Former City-County Councilor’s trial set to begin
Lincoln Plowman, also a former Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department major, is accused of using his official position to collect $6,000 for helping to grease the wheels for a new strip club.
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Indiana Supreme Court to hear state back-pay dispute
The class-action lawsuit argued that some state employees were required to work 40 hours a week while others were paid the same for working 37.5 hours.
Ex-Countrymark CEO again seeking early release
David Swanson, who is serving a 12-year sentence for wire fraud, money laundering and tax evasion, has succeeded in getting a federal appeals court to hear his case for early release.
Another lawsuit filed in Indiana fair stage collapse
The family of a Fort Wayne woman killed when a stage collapsed at the Indiana State Fair filed a lawsuit Monday alleging gross negligence and recklessness by the promoters and producers of the concert.
Zionsville man charged with wire fraud, money laundering
Brian Eads faces a maximum of 30 years in prison by engaging in transactions of more than $10,000 with criminally derived proceeds from properties bought at sheriff’s sales.
Plea deal in fraud case provides restitution to Clabber Girl
A high-living Manhattan businesswoman accused of an audacious fraud that cost some of central Indiana’s marquee companies millions of dollars has cut a deal with prosecutors that would ensure she spends no more than 31 months in prison.
Durham follows magistrate’s order, moves from sister’s house
Indicted financier Tim Durham is living in an undisclosed residence in the downtown area after a federal magistrate rejected his request to move back into his 20,000-square-foot mansion.
Judge poised to toss lawsuit against Pacers owner
A judge has suggested she will dismiss key portions of a lawsuit by a nanny who claimed she was fired by billionaire Herb Simon and his wife because the employee became pregnant.
Witness: Simons were happy about nanny’s pregnancy
A household employee of Indiana Pacers owner Herb Simon and his wife said they were happy when they learned their nanny was pregnant, even though the nanny claims she was fired over the pregnancy.
Class-action lawsuit filed over State Fair tragedy
The lawsuit brought by the Indianapolis law firm of Cohen & Malad hopes to include anyone who suffered injuries from a falling stage at the Indiana State Fair on Aug. 13.
Judge orders Indiana to preserve fair stage wreckage
A judge says he will issue a temporary restraining order prohibiting the state from destroying any evidence from the deadly collapse of an Indiana State Fair stage.
Court rules state overreached when it shut puppy mill
The state had seized and sold 240 dogs at business, citing $142,000 in unpaid taxes.
Wife of man killed in fair tragedy suing Indiana
Former Marion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi, who is representing the family of Glenn Goodrich, said the family has filed a tort claim notice against the state regarding intent to file a lawsuit.
Lawsuits filed for Indiana stage collapse victims
Two of what are expected to be many lawsuits were filed Friday on behalf of people injured when wind toppled a stage at the Indiana State Fair.
Judge nearly sends Durham back to halfway house
Magistrate Judge Kennard Foster said Durham should not continue living at his sister’s house or move back to his mansion because both are in foreclosure.
Ice Miller merging with smaller Ohio firm
The combined firm, which will operate as Ice Miller, will have 314 lawyers and 358 other professionals and staff.
Racinos ask federal court to lower their tax liability
If Indiana Live and Hoosier Park prevail, the racetrack-casinos may cut they could cut their combined tax bill by $30 million a year.
Lawyers submit big bill in Fair Finance case
Most of the $1.8 million that Fair Finance trustee Brian Bash has recovered so far could go to attorneys and accountants working on the massive fraud case involving Indianapolis financier Tim Durham.
Damage cap limits state’s potential losses from concert tragedy
An Indiana law that limits damages paid by state entities likely will prompt lawyers to sue several other parties besides the state fair to try to recover as much as possible for victims of the concert calamity.
Durham asks to move back into his mansion
Indicted financier Tim Durham has asked a federal judge to allow him to move from his sister’s home in Geist back to his 20,000-square-foot mansion. Durham has been living with his sister on home detention since his April arrest.