DCS was barred from filing a successive CHINS action after the first petition was dismissed with prejudice. DCS “cannot engage in piecemeal litigation to get subsequent bites at the same apple.”
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Robertson v. State, No. 19S-PL-432, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., March 30, 2020).
For the claims to recover public funds pursuant to Ind. Code § 5-11-5-1(a), the limitations period begins to run only after the Office of the Indiana Attorney General receives a final, verified report from the State Board of Accounts. Claims pursuant to the Crime Victims Relief Act are governed by the discovery rule.
Perkins v. Memorial Hospital of South Bend, No. 20S-CT-233, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., March 31, 2020).
Testimony compelled by a subpoena or other statutory duty is protected under the public policy exception to at-will employment.
In re J.C., No. 20S-JT-235, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., April 1, 2020).
Where the parent affirmatively waived the requirement, a parent is not entitled to dismissal of a TPR petition due to the juvenile court’s failure to complete a hearing within the statutorily required 180 days.
City of New Albany v. Board of Commissioners of the County of Floyd, No. 19S-MI-674__ N.E.3d __ (Ind., March 23, 2020).
Turn-over provision in the lease between the county and the building authority is valid and enforceable.