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Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Ind. Decisions - Still more on: "Judge rules state workers owed $42 million" [Updated]
Updating this ILB entry from July 28, 2009, which includes the 27-page trial court opinion in the case of Paula Brattain et al v. Richmond State Hospital, et al. , and has links leading to the ILB's earlier entries, Jon Murray reported on his Indianapolis Star blog, "Justice Watch" last evening:
Lawyers for the state pleaded their case today at the Indiana Court of Appeals for overturning a year-old $42.4 million judgment over back pay to state workers. A Marion County judge ruled against the state in July 2009 after a four-day trial. But he stayed the judgment while the state appealed the outcome of the 17-year-old class-action lawsuit, filed by current and former state workers.That came as a big surprise to me, and perhaps to many of the others who have been following this important case, as the Monday oral argument was not listed on the Court of Appeals public calendar. Hence it was also not in the ILB's "Upcoming Oral Arguments." It is also not on the Court webcast list.
[Updated at 4:15 pm] I've been at the Law School for Journalists all day, so was unable to report until now. I can assure you that Chief Judge Baker was dealing with this problem this morning as soon as he learned about it from reading the ILB. The Brattain case is now listed on both calendars, as you can see by using the links in the preceding paragraph. And, happily, the oral argument was recorded, so it is available for viewing now. Watch for more information tomorrow.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on August 24, 2010 07:19 AM
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