Meta CEO Zuckerberg considered spinning off Instagram in 2018 over antitrust worries, email says
The email was shown Tuesday on the second day of an antitrust trial alleging Meta illegally monopolized the social media market.
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Trump sentenced in hush money case, will not face jail or probation
New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan, who oversaw the trial, gave Donald Trump an unconditional discharge, meaning the president-elect will not face time behind bars, a fine or probation.
As expected, judge denies cameras in courtroom for Delphi double-murder trial
Richard Allen’s trial once held the promise of being the most high-profile court proceeding in Indiana history to be captured live by television and streaming service cameras. But Judge Frances Gull ultimately decided to deny access.
UPDATE: Trump becomes first former U.S. president convicted of felony crimes
A New York jury found former President Donald Trump guilty of falsifying business records in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through hush money payments to a porn actor who said the two had sex.
Judge in landmark antitrust case grills Google during closing arguments
The judge overseeing a pivotal antitrust trial focused on whether Google is stifling competition and innovation repeatedly indicated Thursday that he believes it would be difficult for a formidable rival search engine to emerge.
Lawmakers push controversial military trial rights bill through to governor
The Indiana Senate on Thursday passed a much-disputed proposal barring Indiana National Guard members from demanding a military trial—or court-martial—in lieu of non-judicial punishment.
Ex-U.S. Rep. Buyer of Indiana goes on trial over stock buys
The former representative for Indiana’s 4th Congressional District is accused of illegally garnering stock windfalls by exploiting his consulting clients’ corporate secrets years after he left Congress.
Gun maker offers $33M to settle suit by Sandy Hook families
The settlement offers were filed a day after a judge denied Remington’s request to dismiss the lawsuit.
Marion County court system to resume jury trials
To protect jurors against the spread of COVID-19 during trials, the court system is implementing assigned, socially distanced seating and requiring face masks.
Jury orders Monsanto to pay $2B in weed killer cancer case
The jury’s verdict is the third such courtroom loss for Monsanto in California since August, but a San Francisco law professor said it’s likely a trial judge or appellate court will significantly reduce the punitive damage award.
Plans for hotel at One North Penn progress as owner reaches deal with holdout tenant
After a legal battle and mediation, Centier Bank plans to relocate its branch while the owner of the historic tower at Pennsylvania and East Washington streets prepares to revamp it as a swanky hotel.
Nassar receives third prison sentence after latest trial for molesting young athletes
The former sports doctor whose serial sexual abuse of girls and young women has shaken the gymnastics world was sentenced Monday to a third prison term—this one 40 to 125 years—for molesting athletes at a Michigan gymnastics club.
Judge sides with Simon, bars Starbucks from closing Teavana stores
A Marion Superior Court judge has granted the Indianapolis-based mall giant’s request for a temporary injunction, at least for now preventing Starbucks from closing 77 Teavana stores in its properties nationwide.
Cook Medical wins first trial over blood-clot filters
Nearly 3,000 people have sued the Bloomington-based device maker, claiming the filters malfunctioned, sometimes piercing organs.
Bellwether Cook blood-clot-filter case heads to trial
The first case against Bloomington-based Cook Group from patients who say the company’s blood-clot filters malfunctioned is headed for trial this fall in Indianapolis.
Bob Leonard convicted of murder in home explosion
Jurors convicted Bob Leonard, 57, on all of the more than 50 counts he was facing. Prosecutors said evidence proved he was involved in the plot with his half-brother and others to use natural gas and a microwave to blow up the house for $300,000 in insurance.
Lilly partner ordered to pay more than $2M to ex-Actos user
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. was ordered by a jury to pay more than $2 million to a woman who claimed the company’s Actos diabetes medicine caused her bladder cancer, in the latest of thousands of lawsuits involving the drug to go to trial.
HDG Mansur owner files Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Harold Garrison filed the reorganization just as a trial was set to begin Monday over a $5.8 million judgment.
Attorney sues hundreds over use of Indy skyline photo
Attorney Richard Bell says he has found about 300 people using a photo on their websites that he took back in 2000. His aggressive litigation against them raises vital questions about fair use and theft in the Internet age.
Convenience stores prepare case to sell cold beer
The stores’ lawsuit against the state argues that Indiana’s law governing cold-beer sales is unconstitutional. But a phalanx of other beverage retailers has lined up to oppose the action.