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Manufacturers routinely rely on suppliers to provide quality components to be used in the final product. Manufacturers may assume that suppliers have a legal obligation to provide components that work properly. Indeed, the law does provide for certain warranties in the sale of goods even when the parties to the transaction do not reduce their supply agreement...Read More

Landlords who do not want tenants to sell the naming rights to their buildings need to include language to this effect in the lease. This was illustrated by a case recently decided by the Indiana Court of Appeals, Murat Temple Ass’n, Inc. v. Live Nation Worldwide, Inc. Court of Appeals of Indiana 953 N.E.2d 1125...Read More

Insurance – health, product liability, worker’s compensation, property, business interruption, commercial auto, professional liability, and so on – is among the highest overhead costs for most businesses. So why does something so vital and so costly seem to receive so little attention from decision-makers? In this FREE seminar, KDDK attorneys will address the legal protections...Read More

A key area where builders leave money on the table, and often times get taken advantage of, is changes and additions to a home.  When the plans are being developed, owners believe they know exactly what they want in their home and the price, specifications, and contracts are prepared based on those desires and preferences....Read More

The question routinely comes up of whether an employer may bring a lawsuit against a third party for injuries suffered by an employee as a result of a third party’s negligent act. For example, an employee is injured in an automobile accident with a third party.  The third party is at fault for the employee’s...Read More

In April 2012, Congress passed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (“JOBS Act”).  Section 201(a)(1) of the JOBS Act directed the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) to remove the prohibition on general solicitation and general advertising for securities offered under Rule 506 of Regulation D, provided that such sales were limited to accredited investors and...Read More

The Indiana Court of Appeals has ruled that a guardian has no authority under state law to pursue a dissolution of marriage on behalf of a ward. In the decision of Tillman v. Tillman, (Ind. Ct. App., July 3, 2013, trans. pending), 2013, a guardian filed for divorce on behalf of her incapacitated father. The...Read More

Source:  Economic Development Coalition of Southwest Indiana The Economic Development Coalition of Southwest Indiana will be hosting a free workshop on Thursday, September 26, 2013, conducted by the Technical Assistance to Brownfields Program (TAB) at Kansas State University to help communities learn about Brownfield properties and how to fund successful redevelopments through different available resources....Read More

Liability insurance coverage for certain construction defects changed with the 2010 Indiana Supreme Court decision, Sheehan Construction Company, Inc., et al. v. Continental Casualty Company. In the Sheehan case, the Court reinterpreted an insurance company’s obligation to its builder-insureds under the builder’s commercial general liability policy with regard to work performed by subcontractors. Prior to this...Read More