Recently, the Southern District of Illinois had occasion to address what are becoming familiar requests for production of parties’ Facebook pages.  See Stallings v. City of Johnston City, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 68566 (S.D. Ill. 2014).  The dispute underscores the importance of making sure you and your attorney understand the types of available evidence on...Read More

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) established a national Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program (“HCFAC”) under the joint direction of the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”). HCFAC coordinates federal, state and local enforcement actions designed to “prevent future abuse” and to...Read More

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The National Labor Relations Board’s deadline to submit briefs in Purple Communications, Inc. is June 16, 2014, signaling the Board’s decision on whether employers must permit employees to use workplace email for purposes of union organization may not be far away. In Register Guard, a decision issued under the Bush administration in 2007, the Board...Read More

Many employers have policies that prohibit employees from using the company email system for purposes that are not work related. In 2007, in a case called Register Guard, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “the Board”) considered a challenge to such a policy on grounds that such a prohibition amounted to an infringement of the...Read More

The Spring 2014 issue of the KDDK Advantage Newsletter, which provides timely legal information on a wide range of topics of interest to KDDK clients, is now available. Click to download PDF version» Would you like to receive news and information from KDDK in the future? Sign up now! 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Read More

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

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

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

KDDK environmental law attorneys Jeffrey W. Ahlers and Kent A. Brasseale II are participating in the Illinois Oil & Gas Association (IOGA) 2014 Annual Convention & Trade Show. Both IOGA members, Ahlers is experienced in handling mineral, oil and gas, and environmental litigation matters.  Brasseale, who also holds a chemical engineering degree, routinely handles matters involving environmental law and mineral, oil and...Read More

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida recently denied a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Regional Director’s petition for an injunction against a national transportation company because the NLRB did not demonstrate that the alleged unfair labor practices caused employee support for the Union to decline to the point where awaiting...Read More