The Board of Zoning Appeals does not have statutory, inherent, or common law authority to reconsider its final order.
Civil
Andrew Nemeth Properties, LLC v. Panzica, No. 24S-PL-356, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Nov. 6, 2025).
Becoming an LLC member requires either a written agreement or written confirmation. The constitutional right to a jury trial in civil cases covers unjust enrichment claims for a money judgment and the unclean hands doctrine applies to those claims.
Chastain v. State, No. 25A-XP-1105, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Oct. 28, 2025).
Petitioner could not supplement his expungement petition to expunge the records from a case that was ineligible for expungement at the time that the petition was filed.
Baldwin v. Standard Fire Ins. Co., No. 25S-CT-33, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Oct. 21, 2025).
Slaughter, J. When insurance coverage is insufficient to satisfy multiple claimants, insurers face a dilemma. An insurer can seek individual settlements, but this approach risks exhausting policy limits before satisfying all claimants. Another option is to refrain from individual settlements in hopes of attaining a global settlement, but this approach may fail and expose the […]
O’Connell v. Clay, No. 25S-MI-34, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Oct. 16, 2025).
Paternity by estoppel applies to grandparents’ visitation. Grandparent had standing under the Grandparent Visitation Act to petition for visitation with grandchild when custodial mother stipulated to the father’s paternity in an agreed visitation order.