Defendant’s consent to the swab of his cheek for DNA was voluntary, so the swab did not violate the Fourth Amendment; further, a Pirtle advisement was not warranted before the swab was taken.
Ind. Patient’s Comp. Fund V. Brown, No. 49S02-1106-CT-388, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind., June 29, 2011)
Under the Indiana Adult Wrongful Death Statute (“AWDS”), Ind. Code § 34-23-1-2, judgment can include expenses of administration, contingent attorney fees, and loss of services.
Mccabe V. Comm’r Ind. Dept of Ins., No. 49S02-1010-CV-602, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind., June 29, 2011)
Attorney fees can be recovered under the Indiana Adult Wrongful Death Statute (“AWDS”), Ind. Code § 34-23-1-2.
Hematology-Oncology of Ind., P.C. V. Fruits, No. 49S05-1106-CV-387, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind., June 29, 2011)
Litigation expenses can be recovered under the Indiana Adult Wrongful Death Statute (“AWDS”), Ind. Code § 34-23-1-2.
Citizens State Bank of New Castle V. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., No. 76S03-1009-CV-515, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind., June 29, 2011)
Strict foreclosure is a mechanism to place before the court the question of whether the doctrine of merger should be enforced, but “’[w]hether the conveyance of the fee to the mortgagee results in a merger of the mortgage and the fee depends primarily upon the intention of the parties, particularly that of the mortgagee.’”