NCAA asks U.S. Supreme Court to hear O’Bannon case
The NCAA is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the case that successfully challenged the association's use of names, images and likenesses of college athletes without compensation.
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Storing babies’ blood samples pits privacy versus science
Indiana is one of several states involved in legal battles over the storage of blood samples. The cases pose a dilemma: How can society balance the right to privacy with the needs of science and medical research?
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.
Southern District proposes mandatory pro bono
A proposed rule change would for the first time obligate lawyers to provide mandatory pro bono service to litigants in civil cases filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, the court announced Friday.
Muncie mayor says FBI investigating city government
The Muncie Star Press said investigators have conducted interviews about building demolitions overseen by the city and about a building the Muncie Sanitary District sold in September for more than twice what it paid a month earlier.
Volatile malpractice fees frustrate doctors, hospitals
It’s been a roller-coaster ride for Indiana physicians and hospitals, with fees swinging wildly up and down in recent years to fund a state insurance program that helps pay malpractice awards.
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.
Marion County seeks to relieve jail’s overcrowding problem
The overcrowding problem at the Marion County Jail stems from rising violent crime in Indianapolis and a state law that sends low-level offenders from state prisons to county jails, according to county officials.
Former Park Tudor coach faces July sentencing date
As expected, a former Indianapolis high school boys' basketball coach has pleaded guilty to trying to entice a 15-year-old student to have sex with him.
Pittman family properties in $2.4M estate could be auctioned
Heart surgeon John Pittman’s offspring have been feuding in court since September about how to handle real estate in Carmel and Zionsville.
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.
Indianapolis attorney chosen to fill Indiana Supreme Court vacancy
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence has chosen Indianapolis attorney Geoffrey G. Slaughter to fill a vacancy on the state Supreme Court.
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.
Program seeks to help Marion County Jail inmates find work
The program offers jail inmates job training, resume development, practice for interviewing and other employment services before they get released.
Background checks for guns climb dramatically in Indiana
Indiana is on a pace to shatter last year's record of more than 1 million background checks.
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.
Former Park Tudor coach to plead guilty to enticement
A plea agreement filed Wednesday in Indianapolis federal court says former Indianapolis Park Tudor School coach Kyle Cox admitted the charge. Cox could be facing more than 10 years in prison.
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.