Companies needing to extend their employees’ H-1B visa status from this year onward may face additional difficulty in doing so. United States Citizen and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently issued policy guidance instructing its officers to apply the same level of scrutiny toward renewal applications as toward initial petitions for nearly all nonimmigrant employment visa classifications,...Read More

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Kahn, Dees, Donovan & Kahn, LLP (KDDK) is pleased to announce that several KDDK attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2018 in recognition of their work in labor and employment law, labor and employment litigation, economic development law, real estate law, land use and zoning law,...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

Although often considered an afterthought, insurance requirement provisions are one of the most critical topics to be addressed in a commercial contract. A well-drafted insurance requirement provision can help a party decrease the risk associated with a particular project, or shift the consequences of that risk to another party.  Moreover, even the most stringently worded...Read More

To avoid penalties and unwanted litigation, individuals and businesses operating private septic systems may be required to apply for permits to connect to public sanitary sewer systems to comply with the Indiana Court of Appeals’ recent interpretation of Indiana Code § 36-9-23-30 in Town of Clear Lake v. Hoagland Family Limited Partnership. In Hoagland, Hoagland...Read More

Are you a supplier of goods?  Or do you purchase goods from a supplier on a regular basis?  A number of court cases recently decided lend credence to the notion that buyers and suppliers of goods should enter into long-term supply contracts as opposed to engaging in the confusing and somewhat reckless “battle of the...Read More

Businesses that sell goods and services may need to revisit their contracts following the passage of the Consumer Review Fairness Act. The Act, which was signed into law on December 14, 2016, aims to protect consumers and their rights to communicate about the goods and services they receive. Beginning on March 14, 2017, provisions in...Read More

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Kahn, Dees, Donovan & Kahn, LLP (KDDK) – an experienced full-service law firm dedicated to effectively serving the legal needs of business and individual clients since 1908 – is pleased to announce that Ryan M. Schulz has been named a partner in the firm, effective January 1, 2017.[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”1898″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″][vc_column_text]Ryan M. Schulz focuses his...Read More

Kahn, Dees, Donovan & Kahn, LLP (KDDK) has been recognized as a leading law firm in the Evansville metropolitan area for several areas of law. It was announced today that KDDK achieved Metropolitan Tier 1 rankings for Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Labor Law-Management, and Real Estate Law, and Metropolitan Tier 2 rankings...Read More

The Indiana Court of Appeals recently granted a church’s petition to rehear a breach of contract case and reaffirmed its previous ruling against a church that had failed to carry out the terms of its lease with its landlord. In Randy Faulker & Associates, Inc. and Randall W. Faulkner v. The Restoration Church, Inc., 41A01-1506-PL-706,...Read More