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HOT JOBS IN EVANSVILLE
Statement from UE Athletics
Deandre Williams ineligible for 2018-19 season
A decision by the NCAA has deemed University of Evansville men’s basketball player Deandre Williams to be ineligible for the 2018-19 season.
Williams was designated as a Final Nonqualifier, but following the submission of a waiver to the NCAA by the University of Evansville Athletics Department, Williams was granted athletics aid and the ability to practice during the 2018-19 season.
“We respect the NCAA’s decision regarding Deandre,†UE head men’s basketball coach Walter McCarty said. “While he will be unable to play this season, we are excited for him to be able to practice and be around the team. He is a great kid who will help our team for years to come.â€
“We knew that we would have to build a case for Deandre to be able to play, but his being able to practice with the team is a major victory for us.â€
Coach McCarty and the athletic department will have no further comment on the situation.
Williams, along with transfers Sam Cunliffe and Artur Labinowicz, will be eligible to play for the Purple Aces in the 2019-20 season.
No. 3/6 Indiana Swimming & Diving Opens 2018 Season with Five Wins at Quad Meet
The No. 3/6-ranked Indiana University men’s and women’s swimming and diving team opened the season with five quality wins on Wednesday afternoon at the Counsilman Billingsley Aquatic Center in Bloomington, Ind.
TEAM SCORES
Men
No. 3 Indiana 193.5, No. 22 Missouri 106.5
No. 3 Indiana 213, No. 23 Notre Dame 87
No. 3 Indiana 219, Kentucky 79
Women
No. 6 Indiana 183, No. 14 Kentucky 117
No. 6 Indiana 188, No. 15 Missouri 112
No. 6 Indiana 150, No. 18 Notre Dame 150
HOOSIER WINNERS
Men
Zach Apple – 400 freestyle relay (2:58.07)
Bruno Blaskovic – 200 medley relay (1:26.92), 50 freestyle (20.15), 100 freestyle (44.67), 400 freestyle relay (2:58.07)
James Connor – 1-meter dive (193.80), 3-meter dive (208.40)
Gabriel Fantoni – 200 medley relay (1:26.92), 100 backstroke (48.18)
Ian Finnerty – 200 medley relay (1:26.92), 100 breaststroke (53.88), 200 breaststroke (2:01.15)
Jack Franzman – 400 freestyle relay (2:58.07)
Vini Lanza – 200 medley relay (1:26.92), 100 butterfly (48.04), 200 butterfly (1:46.55)
Mohamed Samy – 200 freestyle (1:36.87), 400 freestyle relay (2:58.07)
Women
Ileah Doctor – 200 medley relay (1:39.09)
Maria Paula Heitmann – 500 freestyle (4:49.70), 400 freestyle relay (3:20.69)
Christine Jensen – 200 medley relay (1:39.09), 100 butterfly (53.30), 400 freestyle relay (3:20.69)
Lilly King – 200 medley relay (1:39.09), 100 breaststroke (59.74), 200 breaststroke (2:11.63)
Shleby Koontz – 400 freestyle relay (3:20.69)
Noelle Peplowski – 400 freestyle relay (3:20.69)
Morgan Scott – 200 medley relay (1:39.09)
NOTABLES
- The Hoosier men’s team extended its dual-meet winning streak to 25 meets. IU’s last loss in a dual meet came on Jan. 16, 2016 against Michigan.
- Indiana’s time in the men’s 200 medley relay (1:26.92) is the fastest time in the nation by over a second.
- Lilly King’s time (59.74) in the women’s 100 breast is the fastest in the nation and the only time under 1:00.00 this season.
NCAA CUTS
A: None.
B: Ian Finnerty (100 breast), Christine Jensen (100 fly), Lilly King (100 breast, 200 breast), Vini Lanza (200 fly)
UP NEXT
- The Hoosiers will be back in the pool on Oct. 19-20 when the teams head to Austin, Texas to face Florida and Texas in a two-day, tri-meet.
AG Curtis Hill calls for congressional action to preserve the essence of DACA
Attorney General Curtis Hill has written an op-ed calling upon Congress to take action to preserve some variation of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy, which was created by executive memorandum during the Obama administration.
“No one can credibly suggest that individuals brought as children to the United States by adults illegally crossing U.S. borders are themselves guilty of any wrongdoing,†Attorney General Hill writes. “Having grown up in the United States, they are as ‘American’ as any one of us.â€
The full op-ed is attached. Any outlet choosing to publish this op-ed is asked, as a courtesy, to please inform Deputy Communications Director Bill McCleery at bill.mccleery@atg.in.gov. Thank you.
Uninsured motorist ruling for passenger crash victim reversed
Dave Stafford for www.theindianalawyer.com
A man who won a judgment that he was covered by his auto insurance’s uninsured motorist policy after a crash that left him a quadriplegic lost the ruling in his favor Wednesday. The Indiana Court of Appeals decision could cost him millions of dollars that a jury awarded in a separate trial.
The appellate panel ruled for Gregory Smith’s insurer in Progressive Southeastern Insurance Co. v. Gregory Smith, et al., 18A-PL-312, in a case in which Smith was a passenger in his own insured truck. According to court records from the underlying litigation, Smith and Nolan Clayton were intoxicated after drinking at an Indianapolis Stacked Pickle bar in February 2016, and the bar called a cab for them. However, as their ride was pulling into the parking lot, Smith and Clayton decided to drive themselves, with Smith asking Clayton to drive his truck. Clayton crashed, permanently disabling Smith.
Smith sued Clayton and his insurer, Allstate, and a Marion County jury in December awarded Smith $35 million.
In the instant case, Smith’s insurer, Progressive, filed a complaint for declaratory judgment, asking Marion Superior Judge Timothy Oakes for a determination that, according to the terms of its insurance policy with Smith, he was not entitled to coverage under the policy’s uninsured-motorist provisions for injuries sustained during an accident while being a passenger in his vehicle.
Oakes granted summary judgment in favor of Smith. “On December 14, 2017, without a hearing, the trial court signed Smith’s proposed findings and summarily granted judgment to him and against Progressive,†appellate Judge Patricia Riley noted. “On January 16, 2018, Progressive filed its motion to correct error, which the trial court denied the following day.â€
But the COA panel found the trial court erred in ruling for Smith. The panel noted that he had settled out of court with Nolan’s insurer, Allstate, which tendered its full policy limits to Smith for the damages Clayton caused in the crash.
“(T)he unambiguous language of the policy does not extend UM coverage to Smith’s bodily injuries sustained in an accident caused by his own truck because Smith’s truck is a covered auto as defined by the policy, and thus not included in the uninsured motor vehicle definition which would trigger coverage of the policy,†Riley wrote. “In other words, no vehicle that Smith owns or insures can ever be an ‘uninsured motor vehicle’ for UM coverage purpose.
“(W)e hold that the trial court erred by concluding that Smith is entitled to receive payment from Progressive for his bodily injury under his insurance policy’s UM coverage, where his injury arose from a single-vehicle accident involving his insured vehicle and the driver’s liability insurance covered Smith’s bodily injury damages,†Riley wrote for the panel.
The COA found Smith’s policy unambiguously excluded Smith’s truck from UM coverage and “the trial court incorrectly applied the law to the facts.†The unanimous opinion was joined by Chief Judge Nancy Vaidik and Judge James S. Kirsch.
Gov. Holcomb Public Schedule for October 11
Below find Indiana Gov. Eric J. Holcomb’s public schedule for October 11, 2018.
Thursday, October 11: Workforce Development Announcement
WHO:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Gov. Holcomb
Danny Lopez, Chairman of the Governor’s Workforce Cabinet
Beth Cobert, CEO of Skillful (A Markle Initiative)
Mary Snapp, Corporate Vice President and Head of Microsoft Philanthropies
WHAT:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The governor will give remarks.
WHEN:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 10 a.m., Thursday, October 11
WHERE:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Indiana State Library
History Reference Room
315 W. Ohio St.
Indianapolis, IN 46202
S. New York Human Remains
The victim from yesterday’s investigation has been identified as Monika Roberts, age 35, of Maryland. An autopsy has been completed and it was determined that she died of a single gunshot wound to the head.  The death has been ruled a homicide.  The Henderson Police Department along with the Evansville Police Department are together investigating the death as a homicide and that investigation is ongoing.
Investigating the Death of a Pedestrian
The Vanderburgh County Coroners Office and the Evansville Police Department are investigating the death of a pedestrian who was struck near the intersection of Washington Ave and Weinbach Ave. the victim has been identified as James R. Adams , age 75, of Evansville died at St. Vincent Hospital at 19:08 hours after being taken there for treatment.
