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.
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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.
Gorsuch silent as divided Supreme Court spars over union fees
Members of the U.S. Supreme Court clashed sharply Monday over the right of public-sector workers to refuse to pay union fees, while the justice who will cast the deciding vote kept silent during an hour-long argument.
Pitino: Louisville should consider legal action against NCAA
Former University of Louisville coach Rick Pitino said the school should sue the Indianapolis-based NCAA after the governing body stripped the Cardinals of their 2013 men's national basketball title after a sex scandal.
Three Marion County judges retiring at end of 2018
Seventeen other judges are scheduled for a new process for selecting and retaining Indianapolis judges that gets under way next month.
Judge rules in favor of Emmis in sexual harassment lawsuit
Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson found that former employee Kristine Esser Slentz "failed to demonstrate that the alleged harassment was severe or pervasive enough to rise to the level of a hostile work environment.”
Bloomington police face criticism for armored truck purchase
Opponents argue that the vehicle will militarize the college town’s police force.
Bookkeeper accused of stealing from employer agrees to plead guilty
Federal prosecutors say the woman stole more than $315,000 over two years from a family-owned Franklin construction company.
Indiana Supreme Court: Lake Michigan shoreline open to all
The Indiana Supreme Court has ruled in a landmark decision that Lake Michigan's shoreline is open to all, and adjacent property owners can't exercise exclusive control of the beach between their homes and the water.
Fishers set to pay $15.7M to take over Geist property for park
The new price was determined in an eminent domain proceeding after owners turned down a much smaller offer for the 70-acre property.
Bassoonist settles age-discrimination lawsuit against symphony
Bassoonist John Wetherill, 63, alleged years of age discrimination and harassment by Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra conductor Krzysztof Urbanski, and said ISO leadership knowingly allowed it to occur.
Circle Centre owner suing Cinnabon franchisee for unpaid rent, again
The owner of Circle Centre has sued the franchisee at least twice before. The sweet pastry purveyor then signed a 10-year lease extension in 2016.
Enron fraudster to speak at investment forum in Carmel
Former Enron CFO Andy Fastow, who was sentenced to six years in prison for his role in the Enron scandal, is expected to tell local financial analysts how the fraud unfolded and what he learned from the experience.
Judge orders ex-CEO to pay nearly $850K in Veros Ponzi scheme
A former finance company chief with a history of securities law violations has been ordered to pay almost $850,000 in connection with the sale of shady securities based on farm loans.
Council members, ex-clerk file lawsuit against Clay over staff firings
Eight members of the Indianapolis City-County Council and fired council clerk NaTrina DeBow on Thursday sued embattled council President Stephen Clay and asked the court to grant a temporary restraining order.
Prosecutor criticizes Trump for politicizing death of Colts player
Marion County Prosecutor Terry Curry, a Democrat, blasted President Donald Trump on Wednesday for tweeting about the case of a suspect who’d been deported from the country and charged in a drunken crash that killed linebacker Edwin Jackson and another man.
Gymnastics scandal has repercussions beyond doctor’s prison sentences
The worst sex-abuse case in sports history ended Monday with a third long prison sentence for Larry Nassar, but investigations involving USA Gymnastics, Michigan State University and the NCAA could go on for years.
Nassar receives third prison sentence after latest trial for molesting young athletes
The former sports doctor whose serial sexual abuse of girls and young women has shaken the gymnastics world was sentenced Monday to a third prison term—this one 40 to 125 years—for molesting athletes at a Michigan gymnastics club.
Co-conspirator in bribery scheme aims to avoid slammer
With the help of friends and family who wrote letters in his support, the first defendant avoided prison time. The second, who's also casting himself as a model citizen who exercised bad judgment, is hoping for the same outcome.
Emmert defends NCAA effort to address campus sexual assaults
A day after a report suggested the NCAA could have years ago looked into problems at Michigan State, President Mark Emmert said sexual assault allegations against Spartans athletes in 2010 were "widely reported" and already being investigated.