Ind. Code § 34-51-3-6, the punitive damages statute, does not give the state power to intervene in otherwise private litigation, at any stage in the proceedings.
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Lane v. State, No. 82A05-1212-CR-640, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Oct. 25, 2013).
Evidence which is “testimonial” under the Crawford Sixth Amendment Confrontation Clause analysis is admissible under the “open the door” principle, but only as long as the waiver of confrontation entailed in “opening the door” is “clear and intentional.”
A.C. v. N.J., No. 20A04-1301-DR-37, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Oct. 31, 2013).
The trial court properly declined to enforce the agreement between mother and her former partner that partner would be child’s parent, but the partner does have standing to seek visitation.
Ferguson v. O’Brien, No. 49A02-1211-CT-917, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Oct. 15, 2013).
The drafter of a will owes a fiduciary duty to intended beneficiaries even though he may not have known their names when he drafted the will.
State v. I.T., No. 20A03-1202-JV-76, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Mar. 20, 2013).
“[T]he State is without authority to appeal a juvenile court’s order withdrawing its approval of the filing of a delinquency petition.”