Kahn, Dees, Donovan & Kahn, LLP, is a member of MERITAS Law Firms Worldwide, which is a leading global network of more than 7,500 attorneys at 182 independent law firms spanning 89 countries around the world.  Quentin Vaile, Meritas European Regional Director, recently issued the following guidance regarding the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and...Read More

The U.S. Senate has confirmed John Ring, an attorney at Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, by a 50-48 vote to fill the only remaining vacancy on the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). The board now consists of three Republicans and two Democrats. With a Republican majority on the board, practitioners are anticipating the overturning of...Read More

Acts of violence have become increasingly commonplace in our society.  To protect themselves from liability for such acts, landlords and property owners must understand the duty owed to tenants and invitees.  Recent changes in Indiana law have helped define when a landlord and property owner is responsible for third-party criminal attacks occurring on their premises...Read More

The Supreme Court of the United States has ruled that the whistleblower protections of the Dodd-Frank Act (the “Act”)  only apply to individuals who report problems to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Background: The Act Passed in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, the Act aims to promote the financial stability...Read More

As referenced in our prior blogs and seminars, there has been much discussion and litigation involving the scope of the “Water of the United States” definition, and the jurisdictional authority of the federal courts to hear challenges to the definition. Challenges to jurisdictional authority of governmental entities over waterways also exist on the state level...Read More

A Republican-sponsored bill circulating through the 2018 Indiana General Assembly aims to restrict local governments from regulating the development of natural resources on private property.  “Natural resources,” as defined by HB 1289, includes the extraction of mineral resources and the sale or removal of merchantable timber.  Recent amendments added to the bill last week, however,...Read More

Recently enacted changes which may affect your business regarding IRS audits of partnerships and limited liability companies (LLCs) have gone into effect for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2018.  Under the new Rules regarding partnership adjustments and audits, the IRS is no longer required to proceed against an individual partner but instead...Read More

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The latest challenge to Kentucky’s right to work law has been defeated. On January 23, 2017, a Franklin Circuit Court judge dismissed a union lawsuit challenging Kentucky’s Right to Work law, which was passed into law in 2017. Under the Kentucky Right to Work law, employers and unions are prohibited from entering into union contracts...Read More

A recent opinion from the Indiana Court of Appeals held a mother in contempt for failing to abide by the terms of a paternity decree, which provided that her child had to be vaccinated if required by her school, even though the mother had properly submitted a religious objection. The Case In In re Paternity...Read More

In a decision that could open courts up to future litigation, the United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled last week that federal district courts have jurisdiction to hear challenges to rules regarding the definition of “waters of the United States.” The Supreme Court’s decision in National Association of Manufacturers v. Department of Defense held that...Read More