After several relatively quiet weeks from Indiana’s appellate courts, the last two days have been a flurry of appellate decisions that merit attention. More likely than not, next week, we’ll discuss the de facto companion decisions of Ladra v. State and Staat v. INDOT, dealing with issues relating to governmental immunity for roadways accumulating water that was dangerous to drivers.…
Sometimes it is utterly astonishing just how quickly time flies. It seems like only yesterday that the Supreme Court of the United States had granted certiorari in a case from the Ninth Circuit then-called Robins v. Spokeo, Inc. The question presented to the Supreme Court was “[w]hether Congress may confer Article III standing upon a plaintiff who suffers no concrete…
This week, we again are presented with few cases from Indiana’s appellate courts from which to choose for our discussion. Nevertheless, we are not wholly lacking for interesting topics. Thanks to a recent decision from the Supreme Court of Florida, we have an opportunity to once again discuss the meaningful distinction between the summary judgment standard applied in federal courts…