Remands for a new trial when trial court erred in communicating with the jury after deliberations began.
Civil
Hogan v. Magnolia Health Systems 41, LLC, No. 20A-CT-1101, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Dec. 14, 2020).
In a respondeat superior action, employee’s dismissal as a defendant does not extinguish the potential liability of the employer arising from employee’s conduct.
Sullivan Corp. v. Rabco Enterprises, LLC, No. 20A-PL-1444, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Dec. 7, 2020).
Ind. Code § 32-28-3-17, on forum selection clauses, should be read broadly to apply to all contracts for the improvement of real estate in Indiana.
Prater v. Wineland, No. 20A-GU-895, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Nov. 30, 2020).
In a guardianship, trial court erred in denying mother’s petition for visitation of her child without a hearing.
R.W. v. J.W., No. 19A-PO-2697, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Nov. 13, 2020).
The existence of an emergency order of protection issued in Illinois in favor of one party did not require the trial court to transfer the other party’s Indiana petition for protective order to Illinois under Ind. Code § 34-26-5-6(4).