JONES: Patent reform is mixed bag for life sciences companies
For Indiana’s life sciences sector, the change both raises hopes and creates challenges for continued growth.
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Central Indiana district hires law firm to defend bus fee
The Franklin Township board voted 3-2 Monday night to fight a parent lawsuit aimed at forcing the district to restore free school bus service.
East Chicago casino pit manager charged with theft
Edward Rau III of Munster is accused of defrauding the Ameristar Casino by ordering dealers to give chips to a Chicago man who would cash them in and split the money with Rau.
Emmis sues ex-director, alleges he leaked information
Indianapolis-based Emmis Communications Corp. sued a former board member Friday, claiming he leaked information that caused a major holder of preferred stock to drop plans to resell those shares back to the company.
Simon widow loses another battle in estate fight
The Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Bren Simon doesn’t have legal standing to challenge a judge’s decision not to recuse himself from overseeing the court fight over her late husband Melvin’s $2 billion estate.
Central Indiana district plans to keep school-bus fee
Leaders of the Franklin Township district in suburban Indianapolis say they don't intend to restore free school-bus service unless courts order them to do so.
Area school district claims fraud by ex-superintendent
The lawsuit filed in Marion County court by the Wayne Township school district says Terry Thompson deceived school board members into approving more salary and compensation than he knew they would approve in contract negotiations.
Employees sue Finish Line over manager’s secret camera use
Indianapolis-based retailer Finish Line is fighting a lawsuit by five women who say their former store manager secretly recorded them in the bathroom and dressing room.
U.S. high court takes Indianapolis sewer case
The Supreme Court of the United States agreed Monday to review a case that questions whether the city of Indianapolis violated the U.S. Constitution in how it handled refunds for residents who paid assessments on local sewer projects.
Anderson mayor countersues over discrimination suit
A central Indiana mayor has countersued a city employee, claiming that she made false statements of sexual discrimination in order to make the mayor look bad.
Lilly files suit over flea medication sales from Australia
The Indianapolis-based pharmaceutical firm claims an Australian veterinary clinic is infringing on its Comfortis flea medication’s trademark by reselling it to U.S. consumers online.
Townsend’s artifact collection to be auctioned
Items from one of the world’s largest collections of prehistoric Native American artifacts, assembled by late Indianapolis attorney Earl Townsend Jr., will go to auction Dec. 3.
Indiana attorney general: School bus fees illegal
Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller says in a legal opinion that it's unconstitutional for school districts to end free school bus service by turning transportation over to outside agencies.
Simon sues state over sales-tax loophole for Amazon.com
Simon Property Group Inc. has filed suit against the Indiana Department of Revenue in an attempt to force the state to collect sales taxes from Amazon.com Inc.
Lilly hid Zyprexa’s diabetes risks, family’s lawyer argues
Eli Lilly and Co. hid the diabetes risks of Zyprexa to protect sales, a lawyer for the family of a 20-year-old patient who died while taking the medicine told a jury in the first case to go to trial over the drug. The attorney asked jurors to award the family $40 million in compensatory damages.
Indiana Fair stage collapse legal claims reach 100
The deadline for victims of the deadly Indiana State Fair stage collapse to file legal claims with the state has passed, and officials say they're close to figuring out how much to pay each victim out of the allotted $5 million.
Indiana AG to testify against cell phone bill
The bill being considered in the U.S. House would allow telemarketers and debt collectors to start dialing residents' cell phones and, if approved, would override Indiana's "Do Not Call" law and lead to a flood of robocalls, Greg Zoeller said.
Lilly loses British Supreme Court ruling over gene patent
The British Supreme Court ruled in favor of Human Genome Sciences Inc. in its dispute with Eli Lilly and Co. over the validity of a patent for a gene sequence that could be used to treat people with immune diseases.
Indiana school district that ended bus routes faces lawsuit
An Indianapolis parent is suing Franklin Township schools over its decision to stop running school buses. The district this summer sold its buses to an education cooperative that now charges for transportation.
Not following directions could bite local hospital
Indianapolis-based Westview Hospital might be on the hook for $160,000 because its advisers used a fax machine to tell Lehman Brothers it was canceling a financial agreement.