A private university police department is not a “public agency” for the purposes of the Access to Public Records Act.
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State v. Collier, No. 49S04-1610-PC-554, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Oct. 25, 2016).
Post-conviction trial court properly granted relief from judgment under T.R. 60(B)(8).
Karp v. State, No. 15S04-1610-CR-555, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Oct. 25, 2016).
Supreme Court agreed with Court of Appeals opinion affirming defendant’s conviction and sentence but vacated language that found sentencing argument to be specious and unsupported by cogent reasoning.
Goodwin v. Yeakle’s Sports Bar & Grill, No. 27S02-1510-CT-627, __N.E.3d__ (Ind., Oct. 26, 2016).
“In a negligence action, whether a duty exists is a question of law for the court to decide. And in those instances where foreseeability is an element of duty, this necessarily means the court must determine the question of foreseeability as a matter of law. “
Rogers v. Martin, No. 02S05-1603-CT-114, __N.E.3d__ (Ind., Oct. 26, 2016).
Although landowner had no duty to protect an invitee from an unforeseeable harm, she did have a duty to protect the invitee from the foreseeable exacerbation of the injury occurring in her home. Under Indiana’s Dram Shop Act, a person does not “furnish” alcohol by providing it to someone who already possesses it.