Indiana high court: Causes of death are public record
The Indiana Supreme Court has ruled that causes of death are public records and must be available at county levels.
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Police recommend charges against Elwood mayor
A prosecutor says state police investigators have recommended that criminal charges be filed against a central Indiana mayor over the spending of campaign money for personal expenses.
Indianapolis again says proposals for justice complex not public
A representative of Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard told Marion County judges Monday that the request for proposals the city issued to three teams competing to design, finance and construct a criminal justice facility is not a document the public can see.
Lilly partner ordered to pay more than $2M to ex-Actos user
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. was ordered by a jury to pay more than $2 million to a woman who claimed the company’s Actos diabetes medicine caused her bladder cancer, in the latest of thousands of lawsuits involving the drug to go to trial.
HDG Mansur owner files Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Harold Garrison filed the reorganization just as a trial was set to begin Monday over a $5.8 million judgment.
Supreme Court rejects appeal from Indiana on gay marriage
Justices turned away appeals from five states including Indiana seeking to prohibit same-sex marriage. The court’s order immediately ends delays on such marriages in those states but leaves the Constitutional question hanging.
Indiana teenager faces charges in hacking ring
Austin Alcala, 18, of McCordsville is one of several gaming enthusiasts accused of hacking into a U.S. Army computer network while targeting Microsoft and several video game developers.
Lilly partner accused of putting Actos profit ahead of safety
Executives knew by 2004 that studies found links between Actos and cancer, and didn’t issue a warning until seven years later to protect billions of dollars in sales of the drug, attorney Michael Miller told a state-court jury in Philadelphia on Thursday.
New program aims to keep inmates from reoffending
The First Time Offender Program will convert the Plainfield Short Term Offender Program into the Heritage Trail Correctional Facility and also offer addiction-recovery services, family and social support, mentoring and behavioral change programs.
What if high court rejects gay marriage cases?
Almost everyone is calling for the Supreme Court to step in and make a decision on gay marriage, but not getting involved is a possibility. The issue was on the agenda when the justices met in private Monday to decide new cases to hear this term.
U.S. judge blocks Obamacare tax rule for non-exchange states
An Oklahoma federal judge dealt a blow to President Barack Obama’s health-care law, invalidating IRS rules aimed at making policies affordable for consumers around the country.
Former workers file suit against state lawmaker
A state lawmaker who was one of nine Republican state senators to vote against a right-to-work law two years ago is accused in a lawsuit of failing to pay his employees more than $220,000 in wages and other benefits.
The Interview Issue: Stanley Kahn
For more than 20 years, throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Stanley Kahn was synonymous with lawyer advertising, whether on television, radio or the back cover of the phone book.
The Interview Issue: Peter Rusthoven
Why the go-to attorney for Republicans and conservatives is a strict constructionist on the Constitution.
Second suit filed over Wal-Mart PCB contamination
The class-action suit seeks compensation for any worker injuries resulting from exposure to PCBs discovered in the retailer’s return center on the east side.
Tony Stewart won’t face charges in deadly crash
A grand jury has decided against charging NASCAR star Tony Stewart in the August death of driver Kevin Ward Jr. at a sprint car race in upstate New York. Officials said Ward was under the influence of marijuana that night "enough to impair judgment.”
Report: Indiana high court heard 80 cases in last year
The court's annual report says the justices were asked to review 995 cases. Eighty of those cases made it to oral arguments. The justices read thousands of pages of briefs before deciding which cases to hear.
State’s way of paying public defenders debated
The state pays the salaries of its judges and prosecutors, but public defenders are paid by counties that are only partially reimbursed for their costs—an approach that some including the executive director of the Indiana Public Defender Council want to see changed.
Angie’s List to pay $2.8M in membership-fee settlement
The settlement stems from a 2012 lawsuit alleging that the consumer-reviews firm renewed members at a higher rate than they were led to believe.
Court suspends ex-bar association treasurer’s license
The former treasurer for the Marion County Bar Association has been suspended from the practice of law for a minimum of two years for taking more than $9,100 from the organization.