The Indiana General Assembly recently made changes to the Indiana Underground Plant Protection statute (Indiana Code § 8-1-26) which will take effect July 1, 2017. S.B. 472, 120th Gen. Assem., Reg. Sess. (Ind. 2017). The main change in this chapter is the creation of a new voluntary “design information notice” which applies to advance planning efforts relating to a demolition…
The Indiana Supreme Court ruled evidence of more than financing alone must be presented to demonstrate that the City has engaged in a policy-oriented decision making process in order for discretionary function immunity to apply. Cathy Beloat sued the City of Beech Grove after breaking her leg by stepping in hole in Main Street in the City. The City of…
The Indiana Court of Appeals recently reversed a trial court’s grant of judgment in favor of equipment supplier where a subcontractor filed suit against that supplier to challenge the supplier’s claim under the Personal Liability Notice (PLN) Statute. In R.T. Moore Co., Inc. v. Slant/Fin Corp, 966 N.E.2d 636 (Ind. Ct. App. 2012), the materials supplier (“Slant/Fin”) provided construction materials…