A plaintiff seeking tort damages from both government and non-government defendants must sue all tortfeasors in one lawsuit to avoid issue preclusion.
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Owen v. State, No. 21S-LW-333, __N.E.3d __ (Ind., June 8, 2023).
The record reflects that the statutory aggravators were supported by sufficient evidence and the jury was properly instructed; defendant was properly sentenced to life without parole.
M.H. v. State, No. 22S-JV-251, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., April 19, 2023).
When a decision implicates a new jurisdictional rule, as in K.C.G. v. State, courts are to apply the principle of non-retroactivity, rather than vacate a final judgment for voidness, unless the jurisdictional error compromised the reliability or fairness of the proceedings.
Decker v. Star Financial Group, Inc., No. 22S-PL-305, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., March 21, 2023).
Bank could not add an arbitration addendum to terms and conditions of the bank account because the phrase, “any term of this agreement” only allowed modification existing terms, not adding a new term.
Payne-Elliott v. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis, Inc., No. 22S-CP-302, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Aug. 31, 2022).
The church-autonomy doctrine bars teacher’s claims for dismissal from a Catholic school; the trial court properly dismissed the claim under T.R. 12(B)(6).