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Courts - More on what is a debt relief agency for purposes of the BAPCPA
Posted on December 17, 2008Updating these two ILB entries from September on the 8th Circuit ruling on what constitutes a debt relief agency, the...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 0 today (and 3 NFP)
Posted on December 17, 2008For publication opinions today (0): NFP civil opinions today (2): D&D Signature Homes, Inc. v. Mary Elcher, et al. (NFP)...
Ind. Decisions - 7th Circuit issues bankruptcy decsion today re means test
Posted on December 17, 2008In Ross-Tousey and Tousey, Debtors v. Neary, US Bankruptcy Trustee (UST), a 27-page opinion out of Wisconsin, Judge Flaum...
Ind. Decisions - Transfer granted yesterday
Posted on December 17, 2008The ILB has received notice that the case of Paul Rykard, Jr. v. State yesterday was granted transfer and remanded...
Ind. Courts - Court of Appeals law clerk receives tomorrows leaders award
Posted on December 17, 2008See Bryan Corbins story today in the Evansville Courier Press that reports: Christina Ladan Clark, 26, received one of...
Ind. Courts - Delaware Countys Secret DTF deals now in open
Posted on December 17, 2008The third story in as many days this week in the Muncie Star-Press, aimed at giving an overview of the...
Law - Vanderburgh County legal community stunned at death of attorney Cole Banks
Posted on December 17, 2008Updating this ILB entry from yesterday, the Evansville Courier Press has this lengthy story today. Some quotes:Combining a love...
Ind. Decisions - "Court rules father must repay Medicaid for child expenses"
Posted on December 16, 2008The Court of Appeals decision in the case of In Re: The Matter of the Paternity of D.J. , issued...
Ind. Decisions - Supreme Court issues one today
Posted on December 16, 2008In J.C.C. v. State, an 8-page, 5-0 opinion, Justice Sullivan writes:During a year?s incarceration at Boys? School for an episode...
Environment - More on: IDEM dissolves office of enforcement
Posted on December 16, 2008Updating this ILB entry from Sunday Dec. 14th, quoting Gitte Laasby's lengthy story in the Gary Post-Tribune that began:The Indiana...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 4 today (and 18 NFP)
Posted on December 16, 2008For publication opinions today (4): In Coy L. Capps and Margaret M. Capps v. Jeffery A. Abbott and Teresa J....
Ind. Law - Cole Banks, Evansville attorney, found dead
Posted on December 16, 2008From Evansville News 14, the just-posted story headllined "Prominent Evansville lawyer found dead" reported by Rachel Folz:According to the Evansville...
Ind. Courts - More on "Veolia accused of failing to read meters regularly and overestimating usage"
Posted on December 16, 2008Updating this ILB entry from April 24th, Jon Murray of the Indianapolis Star reports today under the headline "Veolia Water...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals nullifies 2007 mayoral election; Bennett, Burke both file appeals
Posted on December 16, 2008Updating this lengthy list of ILB entries on the Terre Haute mayor's race dispute, Arthus Foulkes of the Terre Haute...
Ind. Gov't. - More on "Attorney perks irk board member"
Posted on December 16, 2008Updating this ILB entry from Dec. 11th, Charles M. Bartholomew of the Gary Post-Tribune reports today in this story:PORTAGE --...
Ind. Courts - More on Muncie Mayor McShurley's complaint to the state court disciplinary commission
Posted on December 16, 2008Updating yesterday's ILB entry, quoting from a "don't miss" story yesterday in the Muncie Star-Press reported by Joy Leiker, headed...
Ind. Gov.t - More on: Cheryl Musgrave resigns Indiana Department of Local Government Finance position
Posted on December 16, 2008Updating this ILB entry from Dec. 13th, here are three stories today on her successor. Bryan Corbin of the Evansville...
Courts - More on: Bankruptcy filings up over last year
Posted on December 16, 2008Updating the ILB entry from yesterday afternoon, Lesley Stedman Weidenbener of the Louisville Courier Journal reports today:Bankruptcy filings nationally increased...
Ind. Courts - Still more on "New Albany attorney sentenced to year in prison for sexual battery"
Posted on December 15, 2008This ILB entry from Oct. 24th quotes a Harold J. Adams story in the Louisville Courier Journal that begins:A New...
Courts - Bankruptcy filings up over last year
Posted on December 15, 2008The U.S. Courts has issued its quarterly news release on bankruptcy filings. Some quotes:Dec 15, 2008 ? Bankruptcy cases...
Ind. Courts - "Who are the players in the DTF controversy?"
Posted on December 15, 2008Finally, a crib sheet to the players in the Muncie Drug Task Force investigations, supplementing the ILB's long list of...
Ind. Law - Theft can lead to serious consequences
Posted on December 15, 2008Ken Kosky's "It's the Law" column in the NWI Times this week focuses on the crime of theft. A few...
Ind. Decisions - Tax Court issues one today
Posted on December 05, 2008In Indiana Dept. of State Revenue, Inheritance Tax Division v. The Estate of Virgil J. Miller, a 5-page opinion on a petition for rehearing, Judge Fisher concludes: " the Court AFFIRMS its original decision on this matter in its entirety."...
Law - More on "Victory for wine lovers sours as Michigan tries again to ban direct shipping"
Posted on December 05, 2008Updating this ILB entry from Nov. 29th, the Michigan House of Representatives has voted to bar wine shipments to consumers. Dawson Bell of the Detroit Free Press reports:LANSING ? Direct shipment of wine from retailers to consumers would be banned...
Ind. Decisions - "Appeals court again rejects sentence for 1992 murder"
Posted on December 05, 2008The Court of Appeals decision December 4th in the case of Jerome Reed v. State of Indiana (NFP) is the subject of a story today by Niki Kelly in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. Some quotes:The Indiana Court of Appeals...
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 5 today (and 10 NFP)
Posted on December 05, 2008For publication opinions today (5): Timothy Strowmatt v. Kim E. Rodriguez (Strowmatt) - " Strowmatt asserts that the trial court erred in calculating his child support arrears. Citing to Lambert v. Lambert, 861 N.E.2d 176 (Ind. 2007), he argues that....
Ind. Decisions - 7th Circuit issues 2 Indiana decisions today
Posted on December 05, 2008In Flying J Inc. v. City of New Haven (ND Ind., Judge Miller), an 18-page opinion, Judge Flaum writes:Flying J purchased 53.3 acres in New Haven, Indiana in the hopes of constructing a travel plaza and various other developments,...
Ind. Law - More on "Another Indy law firm acquired in merger"
Posted on December 05, 2008Updating yesterday's ILB entry, John Russell of the Indianapolis Star reports today in a story headed "Locke Reynolds: new name, clout":Indianapolis is shaping up as Exhibit A in a new wave of mergers sweeping the legal industry. On Thursday, one...
Ind. Law - IU Law - Bloomington receives $35 million gift
Posted on December 05, 2008Jeff Swiatek reports today in the Indianapolis Star in a story that begins:Saying he wants to help train better lawyers, Indianapolis businessman Michael "Mickey" Maurer and his wife, Janie, will donate $35 million to Indiana University Law School-Bloomington...
Ind. Courts - "State's high court hears school funding challenge"
Posted on December 05, 2008Yesterday's oral argument before the Supreme Court in the case of Philip A. Bonner, et al. v. Mitch Daniels, et al (see Monday's "upcoming oral arguments" feature here, and the COA 5/2/08 opinion here) is the subject of several stories...
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Can a city library prevent you from using thier facilities based on a school district being from another city reaching into your city?
that seems a little ridiculous that they would do that. libraries are supposed t...
Is it libel to write blog posts and/or online reviews about a local business that defames one's reputation?
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The plates & registration are currently valid and acknowledged by the state.The issue is these plates were on a car I owned and sold privately and legally.Per the Indiana BMV, I can legally transfer plates,which I did. I
That would depend on if you registered the plate to your new vehicle with the BM...
Can a city library prevent you from using thier facilities based on a school district being from another city reaching into your city?
that seems a little ridiculous that they would do that. libraries are supposed t...
Is it libel to write blog posts and/or online reviews about a local business that defames one's reputation?
Libel is the form of defamation expressed in fixed-- usually written form. Sland...
How can I make my blog more popular?
You have to write and submit articles, with backlinks to your blogsite....








