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Immunity under the Indiana Tort Claims Act ("ITCA") unavailable to government entity after student murdered away from school premises

The Case

In Murray v. IPS1,  the mother and father of a student shot and killed near the school, during school hours, alleged Indianapolis Public Schools and Arlington Community High School (collectively, the “School”) were negligent for failing to properly supervise and monitor the student, despite…

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Court's Finding that Property Violated Indiana's Unsafe Building Law Provides Best Practices to Local Units of Government

Just a few weeks ago, in Andrade v. City of Hammond, the Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed the City of Hammond’s determination that a property owner’s building was unsafe pursuant to Indiana’s Unsafe Building Law (“UBL”). Specifically, the Court upheld the City’s determination that the property – a…

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