When a claimant includes information in a tort claim notice beyond that required by the Indiana Tort Claims Act, that information does not restrict the scope of the claim.
Civil
Finfrock v. Finfrock, No. 64A05-1209-DR-489, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., May 29, 2013).
Child support arrearage is not a debt as defined in the Federal Debt Collection Practices Act.
B.H. v. Ind. Dept. of Child Svcs., No. 52A02-1210-JT-849, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., May 30, 2013).
A properly qualified social worker can testify as an expert witness.
Piatek v. Beale, No. 49A04-1209-CT-448, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., May 20, 2013).
A reference made during a trial to “pleading the Fifth” is not an admission of a crime and alone is not grounds for a mistrial.
Moryl v. Ransone, No. 46A04-1112-CT-710, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., May 9, 2013).
A proposed medical malpractice complaint is not considered filed when a copy of the proposed complaint is delivered to a third-party carrier.