Indiana Lawyer Article A nonprofit organization made up of agencies that provide services to abused and neglected kids is suing the Indiana Department of Child Services for cutting rates paid to the agencies next year.
Category Archives: Municipal Law
Appellate Court Splits on Liability of City
Indiana Lawyer Article The Indiana Court of Appeals split today in deciding whether the city of South Bend should have known putting heavy machinery on an unstable sidewalk would create an unreasonable risk of harm to a brick restorer.
IN COA Rules on Excessive Force Under ITCA
Indiana Lawyer Article The use of excessive force is not conduct immunized under section 3(8) of the Indiana Tort Claims Act, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled today.
‘Fireman’s Rule’ Prevents Officer from Filing Suit
Indiana Lawyer Article The “fireman’s rule” doesn’t allow a professional emergency responder to file a claim for the negligence that creates the emergency to which he or she responds, the Indiana Supreme Court upheld today. As a result of its … Continue reading
Valparaiso Lawsuit Says Cop, Dog Abusive
City considering all its options, attorney says BY JAMES D. WOLF JR., POST-TRIBUNE CORRESPONDENT VALPARAISO — City officials won’t comment on a lawsuit against a K-9 police officer, the chief of police and the city until Valparaiso’s insurance carrier decides … Continue reading
Indiana AG Greg Zoeller Uses New Law to Freeze Employee’s Assets
Indiana Lawyer Article The Indiana Attorney General is using a new public-accountability law to freeze the assets of the Brownstown Clerk-Treasurer Rebecka Ann Fee, accused of overpaying herself more than $360,000 in taxpayer money.
City stopped from enforcing adult-business law
Indiana Lawyer Article A federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction to an adult bookstore in Indianapolis, temporarily stopping the city from enforcing a 2002 ordinance that regulates adult businesses.
City of Valparaiso Announces Initiative to Reduce Substance Abuse
Article @ ValpoLife.com In the first 9 months of this year in Porter County, there were 277 ambulance transfers for drug overdose. There were 21 deaths in Porter County in the first 9 months of 2009 due to drug overdose. … Continue reading
Falling Waters Conservancy District concerns aired
BY JANE HUH, POST TRIBUNEVALPARAISO — A group of Porter County residents met Monday night with concerns about a recently filed lawsuit against its subdivision’s conservancy district. Some Falling Waters Estates property owners have been boiling over the legal and … Continue reading
IN COA: Government vehicle exclusion is void
Indiana Lawyer Full Article The Indiana Court of Appeals concluded today in a matter of first impression that the government vehicle exclusion in underinsured motorist policies is void as against public policy. The issue arose in Cincinnati Insurance Co. v. … Continue reading
