Fair trustee issues subpoena for Brightpoint CEO
The Fair Finance bankruptcy trustee has subpoenaed Brightpoint Inc. CEO Robert J. Laikin as it tries to recover more than $19 million Laikin's brother borrowed from the Ohio company.
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Prosecutor drops charges against OmniSource
Former Marion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi brought stolen property charges against scrap yard operator OmniSource. But his successor, Terry Curry, said the evidence doesn’t support the allegations.
Judge temporarily blocks Medicaid prescription fee cut
U.S. District Judge Tanya Walton Pratt issued a temporary restraining order Friday blocking the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration from cutting its Medicaid prescription dispensing fees to $3 from $4.90.
Judge says no insurance cash for Indiana concert hall
A judge has decided that the owners of a southern Indiana concert hall destroyed in an arson nearly two years ago aren't owed any insurance money because they didn't properly maintain the sprinkler system.
Lenders battling Broadbent legal strategy
Developer George P. Broadbent sold The Broadbent Co. to his wife for $50,000 in March 2010 as he faced a barrage of lawsuits threatening his control over the real estate company he co-founded in 1972. He has also transferred several properties to her.
Shelbyville manufacturer takes on big name in tumblers
A Shelbyville manufacturer is seeking to cancel a trademark held by Tervis Tumbler Co., which built a $75 million business around making double-walled plastic cups.
Lilly asks judge to reject U.K. Zyprexa case
Eli Lilly and Co., the Indianapolis-based drugmaker whose best-selling schizophrenia medicine Zyprexa survived a patent challenge in Britain two years ago, has asked a United Kingdom judge to reject a parallel lawsuit by a generic drug company.
Contractor wins $14.5M judgment against State Farm
A Hamilton County jury sided with Joseph Radcliff in his lengthy legal battle with the insurer following a 2006 hailstorm that caused severe damage in central Indiana. State Farm accused Radcliff of fraud.
Who’s Who in Law – 2011
In a monthly feature that runs in the first issue of the month, through October, IBJ is identifying influential players in eight different industry categories. This month, our list draws from among the city’s finest legal minds in education, public-sector law, the judicial system and the broad swath of attorneys practicing solo and in firms of all sizes.
Lawmakers take up review of police entry case
Indiana lawmakers are set to begin a formal review of a recent Indiana Supreme Court ruling that says homeowners shouldn't resist police who illegally enter their homes.
Election panel chair’s law firm donated to White
The state elections panel that is weighing voter fraud allegations against Indiana Secretary of State Charlie White includes a Republican loosely linked to White through political contributions.
Appeals court: Eiteljorg estate trustees breached duties
A panel of state appellate court judges backed a trial court’s decision, determining trustees for the estate of Harrison Eiteljorg breached their duties by failing to distribute more than $1 million to his two sons.
Zyprexa appeal rejected by Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to revive a bid to press a $6.8 billion class-action suit against Eli Lilly and Co. over the marketing of Zyprexa, the company’s schizophrenia treatment.
Planned Parenthood defunding blocked
Planned Parenthood of Indiana expects to resume offering services to Medicaid patients following a judge's ruling that the state is not allowed to cut off the organization's public funding for general health services solely because it also provides abortions.
Tomisue Hilbert settles suit over $15M policy
Tomisue Hilbert quietly settled a 3-year-old lawsuit last month over whether a controversial life insurance policy issued in 2006 on her mother, Suzy Tomlinson, was valid, and whether the beneficiary of the policy, J.B. Carlson, committed fraud.
Home builders close after alleged embezzlement scheme
Two prominent area home builders have ceased operations after owner J. Greg Allen filed suit against two longtime executives, alleging they've been stealing from the companies for years.
State elections chief tells commission he didn’t lie
Indiana Secretary of State Charlie White painted a picture of himself as a man with a complicated personal life that led him to use dual addresses but he denied ever providing false information as he defended himself Tuesday against voter fraud allegations.
High court bars massive sex bias case against Wal-Mart
The Supreme Court blocked the largest sex-discrimination lawsuit in U.S. history on Monday, siding with Wal-Mart and against up to 1.6 million female workers in a decision that also makes it harder to mount large-scale bias claims against the nation's other huge companies.
White blames transient time for voting allegations
Indiana Secretary of State Charlie White on Tuesday is expected to paint a picture of a man with a complicated personal life who was essentially without a home for nearly a year when he defends himself against voter fraud allegations.
Receiver to manage assets of Fishers money manager
A receiver will take control of assets held by Samex Capital CEO Keenan R. Hauke, a prominent Fishers money manager accused by state officials of violating securities laws.