Judge declines to dismiss $6.5M Andy Mohr jury award
Volvo Trucks North America had requested that the verdict be thrown out, arguing that “no reasonable jury could award damages” based on the evidence presented at trial.
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Hofmeister faces $2.4M suit over Clearwater jewelry store
The foreclosure lawsuit is the latest legal problem for the 43-year-old retailer, which is still trying to pay off debt from a Chapter 11 bankruptcy it filed in 2011.
IU challenges part of new abortion restrictions law
The Indiana University Board of Trustees and three of the school’s research officials filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday seeking to block part of the state’s new abortion law.
IndyCar sues organizers of canceled Boston race
IndyCar has filed a breach-of-contract lawsuit against the organizers of the canceled Grand Prix of Boston, which had been planned for Labor Day weekend this year and again each year through 2020.
Indiana University to file new suit against abortion law
Indiana University intends to sue to try and block a new state law mandating that aborted fetuses be buried or cremated after a federal judge blocked its bid to join an existing lawsuit.
Brady files another appeal to stop Deflategate suspension
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady’s lawyers asked a federal appeals court for a new hearing before an expanded panel of judges, telling them on Monday that the case involved more than just a silly dispute over under-inflated footballs.
State opposes IU’s bid to join suit vs. abortion law
The school recently filed a motion seeking to intervene, claiming the law could subject researchers to criminal charges because they use fetal tissue for research into autism, Alzheimer's and other diseases.
UPDATE: Consumer groups ask court to reconsider records ruling
Consumer advocacy groups and professional journalism organizations are asking the Indiana Supreme Court to reconsider a recent decision allowing lawmakers to withhold emails requested under the state's public records law.
State commission chastises Brizzi for ‘misconduct,’ seeks punishment
The Indiana Supreme Court’s Disciplinary Commission is recommending former Marion County Prosecutor Carl J. Brizzi III be punished for “a pattern of misconduct” that occurred during his time in office.
Indiana surgery centers sue nation’s top insurer over payments
A Carmel surgery center is joining others in the state in suing UnitedHealthcare, alleging it unlawfully withheld payment for some services to make up for overpayment of other claims.
Supreme Court avoids major ruling in birth control dispute
The Supreme Court failed to resolve a knotty dispute between faith-based groups and the Obama administration over birth control on Monday.
AIT Labs founder to return more than $3M in settlement
The founder of AIT Laboratories, along with his insurance companies and bank, will pay back more than $3 million to employees who bought the company from him six years ago at what the government said was an inflated price.
HDG Mansur examiner hopes to hit insurance jackpot
Bankruptcy examiner John Humphrey, who has been investigating potential claims against HDG Mansur founder Harold Garrison, is hoping for a big payout from the company's $5 million directors and officers liability insurance policy.
Feds reach $15M deal in suit over failed Indiana bank
Irwin Union Bank was one of a few Indiana bank casualties of the Great Recession. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., which sued three former officers in 2013, has reached a settlement with those defendants.
State seeks new judge after surprise ruling in IBM case
Lawyers representing the state in its ongoing lawsuit against IBM over a canceled $1.3 billion welfare privatization contract have asked for a new judge in the case and moved to void his latest ruling.
Judge awards ex-Lilly manager $500,000 after lawsuit
A federal judge made the award to Lilly’s former executive director of human resources, who quit for health reasons and was later dropped from the company’s extended disability plan.
Republic seeks to escape bankruptcy with Delta deal
A bankruptcy judge in New York has approved a settlement that allows the Indianapolis-based airline contractor to set more favorable terms with Delta Air Lines, one of its biggest customers.
Lawsuit: Ex-IU med school official says he was sexually harassed
A former administrator at the Indiana University School of Medicine says he was pressured to resign after complaining about a female administrator he claims sexually harassed him.
University of Louisville students’ lawsuit against escort dismissed
A Louisville judge has dismissed a lawsuit by University of Louisville students filed against Katina Powell that said the escort’s book allegations of sex parties at the men’s basketball players’ dormitory had devalued their education.
Mainstreet Property sues state over nursing-home building ban
Carmel-based Mainstreet Property Group is suing the Indiana State Department of Health in a legal challenge to the state’s new moratorium on nursing homes and transitional care properties.