In re B.E. — Unfinished services did not defeat termination
The Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed termination of parental rights where the father had nearly ten months outside custody to complete offered services but did not do so.
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Reindeer Logistics v. Model 1 — Bonded replevin order was not appealable as of right
The Indiana Court of Appeals dismissed an appeal from a preliminary replevin order because a $1.1 million bond protected the asserted lien and the order lacked final-judgment consequences.
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In re K.J. — CHINS finding required more than possible return to mother
The Indiana Court of Appeals reversed a CHINS adjudication because the child was receiving needed services in her father’s care and a possible return to mother did not establish a need for coercive intervention.
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Ralis v. Nicolosi — Attorney lien did not reach foreclosure surplus
The Indiana Court of Appeals held that an attorney lien could not attach to foreclosure-sale surplus because the judgment was entered against, not in favor of, the law firm’s former client.
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Echeverria Trusts — Contingent children could not compel accountings
The Indiana Court of Appeals held that children with only indirect, contingent interests were not beneficiaries entitled to seek accountings of their parents’ trusts.
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Oglesby v. Unnamed Physician — Late medical evidence required a fair response
The Indiana Court of Appeals reversed medical-malpractice summary judgment because the trial court admitted providers’ late records but struck the patient’s timely invited response.
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Streeter v. State — Sentence upheld but unauthorized fees reversed
The Indiana Court of Appeals upheld a 13.5-year sentence and court-cost liens but reversed jail-booking and death-benefit fees that were collected by an unauthorized method.
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A.T. v. J.T. — Protective-order extension lacked a present threat
The Indiana Court of Appeals reversed a protective-order extension because old statements and full compliance did not prove a present, credible threat of continuing harm.
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INDOT v. Harrison Circuit Court — Untimely condemnation challenge required judgment
The Indiana Supreme Court ordered entry of judgment on a condemnation award because no party filed statutory exceptions within 45 days, making later compelled mediation improper.
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Cabell v. State — Conviction reversed after trial proceeded without jailed defendant
The Indiana Court of Appeals reversed a neglect conviction because unsworn reports from jail staff did not establish that the defendant knowingly and voluntarily waived his right to attend trial.
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Fleming v. State — Circumstances proved knowledge behind refusal to identify
A divided Indiana Court of Appeals upheld a refusal-to-identify conviction based on circumstantial proof that the defendant knew police had stopped him for an ordinance violation.
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Alexander v. State — Misdemeanor contributing charge does not require knowledge of age
A divided Indiana Court of Appeals held that misdemeanor contributing to delinquency does not require proof that the defendant knew the recipients of alcohol were under eighteen.
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Kerr v. State — Probation waiver permitted suspicionless cellphone search
The Indiana Court of Appeals upheld a probationer’s convictions, ruling that an unambiguous search waiver covered his cellphone and that later forensic extraction stayed within the warrant.
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Hunter Warfield v. Mai — $1.75 million punitive award survives, but costs require recalculation
The Indiana Court of Appeals upheld a tenant’s $200,000 compensatory and $1.75 million punitive awards on federal credit-reporting and debt-collection claims, while remanding an overbroad costs award.
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Carrell v. Schurman — Custody findings and relocation burdens required remand
The Indiana Court of Appeals remanded a relocation and custody order because it lacked mandatory findings and placed the initial relocation burden on the wrong parent.
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T.M. v. State — Juvenile court could place child with a nonparent
The Indiana Court of Appeals reversed a juvenile’s DOC commitment because Indiana law allowed the juvenile court to consider placement and wardship with the nonparent who had been caring for him.
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McGraw v. State — Two fog-line deviations justified impaired-driving stop
The Indiana Court of Appeals held that two fog-line deviations created reasonable suspicion of impaired driving under the Fourth Amendment and Indiana Constitution.
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Sayger v. State — Court cuts 252-year child-molesting sentence to 80 years
The Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed a mother’s child-molesting and conspiracy convictions but revised her 252-year sentence to 80 years as an outlier under Appellate Rule 7(B).
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U.S. Bank v. Raths — Court bars foreclosure of long-expired mortgage debt
The Indiana Court of Appeals held that a lender could not revive and foreclose a mortgage after acceleration started the six-year limitations period and the underlying debt became unenforceable.
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Nestlé v. Madison County Assessor — Tax Board Valuations Affirmed
The Indiana Tax Court clarified how the former property-tax burden-shifting statute interacts with competing appraisal evidence and affirmed six years of Board determinations.
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Wattley v. State — Full Probation Revocation Reversed
The Indiana Court of Appeals held that executing a full four-year suspended sentence was disproportionate where technical probation violations coincided with a documented psychiatric crisis.
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Hre v. State — Rental-Car Costs Excluded from Restitution
The Indiana Court of Appeals held that the criminal restitution statute does not authorize reimbursement for a victim’s rental-car expenses.
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Chadd v. State — Drug-sale messages admissible beyond propensity
The Indiana Court of Appeals upheld drug-dealing and firearm-theft convictions, finding prior transaction messages relevant under Rule 404(b) and the theft evidence sufficient.
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Oller v. DoorDash — Delivery platform owed motorists a direct duty
The Indiana Court of Appeals held that DoorDash owed motorists a direct duty of care against risks allegedly created by its speed incentives and driver-facing app.