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Judge approves a $1.5B Anthropic settlement over pirated books used to train the Claude chatbot

July 21, 2026

About 91% of the more than 482,000 books covered by the ruling have been claimed by authors or publishers who are now due payment.

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Novo Nordisk sues Eli Lilly over ‘misleading’ GLP-1 advertisements

July 21, 2026

Maura Johnson, Indiana Lawyer

Novo argues that Eli Lilly’s advertisements for its GLP-1 drugs are “deliberately simple and deliberately false,” causing harm to both Novo and “the patients Lilly deceives.”

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Judge dismisses 27 charges against ex-Broad Ripple bar owner, calls probe a ‘fishing expedition’

July 16, 2026 |

Mickey Shuey

Prosecutors had alleged that Robert Sabatini underreported nearly $4 million in sales and failed to pay about $350,000 in taxes from 2020 through 2023.

Florida hospital sues Lilly over move to suspend access to federal drug discount program

July 15, 2026 | Daniel Bradley

In the complaint, Tampa General Hospital calls Eli Lilly and Co.’s move “unconscionable and immoral.”

7th Circuit restores breach-of-contract case against Eli Lilly

July 13, 2026 | Cameron Shaw, The Indiana Lawyer

The appellate court held that Teva plausibly alleged that Lilly breached the two companies’ 2018 settlement agreement, which stipulated that Lilly would not interfere with Teva getting approval for a generic version of Lilly’s osteoporosis drug, Forteo.

Indiana treasurer’s lawsuit over Martinsville building stalls amid string of judge changes

July 10, 2026 | Casey Smith, Indiana Capital Chronicle

A Hendricks County judge has now accepted the case after months of judicial turnover in Morgan and Hendricks counties.

Indiana man’s widow to take Johnson & Johnson to trial in Marion County over asbestos exposure

July 10, 2026 | Maura Johnson, Indiana Lawyer

The widow alleges Johnson & Johnson and several other companies failed to warn consumers about cancer-causing asbestos in their products.

Ohio judge grants preliminary injunction for men’s, women’s hoops players suing NCAA for eligibility

July 9, 2026 | Associated Press

The judge said the eligibility rules have been applied to 2022 high school graduates in an arbitrary and capricious manner, adding the plaintiffs would suffer “irreparable injury” without an injunction.

New York sues 3M, DuPont, Corteva and others over so-called forever chemicals

July 9, 2026 | Associated Press

The lawsuit is the latest legal action over PFAS, which have been linked to an increased risk of certain cancers and developmental delays in children.

News outlets urge judge to sanction OpenAI in high-stakes AI copyright fight

July 9, 2026 | Associated Press

Newspapers allege the ChatGPT maker is hiding evidence important to what could be a landmark copyright infringement trial over how OpenAI and its business partner, Microsoft, built their AI technologies using millions of news articles.

Ex-civil rights agency commissioner fired by Trump drops lawsuit in wake of Supreme Court ruling

July 6, 2026 | Associated Press

Jocelyn Samuels said she was dismissing her lawsuit because the Supreme Court’s ruling in a separate case left her “without a viable path forward to continue contesting [her] termination.”

Judge to make ruling in lawsuit against NCAA regarding age-eligibility rule

July 1, 2026 | Associated Press

Two dozen men’s and women’s college basketball players are suing the Indianapolis-based NCAA, claiming the new age-based model unfairly shuts them out of further competition.

Investor advisory firms win preliminary injunction in Indiana court case

June 30, 2026 |

Susan Orr

A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction that prevents Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita from enforcing a new Indiana law against the firms.

Supreme Court ruling blocks thousands of lawsuits against maker of Roundup weedkiller

June 25, 2026 | Associated Press

The case came before the justices after a tidal wave of litigation that included some multibillion-dollar verdicts against the global agrochemical manufacturer Bayer.

Indiana joins 16 other states and trade group in lawsuit over plastics packaging law

June 23, 2026 | Associated Press

The suit argues that California’s recently finalized regulations will gradually force all companies to modify their plastics packaging.

Indiana judge rejects challenge in lawsuit over AG Todd Rokita’s jet ski purchase

June 19, 2026 | Casey Smith, Indiana Capital Chronicle

The defendant in the case says the attorney general should not oversee litigation in which he is the only named consumer seeking restitution.

UPDATE: Former IU quarterback won’t play for Texas Tech after unprecedented legal fight over his eligibility for gambling

June 15, 2026 | Associated Press

Transfer quarterback Brendan Sorsby will not play for the Red Raiders this fall and will enter the NFL supplemental draft instead.

Indiana rejects, cancels voter registration for more than half of flagged immigrant Hoosiers

June 9, 2026 | Leslie Bonilla Muñiz, Indiana Capital Chronicle

Voting rights advocates are seeking a preliminary injunction, arguing that the law unfairly forces burdens on naturalized citizens with temporary credentials.

Elevance files lawsuit against former executive for noncompete violation

June 9, 2026 | Daniel Bradley

Former Chief Execution Officer Shane Hochradel resigned from Elevance in May and joined California-based Alignment Healthcare on June 1.

11 former Cake Bake Shop employees accuse company of improper wage practices in Florida

June 2, 2026 |

Dave Lindquist

In lawsuits, former Cake Bake Shop employees say they were paid less than minimum wage for work and were charged for shoe purchases and uniform cleaning.

Trump plans to appeal order allowing all importers that paid struck-down tariffs to seek refunds

May 31, 2026 | Associated Press

The federal judge’s order allows all companies that paid the invalidated duties to seek refunds, not just the ones that filed lawsuits.

Fair housing groups file lawsuit arguing federal rule change removes protections

May 28, 2026 | Associated Press

Opponents say the rule change could reverse decades of lending protections and open the door to discrimination against Black people, Latinos and other minorities.

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