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NCAA navigates difficult territory with sexual assault policy
The NCAA is being pushed to put rules in place that would ban former offenders from competing in college athletics and sanction schools that fail to weed out potential predators. That would mean stepping into complicated territory.
NCAA headed to another trial over pay-for-play rules
A federal judge in Oakland, California, on Wednesday refused a request from the Indianapolis-based NCAA to throw out the case and scheduled a trial.
Fishers renews $240K deal with Senate candidate’s wife
Unlike many government contract attorneys who are paid by the hour or project, Jennifer Messer receives the same $20,000 monthly check from Fishers regardless of how much she works.
Local tax business accused of filing fraudulent returns in federal suit
The U.S. Department of Justice is accusing a tax preparation business with two locations in Indianapolis of reporting false information on federal income tax returns. It is seeking to shut down the business.
Hendricks Regional, Hall Render face $50M lawsuit over failed deal
A lawsuit against Hendricks Regional Health and the Indianapolis law firm alleges they used “malicious, oppressive, willful, wanton, and/or reckless conduct” in conspiring to squelch a competitor’s deal to operate 23 Indiana care facilities after Hendricks’ contract was terminated.
Tax office owner faces gun charge after self-defense shooting
Antonio Burse of Colbert/Ball Tax Service in Lawrence has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of 25-year-old Antonio Bertram of Indianapolis on March 6.
Man skipping out on tab leaves downtown restaurateur critically hurt
The attack that took place Tuesday afternoon at Acapulco Joe's, 365 N. Illinois St., left 57-year-old owner Grant Redmond unconscious with a blood clot on his brain that required surgery.
Indiana lawmakers put finishing touches on gun rights legislation
Law enforcement groups voiced serious concerns about the bill because license fees are a major source of funding for training, including active shooter response training.
Local attorney sentenced to six years in prison for immigration fraud
U.S. District Judge Jane E. Magnus-Stinson of the Southern District of Indiana also ordered the defendant to pay up to $750,000 in restitution to his victims.
Benesch closing Indy office; attorneys moving to another firm
The local office of Cleveland-based law firm Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP plans to close by the end of April. Nearly all of its attorneys are migrating to another firm in Indianapolis.
Greenwood firm ensnared in case involving Manning, Al Jazeera
A private-investigations firm hired by Peyton Manning’s lawyers is facing a broadcaster’s petition to turn over information it uncovered about a documentary.
Former stockbroker Buck to be sentenced in April
Thomas. J. Buck, a former top investment broker who was fired by the local office of Merrill Lynch in 2015 after nearly 34 years with the firm, is scheduled to be sentenced next month after pleading guilty in January to one count of securities fraud.
Dean of troubled Indiana law school set to resign
Valparaiso University School of Law Dean Andrea Lyon said she plans to resign from the troubled school, which last year acknowledged its future operations are uncertain.
Man, 20, sues Dick’s, Walmart over new gun policies
A 20-year-old man filed lawsuits Monday claiming Dick's Sporting Goods and Walmart discriminated against him when they refused to sell him a rifle because of his age.
Local investigation firm faces suit over evidence in Manning doping probe
The case involves a probe Phenix Investigations Inc. conducted in 2015 after former Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning and other star athletes were accused of using performance-enhancing drugs.
Olympic star Raisman files suit against USOC, USA Gymnastics
The suit by Aly Raisman alleges negligence by U.S. Olympic Committee and Indianapolis-based USA Gymnastics for failing to make sure appropriate protocols were followed in regard to monitoring serial sex offender Larry Nassar.
Weight-loss doctors accused of leeching millions from Anthem, other insurers
Two Los Angeles doctors allegedly used fraudulent studies to persuade people to get Lap-Band surgery for weight loss and duped insurers into helping to pay the bills in what U.S. prosecutors called a $250 million scheme.
Jury awards $1.9 million in case rising from Menard-Hilbert fight
The latest development in a longstanding legal battle between two business titans has resulted in a verdict against the leaders of the national home-improvement store chain Menards.
Appeals court: Anti-discrimination law covers sexual orientation
A federal appeals court in New York on Monday became the second in the country to declare that U.S. anti-discrimination law protects employees from being fired over their sexual orientation. The decision could set the stage for an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.