Indiana Tech law school plan receives go-ahead
Indiana Tech officials expect the law school to have 100 students when it opens in the fall of 2013 and grow to about 360 students when it's in full operation. It will be the fifth one in the state.
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Judge slaps down attorneys behind ITT fraud lawsuit
Judge Tanya Walton Pratt late last month granted ITT’s motion for attorney’s fees and sanctions against Mississippi attorney Timothy Matusheski, as well as two law firms that worked with him on the case—Motley Rice LLC in Los Angeles and Plews Shadley Racher & Braun LLP in Indianapolis.
Judge rejects Durham motion to throw out indictment
The ruling by federal Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson is a big setback for Durham and his attorney, John Tompkins, who in court papers had alleged “outrageous government misconduct.”
Supporters defend Indiana voucher law in court briefs
Striking down Indiana's school voucher program because some schools are affiliated with churches would amount to unnecessary government interference into religion, the law's supporters argue in court documents.
Federal suit intensifies horse-racing dispute
Former car dealer Ed Martin Jr., already banned from state horse racing tracks, is accusing the Indiana Horse Racing Commission of violating his civil rights and trespassing on his Florida thoroughbred farm during an investigation it launched against him.
Preferred-shareholder group sues Emmis over restructuring
A group of Emmis Communications Corp. preferred shareholders, unhappy with a company proposal that would strip them of their right to collect millions of dollars in dividends, filed a lawsuit against the Indianapolis media firm Monday to try to prevent the move.
Fortune Industries shareholder seeks to stop proposed sale
A shareholder of Indianapolis-based Fortune Industries Inc. has filed suit against the public company and its top executives, seeking class-action status on behalf of shareholders who want to stop a transaction that would take it private.
Tour manager may be key to stage collapse lawsuits
The tour manager who was widely credited with saving the lives of country duo Sugarland before a deadly stage collapse at last summer's Indiana State Fair has become a central focus of lawyers seeking millions in damages for the families of seven people who died and dozens who were injured.
Attorney: Band depositions continue on collapse
An attorney for some Indiana State Fair stage-collapse victims says Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush of country duo Sugarland maintain they left decisions about whether concerts would proceed up to their tour manager.
Faulty stage, lack of emergency plan played roles in disaster
The stage rigging that collapsed and killed seven people at the Indiana State Fair last summer did not meet industry safety standards and the tragedy was compounded by the absence of a fully developed emergency plan, investigators concluded.
State asks judge to uphold Indiana immigration law
State attorneys say the ACLU is exaggerating the powers Indiana's new immigration law gives to local police in an effort to persuade a federal judge to throw out parts of the law.
Australian Gold sues to protect product name
Australian Gold LLC, the tanning salon products company led by Steve and Tomisue Hilbert, is in a trademark dispute with a Boston-based online retailer over the trade name Rue La La.
Andy Mohr target of Volvo Trucks lawsuit
A division of the Swedish automaker claims in a federal suit that local car dealer Andy Mohr failed to deliver on several promises after securing a five-year contract to sell Volvo trucks. An attorney for Mohr counters that Volvo is at fault and said Mohr plans his own lawsuit.
Hauke receiver files suit to recover $600K from Arizona investor
Attorney William Wendling will try to collect $1 million to $2 million from a handful of investors in Samex Capital Ponzi scheme.
Former Mike’s Carwash partner seeking $30M
Jerry Dahm is asking a Hamilton Superior Court judge to force the two owners of the company to buy his stake in its real estate arm for more than $26.2 million, on top of another $3.3 million he wants from his share in the car wash chain. The two owners already have agreed to pay him $17.1 million.
Ex-Rose-Hulman professor named interim state ACLU chief
Frank Young replaces Gilbert Holmes, who was director from 2008 until his retirement on March 31.
Union says right-to-work law violates free speech
Union attorneys are using a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that gave corporations and unions the green light to spend unlimited sums of cash on campaign ads as part of a legal effort to overturn Indiana's new right-to-work law.
Ice Miller lawyer contributes far and wide
Melissa Proffitt Reese joined Ice Miller LLP straight out of law school, and has spent the next three decades juggling an employee-benefits practice there with a whirlwind schedule of community involvement.
Would-be philanthropist sentenced in check-fraud case
A 70-year-old Trafalgar man who made empty promises of multimillion-dollar gifts to local cultural institutions was sentenced to six years of probation Thursday morning in an unrelated check-fraud case.
Emmis sues Hungary for political interference in radio bids
Hungary is being sued for political interference in awarding radio licenses, renewing doubts over press freedoms in the nation as the government tries to convince the European Union that it respects media independence.