A trial court should hold an evidentiary hearing on the issue of juror misconduct if there is a possibility of juror bias.
Civil
Land v. IU Credit Union, No. 23S-CP-115, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Feb. 1, 2024).
On rehearing, the Court recognizes the practical difficulties that businesses may face in securing affirmative consent to contract modifications from existing customers and notes that it leaves open the possibility of adopting, in the future, a different standard governing the offer and acceptance of unilateral contracts between businesses and consumers.
In re Visitation of C.B., No. 23A-MI-1586, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Jan. 24, 2024).
The Grandparents Visitation Act does not preclude a grandparent from seeking visitation with a child where the custodian of the child is the grandparent’s child.
Korakis v. Memorial Hospital of South Bend, No. 23S-CT-109, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Jan. 25, 2024).
A medical expert does not need to expressly state the applicable standard of care in his affidavit, it can be inferred from substantively sufficient information.
Zaragoza v. Wexford of Ind., LLC, No. 23S-CT-99, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Jan. 25, 2024).
The trial court should not have granted summary judgment. An inmate must rely on prison authorities for their medical needs. If they aren’t meeting those needs, the courts must not prematurely close their doors to a potentially meritorious claim.