Three witnesses testified Wednesday, July 15, during the opening day of testimony in a civil trial for a lawsuit involving a shooting death that occurred in 2014. 

Six jury members and two alternates were selected Tuesday, July 14, in the first day of what is expected to be a four-day trial in a lawsuit involving a shooting death that occurred in 2014.

The final aspect of the lawsuit between the Kosciusko County Fair Board and nearby residents who live along Winona Lake has been resolved, ending a two-year dispute and cementing a ban on motorized racing at the fairgrounds.

WARSAW – Kosciusko County Fair Board has no intention of violating the re-instituted ban on motorized racing at the fairgrounds. The board, having recently lost its appeal to Indiana Court of Appeals over its desire to renew racing at the fairgrounds, has not reached a decision on whether to take the case to the Indiana …read more.

SYRACUSE — Julie Robinson, who has been head swim coach for Wawasee High School for the past 11 years, was fired at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, March 14. According to Robinson, Cory Schutz, Wawasee High School Athletic Director, informed her she was no longer the swim coach for the high school and the school would no …read more.

EASTON, PA — A federal jury in Easton, Pa., has begun hearing allegations in a suit filed by a former medical device salesman against Zimmer Biomet, Warsaw. The former salesman, Dominick Pistone, is suing the Warsaw orthopedic company for $15 million for wrongful and retaliatory termination. Pistone filed a lawsuit June 27, 2016, against his …read more.

WARSAW — An amended complaint, with 17 counts, was filed on Dec. 15 by Atta Belle Helman and son Larry Dwayne Helman against Barnett’s Bail Bonds Inc., The Papers Inc., Stacey Staley, Tadd S. Martin, Daniel S. Foster and Michael C. Thomas. The complaint was filed after Kosciusko Circuit Court Judge Michael Reed dismissed the …read more.

DALLAS — Johnson & Johnson and DePuy will immediately begin preparing post-trial motions challenging the verdict returned against the companies Dec. 1 by a jury in a federal multidistrict litigation (MDL) proceeding in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas in Dallas. The trial consolidated six individual cases chosen by the plaintiffs’ executive committee …read more.

WARSAW — Arguments in a motion by The Papers Inc. to dismiss its participation in a lawsuit by Atta Belle Helman and Larry Dwayne Helman were heard by Kosciusko Circuit Court Judge Michael Reed. After approximately 40 minutes of hearing from counsel for the defendant and plaintiff, Reed took the matter under advisement stating he …read more.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — A status conference will be held at 1:15 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21, in Kosciusko Circuit Court to set a hearing on The Papers Inc. motion to dismiss the complaint against the company in a suit brought by Atta Bell Helman and Larry Dwayne Helman. Stacey Staley has also filed a joinder in …read more.

HOLLYWOOD — “Bones” stars Emily Deschanel and David Boreanaz, and author Kathy Reichs, have filed suit against Fox, claiming that the studio has cheated them out of tens of millions in profits from the series via self-dealing and misallocation.

A former Biomet sales representative is currently seeking $10 million dollars against his former employer after he alleges he was wrongfully terminated. Michael Swiss, currently a resident of Pennsylvania, states he was a high performing sales representative with the company until he approached a supervisor about alleged kickback payments being offered to practitioners. Swiss alleges …read more.