Congratulations to Brian P. Williams, a Co-Managing Partner at Kahn, Dees, Donovan & Kahn, LLP (KDDK), who is being formally elected President of the Central Region of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) at the 2014 BSA National Annual Meeting, which is being held May 22nd and 23rd in Nashville, Tenn. Brian has made a...Read More
Security and value – win/win objectives sought by both sellers and buyers in negotiating supplier documents. Where pursuit of these objectives is sincere, one finds healthy supplier/purchaser relationships. Long-term profitability more often follows. This is rarely more apparent than in this week’s business news. Pharma leader Eli Lilly was reportedly just hit with a $6...Read More
We recently blogged in this space about a pair of Federal Claims decisions that sided with an owner and denied a design/build contractor’s (Metcalf Construction Company) $27,000,000 claim for increased construction costs. The main focus of these cases involved the duty of a design/build contractor to independently investigate soil conditions on a project. The trial...Read More
Suppliers and customers often pay little attention to the general terms and conditions of sale – the “boilerplate” – found in supply contracts and other business forms. But if a dispute arises between the parties, these terms and conditions are critical in determining your rights and a business’s liability exposure. In this FREE seminar, KDDK...Read More
When parties to a construction project find themselves in a disagreement, there are several options to resolve the dispute. These include: (1) informal settlement discussions (often with “high level” executives); (2) turning the dispute over to an “initial decision maker” (often identified in the contract as the architect, project engineer or construction manager); or (3)...Read More
According to figures released on April 24, 2014, by the United States Bankruptcy Courts, bankruptcy filings in the Southern District of Indiana, Southern District of Illinois and Western District of Kentucky were down an average of 9% during the 12-month period that ended March 31, 2014, compared to the previous 12-month period that ended March 31, 2013....Read More
Kahn, Dees, Donovan & Kahn, LLP (KDDK) is pleased to congratulate Patrick C. (Pat) Thomas for passing the State of Illinois Bar Examination. Already licensed to practice in Indiana, Thomas will participate in swearing-in ceremony in Collinsville, Ill., on May 1, 2014. “An ever-increasing number of KDDK clients have headquarters or operations not only in Indiana,...Read More
As an attorney who specializes in health care law, I have had the privilege of representing hospitals and physicians on a daily basis throughout my legal career. I spend most days strategizing with and counseling health care clients, negotiating transactions, attempting to draft the perfect legal contracts and assisting them in complying with the many regulatory...Read More
Most doctors, dentists and other healthcare providers have patient accounts with balances of a few thousand dollars or less on which they struggle to collect payment from their patients. Providers often send demand letter after demand letter, but to no avail. Afraid of the cost and time involved in pursuing a legal remedy, including fear...Read More
Environmental legislation proposed during the 2014 Indiana Legislative Session was a shot across the bow to Indiana insureds. As originally introduced, HB1241, would have drastically impacted environmental insurance coverage in Indiana for all those holding title to real estate. The proposed legislation was an attempt to enforce the pollution exclusion clauses in Commercial General Liability policies in...Read More
