If a trial court finds that an attorney or party caused a mistrial by egregiously violating an order in limine, the trial court has the inherent power to sanction him or her.
Civil
Clay City Consol. Sch. Corp. v. Timberman, No. 11S04-0904-CV-134, ___ N.E.2d ___ (Ind., Nov. 30, 2009)
Indiana law recognizes a rebuttable presumption that children between the ages of seven and 14 are incapable of contributory negligence.
Termination of Parent-Child Rel. of M.B., No. 34S02-0904-JV-147, ___ N.E.2d ___ (Ind., Nov. 30, 2009)
Conditioning the voluntary termination of parental rights on continuing post-adoption visitation irreconcilably conflicts with Indiana adoption law and is not permitted.
Baker v. Tremco, Inc., No. 29S02-0902-CV-00065, ___ N.E.2d ___ (Ind., Dec. 3, 2009)
A constructive discharge claim may rest on involuntary resignation, but only where the cause fits within the grounds recognized by Indiana decisions on retaliatory discharge.
Koors v. Steffen, No. 57A03-0904-CV-167, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Nov. 6, 2009)
When contract provided for arbitration and also left a chance a lien could arise, the possibility the court would have to engage in foreclosure procedures depending on the arbitration outcome required the court to stay the litigation pending the arbitration, rather than dismissing the suit.