We are very proud to announce that 23 of our attorneys have been recognized in the 2024 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America© and The Best Lawyers in America© Ones to Watch. Each year, Best Lawyers conducts an extensive peer-review process to compile a list of the best attorneys in a broad range of...Read More

Again this year, the KDDK team is honored to have multiple attorneys receive recognition from The Best Lawyers in America©. Three KDDK attorneys have been recognized as “Lawyer of the Year” in Evansville for specific practice areas including Monica Edwards, Real Estate Law; Mark Samila, Corporate Law; and Jeffrey Ahlers, Labor Law – Management. “Lawyer of...Read More

The Senate Enrolled Act No. 204 (SEA 204) was enacted last year to provide more flexibility for health care decisions traditionally contained in a Health Care Advance Directive (Advance Directive). An Advance Directive is a legal document allowing an individual (known as a “declarant”) to designate another individual as their health care representative (HCR), who in...Read More

On Tuesday, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana issued a preliminary injunction against the implementation of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) vaccine mandate for healthcare workers. This decision comes on the heels of a similar preliminary injunction issued Monday by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District...Read More

This post was updated on September 14, 2021. On September 8, 2021, President Biden issued a COVID-19 Action Plan concerning new vaccine mandates that may affect 100 million Americans. Large Private Employers and Paid Time Off to Get Vaccinated According to the Plan, the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is developing...Read More

Executive order mandating face masks in City of Evansville revoked as Indiana statewide face mask mandate takes effect.Read More

Hoosier healthcare providers and facilities a step closer to resuming normal operations with Executive Order 20-22Read More

Recent Indiana case illustrates the importance of carefully drafting reasonable non-competition and non-solicitation restrictive covenants to enhance their effectiveness and enforceability.Read More

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule on April 5, 2019, that allows Medicare Advantage (MA) plans to expand their telehealth benefits starting in plan year 2020.  The legislation allows MA plans to include “additional telehealth benefits” that surpass the benefits allowed under Original Medicare in their bids for the...Read More

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently issued a notice (Notice 2018-6) that extends the due date for furnishing required Affordable Care Act (ACA) forms to individuals and employees until March 2, 2018.  Previously, the deadline to furnish individuals with their 2017 Form 1095-B (Health Coverage) and 1095-C (Employer-Provided Health Insurance Offer and Coverage) was January...Read More