Rule that habitual offender portions of sentences cannot be consecutive applies even when mandatory consecutivity statute applies.
Civil
Burke v. Bennett, No. 84S01-0904-CV-148, ___ N.E.2d ___ (Ind., June 16, 2009)
Mayoral candidate’s allegation that his opponent was disqualified due to certain pre-election employment was inapplicable to establish ineligibility in a post-campaign election contest.
Spar v. Cha, No. 45S05-0906-CV-273, ___ N.E.2d ___ (Ind., June 16, 2009)
Incurred risk is not a defense to medical malpractice based on negligence or lack of informed consent; plaintiff’s consents to prior surgeries were admissible to counter her lack-of-informed-consent claim to the extent that claim was based on failure to inform her of typical risks in the procedure.
Dowdell v. City of Jeffersonville, No. 10A04-0811-CV-676, ___ N.E.2d ___ (Ind. Ct. App., June 9, 2009)
Jeffersonville ordinance that prohibited convicted sex offenders from entering public parks was unconstitutional as applied under the prohibition on ex post facto laws in the Indiana Constitution.
Stanley v. Walker, No. 41S01-0810-CV-539, ___ N.E.2d ___ (Ind. May 27, 2009)
In a personal injury case where the amount of medical expenses actually paid by plaintiff was discounted from the amount originally billed because of arrangements between plaintiff’s health insurance company and medical providers, to the extent that discounted amount may be introduced without referencing insurance, it may be used to determine the reasonable value of medical services.