When defendant asked the city to protect consumers from “unscrupulous licensed contractors,” her statement, as a matter of law, did not constitute a false defamatory statement. Defendant neither stated nor implied a provably false fact but merely indicated her honestly held opinion.
Civil
Isrig v. Trustees of Ind. Univ., No. 24S-CT-158, __N.E.3d __ (Ind., Apr. 22, 2025).
The doctrine of res ipsa loquitur may be applied to premises liability cases involving fixtures where an invitee is injured on a landowner’s premises.
Fam. & Soc. Servs. Admin. v. Saint, No. 25S-MI-101, __N.E.3d __ (Ind., Apr. 23, 2025).
For purposes of the Access to Public Records Act, material must originate from and be communicated by employees of the same agency to qualify as “intra-agency.”
Diamond Quality, Inc. v. Dana Light Axle Products, LLC, No. 24S-CQ-265, __N.E.3d __ (Ind., Apr. 24, 2025).
Absent a contractual or statutory duty, a property owner is always justified in excluding another from the owner’s premises.
Stafford v. Stafford, No. 24A-DC-2457, __N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Apr. 21, 2025).
Eliminating all overnights amounts to a restriction on parenting time.