Simon settles suit with Starbucks over closing Teavana stores
The Indianapolis-based mall owner had sued Starbucks, attempting to stop the coffee giant from closing dozens of Teavana locations at its properties.
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Workplace rights lawyers racing against shifting legal landscape
Employers across America paid a record amount in settlements for workplace violations last year, but that isn’t expected to be a trend.
Supreme Court to hear sales tax collection case
The Supreme Court agreed Friday to wade into the issue of sales tax collection on internet purchases in a case that could force consumers to pay more for certain purchases and allow states to recoup what they say is billions in lost revenue annually.
Carmel health exec sues insurer, claiming it should have defended him in sexual assault case
An employee of Nightingale Home Health Care claimed in a lawsuit that company president Dev Brar made unwanted sexual advances. The suit was dismissed, but Brar said his insurer should have paid for his defense.
Was $115M Anthem settlement deft lawyering or dud?
Class action lawyers who negotiated a $115 million settlement with the insurance giant over its 2015 data breach are seeking $38 million in attorney's fees.
Former Indianapolis entrepreneur charged with fraud in real estate deal
An entrepreneur, rapper and actor who had dreams of becoming a major Indianapolis real estate developer faces charges of securities fraud, the Indiana Secretary of State’s office said Tuesday.
Nearly a dozen Indiana communities sue opioid industry in new flurry of suits
A wide array of cities, towns and counties are blaming opioid makers and distributors for flooding their communities with addictive painkillers.
Appeal planned on lawsuit challenging public defender system
An attorney is planning to ask the state Supreme Court to consider whether a central Indiana county's public defender system is violating the rights of indigent defendants to an adequate legal defense.
Judge orders IBM to post $25M bond in Indiana welfare case
IBM Corp. must the bond as it appeals a $78 million judgment in a long-running case that stems from the company’s failed effort to automate much of Indiana’s welfare services, a judge has ruled.
Professor: Indiana should review sexual harassment statute
A professor at IU's Robert H. McKinney School of Law says it's time for the state to change a statute that keeps sexual harassment victims from having their day in court, including a provision that requires an employer to give their consent before being sued.
Menards founder’s ex-fiancee doesn’t deserve ownership, court rules
In a case that once ensnared two prominent Indianapolis-area businessmen, the Wisconsin Supreme Court says the founder of the Menards building supply stores doesn’t owe his former fiancee an ownership interest in the company.
IU wins lawsuit by fired director accused of sexual harassment
A district court judge ruled Indiana University’s School of Dentistry and high-ranking members of its faculty did not violate a former clinic director’s rights by firing him for alleged sexual harassment of students.
Two ex-nursing home execs to plead guilty in kickback scheme
Former American Senior Communities CEO James Burkhart and former Chief Operating Officer Daniel Benson have agreed to plea deals in a kickback scheme involving millions of dollars.
Indiana Supreme Court to consider Simon, Teavana dispute
A lower court judge temporarily blocked Starbucks from closing its Teavana stores because of its lease obligations.
Basketball bribery defendants say NCAA violations aren’t crimes
Paying the relatives of high school basketball players to entice them to attend a particular university may be a violation of NCAA rules, but it isn’t a federal crime, say three men charged in a college bribery scandal.
Convicted fraudster accuses attorney of secret relationship with his then wife
In an attempt to reopen his case, Keenan Hauke says Barnes and Thornburg partner Larry Mackey—who is now married to Hauke’s ex-wife—did not adequately represent him.
Indianapolis man sentenced to four years in prison on federal fraud charges
Prosecutors say the man defrauded a business out of nearly $600,000 by selling it fraudulent invoices.
Anderson settles lawsuit by eight workers fired by mayor in 2012
The former employees said they were illegally dismissed by then-Mayor Kevin Smith's administration because they supported his Democratic opponent in the 2011 election.
OurHealth sues former exec Oesterle in dispute over compensation
The fast-growing provider of on-site medical clinics for employers wants their former executive chairman to sell back his incentive units, but the two sides are hundreds of thousands of dollars apart in their assessment of how much those units are worth.
Michigan man sentenced for nearly $1M Indy fraud scheme
Authorities say Larry Westby stole nearly $1 million from people investing in his Indianapolis-based business.