Defendant’s conviction of the murders of two children, arson, death penalty sentence affirmed; finding that although mistakes were made by trial and appellate counsel most of them did not rise to the level of deficient performance under the Strickland decision, and defendant in any case failed to demonstrate that he was prejudiced.
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Campbell Hausfeld/Scott Fetzer Co. v. Johnson, No. 18S-CT-548, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Nov. 1, 2018).
Misuse serves as a complete bar to recovery in a products liability action because of the inclusion of comparative fault principles in the Indiana Products Liability Act.
Gittings v. Deal, No. 18S-TR-231, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Nov. 2, 2018).
Trust claims are subject to statutes of limitations to the extent they seek affirmative relief, but do not prevent the request for court approval of the property transfers.
Daniels v. FanDuel, Inc., No. 18S-CQ-00134, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Oct. 24, 2018).
“Indiana’s right of publicity statute contains an exception for material with newsworthy value that includes online fantasy sports operators’ use of college players’ names, pictures, and statistics for online fantasy contests.”
B.T.E. v. State, No. 36S05-1711-JV-711, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Oct. 11, 2018).
The defendant’s planning, solicitations, bomb research, drawings depicting the target classroom, and death note together justify the trial court’s conclusion that his affirmative conduct amounts to a substantial step toward the commission of aggravated battery.