Sale of local funeral home, cemetery business finalized
Pennsylvania-based StoneMor Partners could pay up to $32 million for Memory Gardens Management Co. after trust-fund and debt
obligations are made.
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Durham’s Geist mansion listed for $5.5 million
Beleaguered local businessman Tim Durham’s Geist home is listed for sale with a $5.5 million asking price.
Katz Sapper caught up in Simon estate battle
The longtime accounting firm for Simon family interests objected to subpoenas it received from Melvin Simon’s daughter
Deborah, saying the information
requested was far too broad.
Hillenbrand unit seeks to block imports of knockoff coffins
Hillenbrand Inc.’s Batesville unit, the largest U.S. maker of coffins,wants the trade commission to prevent Ataudes Aguilares
from selling its products in the United States and Puerto Rico.
Curtis sues pizza chain over Rockwell painting in ad
The suit, filed in federal court in Indianapolis, accuses Hungry Howie's Pizza & Subs Inc. of Madison Heights, Mich.,
of infringing the copyright to a Saturday Evening Post cover first published in 1943.
Bauer requests federal probe of Bales’ real estate deals
IBJ investigation prompts top state Democrat's letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Police reviewing death of Tomisue Hilbert’s mother
Information that could prove her death was not an accident has surfaced during civil proceedings involving a life insurance
policy.
NFL must face antitrust suits, U.S. high court rules
The lawsuit involved the National Football League’s agreement with Adidas AG’s Reebok, which employs 950 people at a manufacturing
plant on the east side of Indianapolis.
AARP backs retirees in court fight over IPL benefits plan
The AARP says IPL "perverted" a promise to its retirees regarding post-retirement benefits. The retirees have appealed their case to the Indiana Supreme Court.
Local funeral home operator in Michigan jail
Robert Nelms will spend at least a month in jail until the sale of Memory Gardens Management Corp. is complete. He is awaiting
sentencing in Michigan and faces up to three years in prison.
Bren Simon lashes out over ‘wrongfully removed’ medical log
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.
Fraud scheme nets Indianapolis man 15 years in Texas
Louis Simpson bilked investors of $948,500 by claiming to operate a program with the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Sale of Memory Gardens restores $20M in trust funds
Acquisition by Indianapolis-based funeral home and cemetery business by Pennsylvania-based company will preserve funds depleted
by former owner.
Taft takes four patent lawyers from Bose McKinney
The highest-profile addition is Jim Coles, a veteran lawyer who will co-lead his new firm’s intellectual property practice.
Former Star columnist suing newspaper
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.
Memory Gardens manager sought $3.2M, awarded $175,000
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.
Penrod Society thief sentenced to five years
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.
Revised Mel Simon estate suit calls Bren ‘abusive’
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.
Tomisue Hilbert investigates mother’s death, $15M insurance policy
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.
Live Nation seeks dismissal of Murat lawsuit
Beverly Hills, Calif.-based entertainment company says lease gives it the right to change venue’s name to Old National Centre.