The trial court had jurisdiction to grant a petition for attorneys’ fees after dismissal of the case.
Civil
Hardy v. Hardy, No. 51S01-1106-PL-36, ___ N.E.2d ___ (Ind., March 14, 2012).
The Federal Employees’ Group Life Insurance Act does not preempt equitable claims against a federal employee life insurance policy.
Key v. Hamilton, No. 48A02-1007-CT-81, ___ N.E.2d ___ (Ind. Ct. App., Feb. 28, 2012).
“[A] signaling driver may owe a duty of care to a third party motorist as a matter of law when his actions result in the reasonable reliance by the signaled driver that traffic is clear.”
State ex rel. FSSA v. Est. of Roy, No. 33A04-1105-ES-24, ___ N.E.2d ___ (Ind. Ct. App., Feb. 28, 2012).
FSSA, a subdivision of the State, filed a valid lien against the property of a Medicaid recipient, had a preferred claim under Ind. Code 12-15-9-1, and was not required to file its claim within nine months of the death of the Medicaid recipient.
In re Ind. Newspapers, Inc., No. 49A02-1103-PL-23, ___ N.E.2d ___ (Ind. Ct. App., Feb. 21, 2012).
Regarding whether a non-party news organization can be compelled to disclose in a defamation lawsuit the identity of an anonymous commenter, the Court of Appeals adopts a modified Dendrite test requiring the plaintiff to produce prima facie evidence to support only those elements of the cause of action that are not dependent on the commenter’s identity.