Ex-congressman Buyer seeks to avoid prison for insider trading conviction
Former Indiana congressman Steve Buyer of Noblesville was convicted by a jury in Manhattan federal court in March of four securities fraud charges.
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Ex-Starbucks manager awarded $25.6M in suit over firing
Jurors in federal court have awarded $25.6 million to a former Starbucks regional manager who alleged that she and other white employees were unfairly punished after the high-profile arrests of two Black men at a Philadelphia location in 2018.
Judge hears bid to block Indiana’s ban on gender-transition care for minors
A federal judge in Indianapolis made no immediate ruling after hearing about 90 minutes of arguments from the Indiana attorney general’s office and the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana, which is seeking a preliminary injunction.
Trump pleads not guilty to federal charges that he illegally kept classified documents
The indictment unsealed last week charged Trump with 37 felony counts—many under the Espionage Act—that accuse him of illegally storing classified documents in his bedroom, bathroom, shower and other locations at Mar-a-Lago.
Fishers-based collection agency ordered to pay $1.68M penalty
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a consent order last week against Fishers-based Phoenix Financial Services over alleged violations of federal debt-collection and credit-reporting laws.
Trump charged over classified documents in 1st federal indictment of an ex-president
The Justice Department was expected to make public a seven-count indictment ahead of a historic court appearance next week in the midst of a 2024 presidential campaign punctuated by criminal prosecutions in multiple states.
Former Edison CEO alleges defamation, wrongful termination by school
Nathan Tuttle, the former CEO and executive director of the Edison School of the Arts, is seeking at least $300,000 in damages from the school.
Amazon to pay $30M to settle privacy issues over Alexa, Ring cameras
The Federal Trade Commission voted to file charges in two separate cases Wednesday that could also force the company to delete certain data collected by its popular internet-connected devices.
Supreme Court limits federal power over wetlands, boosts property rights over clean water
The outcome almost certainly will affect ongoing court battles over new wetlands regulations that the Biden administration put in place in December. Two federal judges have temporarily blocked those rules from being enforced in 26 states.
Meta fined record $1.3B, ordered to stop sending European user data to U.S.
The social media company that owns Facebook might have to carry out a costly and complex revamp of its operations if it’s ultimately forced to stop the transfers.
Twitter accuses Microsoft of misusing its data, foreshadowing possible fight over AI
Twitter owner Elon Musk has previously accused Microsoft and its partner OpenAI of “illegally” using Twitter data to develop sophisticated AI systems such as ChatGPT.
Indiana judge deals blow to state’s lawsuit against TikTok
The decision denied the request from Attorney General Todd Rokita for an order preventing TikTok from stating on app stores that it has “none” or “infrequent/mild” references to drugs, sexual or other inappropriate content for children as young as 12.
High-capacity magazine supplier sued in FedEx mass shooting
The federal suit was filed by the son of a man killed in the 2021 mass shooting at an Indianapolis FedEx facility and two survivors against the distributor of the 60-round magazine used by the gunman, who fatally shot eight people before killing himself.
Rokita asks judge to ‘reconsider’ finding in legal case with doctor
The dispute between Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita and Dr. Caitlin Bernard dates to last summer, when Bernard publicly shared that she had performed an abortion for a 10-year-old girl from Ohio.
Trump pleads not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records
The case involves payoffs through an intermediary to an adult-film actress to conceal an alleged affair ahead of the 2016 election.
Sides reach $750K settlement in rent-to-own housing dispute
The Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana and Indianapolis-based Rainbow Realty Group Inc. have announced a settlement in a legal fight over an allegedly predatory rent-to-own program.
Boy Scouts’ $2.4 billion bankruptcy plan upheld by judge
The plan would let the organization keep operating while it compensates tens of thousands of men who say they were sexually abused as children while involved in Scouting.
Indiana 250: William Barrett
William Barrett leads the Litigation Group and is head of the Government Services and Banking Services groups for Williams Barrett & Wilkowski in Greenwood.
Wilshaw developer admits withholding info about SEC troubles
Town of Speedway officials and residents on Monday night learned a development firm involved in its long-delayed $36 million Wilshaw hotel project purposely withheld details of a settlement reached last year with federal securities regulators.
Stifel sues rival financial firm over mass exodus from Indianapolis office
Stifel is suing a newly-formed competitor firm, Sapient Capital, alleging that Sapient conducted an “orchestrated raid” of Stifel’s 96th Street office, convincing nearly all the employees to jump ship and attempting to bring their clients and their $10 billion in assets with them. Sapient characterizes the situation differently.