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Indiana law providing buffer zone for cops blocked by federal judge
INDIANAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge has blocked an Indiana law that requires onlookers, including members of the press, to stand at least 25 feet away from cops when they are told to do so. -
Wrongful death claims tossed in cops' fatal shooting of Indiana man
NEW ALBANY, Ind. (Legal Newsline) - Individual officers are still facing litigation over the fatal shooting of an Indiana man, though they have been cleared of any criminal wrongdoing. -
Indiana county says it had nothing to do with police fatally shooting man
NEW ALBANY, Ind. (Legal Newsline) - An Indiana county wants out of a wrongful death lawsuit that alleges deputy sheriffs were wrong to shoot Joshua Ebinger, even though they were cleared of any wrongdoing. -
Judge stops 3M's plan to handle massive earplug litigation
INDIANAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) - A bankruptcy judge shot down 3M’s attempt to halt litigation over its Combat Arms military earplugs, saying a generous funding agreement between 3M and its bankrupt Aearo unit eliminated any risk creditors – including some 290,000 earplug claimants – would suffer from an unfair distribution of assets if the lawsuits proceed. -
Eli Lilly seeks declaratory judgment in dispute over migraine tracking app
INDIANAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) – Eli Lilly is seeking a court's judgment to halt "accusations and threats" it claims were made by the distributor of the digital migraine tracking and management app MigrnX over allegations of trade secret misappropriation and breach of contract. -
A class action law firm was set up to punish its own client financially, thanks to clause in contract
INDIANAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) – A Chicago class action law firm used a contract that would have left its client liable for thousands in attorneys fees if she chose to settle her case against its wishes. -
Indiana Disability Rights seeks access to monitor NeuroPsychiatric Hospitals location
INDIANAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) – An Indiana independent state agency alleges the operator of three psychiatric hospitals has unlawfully denied it access to an Indianapolis hospital. -
Mexican transgender man sues Indiana over not being able to change name
INDIANAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) – A transgender man is challenging Indiana state law that prohibits non-citizens from legally changing their name. -
Federal Circuit to decide on bid to change where patent cases can be filed
PALO ALTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – Companies that are targets of patent litigation should keep an eye on a case now before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit that could lead to far-reaching changes about where patent lawsuits can be filed across the nation, a Silicon Valley intellectual property attorney said.