Rural Hoosiers lean on the law to fight drones
Hoosiers in rural Indiana say drones are unlawfully tracking deer for poachers, inexplicably flying around chicken coops and increasingly just making people uneasy.... Read More
Greg Weaver
Federal lawsuits mount against top egg producers over price surge
As the U.S. Department of Justice investigates possible price-fixing in the egg industry, lawsuits are piling up against Seymour-based Rose Acre Farms Inc. and the nation’s other top egg producers in federal courts across the Midwest.... Read More
Lawsuit accuses Indiana Board of Depositories of wrongly withholding millions from banks
A southwest Indiana bank has filed a lawsuit accusing a state board of unlawfully withholding hundreds of millions of dollars from Indiana financial institutions for decades.... Read More
State’s high court blocks revival of athlete’s lawsuit against USA Track & Field
The Indiana Supreme Court has blocked the revival of a lawsuit brought by an Olympic track and field athlete against USA Track & Field after she collapsed from heat-related injuries at the 2021 U.S. Olympic trials.... Read More
Wabash sues Texas company for $546K in equipment orders and interest
Lafayette-based Wabash has filed a lawsuit in Tippecanoe Commercial Court against Wing Power Systems Inc., alleging the Texas-based company failed to pay for more than $365,000 in truck chassis equipment.... Read More
Former Fort Wayne lab owner sues company over ‘missed’ payments
A former co-owner of CF Environmental Laboratory has filed a breach of contract lawsuit alleging the company defaulted on a settlement agreement that was supposed to compensate him for his 47% ownership stake.... Read More
Subcontractor sues for nearly $1.6M in unpaid work on Stevanato site in Fishers
BMWC Constructors Inc. has filed a lawsuit seeking nearly $1.6 million it says it is owed by the primary contractor on Stevanato Group’s pharmaceutical container and syringe production facility in Fishers.... Read More
New trial lawyers’ president says education, legislation will continue to be focus
Robert W. Johnson has been a trial lawyer in Indiana for more than 30 years, and this spring he became president of the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association. The Indiana Lawyer asked Johnson to discuss his focus as association president over the coming year.... Read More
Legislature eliminates courts in some counties, adds to others
Indiana lawmakers gave final approval Thursday night to legislation that would abolish court posts in Marion and three other counties and transfer them to Hamilton County and other faster-growing locales with more crushing caseloads.... Read More
Large law firms say lobbying is a key element to providing full array of services
Many of Indiana’s largest law firms find it imperative to offer government lobbying for their clients in order to provide a full line of services. That’s especially true in Indianapolis, the state’s capital city and home to all of state government.... Read More