All grants of specialized driving privileges are subject to the two-and-one-half-year durational limit.
Civil
Heraeus Medical, LLC v. Zimmer, Inc., No. 19S-PL-471, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Dec. 3, 2019).
Parties to noncompetition agreements cannot use a reformation clause to contract around the blue pencil doctrine, which provides that reviewing courts may delete, but not add, language to revise unreasonable restrictive covenants.
In re Guardianship of Xitumel, No. 19A-GU-948, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Nov. 20, 2019).
Guardianship was necessary even though uncle held a foreign power of attorney. The trial court should have granted the petition for guardianship and included thorough special immigrant juvenile (SIJ) findings
Strickholm v. Anonymous Nurse Practitioner, No. 19A-MI-696, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Nov. 21, 2019).
It is a genuine issue of material fact as to whether an appointment to check blood pressure and review of those results was considered medical care to delay the statute of limitations.
Innovative Therapy Solutions Inc., v. Greenhill Manor Management, LLC, No. 19A-CC-1717, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Nov. 25, 2019).
Default judgment was not void for lack of personal jurisdiction because the complaint was missing the affidavit of debt; trial court properly issued a notice to the parties allowing plaintiff to submit an affidavit of debt without amending the complaint.