 2012
Scott OlsonPrestige rising along with greater workload, national study shows.
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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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August 9, 2012
Associated Press, Indiana Lawyer StaffHamilton 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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August 7, 2012
Associated PressIndiana 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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August 6, 2012
Associated PressLongtime 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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August 6, 2012
Associated PressTom 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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August 2, 2012
Associated PressMost 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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August 1, 2012
Associated PressVictims 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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July 31, 2012
Associated PressThe 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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July 31, 2012
IBJ Staff and Bloomberg NewsInvestors 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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July 31, 2012
Associated PressA judge has refused to dismiss an official misconduct charge against Indiana's former top utility regulator, David Lott
Hardy.
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July 31, 2012
Scott OlsonLawyer 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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Laura-the festivals and tastings are free. What does is strengthen the sense of community with activities. What are those empty lots doing for the Village? it's sad you can't see the good that this progress can do for the area. No one is requiring anyone to shop there. I guess you'd rather see a Dollar store move in or no, we'd rather see the property stand empty b/c change is out of the question.
Read down to the part about Brizzi. Someone needs to subpoena his "purchases" of Red RockPictures and Cellstar and his corresponding bank records, I mean c'mon, I'd like to see his alcohol usage records, too. http://diana-vice.blogspot.com/2011_01_01_archive.html
Wonder if my neighborhood can advertise our "retention" pond and act like it is a beach too?
a new record at the '11 salebration until they realized that it was a futile effort to get their crapwagon moter and crapwagon car up speed. And then they just quietly slunk off into the night and never spoke of it again. Nothing to see here folks.
millions for putting a company's bumper sticker on one of its Lolas. But you gotta take what you can get.