Six central Indiana dental employees reach plea deals
Prosecutors have struck plea agreements with six former employees of an Anderson dental clinic in connection with a Medicaid fraud investigation.
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Lawmakers aim to restrict access to meth ingredients
The leaders of Indiana communities hit hard by methamphetamine are arguing for a state law requiring prescriptions to buy cold and allergy pills.
House panel OKs much-revised Sunday alcohol sales bill
The proposal to legalize Sunday carry-out alcohol sales in Indiana now could force grocery stores and pharmacies to follow the same regulations as liquor stores.
Anthem sued over massive data breach by California consumer
Anthem Inc. faces what may be the first of many consumer lawsuits a day after disclosing that hackers obtained data on tens of millions of current and former customers and employees.
‘No relief’ for law school enrollment slump
Just like at law schools across the nation, enrollment has fallen at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law, IU Robert H. McKinney School of Law at IUPUI and Valparaiso University Law School in northwest Indiana.
Anthem data breach already sparks class-action lawsuit
At least one Indianapolis law firm already is preparing a lawsuit against Anthem Inc., after hackers stole personal information on as many as 80 million customers. The breach is certain to spur much more litigation.
Court costs could increase to pay for more technology
Court fees to pay for new technology would rise at least 80 percent if legislation passed by the Indiana House Courts and Criminal Code Committee on Wednesday becomes law.
Cuban immigrant gets 6 years for theft of Lilly drugs
A Cuban immigrant was sentenced Wednesday to more than six years in prison for his role in the 2010 heist of a Connecticut warehouse in which the robbers filled a tractor-trailer with more than $50 million worth of Eli Lilly and Co. pharmaceuticals.
Justice complex decision could come at last minute
Delays by the City-County Council could push the closing of a $1.6 billion deal for a new criminal justice complex until mid-May, just under the wire to preserve prices in the preferred bid.
Local fundraiser sentenced to four years for mail fraud
An Indianapolis man who operated two fundraising organizations that solicited thousands of dollars under false pretenses has been sentenced to four years in federal prison.
Indiana to get slice of S&P’s $1.38B government settlement
Standard & Poor's has agreed to pay about $1.38 billion to settle government allegations that it knowingly inflated its ratings of risky mortgage investments that helped trigger the financial crisis.
Probe, questions linger after Ball State loses $13M to fraud
The men who engineered the scams now are in federal prison. Meanwhile, Gale Prizevoits, who served as Ball State’s director of cash and investments from 2006 until her firing in 2011, stands disgraced but hasn’t been charged.
2015 Forty Under 40: Trent Sandifur
Trent Sandifur, 39, is a former JAG lawyer who concentrates on Foreign Corrupt Practices Act cases as a partner at Taft Stettinius & Hollister.
2015 Forty Under 40: David Duncan
David Duncan, 36, a partner at Bose McKinney & Evans LLP, is finishing his term as president of the Indianapolis Bar Foundation board.
Kokomo sues state over proposed downtown baseball park
The city filed a complaint Monday in a Marion County court against the Indiana Department of Homeland Security, saying the agency’s opposition inhibits the city’s ability to complete the $9 million project.
Owners of Mexican restaurant chain charged with felony theft
The owners of a popular chain of Mexican restaurants have agreed to plead guilty to criminal theft charges and forfeit $4.53 million for failing to report accurate sales figures to the state.
Feuding Hoosier Momma owners settle lawsuits
The legal battle among the owners of Hoosier Momma LLC has quietly been settled, which has led to the departure of Erin Edds, the founder who concocted the popular Bloody Mary mix.
Retailers rejected by Supreme Court on debit-card fees
The U.S. Supreme Court, without comment, left intact a Federal Reserve rule governing how much banks can collect for debit-card transactions.
CNBC’s ‘American Greed’ to profile Tim Durham
The show, which airs at 10 p.m. Thursday, follows Durham’s path from his modest roots in Seymour, Indiana, through his quest to become the world’s richest businessman to his arrest and conviction for running a $200 million Ponzi scheme.
Veteran business lawyer exits large firm for small practice
Wayne C. Turner leaves Bingham Greenebaum Doll LLP to lend his name to a business litigation boutique firm, creating Hoover Hull Turner LLP.