For businesses and/or individuals with matters pending in Federal Court, there may be an impact on scheduling matters with the Court due to the partial government shutdown.  If the party is the United States government, the impact of the shutdown will be determined by the United States Attorney office for that district.  The longer the...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

The attorney-client privilege is the oldest and possibly most important common law privilege in the American legal system.  The attorney-client privilege protects communications between a client and his or her lawyer, provided the discourse is only between privileged persons and is spoken or written in confidence for the purpose of seeking, obtaining, or providing legal...Read More

KDDK is thrilled to learn that the historic Greyhound bus terminal in downtown Evansville is going to be home to a BRU Burger Bar!  The restaurant features gourmet burgers, salads, sandwiches and craft beer.  Evansville Mayor Lloyd Winnecke and Indiana Landmarks President Marsh Davis will hold a news conference at 4:30 p.m. today to make...Read More

Eight hundred years ago on this day, June 15th, King John signed the Magna Carta which limited his own powers and set forth the rights of the people, forming the backbone of English common law. There are many links between the Magna Carta and our own U.S. Constitution. For instance, Chapter 12 of Magna Carta...Read More

Kahn, Dees, Donovan & Kahn seeks to be a leader in the community, including working on economic development projects that advance our community and our state as a whole.  In our endeavors as legal counsel to municipalities, local units of government, private developers, investors, project financers, and other entities, we have found information posted on...Read More

All of us know that Americans are spending more time with social networking.  Those aged 18 to 64 who use social networks say they spend an average of 3.2 hours per day doing so, according to new research released by Ipsos Open Thinking Exchange (OTX). The law governing providing notice of a lawsuit to individuals...Read More

If changes are needed in your farming operations for 2014, you need to give consideration to the proper deadline for notifying your farm operator. The best practice – and quite often the required practice – is to give written notice, sent via certified mail, on or before the statutory deadline in order to properly terminate...Read More

Unfortunately, incidents continue to occur at schools throughout the country.  Teachers care about their students and they care about safety.  But many law-abiding Indiana teachers with valid lifetime concealed carry permits have found themselves in legally uncertain – or at least confusing – territory.  This is because legislation passed a few years back allowing employees...Read More

Perhaps you’ve heard this phrase: “Sell the family farm.”  The Indiana legislature has just made that more likely. A common estate planning technique is for mom and dad to “leave the family farm” in separate, equal shares to their children, who can then sell their shares to another or pass them to their children.  Of...Read More