Plaintiff may raise any theories of alleged malpractice during litigation following the Medical Review Panel process if (1) the proposed complaint encompasses the theories, and (2) the evidence relating to those theories was before the Medical Review Panel.
State v. Smith, No. 45S05-1611-CR-572, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., March 28, 2017).
Defendant’s plea agreement foreclosing the possibility of sentence conversion was not altered by a subsequent statute allowing courts to modify a post-sentence conviction.
McAlpin v. State, No. 39A01-1606-CR-1417, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., March 22, 2017).
When defendant is charged with committing the offense in a drug-free zone, the state must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that children were reasonably expected to be present when the offense occurred.
Consumer Attorney Services, P.A. v. State, No. 49S05-1703-PL-161, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind,, March 21, 2017).
Neither the Credit Services Organizations Act, Mortgage Rescue Protection Fraud Act, Home Loan Practices Act, nor Deceptive Consumer Sales Act provides an exemption for law firms.
Gill v. Gill, 20A03-1607-DR-1569, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., March 22, 2017).
The statutory authority allowing a trial court to order a divorced parent to contribute to his child’s post-secondary educational expenses is constitutional.