Farm Bureau suit says Walmart TV set Hoosier’s house on fire
A southern Indiana man got more than he bargained for when he bought a low-price TV from Walmart. He says the television set his house on fire.
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Legal bills make it tough for City Market to become self-sustaining
The city’s mounting legal bills to cover lawsuits involving Indianapolis City Market are adding to the taxpayer cost of subsidizing the venue and making it tougher for the market to become self-sufficient.
Legal issues follow local race team into 500 weekend
Indianapolis-based Panther Racing, which has two drivers in this weekend’s Indy 500, has been sued by a former employee, its former landlord and even one of its former drivers, mostly over allegations of not paying its bills.
ACLU asks court to block Indiana immigration law
The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana and the National Immigration Law Center filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday to block a new state law that they say gives police sweeping arrest powers against immigrants who haven't committed any crime.
Lawyers for Marsh Supermarkets can’t depose David Marsh
A federal magistrate ruled in favor of David Marsh in an attempt by lawyers for Marsh Supermarkets to depose him in the company’s lawsuit against his father, ex-CEO Don Marsh.
Attorney general wants new hearing on police entry ruling
Attorney General Greg Zoeller says he supports asking the state Supreme Court to revisit its recent ruling that found people don't have the right to resist police officers who enter their homes illegally.
Marsh Supermarkets settles IRS issue in suit against ex-CEO
A new brief in a lawsuit against former CEO Don Marsh alleges he had an affair with a Russian ice ballet director, bankrolled with company funds.
Lawsuit: Ex-Marsh chief defrauded grocery chain
Attorneys for Marsh Supermarkets say the grocery chain's former president defrauded the company of millions of dollars, using it as his "personal piggy bank" to fund extramarital relationships.
Indiana Downs owner halts lawsuit amid bankruptcy
Cordish Cos., a real-estate developer trying to build a casino near Baltimore, must temporarily halt a defamation lawsuit against the chief executive officer of Shelbyville casino owner Indianapolis Downs LLC, a federal judge said Tuesday.
Growing school districts drop funding lawsuit
Three Indiana school districts, including Hamilton Southeastern and Franklin Township, are dropping a lawsuit against the state that claimed the method for distributing school funding treated growing districts unfairly.
St. Vincent settles class-action debt-collection case
The hospital paid $31,500 to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by a patient who claimed St. Vincent used a debt collector that was not licensed in Indiana.
Fair trustee sues to recoup $138,580 in GOP donations
The five lawsuits filed this week do not include the biggest recipients of Tim Durham’s political largesse—campaign committees associated with Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels and former Marion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi.
Court blocks generic versions of Lilly’s Cymbalta
Eli Lilly and Co. said Wednesday that a federal court is blocking low-cost generic versions of Cymbalta from the market until the patents supporting the drug expire.
Judge: Governor doesn’t have to testify in IBM case
Marion Superior Judge David Dreyer has ruled that Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels doesn’t have to testify about his involvement in the cancelled multimillion dollar IBM contract to modernize the state’s welfare system.
Zimmer, peer sued over arthritic-knee treatments
Genzyme Corp., the drugmaker bought by Sanofi-Aventis SA this month, sued Zimmer Holdings Inc. and Anika Therapeutics Inc. alleging the companies’ treatments for arthritic knee pain infringe a patent.
Simon widow unloads pricey NYC condo, looks to sell Bel Air mansion
Bren Simon lost control over her late husband’s multibillion-dollar estate, but she sold a New York City condo for $48M in March, and is trying to sell a mansion in L.A. for $50M.
Don Marsh takes lumps as he fights on in court
Don Marsh is so hellbent on winning his legal battle with Marsh Supermarkets Inc. that he’s willing to sully his own reputation if that’s what it takes.
State court rejects Bren Simon’s appeal in estate battle
The Indiana Court of Appeals has dismissed Bren Simon’s petition seeking to reverse a lower court’s ruling that removed her as interim trustee of her late husband’s $2 billion estate.
United Financial Systems slapped with lawsuit
An Indianapolis insurance brokerage disciplined for unauthorized legal practice might now face millions of dollars in claims from more than 4,000 former clients because of a class-action suit filed in Marion Superior Court.
Indiana judge dismisses lawsuit over forfeiture funds
An Indianapolis judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit that accused 78 county prosecutors of breaking the law by not turning over assets seized from criminals to a state school fund.