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Q: How to call handler function from a child of a child component (ReactJS) I'm wondering what is the best way of doing this.
I have 3 components, App, String and Note. Before I was creating Note elements in App like this:
<Note
          state={this.state.btnStates[i]}
          onClick={() => this.handleClick(i)}
        />

and it was working like charm (handleClick is of course in the most parent component - App)
but now I want to transfer note creation to the String component, I thought that would be easy but what I thought to work just doesn't. I'm doing it like this:
in App component i render String:
          <String
            btnStates={this.state.btnStates}
            onClick={(i) => this.handleClick(i)}
          ></String>

in String component:
    for (var i = 0; i < stringLength; i++) {
      notes.push(
        <Note
          key={i}
          onClick={keyFromNoteCall => this.props.onClick(keyFromNoteCall)}
          state={this.props.btnStates[i]}
        ></Note>
      );
    }

and in Note component:
      <input
        type="button"
        className={this.getClassName(this.props.state)}
        onClick={() => this.props.onClick(this.props.key)}
        value={this.props.value}
        disabled={this.isDisabled()}
      />

What is the React way of doing such things? I need the logic to be handled in the App, but I would like move the rendering of Notes in a loop to another component.
*UPDATE: it turned out the problem was "key" property as it can't be accessed with {this.props.key} I created another property "id" for that purpose and it works. I have another problem now, that even after binding in App constructor, this logged in handleClick function doesn't show App component but rather the Note itself :/

A: Without using a state handler like Context or Redux, the React way of doing it is passing the function as props.
App.js
<String
    btnStates={this.state.btnStates}
    handleClick={this.handleClick}
/>

String component
for (var i = 0; i < stringLength; i++) {
      notes.push(
        <Note
          key={i}
          handleClick={this.props.handleClick}
          state={this.props.btnStates[i]}
        ></Note>
      );
    }

Note component
<input
    type="button"
    className={this.getClassName(this.props.state)}
    onClick={() => this.props.handleClick(this.props.key)}
    value={this.props.value}
    disabled={this.isDisabled()}
  />

Also I recommend you that in your String component you do a .map() instead of a for loop.
notes.map(note =>
    <Note key={note.id}
    handleClick={this.props.handleClick}
    state={note.btnStates}
)

This way you would have to refactor to have IDs on your notes but you should do it because using indexes as keys can cause problems.

A: If I understood you correctly, you should change onClick in App to this and that should do it.
<String
    btnStates={this.state.btnStates}
    onClick={this.handleClick}
/>


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THE first egg of the year has been laid by the peregrines at Salisbury Cathedral in time for Easter.
The egg was laid by an unringed female during the early hours of this morning (Monday, April 8) which marks an end to the reign of resident female Sally.
RSPB conservation officer Phil Sheldrake, who has been closely involved with the peregrines, said: "After all the trials and tribulations of last year, it is exciting to see we now have a new nesting pair.
"It is, however, tinged with some sadness that it is not Sally, our much-loved GPS tracked female, whose story was watched by thousands on Springwatch last year, and the year before when she raised an orphaned chick along with her own chick.
"Whilst we will obviously be watching developments on the tower very closely, it will also be interesting to see Sally's reaction as her GPS tracker is still working.
The egg is expected to hatch in early May. Cameras are live streaming at the cathedral and show feeds from a camera focused on the nestbox and a second camera on the parapet above.
Peregrines generally lay around three to four eggs in a clutch.


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Don't Take Tech Away From Your Tweens
Conventional wisdom suggests that when kids misbehave with something, you take it away from them as a form of punishment. That might just be the worst thing you can do in the modern technology age, however — but not for the reasons you might think.
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Dr Justin Coulson is a self-described "Parenting Author" who spoke yesterday at the launch of some McAfee-sponsored research into tweens, teens and technology in Sydney yesterday. The report itself has some interesting suggestions based on surveying 1,033 tweens and teens aged between 8-17.
The headline issue would appear to be cyberbullying, with a 56 per cent rise in reported cases from the same survey undertaken in 2013. On the good news front, if you have multiple kids in the tween/teen age brackets, the older ones are most likely to be mentoring the younger ones in what to do and not to do online. Which doesn't mean that they're not making large scale online mistakes themselves, mind you.
So it's not surprising that a parent's first reaction if they catch their child engaged in antisocial online behaviour — bearing in mind that social pressure in the Internet age is stronger than ever — would be to restrict their access to their iPads, smartphones and laptops. You can't get into trouble on Tinder if you can't access it, right?
Not so, according to Dr Coulson. He stated two key reasons why restricting technology access for tweens and teens is a bad idea.
For a start, it's socially isolating in an era where social connections are a form of teen currency. He likens it to telling your kids that they can play in the local park, but nowhere else, when all their friends are playing down at the shops or pool. You're either going to end up with a social outcast child, or one who simply sneaks behind your back to access online services anyway.
This brings up the second and larger problem. Removing technology access to teens and tweens "absolutely kills the conversation" you might have with your child about technology in the future.
Dr Coulson's argument here is that it's much more important to guide your children through the pitfalls of technology, and particularly social media, but the first time that you freak out and remove their gadgets is the very last time they'll ever trust you and talk to you about online social issues.
What do you think? Is restricting technology access a fair and reasonable parenting step, or a measure that will destroy trust between you and your offspring?
Transientmind @transientmind
And for a slightly more selfish angle as to why you shouldn't:
http://www.fowllanguagecomics.com/comic/punishing/
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Jul 31, 2014, 2:16pm
Are those adults in the picture supposed to look like tweens?
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To a parent with teenagers and someone who works with kids, they look about 16-18 to me.
I work at a school and my guess was 18-20. The bloke with hairy arms and stubble could even be older.
But even if they are 16 they're not tweens. The tween demographic is prepubescent. No way are they 10-12.
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Well most parents I see tend to parent by reaction instead of thinking and as far as I can tell it's purely out of laziness because they want to get the quickest solution so they can move on with their lives. It's much more work to parent using positive parenting it requires you to have a dialog with your child and spend time with them. Unfortunately parenting use to be a community affair, today's world seems to leave it all up to purely the parents with very little help.
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"self-described "Parenting Author" ?!?!?
This is a joke right?.... right?!?!?!
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Lee Judge of the Kansas City Star just came out with the best, most reasoned piece on baseball's unwritten rules in some time. It's not because he staunchly defends them—to the contrary, he concludes that players should be allowed to aggressively chase stats any way they can, even during the course of a blowout, a position with which I disagree—but because he presents a comprehensive look into expectations during lopsided games.
In so doing, Judge refers to an Aug. 24 game between Kansas City and Baltimore, in which the Royals scored seven runs in the sixth inning to take a five-run lead. The key moment was Eric Hosmer coming to the plate for the second time in the inning, after all seven runs had scored … and trying to bunt for a hit. The Orioles were not happy about it, and expressed as much from their dugout.
While most agree that aggressive tactics like stolen bases and hit-and-runs should be abandoned during the late innings of blowouts, the definitions of how much and when have shifted over time. Only a few years ago, amid the steroid-fueled chaos unleashed upon box scores nightly, a five-run lead in the sixth would have barely registered. Now, however, with offense down, it now appears to be back in play.
Another thing that's changed over the last few years is the prevalence of the defensive shift. Does the fact that Baltimore was playing the majority of its infield on the right side of the diamond—giving itself a clear defensive edge—negate Hosmer's mandate to play non-aggressive baseball, which includes bunting for hits? The Orioles were playing like run prevention still mattered, and if their lack of willingness to give up aggressive defensive tactics has to carry some weight.
Numerous factors are involved in the designation of what lead is too big and what point in the game is too late, including geography and bullpen availability. A big lead in San Francisco is far more sound than a big lead in a bandbox like Philadelphia. Similarly, if a team does not have its full complement of relievers available to protect a lead, it may try to pile on more than it otherwise would. As is usual in these types of situations, communication is paramount; letting the opposition know that one's decision to eschew the Code is reasoned and not personal can go a long way toward avoiding bad blood.
Ultimately, I agree with Hosmer and Judge: Regardless of circumstance, if a team is willing to put on a defensive shift, it must be prepared to deal with the consequences of that shift. Run at will, boys.
Baseball players are babies. These are professional players and if a team is pounding you maybe you should take a look in the mirror.
By shifting, Baltimore demonstrated it thought it still had a fighting chance. Thus, Hosmer was well within his rights to try to get on by any and all means.


Happy Birthday to my beautiful daughter Jennifer!
I consider myself very lucky to have you for my daughter. You have brought so much love and joy to my life from the day you were born.
I admire your courage, your strength, your sense of humor, and most of all your spirit.
Since Father's Day is coming up soon, I thought this would be the perfect time to introduce you to mine.
My father's name is Roland Jackson. He loved hummingbirds. He had one of those feeders just outside of his window, so he could see them up close. He once found one trapped inside his van, and he carefully captured it in his hands and set it free. He marveled at it's tiny size, beauty and strength.
He was born during the depression and had a very hard childhood. He never knew his father, went to bed many nights hungry, lived in a one room shack with eight brothers and sisters, witnessed his older sister, his best friend and protector, get killed when he was only nine years old, had his face almost burned off at the age of 14, spent several years in reform school as a teenager, endured three years in Moundsville Penitentiary, for a crime he didn't commit, all before the age of 21.
My father turned his life around, a few years after being released from prison, got married, started a family, and owned and operated his own business.
Dad, Mom, my brother and me at J & D Grocery.
My father was a loving man, and would give just about anything he had, to anyone who needed it. He believed in the power of prayer and would receive calls all hours of the day and night, to come pray for someone who was sick, or down and out. He spent many weekends going to the jails and prisons, to spread hope, love and prayer with the inmates, or anyone else who might need it.
I, of course, was Daddy's little girl, and loved him very much.
He suffered a stroke, and we were told he was passing in February 2006. I thought my heart would break.
I believe, that even though the physical body may pass on, our spirit is still here. This gave me the strength I needed to say goodbye.
As my father lay there unconscious, I whispered in his ear, how much I loved him, how blessed I had been to be his daughter, and how proud I was of him.
I told him that I believed he would still be able to communicate with me after he passed over, and to send me the sign of a hummingbird, as proof.
I wasn't sure if he even heard me or not, but I trusted, that he did.
Three days later we buried my father, and on the way to the cemetery, I looked at the snow covered ground and thought there was no way I would be seeing a hummingbird that day. I asked him for one anyway. Dad, if you can still hear me, send me the sign.
A few hours later, my Sweetie, in an effort to comfort me and take my mind off things, suggested we watch something.
We had been watching the 1970's Kung Fu series starring David Carradine, so we decided to watch our next episode.
"Never assume that because a man has no eyes, he cannot see."
As the show began, the camera zoomed in up close on a hummingbird and just held there. The camera held there so long, that my Sweetie said, "what's up with the hummingbird?"
It's my Dad! I exclaimed, and started to cry. He's sending me the sign! He can hear me, he's still here!
I had to explain this to my Sweetie, because I hadn't told anyone, just my Dad.
Since then, there have many times my Dad has answered me, and sent me the sign of the hummingbird. I'll share more of them in future posts.
In the meantime, I send my Dad, all my love. Happy Father's Day, every day.
Do parallel universes or alternative realities exist? Can we access them?
Several year ago, I had the urge for a refreshing glass of Coca-Cola.
As I passed by the local convenient mart, I noticed a big sign that offered two 2 litres of Coca-Cola for $2. (Yes, the good old days. Actually, not that long ago).
Just what I wanted, so I pulled into the parking lot.
Since I am caffeine free and sugar free, make mine a caffeine free, diet Coke.
When I got into the store, I headed straight for the sodas, and the shelf was empty.
After looking around for a few minutes, I went up to the cashier and asked if they had any of the caffeine free Diet Coke 2 litres left.
"Sorry, we are all sold out", she said.
As I stood there looking around, I suddenly had the thought, that everything I could possibly want, including a 2 litre bottle of cola, exists, right here, right now.
As I turned to exit the store, standing right beside the counter, was a huge, six foot high display, of nothing but caffeine free, Diet Coke, 2 litres.
"Oh, you do have it, right here it is!", I exclaimed as I pulled two bottles off the shelf and sat them on the counter.
The cashier, stood there in amazement, and said, "Were those there before? I've been working here all day and I never saw that display standing there. I'm telling you, we are sold out. We don't have any. I mean, we didn't have any. I can't believe I never noticed that huge display! Was it here before?"
I left the cashier standing there looking puzzled, got into my car and headed home with my two sodas.
I also wondered. Did that display of cola just appear in my reality because I wanted it to?
As I have read more about parallel universes, alternate realities, and quantum jumping, I now believe I shifted into a reality where what I wanted existed.
Instead of just having the world on a string, we have worlds at our fingertips.
Have you ever had an alternate reality experience?


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Дело Антона Салонена () — российско-финский международный инцидент, произошедший в результате действий финской службы по защите детей в отношении несовершеннолетнего Антона Салонена и лишения прав опеки над сыном гражданки России и Финляндии Риммы Салонен.

Антон Салонен (род. 3.10.2003), обладающий гражданствами России и Финляндии (см. Множественное гражданство), был вовлечён в международный юридический спор об опеке над ним со стороны его родителей. Рождённый в Финляндии, он был вывезен в 2008 году своей русско-эстонской матерью на территорию России и в свою очередь в апреле 2009 года изъят у матери финским отцом и в багажнике дипломатической машины, принадлежащей Генеральному консульству Финляндии в Санкт-Петербурге, вывезен в Финляндию. Данный инцидент вызвал дипломатический скандал между Финляндией и Россией. Финский дипломат, который контрабандно вывез ребёнка в Финляндию, был объявлен в России персоной нон грата и выдворен из страны. У Антона имеется старший 19-летний брат от первого брака его матери, он проживает в Финляндии.

Решением суда, матери разрешено встречаться с сыном один раз в неделю в присутствии социальных работников.

История
Отец мальчика Пааво Салонен (гражданин Финляндии) и мать Римма Салонен (русская из Эстонии) познакомились в 1994 году в Таллине (Эстония) и заключили брак в 1997 году. В 2002 году пара на законных основаниях подала на развод, который был оформлен 13 января 2003 года, однако разведённые супруги продолжали проживать совместно до 2005 года. 3 октября 2003 года, когда родители были уже разведены, у них родился сын Антон.

Согласно законодательству Финляндии, по факту рождения от русской матери, Антон имел право на получение гражданства России, но в тот период гражданство оформлено не было, и ребёнок получил гражданство Финляндии на основании признания факта отцовства. Мать Антона получила гражданство Финляндии через натурализацию после рождения ребёнка. После развода, родители имели право совместной опеки над ребёнком.

Вывоз ребёнка в Россию
5 марта 2008 года мать Антона вывезла ребёнка в Россию без получения формального разрешения от отца (при этом старший сын Риммы остался в Финляндии). Посольство России в Финляндии оказало Римме Салонен поддержку в получении визы, при этом предполагается, что данные от отца ребёнка могли быть подделаны.

65-летний отец ребёнка Пааво Салонен обвинил в причастности к похищению ребёнка Русскую православную церковь, указав на Общество преп. Серафима Саровского (), в котором состояла Римма Салонен, как на секту, действующую на территории Финляндии. Суд низшей инстанции города Тампере выдал постановление на арест Риммы Салонен по подозрению в похищении ребёнка. Данное правило действовало лишь на территории Европейского Союза, так как России на тот период не ратифицировала . Суд низшей инстанции города Тампере также передал единоличное право опеки над ребёнком отцу.

В интервью каналу MTV3 Римма Салонен заявила, что хотела, но не осмелилась вернуться в Финляндию, когда услышала, что обвиняется в похищении ребёнка.

В России Антон получил гражданство России на основании данных, предоставленных матерью, несмотря на просроченные сроки для подачи заявления и всего через несколько дней после подачи заявления, хотя на основании данных газеты Uusi Suomi получение гражданства России обычно по закону Российской Федерации исчисляется месяцами.

Вывоз ребёнка в Финляндию
После обнаружения Риммы Салонен и её сына в городе Балахне близ Нижнего Новгорода, отец ребёнка инициировал судебное разбирательство в России с целью взятия под стражу матери и ликвидации российского гражданства ребёнка. 20 ноября 2008 года суд Балахны постановил ликвидировать российское гражданство ребёнка на основании того, что его матерью была предоставлена неверная информация. 17 марта 2009 года судебная коллегия по гражданским делам Нижегородского областного суда оставила это решение в силе. После решения суда, отец ребёнка приехал в Россию, чтобы забрать сына в Финляндию.

Российская онлайн газета Grani.ru утверждает, что 12 апреля 2009 года Антон был насильственно изъят у своей матери около их дома на улице Рязанова. В пресс-службе Следственного комитета России утверждается, что 12 апреля 2009 года отец, действуя в сговоре с неустановленными лицами, напал на мать и завладел ребёнком.. Хотя российское законодательство не предусматривает задержание иностранных граждан, 14 апреля 2009 года на российско-финской границе отец и сын Салонен были остановлены российскими пограничниками. В одном из заявлений Салонен утверждал, что на границе он с ребёнком был остановлен без всяких объяснений, однако интернет-издание Фонтанка.ру со ссылкой на интервью Салонена газете Ilta Sanomat утверждает, что в это время они ожидали приезда следователя из Выборга, имевшего на руках заявление от матери ребёнка о похищении у неё сына. Как утверждается в Grani.ru отец с сыном, перед тем как покинуть Россию, проживали в квартире для сотрудников Генерального консульства Финляндии в Санкт-Петербурге.

Через полмесяца российскими властями было аннулировано решение Нижегородского суда и постановлением от 7 мая 2009 года Антону Салонену было вновь восстановлено российское гражданство. 8 мая 2009 года в закрытом багажнике дипломатической машины сотрудника финского консульства в Санкт-Петербурге Симо Пиетиляйнена () Антон Салонен вместе с отцом, чья виза окончилась, и в новой было отказано, был вывезен в Финляндию.

Работающий в настоящее время юристом Симо Пиетиляйнен в своей статье газете Helsingin Sanomat от 31 октября 2012 года оправдывает свои действия трёхлетней давности тем, что предпринимал усилия исключительно с целью защиты прав ребёнка в условиях, когда Российский МИД, действуя по указанию ФСБ России, препятствовал выезду из России Антона и его отца. По мнения Симо Пиетиляйнена, «досада ФСБ, возможно, происходила от того, что против них действовали их же приёмами: КГБ в своё время вывез из Хельсинки в СССР в багажнике дипломатической машины Стига Берглинга, приговорённого в Швеции за шпионаж в пользу СССР».
28 декабря 2012 года суд города Вантаа признал обоснованность претензий Риммы Салонен к действиям Симо Пиетиляйнена.

Дипломатический конфликт
14 мая 2009 года история стала достоянием гласности благодаря публикации в финской газете  и вызвала дипломатический конфликт между Россией и Финляндией. Министр иностранных дел России Сергей Лавров связался со своим коллегой в Финляндии Александром Стуббом и выразил свой протест, с требованием предоставления разъяснений..

За этим последовала официальная жалоба со стороны России, в которой Министерство иностранных дел Российской Федерации обвинило Финляндию в вопиющем нарушении Венской конвенции о дипломатических сношениях, по которой дипломаты должны строго соблюдать законы страны пребывания. Вслед за жалобой 20 мая последовала формальная дипломатическая нота. Финский дипломат Симо Пиетиляйнен, который осуществил вывоз ребёнка из России, был уволен из Генерального консульства Финляндии в Санкт-Петербурге и объявлен в России персоной нон грата.

К инциденту оказалась привлечённой президент Финляндии Тарья Халонен, которая не поддержала действия финского дипломата, в то время как в поддержку действий Симо Пиетиляйнена высказался министр иностранных дел Финляндии Александр Стубб Вместе с тем, президент Тарья Халонен, министр иностранных дел Александр Стубб и премьер-министр Матти Ванханен отрицали какую-либо причастность к инциденту.

Реакция на конфликт
Инцидент широко и однобоко освещался в средствах массовой информации России и скупо комментировался в Финляндии (закон запрещает предавать гласности конфиденциальную информацию), некоторые финские комментаторы оценивали его как войну медиа. Русскоязычные СМИ оценили произошедшее как негативное явление в российско-финских (очевидно государственных) отношениях. Случай с Антоном Салоненом сравнивался с делом Элизы Андре (Eliza André).

Следственным комитетом прокуратуры России было возбуждено уголовное дело по статье 126 Уголовного кодекса России в отношении отца Антона Салонена по подозрению «в преднамеренном похищении человека организованной группой».

Судебное разбирательство в Финляндии
Мать Антона Римма Салонен вернулась в Финляндию 1 августа 2009 года и была арестована в аэропорту города Тампере. Финский суд, рассмотрев дело, постановил освободить подозреваемую, но взял с неё подписку о невыезде на 60 суток. Финский правозащитник Йохан Бекман подверг критике действия финских властей, обещавших не арестовывать Римму Салонен. Также Бекман выступил в качестве одного из адвокатов матери Антона Салонен, при официальном адвокате Хейкки Лампела (Heikki Lampela) в Финляндии и Дмитрии Глазове в России. Финские медиа активно публиковали претензии обвинения Риммы Салонен.

Инцидент был в числе самых обсуждаемых на российском телевидении. Среди главных виновников фигурировали отец ребёнка и финский дипломат, а Йохан Бекман фигурировал в качестве основного эксперта. Многие сведения не подвергались критическому анализу в связи с чем позднее Йохан Бекман принёс извинения.

Министерство иностранных дел России дало негативные комментарии и высказалось, что инцидент осложнил российско-финские отношения.

По мнению финского эксперта по России Илмари Сусилуото (Ilmari Susiluoto), дело Антона Салонена является частью пропагандистской компании Кремля, считающего, что Финляндия имеет слишком положительный имидж среди россиян, что в свою очередь не укладывается в общую концепцию «агрессивного внешнего мира», проводимого российским руководством. То же самое мнение выразил дипломат, участвовавший в вывозе ребёнка из России.

13 октября 2009 года уездным судом низшей инстанции города Тампере Римма Салонен была признана виновной в похищении ребёнка и осуждена условно на 1,5 года лишения свободы, а также выплате 20 тысяч евро за моральный ущерб, нанесённый ребёнку, и 4800 евро за материальные издержки экс-супруга Пааво Салонена. 28 октября 2010 года Надворный суд второй инстанции в Турку подтвердил вердикт суда низшей инстанции на условное осуждение, но снизил выплату компенсации за моральный ущерб с 20 до 10 тысяч евро. Суд также обязал Римму Салонен выплатить 7500 евро на оплату юридических услуг для Антона и Пааво Салонен.

Последствия
В настоящее время (2012) Антон проживает со своим отцом Пааво Салоненом в Кокемяки.

18 мая 2010 года Уполномоченный при президенте России по правам ребёнка Павел Астахов, имея на руках документы социальных служб города Кокемяки, запрещающих Антону Салонен разговаривать со своей матерью по-русски, а также, сведения от Йохана Бекмана, что ребёнку запрещают молиться, креститься и носить крест, обратился к Президенту Финляндии с отдельным обращением. Российские СМИ сделали заявления в этой связи со ссылкой на Антифашистский комитет Финляндии.

В марте 2011 года Римма Салонен заявила о своём участии в Парламентских выборах по списку от Рабочей партии и как представитель от Антифашистского комитета Финляндии. В ходе выборов она набрала 16 голосов.

1 октября 2011 года Россия присоединилась к .

В январе 2012 года Римма Салонен объявляла голодовку, выйдя на одиночный пикет к зданию суда Тампере, в знак протеста на лишение её права опекунства над сыном.

12 мая 2012 года Римма Салонен обжаловала вердикт уездного суда Сатакунта, в надворном суде города Вааса. 15 июня 2012 года решением суда второй инстанции (надворного суда города Ваасы), Антон Салонен и впредь будет жить с отцом, который признан единственным опекуном ребёнка. Мать Антона подала апелляцию на решение надворного суда в Верховный суд. Верховный суд в июле 2013 года отказал Римме Салонен в её требованиях, ребёнок оставлен с отцом.

16 октября 2014 года Уездный суд города Вантаа приговорил экс-дипломата Симо Пиетиляйнена, тайно провозившего из России в Финляндию в багажнике дипломатической машины шестилетнего Антона Салонена, к штрафу за превышение служебных полномочий. Размер штрафа составил ~ 4 тысячи евро (вердикт может быть оспорен).

См. также
 Ювенальная юстиция в Финляндии
 Ювенальная юстиция в Российской Федерации

Примечания

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 Пятилетний мальчик может поссорить Москву и Хельсинки
 СКП РФ возбудил дело против финна, похитившего Антона Салонена
 Спор родителей Антона Салонена нанесёт ущерб российско-финляндским отношениям, считает глава МИД Финляндии
 Выкрасть ребёнка финскому отцу помог вице-консул страны в Петербурге!
 «Похищенного» ребёнка никто не похищал?
 Стало известно имя финского дипломата, вывезшего в багажнике русского мальчика

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NASA starts designing the next-generation space observatory
NASA has developed a plan to create a large space observatory of the next generation, which will replace the current telescopes. The announcement was made at the sessions of the recently held 241st meeting of the American Astronomical Society.
NASA's New Large Telescope Project
In December 2021, the National Research Council (NRC) at the National Academies of Sciences of the USA published a decade-long review in the field of astrophysics. This document defines the priority areas of activity for the coming years and ranks the projects of space missions and observatories according to the degree of importance. The proposals that have taken the highest places, as a rule, receive the green light and are implemented in the future.
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The authors of the review advised NASA to combine two concepts of promising space observatories under the names LUVOIR and HabEx into a single project. The result of this merger should be a new flagship telescope with a 6.5-meter mirror capable of conducting observations in the visible, ultraviolet and near infrared spectrum. The project was provisionally named Habitable Worlds Observatory.
The Aerospace Administration accepted this recommendation by initiating the GOMAP (Great Observatory Technology Maturation Program) program. At the meeting of the American Astronomical Society held in January, NASA representatives spoke about the progress of its implementation.
Timeline for the construction of the new NASA telescope
The GOMAP program is divided into three main stages. At the moment, its first stage is close to completion. It was largely organizational. Its purpose was to develop a plan and policy for the entire program. The second stage of GOMAP will last until fiscal year 2024. It will be devoted to a more detailed study of the Habitable Worlds Observatory project and the definition of its main scientific goals, which will include both the search for habitable exoplanets and other tasks in the field of astrophysics. The implementation of the third stage will continue until 2028. It will be devoted to the preparation for the direct construction of the telescope.
At the moment, the launch of Habitable Worlds Observatory is provisionally scheduled for the early 2040s. It will be followed by two other large NASA observatories designed for observations in the far infrared and X-ray ranges. Their launch is expected in 2047 and 2051.
However, many scientists believe that this is too long and urge to accelerate the construction of telescopes. An alternative forecast published during a meeting of participants of the astronomical community showed that with an increase in NASA's budget for astrophysics from the current 1.5 billion to 2.5 billion by the end of the 2020s, it would allow the launch of the Habitable Worlds Observatory in 2035, and the next two telescopes in 2040 and 2045.
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Dr. Benjamin F. Speller, Jr., Dean of the School of Library and Information Sciences at North Carolina Central University in Durham, received the 1998 Ruth Coltrane Cannon Award, the state's most prestigious preservation award. Speller's contributions to historic preservation are many, including the renovation of Durham's Historic St. Joseph's AME Church and establishing the African-American Resources Collection at North Carolina Central University, which includes over half a million manuscripts, oral histories, and videos.
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The L. Vincent Lowe, Jr., Business Award is the highest preservation award given to a state business for promoting protection of architectural resources in the state. The Mast General Store received the 1998 award. The store, located in Watauga County between Vilas and Banner Elk, was built in the 1880s and is one of the last of its kind. In 1973, it was included on the National Register of Historic Places.
Although architect James F. Post did most of the planning, family sources indicate inspiration for the design of the Bellamy Mansion came from Dr. John D. Bellamy's eldest daughter, Mary Elizabeth. The home was built in 1859-61. Mary also had input in furniture and fabric selections and created a number of oil paintings for the walls. Forced to flee Wilmington during the Civil War and the Union occupation, the family was able to enjoy their home only after the Yankees went home.
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Hummer Transp., Inc. v. Spoa-Harty
Posted on January 31, 2011 Author Categories Volume 13, Edition 12, cases
Court of Appeals of Indiana.
HUMMER TRANSPORTATION, INC. and 1039012 Ontario, Inc., Appellants-Defendants,
Kimberly SPOA-HARTY and Jesse Harty, Appellees-Plaintiffs.
No. 64A04-1002-CT-72.
MEMORANDUM DECISION-NOT FOR PUBLICATION
FRIEDLANDER, Judge.
Hummer Transportation, Inc. (Hummer) and 1039012 Ontario, Inc. (Ontario) appeal from a jury verdict and judgment on the issue of damages in favor of Kimberly Spoa-Harty (Kim) and Jesse Harty (collectively, the Plaintiffs) in a personal injury action initiated against Hummer, Ontario, and others. Hummer and Ontario raise the following restated issues for our review:
1. Did the trial court abuse its discretion by entering a default judgment on the issue of liability against Hummer and Ontario as a discovery sanction?
2. Did the trial court abuse its discretion by disallowing the admission of medical records at the trial on damages?
3. Did the trial court abuse its discretion by the manner in which it ruled on various statements of Plaintiffs' counsel made during closing argument?
We affirm.
On February 17, 2006, Inderjeet Sekhon (Sekhon) was operating a tractor-trailer westbound on I-94 in Portage, Indiana, when his truck collided with Kim's Chrysler Sebring, in which she was also travelling westbound. The Plaintiffs filed a complaint against Hummer, Ontario, and others for the personal injuries Kim sustained as a result of the collision. The Plaintiffs alleged that Sekhon was operating the tractor-trailer on behalf of Hummer and Ontario at the time of the collision and that they were vicariously liable for Sekhon's negligence. The Plaintiffs also alleged that Hummer and Ontario were negligent in failing to exercise reasonable care in the inspection, maintenance, and repair of the tractor-trailer and in the hiring, training, retention, and supervision of Sekhon, their driver. Hummer and Ontario denied negligence in their answer to the complaint and asserted numerous affirmative defenses.
On November 5, 2007, the Plaintiffs filed a motion to default Hummer and Ontario on the issue of liability as a sanction for alleged non-compliance with discovery. Hummer and Ontario responded to the motion thirty days after the date the response was due. Nonetheless, a hearing was held, the trial court took the matter under advisement, and ultimately granted the motion to default Hummer and Ontario on the issue of liability as a sanction for their non-compliance with discovery. Hummer and Ontario moved to have the default judgments set aside. After a hearing on the matter, the trial court denied the motion.
A jury trial was scheduled on the issue of damages only and all other defendants were voluntarily dismissed. Ultimately, the jury entered a verdict in favor of Kim in the amount of $4,270,000 and for her husband in the amount of $950,000, and the trial court entered judgment on the verdicts. Hummer and Ontario filed a motion to correct error, which was deemed denied by operation of Ind. Trial Rule 53.3. Hummer and Ontario now appeal. Additional facts will be supplied.
Hummer and Ontario claim that the trial court abused its discretion by granting the Plaintiffs' request for a default judgment on the issue of liability against Hummer and Ontario as a discovery sanction.
On November 22, 2006, the Plaintiffs had given Hummer notice of an Ind. Trial Rule 30(B)(6) deposition of Hummer scheduled for January 18, 2007, and served interrogatories and a request for production on Hummer. Hummer did not respond to the discovery requests and continued its deposition. The Plaintiffs gave Hummer a second notice of deposition on November 7, 2007, and Hummer again continued the deposition. The Plaintiffs then requested dates for Hummer's deposition, but Hummer failed to provide the information. The Plaintiffs sent correspondence to Hummer's counsel asking for responses to their discovery requests, noting Hummer's refusal to appear for deposition, and advising Hummer that the Plaintiffs would seek court intervention if Hummer again failed to cooperate.
Ind. Trial Rule 30(B)(6) provides in relevant part as follows:
A party may in his notice name as the deponent an organization, including without limitation a governmental organization, or a partnership and designate with reasonable particularity the matters on which examination is requested. The organization so named shall designate one or more officers, directors, or managing agents, executive officers, or other persons duly authorized and consenting to testify on its behalf.
Hummer failed to answer the outstanding discovery requests and did not appear for deposition. Instead, Hummer's counsel claimed that Hummer was no longer in business and that it had no involvement with the cargo being carried at the time of the accident.
Ontario was the legal name of the corporation, which did business as Hummer Transportation, and was located in Canada. Ontario had interstate motor carrier authority in both Canada and the United States and was in the business of transporting freight. Ontario leased its tractor trailers from GE Canada Equipment Finance. Hummer is a California corporation in the business of transporting freight and leased tractor trailers from Ontario. Hummer and Ontario shared the profits on the loads being transported.
The Plaintiffs scheduled Ontario's T.R. 30(B)(6) deposition for August 23, 2007 in Canada and identified 36 areas of inquiry. Prior to the deposition, the Plaintiffs asked who would be produced as Ontario's T.R. 30(B)(6) corporate representatives. They were advised that Ontario would be appearing by Amrik Bal, Rajneesh Walia, and Sartaj Johel. The depositions began as planned, but only Bal appeared. Throughout his testimony Bal denied having knowledge of various matters previously identified in the deposition notice and claimed that Walia and Johel were the individuals who knew the answers to the questions. In particular, Bal testified that Walia had knowledge of whether Ontario's operating authority had been revoked, Walia and Johel were knowledgeable about safety matters, and that Walia hired and fired drivers such as Sekhon. Bal further testified that Walia handled Ontario's accident register and safety training. Walia or Johel were identified as having information about maintenance records for the tractor-trailer involved in the crash. Neither Walia or Johel were produced for deposition. The safety manual that the Plaintiffs had requested prior to the deposition was produced later on September 17, 2007.
Johel, who was the chief financial officer and corporate secretary for Hummer and was the safety director for Ontario, terminated his employment with Ontario days before the deposition was to take place. Ontario indicated in its response to the motion for default judgment that Ontario out-sourced its safety and driver training to a business organization known as Trux Solutions. Although designated by Ontario as one of their T.R. 30(B)(6) corporate representatives, Ontario later argued that Walia was an employee of Trux Solutions, and thus was beyond Ontario's control for purposes of producing him for deposition.
At the hearing on the Plaintiffs' motion for default judgment, counsel for Hummer argued that default was inappropriate as a sanction because Hummer was no longer in existence. Records from the California Secretary of State reflected that Hummer was in fact in existence, and an active corporation operated by Anil Kumar, the individual with whom Bal entered into a lease agreement for the use of Ontario's tractor-trailers. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration had revoked the motor carrier registration and authority of Hummer involuntarily on October 2, 2006. Thus, counsel for Hummer argued that the revocation of the motor carrier registration and authority in effect rendered Hummer non-existent.
Ontario argued that default was inappropriate because it had supplied a corporate representative for deposition and the other designated representatives were no longer under its authority or control for purposes of producing them for deposition.
After taking the matter under advisement, the trial court granted the Plaintiffs' motion for default judgment on the issue of liability as to Hummer and Ontario. This ruling was unsuccessfully challenged in a motion to set aside the default judgments and is challenged now on appeal.
"[A] trial court enjoys broad discretion in determining the appropriate sanctions for a party's failure to comply with discovery orders." Smith v. Smith, 854 N.E.2d 1, 4 (Ind.Ct.App.2006). An abuse of discretion occurs when the trial court's decision is against the logic and natural inferences to be drawn from the facts of the case. Smith v. Smith, 854 N.E.2d 1. Because of the fact-sensitive nature of discovery issues, a trial court's ruling is given a strong presumption of correctness. Id. "Absent clear error and resulting prejudice, the trial court's determinations with respect to violations and sanctions should not be overturned." Id. at 4-5.
A trial court may impose various sanctions for discovery violations, including an award of costs and attorney fees, exclusion of evidence, dismissing the action, or rendering a judgment by default. Nwannunu v. Weichman & Associates, P.C., 770 N.E.2d 871 (Ind.Ct.App.2002) (citing Ind. Trial Rule 37(B)(2)). A trial court is not required to impose lesser sanctions before applying the ultimate sanction of dismissal or default judgment. Id.
The rules of discovery are designed to "allow a liberal discovery process, the purposes of which are to provide parties with information essential to litigation of the issues, to eliminate surprise, and to promote settlement." Hatfield v. Edward J. DeBartolo Corp., 676 N.E.2d 395, 399 (Ind.Ct.App.1997). Although discovery is intended to require "little, if any, supervision or assistance by the trial court," when the goals of this system break down, Ind. Trial Rule 37 provides the trial court with tools to enforce compliance. Id. T.R. 37(B)(2) permits a trial court to sanction litigants for their failure to comply with discovery orders. The rule provides, in pertinent part, as follows:
If a party or an officer, director, or managing agent of a party or an organization … fails to obey an order to provide or permit discovery, including an order made under subdivision (A) of this rule or Rule 35, the court in which the action is pending may make such orders in regard to the failure as are just, and among others the following:
(c) An order striking out pleadings or parts thereof, or staying further proceedings until the order is obeyed, or dismissing the action or proceeding or any part thereof, or rendering a judgment by default against the disobedient party.
Here, Hummer and Ontario argued that they should not be sanctioned for noncompliance with discovery because they had done all they could under the circumstances. Neither entity requested additional time in which to comply with the discovery requests in lieu of default on the issue of liability. Faced with the history of the discovery process in this situation and Hummer and Ontario's insistence that they had complied to the best of their ability, the trial court was left with little choice but to find that the sanction of default was necessary. Hummer and Ontario had answered the complaint and asserted affirmative defenses, but had not provided the Plaintiffs with information essential to litigation of the issues.
While we have acknowledged that the opportunity to be heard in court is a litigant's most precious right, one that should be only sparingly denied, we also have acknowledged that we will not condone a disregard for a trial court's orders. Prime Mort. USA, Inc. v. Nichols, 885 N.E.2d 628 (Ind.Ct.App.2008). The only limitation on the trial court's use of discretion in discovery sanction determinations is that the sanction must be just. Id. Hummer and Ontario note that when this court is called upon to consider whether the sanction is just, we routinely consider whether a party has received a prior warning that lack of compliance could result in a dismissal.
It is undisputed that Hummer did not provide a T.R. 30(B)(6) corporate representative for deposition. Ontario provided a T.R. 30(B)(6) corporate representative for deposition, but that representative was unprepared to answer questions in many of the designated areas of inquiry. The Plaintiffs repeatedly sought discovery from Hummer and Ontario before notifying their counsel that the Plaintiffs would seek the intervention of the trial court. Under these circumstances we find that the entry of default judgments against Hummer and Ontario on the issue of liability was just, and that the trial court did not abuse its discretion.
Hummer and Ontario argue that the trial court erred by disallowing the admission of medical records pertaining to Kim's injuries during the jury trial on the issue of damages. Hummer and Ontario argue that a proper foundation was laid for the records and that a foundation was laid for the experts who would have used the records during their testimony. In addition, they contend that the medical records should have been admitted as a sanction for the Plaintiffs' counsel's conduct for allegedly informing the record custodians of the healthcare providers subpoenaed by Hummer and Ontario that Hummer and Ontario were withdrawing their subpoenas and there was no need for those witnesses to appear for trial.
In particular, and after the close of cross-examination in each instance, Hummer and Ontario sought to admit the medical records generated by Plaintiffs' witnesses, Dr. Mary Zemansky, a clinical psychologist, Dr. Rupesh Shah, an internal medicine physician, and Dr. Gene Fedor, an orthopedic surgeon, all of whom treated Kim. Additionally, Hummer and Ontario sought to introduce as an exhibit two binders containing Kim's medical records, and affidavits from the custodians of those records verifying their authenticity. There was no witness present to lay the foundation for the admission of the two binders.
The admissibility of evidence is within the sound discretion of the trial court. Curley v. State, 777 N.E.2d 58 (Ind.Ct.App.2002). We will reverse a trial court's decision on the admissibility of evidence upon a showing of an abuse of that discretion. Id. An abuse of discretion may occur if the trial court's decision is clearly against the logic and effect of the facts and circumstances before the court, or if the court has misinterpreted the law. Id. In the present case, the trial court denied the admission of the evidence.
In Schloot v. Guinevere Real Estate Corp., 697 N.E.2d 1273, 1277 (Ind.Ct.App.1998), a pan el of this court made the following observation:
Evid. R. 803(6) provides that a memorandum, report, record or data compilation of acts, events, conditions, opinions or diagnoses, made at or near the time by, or from information transmitted by, a person with knowledge, if kept in the course of regularly conducted business activity (unless a lack of trustworthiness is indicated) are not excluded by the hearsay rule. That is quite different from saying that such records are per se admissible.
The difference arises from the fact that such records must also be otherwise admissible. In other words, hospital records may not be excluded as hearsay simply because they include opinions or diagnoses. But, and it is a substantial but, for medical opinions and diagnoses to be admitted into evidence, they must meet the requirements for expert opinions set forth in Evid. R. 702. Furthermore, as the court explained in Fendley v. Ford, 458 N.E .2d 1167, 1171 n. 3 (Ind.Ct.App.1984) expressions of opinion within medical or hospital records historically have not been admissible under the business records exception because their accuracy cannot be evaluated without the safeguard of cross-examination of the person offering the opinion. While Fendley was decided before the adoption of our Rules of Evidence, we find that its reasoning remains sound and that it continues to apply under the Rules.
Evidence Rule 702(a) provides in relevant part that
[if] scientific, technical, or other specialized knowledge will assist the trier of fact to understand the evidence or to determine a fact in issue, a witness qualified as an expert … may testify thereto in the form of an opinion or otherwise.
Here, the trial court determined that the exhibits would be confusing to the jurors.
In regard to the medical records generated by Drs. Zemansky and Shah, we note that they were asked to identify the records, but were not questioned by Hummer and Ontario about the observations, opinions, and diagnoses, contained therein. Afterwards, counsel moved to admit the records. We believe the trial court correctly observed that the doctors were identified as experts by counsel for the Plaintiffs. The problem, correctly identified by the trial court, was that the records were mostly handwritten and contained abbreviations, diagrams, and notations that were difficult to read or interpret without a witness to explain them.
Dr. Fedor was asked to identify a document described as a health history form purportedly pertaining to Kim. He was able to identify the form as one used by his office, but could not say for certain that Kim was the person who completed the form, as it was done outside his presence. The document was excluded because of foundational deficiencies and Dr. Fedor's lack of personal knowledge.
Assuming for the sake of argument that the trial court erred, a conclusion we do not reach, any error in the exclusion of the form was nonetheless harmless. Hummer and Ontario were able to question Kim thoroughly about the form during her testimony at trial. Where wrongfully excluded evidence is merely cumulative of other evidence presented, its exclusion is harmless error. Allen v. State, 787 N.E.2d 473 (Ind.Ct.App.2003). The trial court did not abuse its discretion by disallowing the evidence.
Hummer and Ontario also argue that the trial court erred by excluding the medical records contained in the two binders offered at trial. The trial court found that there was an insufficient foundation laid for their admission and that the exhibit would be confusing to the jury. There was no witness present to lay the foundation for the admission of the two binders. Hummer and Ontario simply moved to admit the evidence at trial. As previously mentioned, any number of witnesses could have been called to testify about and lay the foundation for the two-binder exhibit, but such was not the case here. We do not find an abuse of the trial court's discretion.
This does not end our discussion about the admissibility of the binders, though. Hummer and Ontario had issued subpoenas to the custodians of the medical records of the health care providers utilized by Kim. Those witnesses could have laid a foundation for the documents contained in the binders.
Prior to the trial, counsel for the Plaintiffs sent letters to those witnesses advising them that a stipulation had been reached between the parties regarding the admissibility of Kim's medical bills and insurance payments, thus obviating the need for their testimony at trial. The subpoenas sent by Hummer and Ontario also referenced testimony about Kim's medical records, however, which were not the subject of the stipulation. Only one of the subpoenaed witnesses appeared at trial after receiving the Plaintiffs' letter.
Counsel for the Plaintiffs argued that there was no prejudice to Hummer and Ontario as no witness fee had been submitted for any of the witnesses at issue, thus service of process on the witnesses was defective. See Ind. Trial Rule 45(G). Hummer and Ontario argued that although the parties had reached an agreement regarding the admissibility of medical bills and payments made, there apparently was no stipulation regarding the admissibility of the medical records themselves. When Hummer and Ontario discovered that their witnesses had been called off, they asked the trial court to admit the two-binder exhibit as a sanction against the Plaintiffs for their actions.
T.R. 45(G) provides in relevant part as follows:
Service of a subpoena upon a person named therein shall be made by delivering a copy thereof to such person who shall be required to attend outside his county of residence as provided in section (C), and by so tendering to him the fees for one day's attendance and the mileage allowed by law.
The trial court found that there was gamesmanship on the part of both sides, and declined to admit the evidence as a sanction. In fact, the trial court stated
When we left yesterday, we had a couple of things to decide. One of which was the defendants' trial binder, Exhibit I, which consisted of two volumes and it had to do with the medical records of the plaintiff. If this were a football game, I could be off-setting penalties, I suppose, but that's not the way we operate here.
[Counsel for Plaintiffs], I think your letters to the defendants' witnesses were not appropriate. I also think the defendants' tender of subpoenas without the fee was not appropriate as well. The trial binders, Defendants' Exhibit I will not be admitted.
Appellant's Appendix at 122.
We conclude that the trial court did not abuse its discretion by disallowing the evidence because of the lack of foundation and potential confusion of the jury. Likewise, we conclude that the trial court's decision to decline to admit the challenged evidence as a sanction was appropriate as it did not condone the gamesmanship that apparently was being employed by counsel for both sides.
Hummer and Ontario argue that the trial court abused its discretion by failing to remedy several alleged errors that occurred during the Plaintiffs' closing argument. Hummer and Ontario contend that these errors amount to reversible error.
As an initial matter, the Plaintiffs note that Hummer and Ontario have developed an argument here, but have failed to cite to any authority for their position that reversible error occurred. Ind. Appellate Rule 46(A)(8)(a) requires as follows:
The argument must contain the contentions of the appellant on the issues presented, supported by cogent reasoning. Each contention must be supported by citations to the authorities, statutes, and the Appendix or parts of the Record on Appeal relied on, in accordance with Rule 22.
In their reply brief, Hummer and Ontario argue against waiver contending that previous decisions of this court allow appellants "to either develop a cogent argument or cite to relevant authority," and cite this court's opinion in Kentucky Nat. Ins. Co. v. Empire Fire and Marine Ins. Co., 919 N.E.2d 565 (Ind.Ct.App .2010) in support of that statement. We disagree with Hummer and Ontario's interpretation.
In Kentucky National, where we found an issue waived, we observed that the appellant did "not develop a cogent argument or cite to any authority in support of its argument." 919 N.E.2d at 586. We cited Loomis v. Ameritech Corp., 764 N.E.2d 658 (Ind.Ct .App.2002), a case in which one of the requirements, cogent argument, was not met and resulted in waiver of the issue. Thus, where an appellant waives an argument by failing to satisfy one requirement on appeal, i.e., presenting a cogent argument, as in Loomis, then where an appellant does not satisfy either requirement on appeal, i.e., cogent reasoning and citation to authority, as in Kentucky National, the issue surely is waived. The Kentucky National court did not intend to amend the appellate rules to allow an appellant to choose the method by which to present the argument on appeal. Instead, we noted that the appellant in Kentucky National had failed in both regards.
That said, we agree that Hummer and Ontario have waived this argument for purposes of appeal. Nonetheless, we prefer to decide issues on their merits when possible, and do so here. See Kelly v.. Levandoski, 825 N.E.2d 850 (Ind.Ct.App.2005) (appellate review of merits when possible is preferable).
Hummer and Ontario argue that the Plaintiffs violated their own motion in limine which was granted by the trial court during closing argument. Prior to trial, the trial court granted the Plaintiffs' motion in limine seeking to prevent Hummer and Ontario from discussing the fact that the Plaintiffs could invest their verdict after trial. During closing argument, counsel for the Plaintiffs discussed the effects of inflation on the jury verdict, but did not mention investment of a jury verdict. Hummer and Ontario did not object to the Plaintiffs' argument.
During Hummer and Ontario's closing argument, a direct reference was made about the Plaintiffs' ability to invest the verdict. Counsel for the Plaintiffs objected to the argument and the trial court admonished the jury to disregard that aspect of the closing argument when arriving at a damages award.
An order in limine is not a final ruling on the admissibility of evidence, but is designed to prevent mention of prejudicial material to the jury. Allied Property and Cas. Ins. Co. v. Good, 919 N.E.2d 144 (Ind.Ct.App.2009). To assert error in the admission of evidence that is the subject of an order in limine, however, requires a proper contemporaneous objection whether or not the court granted an order in limine. Brown v. Terre Haute Reg. Hosp., 537 N.E.2d 54 (Ind.Ct.App.1989).
Here, there was no objection made during the Plaintiffs' closing argument about the effects of inflation when the jury considered the award of damages. Further, when reference was made by Hummer and Ontario about the subject of the order in limine, a contemporaneous objection was made, and the trial court instructed the jury to disregard that aspect of the argument. The trial court did not abuse its discretion in this regard.
Hummer and Ontario also argue that reversible error occurred when Plaintiffs' counsel made a reference to "coked up drivers in crummy equipment" when speaking of truck drivers and the trucking industry. Appellants' Appendix. at 126. Hummer and Ontario objected to the reference, but the trial court did not take any curative measures suggested by Hummer and Ontario.
A review of the record reveals that the following statements were made by counsel for the Plaintiffs prior to and immediately after the objection:
Well, remember when we first started you said that you were going to follow the law that Judge Alexa is going to give you and you were going to base your decision on the evidence. That's what you've said. Now, what does that mean ? I'm going to give you a concrete example. If one of your members were to go back there during deliberations and say, you know what, I hate these trucking companies. They send these coked up drivers in crummy equipment flying back and forth to Chicago on 94. I don't care who their case…. If one of your fellow jurors were to say that, that would be wrong. That's what I was saying. You need to gently remind them to follow the evidence, follow the law….
Id. at 125-26. Placed in context, we agree with the trial court that curative measures were not necessary. There was no abuse of discretion here.
Also during closing argument, counsel for the Plaintiffs stated the following:
You know, when we first started seemed like a long time ago. I wondered-I tried to figure out, you know, where are these people going ? They had been proven-they've been convicted of negligence. All of her doctors agree-all of her doctors agree that she has brain damage. All of her doctors agree with all of her problems. What are they going to do ? What are they going to say when they come in here ? And then when that man came from-the corporate representative came the first few days, I thought, okay, they're going to put him on and they're going to apologize and they're going to take responsibility and they're going to be right and try to come to some reasonable number-make a reasonable suggestion, a reasonable resolution.
I mean, what are they talking about ? Stipulated $123,800 and they want to come in here and say pay her, what, $19,000 or something. That's crazy. Shame on them. And shame on them for not coming in here and apologizing.
You know that's what they should have done. I thought that's what they were going to do. When they brought that man in here from Toronto, I said he's going to stand up here and say, you know what, we were wrong. We're going to be right next time. We are responsible We accept responsibility. We're sorry. How do we make this right?
Id. at 131-33.
Counsel for Hummer and Ontario requested a bench conference where they claim that they objected to the reference to an apology. Prior to trial the Plaintiffs had requested an order in limine precluding Hummer and Ontario from making any reference to a "communication of sympathy, apology or attempted benevolence unless accompanied by an admission by defendants of their negligence." Id. at 1591.
We first acknowledge that the argument of counsel is not evidence. El v. Beard, 795 N.E.2d 462 (Ind.Ct.App.2003). Yet, assuming for the sake of argument, that the trial court erred by failing to strike the argument, or by failing to admonish the jury, the error was harmless. The issue of liability had been decided because of Hummer and Ontario's discovery violations. The only issue before the jury was the issue of damages. Hummer and Ontario have failed to demonstrate how this portion of the argument of counsel improperly influenced the jury's determination of that issue. The trial court did not abuse its discretion.
MAY, J., and MATHIAS, J., concur.
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