KDDK Associate Brandon T. Curl has been selected by The Best Lawyers in America© Ones to Watch for inclusion in the 2026 edition. This is Curl’s third appearance on the list, adding four litigation practice areas to his prior recognition for Insurance Law. This year, he has been recognized in the following practice areas: Commercial...Read More

KDDK Partner Monica E. Edwards has been selected by The Best Lawyers in America© for inclusion in the 2026 edition. This is her seventh consecutive year on the list, and Edwards has been named an Evansville Best Lawyer in the Environmental Law, Insurance Law, and Real Estate Law practice areas. Edwards has extensive experience in...Read More

KDDK Partner Jeffrey W. Ahlers has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America© 2026 Edition for his work in the Insurance Law and Litigation – Trusts and Estates practice areas. With a decade of recognition from The Best Lawyers in America©, Ahlers has routinely been honored across multiple litigation-related practice areas. As an experienced...Read More

The Best Lawyers in America© and The Best Lawyers in America© Ones to Watch have included 22 KDDK attorneys among their honorees. Through an extensive peer-review process, The Best Lawyers in America compiles a list of the best attorneys in a broad range of practice areas from across their region. Attorneys may be recognized as...Read More

Three KDDK attorneys have been recognized as Evansville’s “Lawyer of the Year” in their respective practice areas by The Best Lawyers in America©.  For the second time, KDDK Partner Jeffrey W. Ahlers has been named Evansville’s “Lawyer of the Year” for his work in Labor Law – Management. Jeff represents individuals, businesses, insurance companies, units...Read More

Four KDDK attorneys have been recognized as Evansville’s Ones to Watch in their respective practice areas by The Best Lawyers in America©. Joshua Trockman was recognized for his work in Trusts and Estates. Nicholas Golding received the honor for his work in both Labor and Employment Law – Management and Litigation – Labor and Employment....Read More

The United States Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit, recently decided Frankenmuth Mutual Insurance Company v. Fun F/X II, Inc. and Cao Enterprises II, LLC, permitting an insurance company to deny coverage to a policyholder based on a crucial coverage exclusion in the business owner’s insurance policy contract. The case offers an important reminder to business...Read More

Small claims litigants may recall that Governor Holcomb took similar action last year when he raised the cap from $6,000 to $8,000. Effective July 1, 2021, this amount was again increased to $10,000 across the entire state of Indiana.Read More

Commercial general liability policies regularly provide an insurance carrier with the express right to control the defense of litigation, but who selects the insured’s counsel to represent the insured in the litigation?  Not only do liability policies routinely provide a carrier to control the defense, but typically policies do not expressly grant a policyholder the...Read More

As of February 2021, more than 1,500 COVID-related business interruption lawsuits have been filed in the United States. Of those 1,500 suits, 10 have been filed in Indiana state and federal courts with no decisions having been reached on the merits of the case. As shared in our previous updates Business Insurance Coverage for COVID-19...Read More