The invited-error doctrine applies only when a party challenging a trial-court action affirmatively requested the action as part of a deliberate, well-informed trial strategy.
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Williams v. Kirch, No. 25A-SC-196, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Aug. 18, 2025).
Generative AI can produce citations to non-existent authorities, and the Court cautioned litigants to verify citations before including them in briefs.
Bowen v. Bowen, No. 24A-DN-1655, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., May 30, 2025).
Pension payments that accrue during the DROP (Deferred Retirement Option Plan) period constitute divisible marital property to the extent they were earned during the marriage.
McGee v. State, No. 24A-CR-1312, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Feb. 19, 2025).
The Second Amendment does not protect machine guns because they are dangerous and unusual.
Med-1 Solutions, LLC v. Taylor, No. 24A-PL-450, __N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Nov. 25, 2024).
Where an at-will employee signs a non-competition agreement as a condition of their hiring and is later told to sign a new non-competition agreement or they will be fired, the employee’s continued employment can serve as consideration for the latter agreement