Volatile malpractice fees frustrate doctors, hospitals
It’s been a roller-coaster ride for Indiana physicians and hospitals, with fees swinging wildly up and down in recent years to fund a state insurance program that helps pay malpractice awards.
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HDG Mansur examiner hopes to hit insurance jackpot
Bankruptcy examiner John Humphrey, who has been investigating potential claims against HDG Mansur founder Harold Garrison, is hoping for a big payout from the company's $5 million directors and officers liability insurance policy.
Feds reach $15M deal in suit over failed Indiana bank
Irwin Union Bank was one of a few Indiana bank casualties of the Great Recession. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., which sued three former officers in 2013, has reached a settlement with those defendants.
Marion County seeks to relieve jail’s overcrowding problem
The overcrowding problem at the Marion County Jail stems from rising violent crime in Indianapolis and a state law that sends low-level offenders from state prisons to county jails, according to county officials.
Former Park Tudor coach faces July sentencing date
As expected, a former Indianapolis high school boys' basketball coach has pleaded guilty to trying to entice a 15-year-old student to have sex with him.
Pittman family properties in $2.4M estate could be auctioned
Heart surgeon John Pittman’s offspring have been feuding in court since September about how to handle real estate in Carmel and Zionsville.
State seeks new judge after surprise ruling in IBM case
Lawyers representing the state in its ongoing lawsuit against IBM over a canceled $1.3 billion welfare privatization contract have asked for a new judge in the case and moved to void his latest ruling.
Indianapolis attorney chosen to fill Indiana Supreme Court vacancy
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence has chosen Indianapolis attorney Geoffrey G. Slaughter to fill a vacancy on the state Supreme Court.
Judge awards ex-Lilly manager $500,000 after lawsuit
A federal judge made the award to Lilly’s former executive director of human resources, who quit for health reasons and was later dropped from the company’s extended disability plan.
Program seeks to help Marion County Jail inmates find work
The program offers jail inmates job training, resume development, practice for interviewing and other employment services before they get released.
Background checks for guns climb dramatically in Indiana
Indiana is on a pace to shatter last year's record of more than 1 million background checks.
Republic seeks to escape bankruptcy with Delta deal
A bankruptcy judge in New York has approved a settlement that allows the Indianapolis-based airline contractor to set more favorable terms with Delta Air Lines, one of its biggest customers.
Lawsuit: Ex-IU med school official says he was sexually harassed
A former administrator at the Indiana University School of Medicine says he was pressured to resign after complaining about a female administrator he claims sexually harassed him.
Former Park Tudor coach to plead guilty to enticement
A plea agreement filed Wednesday in Indianapolis federal court says former Indianapolis Park Tudor School coach Kyle Cox admitted the charge. Cox could be facing more than 10 years in prison.
University of Louisville students’ lawsuit against escort dismissed
A Louisville judge has dismissed a lawsuit by University of Louisville students filed against Katina Powell that said the escort’s book allegations of sex parties at the men’s basketball players’ dormitory had devalued their education.
Developer Alig avoids prison time with plea deal
Prominent Indianapolis developer Cornelius “Lee” Alig, who pleaded guilty to one count of theft and one count of securities fraud, received a four-year suspended sentence Monday morning and was ordered to repay victims $321,000.
Indiana to get $9.2M in drug discount case settlement
Drugmaker Pfizer Inc. agreed to pay a total of $785 million to resolve allegations that one of its companies didn't give Medicaid the same discounts it provided to private purchasers of the heartburn treatment Protonix.
Dickson’s 30-year tenure on Supreme Court celebrated
Members of Indiana’s legal community and state government gathered Friday to honor Indiana Justice Brent Dickson on his last day on the court.
Mainstreet Property sues state over nursing-home building ban
Carmel-based Mainstreet Property Group is suing the Indiana State Department of Health in a legal challenge to the state’s new moratorium on nursing homes and transitional care properties.
Indiana Supreme Court: Fortville cannot annex land
The Indiana Supreme Court upheld a trial court’s decision Thursday that evidence did not support the town of Fortville’s contention that it needed the land it wanted to voluntarily annex in the near future.