For negligent parental supervision, the court should determine whether there is evidence that the parent knew or should have known that the child (1) had a habit of engaging in the particular act, or (2) had a habit of engaging in the course of conduct, which led to the plaintiff’s injury.
Civil
Ping v. Inman, No. 23A-CT-251, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Jan. 31, 2024).
A trial court should hold an evidentiary hearing on the issue of juror misconduct if there is a possibility of juror bias.
Land v. IU Credit Union, No. 23S-CP-115, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Feb. 1, 2024).
On rehearing, the Court recognizes the practical difficulties that businesses may face in securing affirmative consent to contract modifications from existing customers and notes that it leaves open the possibility of adopting, in the future, a different standard governing the offer and acceptance of unilateral contracts between businesses and consumers.
In re Visitation of C.B., No. 23A-MI-1586, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Jan. 24, 2024).
The Grandparents Visitation Act does not preclude a grandparent from seeking visitation with a child where the custodian of the child is the grandparent’s child.
Korakis v. Memorial Hospital of South Bend, No. 23S-CT-109, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Jan. 25, 2024).
A medical expert does not need to expressly state the applicable standard of care in his affidavit, it can be inferred from substantively sufficient information.