Widow alleges in a new court filing that a former nurse aide for Melvin Simon stole a confidential medical
log and unlawfully
turned it over to attorneys representing one of Simon's children from a previous marriage.
The jury in South Bend ruled in favor of the Porter County couple and against mall owner Simon Property Management and its
maintenance company, Varsity Contractors.
The lawsuit filed this week in Marion Superior Court claims Clarian Health charges uninsured patients—or those receiving
treatments not covered by their insurance—unreasonably high prices.
One of Shelby County’s largest employers is suing NatCity Investments Inc. to try to recover nearly $8 million in losses on
auction-rate securities. Knauf Insulation filed suit in Shelby Superior Court in March, saying NatCity should repay the money
in accordance with a settlement the bank reached with federal regulators in March 2009.
Susan Guyett, who wrote the Talk of Our Town column, claims the newspaper discriminated against her on the basis of age when
she was let go from her job in 2008.
A Johnson County judge approved the reduced amount, which was agreed upon during mediation. The settlement brings funeral
home and
cemetery business a step closer to being sold.
Marion County Superior Court Judge Stanley Kroh sentenced Brandon Benker to three years in prison and two years in a Community
Corrections program, in which he may be assigned to work release or home detention. Benker stole more than $380,000 from the
group in 2008.
Melvin Simon’s daughter Deborah is lashing out at her stepmother Bren in a new court filing, saying she was “mentally
and verbally abusive” toward the billionaire late in his life and kept him isolated from friends and family.
Former director says he saw employees give passing scores to students who had failed entrance exams, raise their grades and
alter their attendance records so they would continue to receive U.S. financial aid.
The wife of Indianapolis businessman Steve Hilbert is working with a team of attorneys to determine whether her deceased mother’s
estate can claim the benefit of a life insurance policy issued by Houston-based American General Life Insurance Co.
Cook Group Chairman Steve Ferguson is target of complaint that charges he and others violated federal racketeering laws by
serving
on an entity that recommended a team that included Bill Cook to develop the French Lick Resort project.
Pennsylvania company is one step closer to purchasing the Indianapolis-based Memory Gardens Management Corp., whose former
owner pleaded guilty to theft and securities fraud.
The suit against Laikin, a longtime friend of Fair Finance CEO Tim Durham, is the first major legal move to untangle the morass
of related-party loans that propelled the company into insolvency.
As IBJ reported last year, Houston-based American General Life Insurance Company is attempting to invalidate a $15
million policy it issued in January 2006 insuring the life of Germaine “Suzy” Tomlinson—Conseco Inc. co-founder
Stephen Hilbert’s mother-in-law—who died Sept. 28, 2008, at age 74.
Louisiana was one of 13 states that filed individual suits in state courts over allegations that Lilly pushed Zyprexa for
uses that had not been approved by federal regulators.
Builder’s Concrete & Supply will pay the amount as part of a larger $60 million settlement lawyers reached with seven companies
accused of fixing concrete prices.
Federal judge disagrees with Duke Realty Corp. and sides with attorneys representing plaintiffs in class-action suit.
Former Junior Achievement CEO Jeff Miller says Mayor Greg Ballard was about to hire him as a senior policy adviser, but comments
by Central Indiana Community Foundation President Brian Payne and current CEO Jennifer Burk ruined the offer.
A group that sets standards for motorsports equipment intends to yank its approval of gear produced by Impact Racing, the
Brownsburg company owned by industry pioneer Bill Simpson, amid allegations of counterfeiting.
In an effort to crack down on knockoffs, famous handbag designer Coach Inc. has hit at least three local retailers with trademark-infringement
lawsuits.
