Judge tosses fraud claim in Mel Simon estate case
Judge William J. Hughes ruled Deborah Simon failed to make her claim with “sufficient specificity.”
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Court: Celadon ‘general counsel’ lacks license, can’t practice law
Kenneth Core, who referred to himself in letters and electronic correspondence as Celadon Group’s general counsel, cannot practice law in Indiana until he receives a state law license, the Indiana Supreme Court said.
Fair Finance co-owner charged with domestic battery
The embattled businessman was booked into the Hamilton County Jail following an incident Saturday morning at his Geist Reservoir
home.
Mysterious $14M Verizon payable looms over Durham firm
CLST Holdings founder Al Goldfield says the company hid a $14 million debt to Verizon Communications Inc. in the years after
he left.
Ex-exec accuses JA of withholding retirement funds
Victor George filed suit in federal court, alleging Junior Achievement failed to properly remit money to his retirement and
health-savings accounts.
Lilly sues to block generic of Adcirca lung treatment
Netherlands-based Synthon Pharmaceuticals is seeking U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval to sell a copy of the medicine.
Judge’s disclosure rules broader than Bren Simon sought
The protective order will allow David Simon and Cynthia Simon-Skjodt access to records, even though they aren’t plaintiffs.
Judge: Bren Simon can’t liquidate Simon Property holdings
A Hamilton County judge says Mel Simon’s widow can’t cash in partnership units worth more than $500 million.
Schrenker: ‘Data’ show he tried to fake own death
A former Fishers money manager facing fraud charges acknowledges in a newspaper interview that evidence indicates he was trying
to
fake his own death when he parachuted from his private plane that later crashed in a Florida swamp.
Lawyers in Simon estate case fight over what should be public
Parties disagreed over public disclosure in the first major court hearing in the dispute over how to divide the billionaire's
fortune.
Democrat stalwart Hogsett said to be U.S. attorney nominee
The U.S. Attorney’s office in Indianapolis has been without a presidentially appointed U.S. attorney for more than two years.
Joe Hogsett, a former secretary of state, is likely the frontrunner.
Indiana high court to hear appeal in voter ID law
The Indiana Supreme Court is once again taking up the fate of a state law requiring government-issued photo identification
for voters. The justices were scheduled to hear arguments Thursday morning from both sides of the case.
Lilly, Transition Therapeutics make diabetes deal
Drug developer Transition Therapeutics Inc. said Wednesday that it will pay $1 million to license a group of potential diabetes
drugs from Eli Lilly and Co.
Simon daughter questions using father’s estate to pay donations
Pledges to St. Vincent, Indianapolis Museum of Art should be paid by trusts, foundations affiliated with Bren Simon, court
papers allege.
Dann Pecar nabbed by Ohio law firm in merger
Cleveland-based Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP gains Indianapolis presence by absorbing 99-year-old local law firm
with 29 lawyers.
Bankruptcy trustee for Fair Finance wades into morass of insider loans
Brian Bash will need to untangle a web of related-party transactions that have befuddled nearly everyone who has tried to make sense of them.
Intellectual property practices in law firms recovering from recession
Practices are beginning to thaw along with other areas of the economy.
NCAA plans to battle counterfeiters during the men’s Final Four
A National Collegiate Athletic Association posse will be supplemented by local police officers in search of unlicensed T-shirts
and other memorabilia.
Judge places Fair Finance into bankruptcy
A federal trustee will take control of the company’s assets while securities-fraud probes continue.
Millionaire lawyer jumps into Melvin Simon will fight
Mike Ciresi, who’s representing widow Bren Simon, helped win a $6 billion settlement from the tobacco industry.