A medical provider may be held liable for the acts of an apparent agent based on the provider’s manifestations of an agency relationship with the apparent agent, which causes a third party to rely on such a relationship.
Partee v. State, No. 21A-CR-1529, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., March 17, 2022).
When a defendant is removed from the courtroom for disruptive behavior, a trial court is not required to advise the defendant that he may return to the courtroom if he promises to behave.
Lake Imaging, LLC v. Franciscan Alliance, Inc., No. 21S-CT-478, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., March 8, 2022).
The Medical Malpractice Act does not apply to a claim for indemnification by one medical provider against another.
Service Steel Warehouse Co. v. U.S. Steel Corp., No. 21S-CC-408, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., March 10, 2022).
Under the mechanic’s lien statute, a supplier can have a lien by furnishing materials, regardless of the recipient, for the erection of a building.
Roetter v. Roetter, No. 21S-DC-568__ N.E.3d __ (Ind., March 10, 2022).
So long as a trial court expressly considers all marital property and it offers sufficient justification to rebut the presumptive equal division, a trial court need not follow a rigid, technical formula in dividing a marital estate.