Indiana judge weighs fate of BMV overcharges case
A judge heard arguments Monday in the case alleging that the BMV overcharged motorists by tens of millions of dollars for fees and services.
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Former Colt Saturday wins ‘jock tax’ case against Cleveland
Two former National Football League players who challenged Cleveland’s tax on their income won refunds after the Ohio Supreme Court ruled the way the city calculated their taxes was improper.
Former Lilly partner set to pay $2.3B to settle Actos cases
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. executives have agreed to pay more than $2.3 billion to resolve lawsuits accusing the company of hiding its Actos diabetes medicine’s cancer risks, three people familiar with the accord said.
Parents of autistic children gird for showdown with Anthem
After an Elkhart couple with an autistic son sued insurer Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield this month, autism families around the state started a campaign to get Anthem to change its policy for covering therapy for school-age children.
ITT goes after new federal agency with guns blazing
ITT Educational Services Inc. was unable to get a federal judge to dismiss a predatory-lending lawsuit filed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, so now it is taking its request to an appeals court.
Princeton loses appeal in case sparked by Lilly drug loyalties
Four residents of the town of Princeton sued to revoke the university’s tax exemption, in part because it shares royalties with faculty, mostly from a patent that Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co. turned into the cancer drug Alimta.
Judge delays decision on NCAA concussion settlement
A U.S. judge has declined to immediately approve the NCAA’s $75 million settlement of a lawsuit by college athletes who’ve suffered head injuries, giving a critic of the accord three weeks to file arguments opposing the revamped deal.
Lawsuit: IU Health, HealthNet defrauded feds, endangered patients
The lawsuit charges that IU Health and HealthNet Inc. put low-income pregnant women and their newborn babies at risk in a fraud scheme that bilked taxpayers out of millions of dollars.
Judge sides with city in dispute over $45M Covanta recycling center
Companies and a private citizen who sued the city of Indianapolis over a recycling deal with Covanta lacked legal standing to bring their complaint, a Marion County judge has ruled.
AIT, former execs rack up nearly $5M in legal costs
AIT Labs and its former executives have already incurred nearly $5 million defending themselves against charges by the U.S. Department of Labor that AIT founder Michael Evans sold the company to its employees in 2009 at an inflated price.
Judge dismisses Panther Racing suit against Rahal, IndyCar
The local racing team claimed it lost a $13.1 million sponsorship with the Army National Guard because of bid-rigging and other improprieties. A federal judge disagreed.
Feud over unincorporated Perry Township heats up for Zionsville, Whitestown
In the state’s fastest-growing county, Boone, the two fastest-growing towns both hope to stake a claim to unincorporated Perry Township.
States ask court to keep RadioShack from selling customer data
Twenty-two states, including Indiana, have rallied around Texas in its legal challenge to RadioShack’s plan to sell personal data on 117 million customers.
Lawsuit: Angie’s List manipulates ratings to lift advertising
The class-action case filed in Philadelphia challenges the company's claims that it puts consumers first.
Simon wins $150M after long legal battle with 16 insurers
Simon Property Group has been awarded a major victory in a nearly five-year legal battle following a flood that severely damaged one of Simon's shopping malls in May 2010.
UIndy names new business dean as former dean files lawsuit
Larry Belcher, an economist by training, will move from Taylor University to lead UIndy’s business school, which has nearly 600 undergraduate students and about 140 MBA students. Former dean Sheela Yadav is suing the school for wrongful termination.
Jury awards Anderson woman $1.7M in suit with hospital
A jury found in favor of Billie Jo Sayers on Monday in her lawsuit against IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie.
Big Boy owner says exec embezzled much more than estimated
Frisch’s Restaurants Inc. sued former Assistant Treasurer Michael Hudson in January, alleging that he forged payroll documents and falsified accounting entries, then diverted company funds into personal accounts over several years.
Lawsuit over Covanta recycling center plan set for hearing
The plaintiffs—two paper companies and a local citizen—hope Marion Superior Judge Cynthia Ayers will halt the city's long-term contract with incinerator operator Covanta, which plans to build a new recycling facility on Harding Street.
Class-action suit against Indiana BMV to go to mediation
The lawsuit, filed in 2013, alleges the BMV owes drivers possibly as much as $38 million in excessive charges for a number of fees and services.