Preferred venue status of a county is determined when an action is commenced by the filing of a complaint; if the county where the complaint was filed is a preferred venue, transfer to another county based on venue is improper even if a third-party is later joined.
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Brown v. State, No. 19A-CR-2125, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Apr. 14, 2020).
A trial court may take judicial notice that the defendant signed pleadings, and a rebuttable presumption arises which requires the defendant to come forward with any evidence to dispute the presumption.
State v. Davis, No. 19A-CR-1650, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Feb. 28, 2020).
Indiana’s failure to signal statute does not apply to roundabouts.
Schmidt v. Allstate Property & Casualty Ins. Co., No. 19A-CT-1489, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Feb. 12, 2020).
An insurer owes a duty of good faith and fair dealing to an insured who is not the policyholder.
Hess v. Novicki, No. 19A-CT-1416, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Jan. 31, 2020).
Trial court has the legal authority to rule on the merits of a TR 60(B) motion to supplement/modify an agreed permanent injunction.