The Workers Compensation Act does not deprive the trial court of subject matter jurisdiction over claims against third parties.
Civil
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.
Perkins v. Memorial Hospital of South Bend, No. 18A-CT-1340, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., April 11, 2019).
Employee’s mistaken belief that he was subpoenaed to testify at an unemployment hearing did not warrant an exception to the at-will employment doctrine.
Wilkes v. Celadon Croup, Inc., No. 18A-CT-2011, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., April 12, 2019)
Summary judgment was reversed because a trucking company did not demonstrate that it owed no duty to properly securing items to be transported by a trucker.