Under the Anti-SLAPP statutes, the newspaper was entitled to summary judgment; the newspaper designated prima facie evidence that the article was published to inform the community of a federal lawsuit filed against a local public school alleging the school corporation engaged in religious discrimination and the publication was taken in good faith and with a reasonable basis in law and fact.
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Scales v. Warrick County Sheriff’s Department, No 18A-MI-1590, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., April 17, 2019).
The investigatory records exception to disclosure under APRA does not apply to the records for a missing persons investigation.
Brenner v. All Steel Carports, Inc, No 18A-CC-1342, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., April 18, 2019).
The Workers Compensation Act does not deprive the trial court of subject matter jurisdiction over claims against third parties.
Himsel, et al. v. Himsel, et al., No 18A-PL-645, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., April 22, 2019).
The Right to Farm Act, withstanding a constitutional challenge, bars plaintiffs’ nuisance, negligence, and trespass claims.
Martins v. Hill, No. 18A-CT-2740, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., April 10, 2019).
A Qualified Settlement Offer must resolve all claims between the parties, including counterclaims, and here, the response to the offer was in substance a counteroffer.