An expert witness’s professional-licensure status and the reasons for professional discipline may be admissible to challenge the expert’s credibility.
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IBM v. State, No. 49D01-1005-PL-21451, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., June 26, 2019).
Under Ind. Code § 34-13-1-6, post-judgment interest runs from the judgment on remand.
In re Eq.W., No. 18S-JC-603, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., June 27, 2019).
The claim preclusion branch of res judicata applies to CHINS proceedings; if the State wishes to refile after a CHINS petition is dismissed, it must show that the new CHINS petition contains allegations of material fact that could not have been included in the dismissed action.
Horner v. Curry, No. 18S-PL-333, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., June 27, 2019).
It is constitutional that the legislature has directed that funds collected under the Indiana’s Civil Forfeiture Statute reimburse law enforcement costs before the transfer of proceeds from seized property to the Common School Fund.
Brewer v. PACCAR, Inc., No. 18S-CT-451, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., June 17, 2019).
Component-part manufacturers have no duty under the IPLA to install safety features when it is foreseeable that the final manufacturer will put the component to different uses depending on how it integrates the component into the final product.