Lawsuit alleges St. Vincent engaged in age discrimination
The lawsuit by a former medical director alleges St. Vincent engaged in a practice of “pushing out employees over the age of 40 and hiring substantially younger employees.”
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UPDATE: NCAA finds no MSU violations in Nassar scandal
The NCAA has cleared Michigan State University of any rules violations in the Larry Nassar sexual-assault scandal, the school announced Thursday.
ITT Educational’s CEO, directors scoff at $250M lawsuit
Attorneys for the defendants have asked the court to discuss the case, arguing it falls far short of the standards needed to warrant a full-blown trial.
UPDATE: Woman sues Butler, fraternity after 2016 student rape report
A former Butler University athlete is accusing the school and a campus fraternity of failing to protect her from a male student-athlete with a history of sexual assault who she alleges raped her.
Some states move to place limits on secret harassment settlements
Confidentiality agreements have come under fire during the #MeToo movement. Six state have passed new restrictions on the agreements and 16 more are considering them.
Fertility doctor who used own sperm surrenders license
The Indiana Medical Licensing Board voted to prohibit the 79-year-old Donald Cline from ever applying for a license in Indiana again.
Ex-US Gymnastics coach charged in Nassar case
Kathie Ann Klages was charged Thursday with lying to an investigator when she denied that witnesses told her years ago about being sexually assaulted by ex-sports doctor Larry Nassar.
Former office manager gets nearly 5 years in prison for fraud
A bookkeeper who pleaded guilty to defrauding a small Indianapolis-area construction company out of hundreds of thousands of dollars has been sentenced to nearly five years in federal prison.
Fair Finance trustee tries for legal jackpot one last time
Without a big settlement, or a resounding victory at trial, victims in the fraud would be left with an underwhelming recovery—currently 11 cents on the dollar, based on distributions of $18 million in December 2015 and $5 million last October.
Indianapolis archbishop issues letter about Roncalli decision
A letter from the Most Rev. Charles Thompson says guidance counselors like the suspended Shelly Fitzgerald are ministers of the faith whose obligations “are clearly spelled out in school ministerial job descriptions and contracts.”
Ex-Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort guilty of 8 charges
The outcome almost certainly guarantees years of prison for Manafort and established the ability of special counsel Robert Mueller’s team to persuade a jury of average citizens despite months of partisan attacks — including from Trump — on the investigation’s integrity.
Ex-Trump lawyer Cohen pleads guilty in hush-money scheme
The campaign-finance violations involved payments to porn star Stormy Daniels and a former Playboy model. Michael Cohen cast the payments as attempts to influence the 2016 election and said they were made “at the direction” of Donald Trump.
Presidents of 22 Indiana colleges call for hate crime law
The letter released Monday was signed by the leaders of institutions including the University of Notre Dame, DePauw University and Franklin, Hanover and Wabash colleges.
Anthem data-breach judge OKs huge fee award, but not as much as attorneys wanted
Plaintiffs' attorneys sought $38 million in legal fees after reaching a $115 million settlement with the Indianapolis-based health insurer last year.
IBJ Podcast: Why business execs say the state needs a hate-crime law
Host Mason King talks with Ann Murtlow, CEO of United Way of Central Indiana, and Jeff Smulyan, CEO of Emmis Communications, about why they signed a letter of support for a hate-crime law.
UPDATE: Federal charges made in Indiana synagogue vandalism
Federal prosecutors arrested a 20-year-old man and an unnamed co-co-conspirator in connection to anti-Semitic graffiti that was spray-painted at a suburban Indianapolis synagogue last month.
Do these executives have the clout to get a hate-crime law passed?
Business leaders are rallying behind a social issue they say could affect economic development.
Survivor of duck boat sinking urges ban on such crafts
An Indiana woman whose husband and three children died when a duck boat sank last month in Missouri said Tuesday she hopes to save lives by backing an effort to ban the amphibious tourist boats.
Indiana attorney general might have violated law with ad
A state ethics law prohibits officeholders from using their names in audio, video or newspaper ads paid for with state funds.
Same-sex marriage could cost Catholic school counselor job
Roncalli High School said Shelly Fitzgerald has been placed on administrative leave after 15 years with the school.