Trial court properly dismissed a third-party spoliation claim when there was no special relationship between the parties to create a duty to preserve the evidence.
Civil
Individual Members of the Medical Licensing Bd. of Ind.. v. Anonymous Plaintiff 1, No. 22A-PL-2938, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Apr. 4, 2024).
Recognizes the doctrine of associational standing and affirms the trial court’s finding that plaintiffs are entitled to a preliminary injunction regarding the abortion law, but remands for a more narrowly tailored injunction.
Cooley v. Cooley, No. 23S-DN-245, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., March 20, 2024).
Trial courts have broad statutory authority to order a security or other guarantee, when necessary, to secure the division of property in a dissolution of marriage; the trial court properly required husband to obtain and subsidize a life insurance policy on his retirement benefits.
D.H. v. Common Wealth Apts., No. 23A-EV-1404, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., March 22, 2024).
It is still required by the Coronavirus Economic Stabilization Act (“CARES Act”) that landlords receiving federal housing subsidies must give renters a 30-day notice to vacate before initiating eviction proceedings.
Bardonner v. Bardonner, No. 23A-DC-1393, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., March 12, 2024)
Parent with legal custody of child has the exclusive authority to dictate child’s religious training. Parent’s decision that child does not participate in the other parent’s church does not violate the other parent’s 1st Amendment rights.