Insights

by Kent A. Brasseale, II and Heather M. Lobermann On March 2, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (the Treasury) published a Press Release in which it announced that the Treasury will no longer enforce any fines or penalties associated with failure to comply with the required Beneficial Ownership Information Report (BOIR) under the...Read More

We are pleased to announce that 18 KDDK attorneys have been honored by Super Lawyers® across 10 different practice areas. New to the Indiana Super Lawyers list this year are attorneys Allison Comstock, Michael DiRienzo who was previously a Rising Star, Shannon Frank, Joshua Gessling, Jeffrey Helfrich, Ashley Hollen, Mark McAnulty, and Carrie Roelle. New...Read More

by Kent A. Brasseale, II and Heather M. Lobermann On February 18, 2025 the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a ruling in Smith, et.al. v. U.S. Department of the Treasury reinstating the filing requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act.  This means that BOI reporting under the CTA is again required....Read More

by G. Michael Schopmeyer, Patrick C. Thomas, and Andrew D. Wurdeman The Indiana Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeals in an opinion issued on February 11, 2025. In the opinion, Calvary Temple Church of Evansville, Inc., v. Kirsch, the Court held that the “premises liability exemption,” as statutorily enacted in a 2005, was expansive...Read More

by Kent “KAB” Brasseale, II and Heather Lobermann What Did the Government File? The federal government made several court filings last week in the two pending cases where nationwide injunctions were in place temporarily suspending CTA reporting. Unlike what many anticipated, these filings appear to indicate the federal government plans to pursue reinstatement of the...Read More

On February 6th, KDDK partners Mark Samila and Carrie Roelle were honored at the Boys & Girls Club of Evansville Annual Meeting for their service to the organization. Samila was honored with the Man/Woman & Youth Award, and Roelle was honored with the Extraordinary Service Award. Mark is a 23-year veteran of the Boys &...Read More

By Kent “KAB” Brasseale, II and Heather M. Lobermann Where Are We Now? On January 23, 2025, the United States Supreme Court granted the Department of the Treasury’s application for a stay of the nationwide injunction previously granted by a Texas federal judge in Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc. v. McHenry (which temporarily blocked enforcement...Read More

By Jake Fulcher and Nick Golding On January 27, 2025, President Donald Trump fired Jennifer Abruzzo, the pro-labor general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). During her tenure, Abruzzo pushed forward numerous employee-friendly decisions that challenged, and in some instances overturned, previously settled labor law in favor of workers. Abruzzo’s dismissal was expected...Read More

On Wednesday, January 15, 2025, the American Red Cross will hold a blood drive from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the Kahn, Dees, Donovan & Kahn Conference Center, 501 Main Street in downtown Evansville. The public is invited to schedule an appointment for the drive online at RedCrossBlood.org (use sponsor code KDDK to make...Read More