In a personal injury case where the amount of medical expenses actually paid by plaintiff was discounted from the amount originally billed because of arrangements between plaintiff’s health insurance company and medical providers, to the extent that discounted amount may be introduced without referencing insurance, it may be used to determine the reasonable value of medical services.
T. Boehm
Bush v. State Farm Mut. Ins. Co., No. 71S03-0810-CV-558, ___ N.E.2d ___ (Ind., May 13, 2009)
An uninsured motorist policy restricting coverage to bodily injury or death sustained by an insured does not violate Indiana’s uninsured motorist statute.
Conwell v. Gray Loon Outdoor Marketing Group, Inc., No. 82S04-0806-CV-309, ___ N.E.2d ___ (Ind., May 19, 2009)
The Uniform Commercial Code did not apply to a suit between a business enterprise and the marketing firm that created and hosted its website; thus the firm may collect for its work under principles of common law contract.
Gary Community School Corp. v. Powell, No. 45S03-0809-CV-482, ___ N.E.2d ___ (Ind., May 19, 2009)
An employee filling multiple positions with the same employer is eligible for leave under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act if that employee’s total service is sufficient to qualify, even if service in either position alone does not qualify.
Hardley v. State, No. 49S05-0905-CR-209, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind., May 5, 2009)
[T]he State may challenge the legality of a criminal sentence by appeal without first filing a motion to correct erroneous sentence, and . . . such appeal need not be commenced within thirty days of the sentencing judgment.