Although Putative Father registered as a putative father and filed a petition to establish paternity, Putative Father’s consent to adoption was irrevocably implied because he failed to register as a putative father in a timely fashion.
Civil
Roumbos v. Vazanellis, No. 45S03-1710-CT-635,__ N.E.3d __ (Ind., April 12, 2018).
In a legal malpractice case, defendants failed to establish, as a matter of law, that plaintiff would not have succeeded in her underlying premises-liability claim; it is a material-factual dispute that the designated evidence establishes that various wires on a hospital-room floor and the risks they pose would be apparent to a reasonable person.
Robinson v. Ind. Dept. of Local Govt. Finance, No. 45A03-1707-PL-1643,__ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., April 9, 2018).
Trial court does not have authority to transfer a case to the Tax Court; the case must be dismissed and refiled.
Brewer v. PACCAR, Inc., No. 55A05-1709-CT-2168, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., March 27, 2018).
A component manufacturer is not immune from liability under the Indiana Product Liability Act; component manufacturer cannot automatically transfer all responsibility to the final manufacturer.
Care Group Heart Hospital, LLC v. Sawyer, No. 49S05-1710-PL-671,__ N.E.3d __ (Ind., March 23, 2018).
The Court enforced the plain meaning of the contract; “terminated for any reason” means any termination, for any reason.