Northern District Commuter Transportation District is apolitical subdivision for purposes of the Indiana Tort Claims Act so was subject to its 180-day notice requirement
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Wilkes v. Celadon Group, Inc., No. 19S-CT-564, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Dec. 6, 2021).
Carriers have the primary duty for loading and securing cargo. If the shipper assumes a legal duty of safe loading, it becomes liable for injuries resulting from any latent defect.
Rotert v. Stiles, No. 21S-TR-452, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Oct. 8, 2021).
Statutory prohibition against restraints on marriage applies only to a devise to a spouse by will and not to other dispositions, like a trust.
Isom v. State, 20A-CR-2261, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., June 30, 2021).
Defendant’s trial and appellate counsel were not ineffective; the post-conviction court did not err in denying relief.
Cutchin v. Beard, No. 21S-CQ-48, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., June 30, 2021).
Indiana Medical Malpractice Act applies when a plaintiff alleges that a qualified health-care provider treated someone else negligently and that the negligent treatment injured the plaintiff.