Ex-Indiana official questions Brizzi’s health
Indiana's former elections chief raised questions about his attorney's health during his 2012 voter fraud trial and said he thought it was "a joke" that his defense strategy was to call no witnesses.
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Columbia Club directors take aim at fellow board members in court
Three members of the 124-year-old club’s board of directors allege that election rules were changed behind closed doors and in violation of procedure and state law.
District, ex-superintendent settle court fight over $1M payout
The Metropolitan School District of Wayne Township settled with former superintendent Terry Thompson, with neither side paying the other anything, according to Thompson’s attorney.
$120M lawsuit over central Indiana factory moves ahead
The appeals court declined to hear an appeal from Getrag Transmission of a Tipton County judge's ruling that the lawsuit filed by Walbridge Construction should go to trial or settlement.
State, schools sue U.S. government over Obamacare
Fifteen Indiana school districts and the state of Indiana have filed a lawsuit challenging the federal health care law and subsidies that are available to Hoosiers under rules set by the IRS.
Dow Agro wins latest patent case involving Enlist product
The suit, filed in January 2012 by South African-based Bayer CropScience SA, charged that Dow Agro’s Enlist E3 soybean seed infringed one of its patents.
iGoDigital founder drops lawsuit over acquisition payout
Eric Tobias, who founded iGoDigital, has dropped a federal lawsuit that stemmed from the tech company’s $21 million buyout last year.
Biglari shareholder loses bid to stop $75M stock offering
A federal judge rejected the shareholder’s motion claiming that the offering would enable CEO Sardar Biglari to unfairly increase his ownership in the company. Biglari Holdings is the parent of Indianapolis-based Steak n Shake.
Indy tree trimmer accused of ripping off senior
The suit was the first to be filed under a new Senior Consumer Protection Act. The law provides harsher penalties for those found guilty of financially exploiting people 60 or older.
Menard fires back in court fight with Hilberts
Menard has countersued Tomisue Hilbert for “abuse of process,” saying she filed her lawsuit only after companies controlled by Menard removed the Hilberts as managers of a private equity firm and sued to recover millions of dollars in fees paid to the Hilberts.
Indiana Supreme Court takes up case between state, utility
Contract law dominated an Indiana Supreme Court hearing over an agreement requiring the state to buy synthetic natural gas from a private plant and resell it on the open market.
Avalanche of lawsuits flows from Conour fraud
State and federal suits take aim at a cavalcade of local attorneys, including some who used to work with the once-prominent, personal-injury lawyer.
NFL seeks $765M settlement over concussion lawsuits
The NFL and more than 4,500 former players want to resolve concussion-related lawsuits with a $765 million settlement that would fund medical exams, concussion-related compensation and medical research, a federal judge said Thursday.
SEC accuses Indy cancer firm of being a sham
The SEC says the CEO of locally based biomedical firm Xytos Inc. has committed securities fraud
since 2010 by repeatedly publishing false information to investors about the company. Timothy Cook denies the accusations.
Debt collectors brawling in court
Todd Wolfe, the 41-year-old founder of Deca Financial Services in Fishers, is at the center of a legal feud with Educational Credit Management Corp., an Oakdale, Minn., not-for-profit that insures $35 billion in federal student loans.
City files nuisance suits against apartments
The two west-side apartment complexes have generated more than 3,200 police runs since 2008, according to the lawsuits. One owner told IBJ on Tuesday he would work with the city to make improvements.
iGoDigital founder sues to fend off dispute over $21M sale
Eric Tobias’ filing in federal court is intended to head off a potential challenge from a key contractor who believes he is owed more from the company’s sale to ExactTarget in 2012.
ACLU fires lawsuit at city on behalf of panhandlers
The suit, filed Friday, says four plaintiffs were soliciting donations downtown within the past week when they were asked by city police to cease the activity and leave the area. The plaintiffs were not violating the city’s existing panhandling ordinance, the lawsuit says.
Judge dismisses suit against Indiana immigration law
Two parts of Indiana's immigration law will remain in effect after a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit by a northwestern Indiana Hispanic advocacy group challenging them, the Indiana attorney general's office said Wednesday.
State justice denies motion to recuse himself
Despite close ties to the project manager of the Rockport coal-gasification plant, Indiana Supreme Court Justice Mark Massa has decided to hear a pending case on the project.