Brilliant joins staff of state attorney general
Formerly a reporter for WTHR-TV Channel 13, Jeremy Brilliant is taking a spot on Curtis Hill’s team.
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Indiana Supreme Court’s lone black member to retire
Justice Robert Rucker, a Vietnam veteran who was awarded a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star for heroism, plans to retire this year after 18 years on the court.
Consumer agency accuses Navient of ‘systematically’ cheating borrowers
Navient Corp. has been sued by a U.S. regulator over allegations that the student loan giant failed to properly service private and federal loans. Navient has major operations in Indiana.
Judge approves $630M Rolls-Royce settlement over bribery probe
A United Kingdom judge has approved settlement between Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc and UK prosecutors, resolving a bribery probe spanning three decades of misconduct at the jet-engine maker.
Indiana to get $12.7M from Moody’s ratings settlement
Moody’s Corp. has agreed to pay almost $864 million to resolve a multiyear U.S. investigation into credit ratings on subprime mortgage securities. Indiana is one of 21 states getting some of the settlement.
Judge denies injunction to block VA’s Crown Hill cemetery project
The Indiana Forest Alliance said the judge's ruling "makes a travesty of our environmental law" and vowed to appeal.
Justices to weigh limits on worker rights to sue employers
The U.S. Supreme Court said Friday it will decide whether employers can require workers to sign arbitration agreements that prevent them from pursuing group claims in court.
U.S. government accuses Fiat Chrysler of cheating on emissions
The Environmental Protection Agency issued a “notice of violation” to the company that covers about 104,000 vehicles, including the 2014 through 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee and Ram pickups.
Bankruptcy trustee appears poised to sue former ITT brass
Deborah Caruso has launched a no-holds-barred inquiry into the defunct company's business practices and is seeking documents and depositions from the accounting firms that audited its books.
Carmel mayor pushes for statewide right-of-way change for roundabouts
A bill authored by Rep. Jerry Torr would give the right-of-way to large trucks in roundabouts throughout Indiana. Carmel has already passed a local version of the law.
Local IT staffing exec indicted in alleged bribery, kickback scheme
A Carmel man who leads a local IT consulting and staffing company has been charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering.
City, billboard company reach court agreement over digital signs
Billboard company GEFT Outdoor LLC and the city of Indianapolis have agreed to a court settlement that will allow the company to operate two local digital billboards while sparing the city any financial liability for a former sign ordinance that was found to be unconstitutional
USA Gymnastics faces another suit over alleged sex abuse by doctor
A doctor accused of sexually abusing gymnasts was sued Tuesday by 18 women and girls, the latest legal action over alleged assaults. Indianapolis-based USA Gymnastics was named in the suit.
Divided appeals court rules in favor of Pence in public records case
The court decided in a divided opinion that the information in the white paper in question is protected from public access.
Bose Public Affairs picks up another former state official
The former leader of the Indiana National Guard will be a senior policy adviser working in the Indianapolis and Washington, D.C., offices.
Hustler Hollywood sues city over zoning roadblocks
Beverly Hills-based Hustler Hollywood says city officials are incorrectly classifying its planned Castleton store as an adult business, which is preventing it from opening its doors. It filed suit over the denial on Thursday.
Indianapolis doctor wins defamation judgment against CVS
An Indianapolis physician whose patients were told at multiple CVS Pharmacy stores that their prescriptions couldn’t be filled because the doctor had been arrested or was suspected of running a "pill mill" won a defamation judgment against the drugstore chain.
Former ITT students seek creditor status in school’s bankruptcy case
Five former ITT Educational students filed a motion asking that they—and thousands of other students who attended the school between 2006 and 2016—be recognized as creditors as the school’s bankruptcy case moves forward.
Ex-state commerce secretary takes job with Bose McKinney
Outgoing Gov. Mike Pence appointed Victor Smith to serve as the state’s secretary of commerce in January 2013.
Court permits Angie’s List injunction against ex-employees who defected to rival
The Indiana Court of Appeals ruling says two former employees who left for HomeAdvisor took confidential information from Angie’s List and failed to return it.