Judge orders Indiana to preserve fair stage wreckage
A judge says he will issue a temporary restraining order prohibiting the state from destroying any evidence from the deadly collapse of an Indiana State Fair stage.
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Court rules state overreached when it shut puppy mill
The state had seized and sold 240 dogs at business, citing $142,000 in unpaid taxes.
Wife of man killed in fair tragedy suing Indiana
Former Marion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi, who is representing the family of Glenn Goodrich, said the family has filed a tort claim notice against the state regarding intent to file a lawsuit.
Lawsuits filed for Indiana stage collapse victims
Two of what are expected to be many lawsuits were filed Friday on behalf of people injured when wind toppled a stage at the Indiana State Fair.
Judge nearly sends Durham back to halfway house
Magistrate Judge Kennard Foster said Durham should not continue living at his sister’s house or move back to his mansion because both are in foreclosure.
Ice Miller merging with smaller Ohio firm
The combined firm, which will operate as Ice Miller, will have 314 lawyers and 358 other professionals and staff.
Public safety official Mayes leaves post
Jonathan Mayes, an attorney who served just over a year as deputy public safety director under Frank Straub, has joined Bose McKinney & Evans' Labor and Employment Practice Group.
Probe: Investment adviser Hauke masked huge loss
Fishers investment manager Keenan Hauke suffered massive losses in his hedge fund seven years ago. Then, rather than fess up, he generated fake account statements for clients that showed money they didn’t really have and returns they hadn’t earned, state investigators allege.
Racinos ask federal court to lower their tax liability
If Indiana Live and Hoosier Park prevail, the racetrack-casinos may cut they could cut their combined tax bill by $30 million a year.
Lawyers submit big bill in Fair Finance case
Most of the $1.8 million that Fair Finance trustee Brian Bash has recovered so far could go to attorneys and accountants working on the massive fraud case involving Indianapolis financier Tim Durham.
Damage cap limits state’s potential losses from concert tragedy
An Indiana law that limits damages paid by state entities likely will prompt lawyers to sue several other parties besides the state fair to try to recover as much as possible for victims of the concert calamity.
Durham asks to move back into his mansion
Indicted financier Tim Durham has asked a federal judge to allow him to move from his sister’s home in Geist back to his 20,000-square-foot mansion. Durham has been living with his sister on home detention since his April arrest.
Court affirms Murat Centre renaming decision
A state appellate court upheld a lower court's dismissal of a lawsuit that sought to block the Old National Centre naming rights deal.
Former flight management firm owner pleads guilty to fraud
David A. Chaisson is one of two men charged in separate schemes to defraud Ryan International Airlines. Prosecutors say the schemes involved kickback payments in exchange for business.
Local bar ordered to pay $45,000 to fired worker
The Wild Beaver Saloon in Broad Ripple agreed to the payment as part of a settlement reached Thursday. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued the bar for allegedly firing the female employee because of her pregnancy.
Baker & Daniels in merger talks with Minneapolis firm
Indianapolis’ second-largest law firm could complete a deal with Minneapolis-based Faegre & Benson LLP in October. A need to get larger and to establish a regional presence is fueling the talks.
Fundraising starts slowly for Indiana student loan program
The slow economy is hurting progress on an endowment that would help pro bono lawyers repay debt.
Local lawyers specialize in representing lawyers
Kevin McGoff and Don Lundberg are go-to guys for Indiana attorneys needing counsel.
1,300 Hoosiers eligible for United Financial restitution
Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller said more than 1,300 Hoosiers are eligible for restitution from United Financial Systems Corp. in the wake of a court ruling against the Indianapolis-based company. The company also faces at least two class-action lawsuits.
Zimmer playing hardball with plaintiffs’ lawyers
The Warsaw-based company has sued seven law firms this year and sent warning letters to at least three more, saying their ads and Internet postings distorted the safety record of its $1.8 billion-a-year knee business.