In a 2-1 opinion, the court Monday affirmed a decision by a judge in Allen County, who said there was insufficient evidence that a gender change on the certificate was in the teen's best interest.

Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb announced his selection of Derek Molter this past week from among three finalists picked by the state judicial nominating commission.

The Indiana appeals court has upheld a $112 million jury verdict in favor of a Carmel spine surgeon who sued medical device maker Medtronic over devices he invented and sold to the company.

Gov. Eric Holcomb picked Leanna Weissmann from the Dearborn County city of Aurora to replace Judge John Baker, who retired from the court in July after serving 31 years.

Attorney General Curtis Hill recently filed a petition asking the Indiana Supreme Court to accept transfer of his civil lawsuit.

The Indiana Court of Appeals has ordered a new sentencing hearing for a northwestern Indiana man serving 183 years in prison for two slaying when he was 16.

In April, the court said Indianas Right to Farm Act prevents the couples from bringing a nuisance suit because the farm existed before they moved in.

The Indiana Court of Appeals has declined to rehear a couple's lawsuit seeking to stop a neighbor's logging of his private property along Lake Monroe.