Marion County judge dismisses Indiana abortion records lawsuit
Superior Court Judge Timothy Oakes ruled in favor of the Indiana Department of Health, which stopped sharing the reports following the state’s adoption of a near-total abortion ban.
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Federal judge rules FSSA must provide modified relief for families in attendant care lawsuit
In August’s hearing, all parties acknowledged a statewide nursing shortage that made such services difficult to obtain.
Carmel-based EnVista’s co-founders square off in court
Jim Barnes and John Stitz built the Carmel-based supply-chain technology consultancy from a two-man startup to a company with $113 million in revenue and hundreds of employees. Barnes has now filed a lawsuit against Stitz.
IU expressive activity policy violates First Amendment, ACLU of Indiana lawsuit alleges
The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against Indiana University in a challenge to the university’s newly-implemented expressive activity policy.
Google sued by longtime enemy Yelp after years of antitrust complaints
The suit adds to a string of recent legal challenges to Google’s dominance, including court rulings that declared its search business and mobile app store to be illegal monopolies.
Google must face trial over claims Chrome misled users on data collection
The ruling adds to the significant legal defeats that Google has been dealt in the past year.
Kroger sues to halt FTC proceeding meant to block Albertsons merger
Legal experts characterize the move as an extraordinary attempt to interrupt the FTC’s enforcement powers, as it relies on a recent Supreme Court decision that limited a separate federal agency’s use of in-house legal proceedings.
Wrongful death suit against Disney serves as warning to consumers when clicking ‘I agree’
Disney is arguing that a wrongful death lawsuit against Walt Disney Parks and Resorts should be dropped because the plaintiff, the woman’s husband, once signed up for a trial subscription of the Disney+ streaming service.
Judge dismisses professor-led ‘intellectual diversity’ lawsuit, calls claims ‘premature’
A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit alleging the state’s new university “intellectual diversity” requirements are unconstitutionally vague, and declined to issue a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of the new law.
Judge spares Gary gunmaker lawsuit, rejects new law’s retroactivity
A Lake County judge on Monday declined to dismiss a long-pending lawsuit waged by the city of Gary against a range of gun manufacturers and dealers despite a state law designed to end it.
Jewelry business fights to reclaim seized money in civil forfeiture case
According to the Institute for Justice, Indiana has begun proceedings to seize more than $2.5 million from in-transit parcels, and the state has already raked in approximately $1 million from those parcels.
Indiana, 14 other states sue to block Biden effort to help migrants get health coverage
The states hope to block a rule that is expected to allow 100,000 immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children to enroll next year in the federal Affordable Care Act’s health insurance.
Court hears arguments over whether USA Track & Field waiver is unfair to athletes
Olympian Taliyah Brooks suffered heat-related injuries while competing in heptathlon events in the U.S. Olympic Track and Field trials in 2021.
Former college baseball player sues NCAA, power conferences over scholarship limits
The federal antitrust cases was filed this week by former TCU baseball player Riley Cornelio and seeks class-action status for college baseball and hockey players.
Teenager sues Meta over ‘addictive’ Instagram features
The legal action adds to a growing swarm of suits against the company from state attorneys general and school districts aiming to tie America’s teen mental health crisis to social media.
Charitable care from Hoosier not-for-profit hospitals remains stagnant while revenue increases
Meanwhile, health care systems continue to send thousands of Hoosiers to court over unpaid sums as small as $250.
Federal judge overturns $4.7B jury verdict in ‘Sunday Ticket’ suit in ruling for NFL
The jury had ruled the NFL violated antitrust laws in distributing out-of-market Sunday afternoon games on a premium subscription service.
Court blocks federal rule on airline fees while carriers sue to kill it
The judges found the rule to be too detailed in its restrictions. They granted a request by airlines to temporarily block the rule while a lawsuit filed by the carriers plays out.
Meta agrees to $1.4B settlement in privacy lawsuit over facial recognition
Filed in 2022, the Texas lawsuit alleged that Meta was in violation of a state law that prohibits capturing or selling a resident’s biometric information, such as their face or fingerprint, without their consent.
Plaintiffs push back against state’s legal response in HIP lawsuit
Plaintiffs rejected a state motion to reinstate its authority to impose premium-like charges on Medicaid beneficiaries under the Healthy Indiana Plan, urging the court to reject the state’s arguments.