Trial court properly dismissed case for failure to state a claim; police officer did not have a special duty to plaintiff to protect her activities from public disclosure.
J. Baker
Battering v. State, No. 18A-CR-2309, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Oct. 11, 2019).
The defendant was not entitled to discharge under Criminal Rule 4(C) as trial-court proceedings were “stayed” when the trial court authorized an interlocutory appeal by the State and vacated the upcoming trial date, but did not actually use the word “stay.”
Henry v. Community Healthcare System Community Hospital, No. 19A-CT-1256, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Oct. 8, 2019).
Medical providers owe a common law duty of confidentiality to their patients, so a breach of that duty is possible.
Feather Trace Homeowners Assoc., Inc. v. Luster, No. 19A-SC-300, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Sept. 24, 2019).
Abrogation of homeowners’ association dues and assessments is not the appropriate remedy for an owner’s dissatisfaction with the way the HOA is performing or the conditions or quality of the neighborhood and its amenities.
Archer v. State, No. 18A-PC-2681, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Sept. 12, 2019).
The presence of even one biased juror on the jury is a structural error requiring a new trial, and appellate counsel had an obligation to review the entire record of the trial proceedings, including the voir dire transcript.