Generative AI can produce citations to non-existent authorities, and the Court cautioned litigants to verify citations before including them in briefs.
Civil
In re P.R., No. 25A-JC-825, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Aug. 18, 2025).
Special judge could have a magistrate cover a hearing, but not the same magistrate that previously heard the merits of the case before the change of judge was filed.
Planned Parenthood Great Nw., Haw., Alaska, Ind., Ky., Inc. v. Med. Licensing Bd. of Ind., No. 24A-PL-2467, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Aug. 11, 2025).
The right to an abortion that is protected under Article 1, Section 1 requires the abortion to be a necessary procedure to protect the woman’s life or to protect her from a serious health risk, and requires the determination that an abortion is necessary to be a reasonable medical judgment. The statutory Hospital Requirement also does not impair the constitutional right to an abortion.
Perry County v. Huck, No. 24S-PL-297, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., July 22, 2025).
Local elected officials may be designated as part-time employees, which permits the county to exclude them from group health insurance.
In re Commitment of M.C., No. 25S-MH-187, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., July 18, 2025)
The appeal of a temporary commitment order is not moot, even if the commitment has expired, unless the appellee shows that there are no collateral consequences from the commitment.