Medical payments coverage does not reduce an uninsured/underinsured motorist (“UIM”) coverage obligation.
Civil
In re Civil Commitment of L.B., No. 22A-MH-153, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., July 15, 2022).
A trial court must expressly find, on the record, that a civil-commitment respondent is capable of knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently waiving the right to counsel before accepting the respondent’s waiver of that right.
In re Adoption of A.F., No. 22A-AD-288, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., July 7, 2022).
A deceased person cannot adopt a child.
Dunigan v. State, No. 21A-CT-2939, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., June 23, 2022).
The trial court properly dismissed the complaint of an abusive litigant; the appellate court imposes sanctions on the litigant for his abuse of judicial resources.
BFD Enterprises, LLC v. Koepnick, No. 21A-CT-1931, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., June 23, 2022).
The principal of comity supports dismissing Indiana lawsuit when one is pending in another state, even though the Indiana lawsuit was filed days before the other lawsuit, the other court acquired jurisdiction over the parties before the Indiana court and the other lawsuit is further along in the litigation process.