Notre Dame law student loses injunction for readmission
A former Notre Dame Law student who was involuntarily removed in his first semester will not gain readmission next fall by way of a preliminary injunction.... Read More
Olivia Covington
The Indiana Lawyer
Court dismisses Title IX lawsuit against Huntington University
In a case that came down to “who knew what and when they knew it,” a federal judge has dismissed the Title IX lawsuit filed against Huntington University and various school officials by former student-athletes who say they were doped and sexually assaulted.... Read More
Abortion providers reignite constitutional challenge
The legal fight over Indiana’s new abortion law has reignited in the Monroe Circuit Court, where abortion providers are once again asking for an injunction against the law on Indiana constitutional grounds.... Read More
Lilly sued for alleged failure to warn about ‘severe’ side effects of diabetes drug
Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co. and the maker of popular diabetes drug Ozempic are being sued in federal court in Louisiana for allegedly failing to warn consumers and physicians about the risk of “severe gastrointestinal events” resulting from the...... Read More
Plaintiffs urge COA to uphold injunction against abortion ban
While Hoosiers await a ruling from the Indiana Supreme Court on the constitutionality of the state’s near-total abortion ban, plaintiffs in a separate lawsuit challenging the ban on religious freedom grounds are urging the Court of Appeals of Indiana to...... Read More
Owner of defunct Charlestown zoo featured in ‘Tiger King’ loses liability appeal
The owner of a now-defunct southern Indiana roadside zoo featured in Netflix’s “Tiger King” is liable for the funds he misappropriated from the zoo’s underlying nonprofit, the Court of Appeals of Indiana has affirmed.... Read More
Special prosecutor unit, commission sought to help with lawyer shortage
A bill that would create a special prosecutors unit within the Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council and would also establish a prosecutor commission similar to the Indiana Public Defender Commission has cleared its first legislative hurdle.... Read More
Near-total abortion ban goes before Supreme Court
Little more than six months after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Indiana’s high court heard arguments in the case challenging the near-total abortion ban enacted in the state after the federal justices ended the federal right to an abortion.... Read More
Ex-AG Hill accusers appeal grant of summary judgment to Legislature
The case stemming from sexual misconduct allegations against former Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill is headed back to the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals on the question of whether the state Legislature violated the rights of three of Hill’s accusers.... Read More