Hertz to pay $168 million in bogus theft settlement
Hertz Global Holdings Inc. said Monday that the settlement of 364 pending claims related to vehicle theft reporting would bring resolution to more than 95% of the pending theft reporting claims.
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Opioid settlement cash to be in local hands within a week
Months after Indiana’s attorney general said he’d send about 660 local governments their shares of the state’s $507 million opioid crisis settlement with drug manufacturers and distributors, none have received the money.
Biden’s bid to restore student-debt relief rejected by another court
Wednesday’s ruling by a three-judge panel of the New Orleans-based court is the latest blow to a plan that has been shadowed by legal doubt since President Joe Biden announced it in August.
Greenwood man gets 6 years in federal prison for embezzling $14M
Investigators say Daniel Fruits used embezzled money to purchase two Ferraris, a Corvette, a show horse, multiple Rolex watches, firearms and high-end escort services.
‘People are just angry’: Complaints against Indiana judicial officers reach 20-year high, stats show
According to the Indiana Supreme Court’s annual report, there were 609 complaints alleging judicial misconduct filed statewide during fiscal year 2021-2022. Of those complaints, 51 cases were not summarily dismissed.
Doctor defends actions in 10-year-old’s abortion
Dr. Caitlin Bernard testified during the second day of a court hearing on an attempt to block Indiana’s Republican attorney general from seeking patient medical records.
Indiana doctor: AG shouldn’t get abortion patient records
Lawyers for an Indianapolis doctor who provided an abortion to a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio told a judge Friday that Indiana’s attorney general should not be allowed to access patient medical records for an investigation into undisclosed complaints.
Legal help kiosks being deployed across state to aid households facing eviction, foreclosure
Because the grant money comes from COVID funding made available to keep individuals and families in their homes during the pandemic, the bar foundation’s kiosks will be required to focus solely on housing issues.
Former Carmel equity manager alleges discrimination in lawsuit
Timothy Knight filed the federal lawsuit nearly eight months after he was fired from the position.
UPDATE: Walmart offers to pay $3.1B to settle opioid lawsuits
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita announced that Indiana’s tentative share of the prospective settlement is about $53 million.
Battle over the iPhone app store spills into appeals court
The high-stakes battle involve a setup that generates an estimated $15 billion to $20 billion for Apple every year, which has helped lift its market value to nearly $2.4 trillion.
After election, marijuana advocates look to more states
With the addition of Maryland and Missouri, 21 states have legalized recreational marijuana for adults over the past decade—even though it remains illegal under federal law.
UBS sues wealth managers who joined rival firm
In its complaint, UBS accuses the defendants of using UBS resources to plan UBS client meetings that took place after the defendants had left the firm.
Lawmakers: Giving AG power over prosecutors ‘least preferred’ route in dispute
A bipartisan group of lawmakers and justice system leaders that assembled on Thursday to consider how best to address county prosecutors with “blanket” non-prosecution policies agreed that handing authority to Indiana’s Attorney General isn’t the best solution.
U.S. judge in Texas strikes down Biden loan-forgiveness plan
A U.S. judge on Thursday blocked President Joe Biden’s plan to provide millions of borrowers with up to $20,000 apiece in federal student-loan forgiveness.
AP source: US authorities investigate crypto exchange FTX
The swift collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX sent more shockwaves through the crypto world on Thursday, with authorities now investigating the firm for potential securities violations and analysts bracing for a further downturn in crypto prices.
Appeals court upholds law that lets charter schools buy buildings for $1
The appeals court agreed with a lower court that the school corporations are prohibited from pursuing “takings clause claims,” which can prevent private property from being taken for public use without just compensation.
Supreme Court skeptical of rejecting civil rights precedent
The justices had been asked to use a case about an Indiana nursing home resident who claimed a violation of his rights to more broadly limit the right to sue.
Voters in 5 states decide whether to legalize recreational marijuana
Almost half of U.S. states could allow recreational use of marijuana after Tuesday’s elections.
Fishers bookkeeper sentenced for embezzlement after 8 years on lam
Jody Russell Trapp has been sentenced to federal prison for stealing more than $2.2 million from a Fishers company from 2009 to 2011. He fled to Utah and changed his name almost a decade ago before being recaptured.