Indiana Code § 31-32-9-1(d) does not exempt DCS from compliance with service of process Trial Rules, but DCS nevertheless adequately complied with such rules to satisfy due process considerations.
Civil
Allied Property & Cas. Ins. Co. v. Good, No. 85A04-0902-CV-89, ___ N.E.2d ___ (Ind. Ct. App., Dec. 31, 2009)
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.
Wagler v. West Boggs Sewer District, Inc., No. 14S00-0710-CV-397, ___ N.E.2d ___ (Ind., Dec. 24, 2008)
Sewer districts have authority to condemn land via eminent domain.
Newkirk v. Bethlehem Woods Nursing & Rehab. Ctr., LLC, No. 90S05-0812-CV-768, ___ N.E.2d ___ (Ind., Dec. 24, 2008)
The statute of limitations for the Indiana Wrongful Death Act (“WDA”) can expire before the statute of limitations for an underlying substantive tort claim, and vice versa. See also Technisand, Inc. v. Estate of Melton ex rel. Melton, — N.E.2d —, No. 30S01-0801-CV-28, slip op. (Ind. Dec. 24, 2008).
Gibson v. Indiana Dep't of Correction, No. 49A04-0803-CV-165, ___ N.E.2d ___ (Ind. Ct. App., Dec. 29, 2008)
The Sex and Violent Offender Registry statute does not violate sections 12 and 23 of Article 1 of the Indiana Constitution; in addition, the registry statute consistently requires lifetime registration by some but not all violent offenders.