The public disclosure of private facts is a viable tort claim.
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Abbott v. State, No. 21S-PL-347, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., March 29, 2022).
David, J. In Indiana, civil forfeiture actions typically proceed under one of two statutes: the general forfeiture statute or the racketeering forfeiture statute. Today, we consider whether the racketeering forfeiture statute permits a court to release, to the defendant, funds seized in a forfeiture action so the defendant can hire counsel in that same action. […]
Lake Co. Bd. of Commissioners v. State, No. 22S-MI-64, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Feb. 22, 2022).
The Attorney General is required to defend probation officers.
Residences at Ivy Quad Unit Owners Assoc., Inc. v. Ivy Quad Development, LLC, No. 21S-PL-294, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Jan. 25, 2022).
At the pleading stage, the viability of a plaintiff’s claim is measured by its sufficiency, not its likelihood of success, so a plaintiff’s complaint need only contain facts that support the possibility of relief.
Ramirez v. State, 20S-LW-430, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Sept. 23, 2021).
The trial court properly exercised its discretion with the respect to the admission of evidence and providing a supplemental jury instruction. Moreover, the imposition of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole was not inappropriate.