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McDonald’s sued over AI tool that recommends prices to franchisees

October 6, 2026
Associated Press

McDonald’s said the AI-enhanced pricing tool has been used for more than a decade and determines the optimal price for menu items based on a store’s sales, location and other factors, including competitors’ prices.

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Indiana AG Rokita sues state Supreme Court disciplinary commission, accusing it of harassment

October 2, 2026
Tom Murphy, The Indiana Lawyer

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita said in a federal lawsuit filed Thursday that the commission retaliated against him for his “constitutionally protected speech on matters of public concern and for petitioning for a redress of grievances.”

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Indiana seeks to freeze Corteva asset transfer over PFAS liabilities

October 1, 2026 | Daniel Bradley

Corteva Inc.’s split became official Thursday as the company separated its crop protection business and its seed business.

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Corteva rejects states’ attempt to block company split over forever chemicals lawsuits

September 15, 2026 | Daniel Bradley

The motion led by California’s attorney general contends Corteva’s split would help the company avoid liabilities in a federal PFAS case.

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Athenaeum Foundation sues Rathskeller operator over biergarten revenue share

September 4, 2026 | Cameron Shaw

The foundation is accusing its tenant of incorrectly splitting revenue from Biergarten cover charges with the foundation.

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Judge orders changes to Google’s digital ads business but spares it from breakup

September 2, 2026 | Associated Press

The judge rejected the government’s argument that Google should be forced to sell parts of the technology underlying a Byzantine system that generates a significant portion of the company’s nearly $400 billion in annual ad sales.

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Health insurer Anthem targeted in lawsuit over air ambulance claims

September 2, 2026 | Tom Murphy, The Indiana Lawyer

An air ambulance company is suing Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, accusing the Indianapolis-based health insurer of sitting on about $30 million in unpaid claims approved by an independent arbitrator.

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Marion County Sheriff’s Office sues state over prisoner transfers

September 2, 2026 | Tom Murphy, The Indiana Lawyer

The Sheriff’s Office says the state often misses a deadline set by Indiana law to transfer those convicted of serious felonies within five calendar days of sentencing.

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Amazon secretly inflated ad prices, FTC and 22 states allege in lawsuit

August 31, 2026 | The Washington Post

The complaint alleges that Amazon’s practices generated tens of billions of dollars and that ad prices were inflated even more on “high-volume shopping days,” such as Prime Day and Black Friday.

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Steak n Shake accuses former exec of taking confidential information to competing restaurant 

August 31, 2026 | Maura Johnson, Indiana Lawyer

Steak n Shake is asking Marion Superior Court to grant an injunction against Rafik Farouk to stop him from using the company’s confidential information.

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Meta reaches $17B settlement with states in landmark trial over teen social media addiction

August 26, 2026 | Associated Press

State Attorney General Todd Rokita said Indiana will receive a guaranteed $296 million — and up to $419.4 million — from the settlement, pending court approval.

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Meta, states discuss settling teen social media case

August 25, 2026 | Bloomberg News

By Meta’s own calculations, a loss at trial could saddle it with penalties of as much as $1.4 trillion, an amount unheard of in the annals of legal history.

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SEC drops insider trading case against former congressman Stephen Buyer

August 24, 2026 | Caleb Amick, The Indiana Lawyer

The agency did not explain its reason for dropping the case in a brief federal court filing Monday, other than to note that it believed dismissal was appropriate.

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Irvington Community Schools, neighbors sue to stop east-side data center project

August 24, 2026 | Taylor Wooten

It is the third legal challenge regarding an Indianapolis data center zoning decision.

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Northwest Indiana residents sue NIPSCO after storms leave thousands in the dark

August 24, 2026 | Casey Smith, Indiana Capital Chronicle

Nearly two weeks after severe storms knocked out power across northwest Indiana, thousands of homes and businesses remain in the dark — and Northern Indiana Public Service Co. now faces a proposed class-action lawsuit.

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ABC sues FCC over challenge to its broadcast licenses, saying actions present ‘existential threat’

August 18, 2026 | Associated Press

In the lawsuit, ABC, its parent company Disney and the eight local stations whose licenses are affected asked a federal court to stop early renewal proceedings.

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Black Legislative Caucus warns of potential lawsuit over governor’s executive order

August 18, 2026 | Mackenzi Klemann, Indiana Capital Chronicle

The caucus is questioning the governor’s authority to eliminate race- and sex-based preferences in the Minority and Women’s Business Enterprises Program without legislative approval.

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States take Meta to trial in biggest fight yet over social media harms to children

August 17, 2026 | Associated Press

States including Indiana are seeking extensive financial damages that could, in theory, total as much as $1.4 trillion, plus changes to how the company operates Facebook and Instagram.

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Ousted Indiana utility commissioner sues Gov. Braun over firing

August 10, 2026 | Joey Harris

The lawsuit accuses the Governor’s Office of engaging in prohibited conversations with Andy Zay about a case in which AES Indiana is seeking a rate increase.

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NCAA Division II panel votes to OK contentious age-based eligibility model adopted in Division I

August 6, 2026 | Associated Press

A series of lawsuits has been filed in state and federal courts since the Division I Council approved age-based eligibility June 23.

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NCAA faces another legal challenge to new 5-season eligibility model

August 5, 2026 | Associated Press

Lawyers for the Indianapolis-based NCAA are seeking to consolidate eligibility lawsuits in Tennessee’s Middle District, where other lawsuits are pending.

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Herb Simon sues family of late nephew David over dissolution of real estate interest

August 4, 2026 | Maura Johnson, Indiana Lawyer

Herb Simon and other equity holders in SFG Co. LLC are suing the company’s managers, which includes members of the late David Simon’s family, for allegedly dissolving the company to benefit his own family. 

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