Imprisonment for child molestation and criminal confinement is insufficient, by itself, to deny an incarcerated father phone or mail contact with his child.
Civil
Luttrell v. Luttrell, No. 49A02-1301-DR-85, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Sept. 12, 2013).
The trial court properly excluded a lump sum Social Security Disability Insurance payment from division as part of the marital estate.
Clark Cnty. Bd. Of Aviation Comm’rs. v. Dreyer, No. 10S01-1308-PL-529, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind., Sept. 12, 2013).
Clarifies that, in an eminent domain case, if statutory procedures are not followed, the trial court is not permitted to hear the issue of damages because legal error was committed.
TP Orthodontics, Inc. v. Kesling, No. 46A03-1207-MI-324, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Sept. 3, 2013).
When a corporation forms a special litigation committee, and the corporation later requests dismissal of derivative claims based on the findings of that committee, attorney-client privilege in the special litigation committee’s report is waived.
Schoettmer v. Wright, No. 49S04-1210-CT-607, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind., Aug. 27, 2013).
Equitable estoppel can prevent defendant from using the Indiana Tort Claims Act time limit as a defense.