Battle over the iPhone app store spills into appeals court
The high-stakes battle involve a setup that generates an estimated $15 billion to $20 billion for Apple every year, which has helped lift its market value to nearly $2.4 trillion.
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Raising Cane’s raises Cain over lease that bans chicken fingers
Raising Cane’s filed a lawsuit against the Indiana shopping center’s owner, Schottenstein Property Group, alleging fraud and saying the would-be landlord failed to disclose the existence of the chicken ban.
CVS, Walgreens announce opioid settlements totaling $10B
The developments amount to what could be the last round of huge settlements after years of litigation over the drug industry’s role in an overdose crisis that has been linked to more than 500,000 U.S. deaths over the past two decades.
Ex-Roncalli counselor appeals ruling in favor of Indianapolis Archdiocese
Michelle “Shelly” Fitzgerald, the former guidance counselor at Roncalli High School who was fired for being in a same-sex marriage, is turning to the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals.
Health & Hospital Corp. sued over possible Open Door violation
The civil suit is asking the trial court to declare HHC violated Indiana’s Open Door Law by petitioning the Supreme Court without the board’s approval at a public meeting and to impose a civil penalty against the board members.
Judge tosses suit claiming illegal acts by Indiana treasurer
Marion County Judge John Chavis ruled that the state treasurer, as a separately elected statewide official, wasn’t required to submit contracts for approval from other state agencies.
Restaurateur Scott Wise, wife, file for bankruptcy
Scott Wise, founder of now-defunct Indianapolis-based restaurant chain Scotty’s Brewhouse, said his personal bankruptcy is related to financial issues from the chain’s collapse.
Indiana Supreme Court keeps state abortion ban on hold
The Indiana Supreme Court issued an order Wednesday that prevents the state from enforcing a Republican-backed abortion ban while it considers whether it violates the state constitution.
Smith & Wesson sued over link to July 4 parade mass shooting
The suits accuse gun-maker Smith & Wesson of illegally targeting its ads at young men at risk of committing mass violence.
Rokita goes directly to Indiana Supreme Court to try to overturn pause of abortion law
The attorney general is appealing a local judge’s ruling that clinics can resume providing abortions for women who are up to 20 weeks pregnant.
Doriann H. Cain: Abortion ruling raises privacy and security questions
The ruling raises difficult privacy and security questions related to how the digital surveillance economy might be used to track women seeking health care services.
Indiana appeals judge’s order blocking state’s abortion ban
The appeal was filed Thursday night after Owen County Judge Kelsey Hanlon issued a preliminary injunction against the abortion ban, putting the new law on hold.
Indiana abortion clinics reopening after judge blocks ban
Indiana’s abortion clinics, which were to lose their state licenses under the ban, are preparing to resume the procedures.
City reaches $200K settlement over Towne & Terrace housing complex
Indianapolis officials said the agreement announced Thursday is expected to give the city more control of the crime-plagued housing complex.
UPDATED: Judge puts Indiana abortion ban on hold; AG pledges to appeal
The ban was approved by the state’s Republican-dominated Legislature on Aug. 5 and signed by GOP Gov. Eric Holcomb. The ruling comes one week after it took effect.
New York attorney general sues Donald Trump and his company for fraud
The lawsuit is the culmination of the Democrat’s three-year civil investigation of Trump and the Trump Organization. Trump’s three eldest children, Donald Jr., Ivanka and Eric Trump, were also named as defendants, along with two longtime company executives.
Indiana legislators hear testimony for, against legalizing marijuana
Over the course of four hours, committee members from the interim health committee heard testimony for and against legalization, from veterans using it to treat chronic pain to prosecutors worried about unintended consequences.
Indiana judge weighing bid to block state’s new abortion ban
A judge heard arguments for about an hour in a Bloomington courtroom on a request from abortion clinic operators to block the Indiana abortion ban that went into effect on Thursday.
Indiana court hearing set after abortion ban takes effect
The special judge overseeing the case issued an order Monday setting a court hearing for Sept. 19, which is four days after the ban’s effective date.
Indiana officials appeal ruling against trans sports law
The appeal filed this week argues that U.S. District Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson in Indianapolis was wrong in granting a preliminary injunction against the law and allowing a 10-year-old transgender girl to rejoin her school’s all-girls softball team.