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KDDK is proud to congratulate Christy Streicher on receiving the 2015 Florence Britzius Legal Secretary Award at the Evansville Bar Association-Volunteer Lawyer Program-Legal Secretaries of Southwestern Indiana Awards Luncheon held today at the Tropicana Evansville Conference Center. The purpose of the Florence Britzius Award is to recognize the legal secretary who has shown outstanding commitment...Read More

The Spring 2015 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

In its decision handed down today, the Indiana Court of Appeals again affirmed that the common law “known loss” doctrine obviates an insurance company’s obligation to defend or indemnify its insured regarding remediation action required by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM). We frequently stress to clients the importance of performing appropriate due diligence...Read More

Kahn, Dees, Donovan & Kahn seeks to be a leader in the community, including working on economic development projects that advance our community and our state as a whole.  In our endeavors as legal counsel to municipalities, local units of government, private developers, investors, project financers, and other entities, we have found information posted on...Read More

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Yesterday afternoon (3/18/15), the National Labor Relations Board’s General Counsel, Richard F. Griffin, Jr., issued a memorandum (Memorandum GC 15-04) summarizing the Board’s position on several social media rules commonly found in employee handbooks. The GC’s memorandum addresses several specific types of employee handbook rules, including confidentiality rules, rules restricting use of company logos and...Read More

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]KDDK attorneys Steven M. Theising and Ashley R. Hollen will be featured at the Evansville-Area Human Resource Association’s March meeting, providing an anticipated 100+ EHRA members and guests with vital information through their seminar presentation of: “Labor Law and Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Update” A labor and employment law attorney with KDDK will provide updates, commentary and...Read More

The Indiana Environmental Legal Action Statute (“ELA”) gives parties the right to bring an action against a person or entity that caused or contributed to a release of hazardous substances or petroleum into the environment. When a landlord and tenant enter into a lease arrangement, environmental due diligence by each party is recommended prior to...Read More

The recent property assessment battle for big-box retail stores may turn out to be short lived. In the December 2014 case of Meijer Stores v. Marion County Assessor (available here), the Indiana Board of Tax Review (“IBTR”) ruled that big-box stores like Meijer are allowed to use vacant or abandoned big-box retail stores when using...Read More

Effective March 27, 2015, employers must administer the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) to give spouses in same-sex marriages the same ability as all spouses to fully exercise their rights under the FMLA.  This, pursuant to a Final Rule of the Department of Labor (“DOL”), amends the definition of “spouse” in the FMLA regulations,...Read More