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J. Bradford finds that the trial court properly upheld an insurer's refusal to cover an accident involving two tractor-trailers because plaintiff did not meet all license requirements under the policy, and the insurer did not act in bad faith. Affirmed.
Court: Indiana Court Of Appeals, Judge: Bradford, Filed On: April 22, 2024, Case #: 23A-PL-3044, Categories: Insurance
J. Bradford finds the trial court properly denied defendant's motion to dismiss. Defendant was charged with failure to register as a sex or violent offender after he returned to Indiana, where the offense had taken place. Defendant had previously transferred his parole from Indiana to Florida, where he is required to register for life, signing a form acknowledging residency in another state would require registration there as well. The requirement to re-register in Indiana does not impose an additional criminal penalty. Affirmed.
Court: Indiana Court Of Appeals, Judge: Bradford, Filed On: March 20, 2024, Case #: 23A-CR-1339, Categories: Sex Offender, Jurisdiction, Child Victims
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J. Bradford finds that defendant was properly convicted of impersonating a law enforcement officer since evidence indicated defendant dressed and represented himself as a detective for the county sheriff's department in an attempt to obtain surveillance footage from a woman. Affirmed.
Court: Indiana Court Of Appeals, Judge: Bradford, Filed On: January 29, 2024, Case #: 23A-CR-1172, Categories: Evidence, Impersonation
J. Bradford finds that the trial court improperly ruled in breach of contract claims because monetary awards for breach of a construction project contract may have been valid, but two mechanic's liens were not. Meanwhile, the court improperly included the value of unused materials in the amount of a separate mechanic's lien, and the property owner should not have been ordered to pay prejudgment interest to the construction company. Reversed in part.
Court: Indiana Court Of Appeals, Judge: Bradford, Filed On: January 19, 2024, Case #: 22A-PL-1968, Categories: Construction, Damages, Contract
J. Bradford finds that the trial court improperly ruled in a divorce action by denying the wife's attempt to enter a prenuptial agreement into evidence and including property subject to that agreement in dividing assets since the decision resulted in the husband enjoying an unjustified windfall. Reversed.
Court: Indiana Court Of Appeals, Judge: Bradford, Filed On: December 19, 2023, Case #: 23A-DC-193, Categories: Evidence, Family Law
J. Bradford finds that the trial court properly ruled in personal injury claims brought after a vehicle struck a pedestrian. The pedestrian failed to demonstrate the driver should have been compelled to produce cell phone evidence because evidence did not indicate the driver had been using the cell phone at the time of the accident. Affirmed.
Court: Indiana Court Of Appeals, Judge: Bradford, Filed On: December 12, 2023, Case #: 23A-CT-303, Categories: Evidence, Negligence
J. Bradford finds that the trial court improperly awarded a property owner damages for loss of access to a nearby road following construction of a roundabout because the city had already acquired the rights to the road in question. Reversed.
Court: Indiana Court Of Appeals, Judge: Bradford, Filed On: October 30, 2023, Case #: 22A-PL-2399, Categories: Property
J. Bradford finds that the trial court properly upheld the jury verdict in claims contending a $5.5 million redevelopment project was left incomplete while bond proceeds were used to provide personal benefits to the mayor and his family. The city provided evidence that the principal failed to cooperate with an investigation into the use of bond funds and that $2.5 million in proceeds were provided even though the builder had not met conditions set in the bond indenture. Meanwhile, the jury properly found the company 95% at fault for improprieties. Affirmed.
Court: Indiana Court Of Appeals, Judge: Bradford , Filed On: October 10, 2023, Case #: 22A-MI-02060, Categories: Construction, Fraud, Municipal Law
J. Bradford finds that the trial court properly ruled in product liability and negligence claims related to steroid injections purchased from an out-of-state company because plaintiff failed to demonstrate local business defendants caused the injuries. However, a related ruling must be overturned because plaintiffs remain free to pursue medical malpractice claims against defendants. Affirmed in part.
Court: Indiana Court Of Appeals, Judge: Bradford, Filed On: September 28, 2023, Case #: 22A-CT-909, Categories: Negligence, Product Liability, Jurisdiction
J. Bradford finds that the trial court should have suppressed methamphetamine, marijuana, and drug paraphernalia discovered during a search of defendant's person because nothing indicates the officer was reasonably concerned for his own safety or that defendant was engaging in criminal activity. Reversed.
Court: Indiana Court Of Appeals, Judge: Bradford, Filed On: August 23, 2023, Case #: 23A-CR-17, Categories: Drug Offender, Search
J. Bradford finds that the trial court improperly ruled in claims brought after the pharmacy board revoked plaintiff's expired license. Any violation of plaintiff's rights occurred before he prevailed on judicial review, and thus plaintiff had been granted relief. The original ruling remains unaffected since judgment had already been entered for the board.
Court: Indiana Court Of Appeals, Judge: Bradford, Filed On: June 8, 2023, Case #: 22A-PL-1811, Categories: Civil Procedure, Licensing
J. Bradford finds that the trial court improperly ruled in negligence claims in which an insurer contends a corporation discarded evidence related to a fire that damaged an insured home by finding that the insurer failed to properly plead that the corporation had a duty to preserve the evidence. Reversed.
Court: Indiana Court Of Appeals, Judge: Bradford, Filed On: May 25, 2023, Case #: 22A-CT-1924, Categories: Evidence, Negligence