2026 Innovation Issue: Inari’s gene-editing ambitions grow amid legal fight, layoffs
The company’s dispute with Corteva Agriscience highlights the tension between Inari’s model and an industry long dominated by a small number of global companies.
Lawsuits
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Simon family company sues former nightclub owner for failing to remove property after lease default
Revel Bar Indy LLC, which owns Invy Nightclub, was a tenant of the building’s previous owner, according to court records, but its lease ended July 20, 2025.
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COhatch facing eviction as Circle Centre owner alleges missed payments
A representative for COhatch Indy said the company hopes to resolve its dispute with with Hendricks Commercial Properties imminently.
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Class-action status sought for lawsuit against Community Health over alleged data breach
A patient is suing the Community Health for negligence, breach of implied contract, unjust enrichment and invasion of privacy.
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Judge delays $2.8B NCAA settlement to address roster-limit concerns. Attorneys warn of chaos.
The judge overseeing the rewriting of the college sports rulebook threw a potentially deal-wrecking roadblock into the mix Wednesday, insisting parties in the antitrust lawsuit redo the part of the proposed settlement.
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Goelzer files lawsuit against former executive who joined rival investment firm
Carmel-based Goelzer Investment Management is suing one of the three financial advisers who left the firm earlier this month to join a rival firm, Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc.
Supreme Court considers blocking lawsuits alleging weed killer causes cancer
Billions of dollars are at stake, as well as the future of a chemical the nation’s largest farm group says is so important that ending its use would threaten America’s food supply.
Judge hears motions in Indiana University trustee lawsuit
The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana argued that a last-minute provision to the state budget unconstitutionally singles out IU by removing the ability of alumni to directly elect trustees.
Decatur Township residents sue to overturn data center approval
The lawsuit asks a judge to review a land-use decision that paves the way for Sabey Corp. to build a $4 billion data center campus on a 130-acre parcel in southwest Indianapolis.
Purdue Pharma to be sentenced in criminal opioids case, allowing settlement money to flow
The criminal sentence Tuesday will mark a major step toward the company finalizing a settlement of thousands of lawsuits it faces over the toll of opioids.
Federal judge blocks Nexstar-Tegna TV station merger until antitrust lawsuit is settled
In an emergency temporary restraining order, the judge noted the merger would make Nexstar the owner of two or even three of the “Big Four” local affiliates in at least 30 local television markets — including Indianapolis.
Proxy advisory company sues Rokita in effort to halt new state law
Maryland-based Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. seeks to halt a new Indiana law that it alleges would violate the company’s right to free speech.
Union for ISTA staff files unfair labor charges
The union representing staff at the Indiana State Teachers Association has filed multiple unfair labor practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board alleging ISTA management intimidated and retaliated against staff.
Judge dismisses Trump’s $10B lawsuit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein drawing
U.S. District Judge Darrin P. Gayles found that the president — who sued in his personal capacity — had not met the burden of showing that the newspaper acted with actual malice, a legal standard established in the landmark New York Times v. Sullivan case in 1964.
Live Nation antitrust trial nears end as lawyer for 34 states labels concert giant a monopolist
In his closing, attorney Jeffrey Kessler argued that Live Nation’s control of 86% of the market for concerts and 73% of the overall market when sports are included showed it had monopoly power.
Lebanon-based ‘troubled teen’ program accused of abusing, isolating residents during treatment
A Lebanon business advertised as a faith-based therapy program is accused of abusing several of its teenage residents.
Indiana appeals court upholds trial court’s ruling in favor of NCAA in football head injury case
The case debated whether the NCAA had a duty to warn individual student athletes about the risks of football-related head trauma, which can lead to death.
Deere & Co agrees to pay $99M to settle ‘right to repair’ lawsuit
The settlement would resolve a class-action lawsuit accusing the farm equipment giant of monopolizing repair services.
Judge halts Trump effort requiring colleges to show they aren’t considering race in admissions
The federal judge said the federal government likely has the authority to collect the data, but the demand was rolled out to universities in a “rushed and chaotic” manner.
Bond trustee sues addiction treatment centers’ operator
Facilities in Greenfield and Knox are at the heart of a lawsuit that seeks to replace the centers’ Indianapolis-based operator, Crossroads Health Management LLC, over allegations of financial mismanagement and revenue diversion.
Citing First Amendment, federal judge blocks Trump order to end funding for NPR and PBS
The operational impact of the decision was not immediately clear — both because it will likely be appealed and because too much damage to the public-broadcasting system has already been done.
Federal judge denies NCAA’s restraining order request to make DraftKings stop using ‘March Madness’
Judge Tanya Walton Pratt ruled the Indianapolis-based NCAA did not show how the online sports wagering platform’s use of the terms would cause irreparable harm.
Utilities warn of soaring costs related to federal order to keep coal units burning
Environment groups have filed a lawsuit to shut the coal units down.
Verdicts against Meta, YouTube reshape legal protections for Big Tech
There are thousands more cases waiting to be heard, with young internet users, parents, school districts and state attorneys general all seeking compensation and changes to how social media services operate.