Department of Child Services is not immune under the Indiana Tort Claims Act or the child abuse reporting statute.
B. Dickson
Clark Cnty. Bd. Of Aviation Comm’rs. v. Dreyer, No. 10S01-1308-PL-529, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind., Sept. 12, 2013).
Clarifies that, in an eminent domain case, if statutory procedures are not followed, the trial court is not permitted to hear the issue of damages because legal error was committed.
Manley v. Sherer, No. 59S01-1205-PL-249, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind., Aug. 8, 2013).
A medical malpractice suit should not have been disposed of through summary judgment in favor of the doctor.
Escobedo v. State, No. 71S03-1306-CR-455, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind., Jun. 28, 2013).
“Community outrage” may not be considered in determining sentence.
Fry v. State, No. 09S00-1205-CR-361, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind., Jun. 25, 2013).
“We hold today that when a defendant charged with murder or treason seeks bail, the burden is on the State, if it seeks to deny bail, to show—by a preponderance of the evidence—that the proof is evident or the presumption strong.”