Debtor does not have standing to challenge an allegedly invalid assignment of the right to collect the debt.
W.R. v. State, No. 17A03-1703-XP-571, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Nov. 1, 2017).
Trial court did not abuse its discretion in refusing to expunge drug-dealing convictions because petitioner’s job includes going into businesses and the nature of the convictions might be relevant to businesses deciding whether to exclude petitioner from their premises.
Morgan v. State, No. 84A01-1703-CR-587, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Nov. 1, 2017).
Ind. Code 35-38-2.6-5, which controls the community corrections program, does not impermissibly delegate judicial authority to the community corrections director; a hearing is required before direct placement in community corrections is revoked.
State v. Timbs, No. 27S04-1702-MI-70, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Nov. 2, 2017).
The Eighth Amendment’s Excessive Fines Clause does not bar the State from forfeiting Defendant’s vehicle because the United States Supreme Court has not held that the Clause applies to the States through the Fourteenth Amendment.
Sedam v. 2JR Pizza Enterprises, LLC, No. 39S05-1703-CT-171, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Oct. 31, 2017).
When an employer admits that an employee was acting within the course and scope of his or her employment, absent special circumstances, negligent hiring claims are precluded.