Month

October 2012
Partner, Jake Fulcher will be speaking at the Southwestern Indiana Builders Association (SIBA) Membership Meeting on Tuesday, November 13th. Jake will address the Right to Work law.
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Indiana law requires – with limited exceptions – that patients who allege medical malpractice file their claims within two years.  Recently, the Indiana Court of Appeals issued an opinion that muddied the waters on this seemingly clear issue.  Columbus Regional Hospital v. Amburgey involved a lawsuit brought against Columbus Regional Hospital and two physicians.  After...
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In 2013, capital gains tax rates are scheduled to increase to 20%, up from the current rate of 15%.  In addition, the so-called “Medicare surtax” of 3.8% will be assessed against net investment income, which will include taxable gains on the sale of “passive” investment real estate.  Due to this anticipated increase in tax rates,...
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Recently, after a complex three-week trial involving more than a dozen different patents, over 30 allegedly infringing devices and wide-ranging claims on utility, design ownership and trade dress, a federal court jury in the lawsuit between Apple and Samsung found mostly in favor of Apple, including awarding Apple just over $1 billion in damages, while...
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The “favored nations” (most favored pricing) clause in supply agreements is employed to contractually bind product suppliers to price reduction adjustments based on the price the products are sold to other customers.  These clauses, sometimes overlooked as harmless, are often hidden in pricing adjustment or other innocuous provisions of a supply agreement. The favored nations...
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