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Kahn, Dees, Donovan & Kahn, LLP (KDDK) is pleased to congratulate Patrick C. (Pat) Thomas for passing the State of Illinois Bar Examination.  Already licensed to practice in Indiana, Thomas will participate in swearing-in ceremony in Collinsville, Ill., on May 1, 2014. “An ever-increasing number of KDDK clients have headquarters or operations not only in Indiana,...Read More

As an attorney who specializes in health care law, I have had the privilege of representing hospitals and physicians on a daily basis throughout my legal career. I spend most days strategizing with and counseling health care clients, negotiating transactions, attempting to draft the perfect legal contracts and assisting them in complying with the many regulatory...Read More

Most doctors, dentists and other healthcare providers have patient accounts with balances of a few thousand dollars or less on which they struggle to collect payment from their patients. Providers often send demand letter after demand letter, but to no avail. Afraid of the cost and time involved in pursuing a legal remedy, including fear...Read More

Environmental legislation proposed during the 2014 Indiana Legislative Session was a shot across the bow to Indiana insureds. As originally introduced, HB1241, would have drastically impacted environmental insurance coverage in Indiana for all those holding title to real estate. The proposed legislation was an attempt to enforce the pollution exclusion clauses in Commercial General Liability policies in...Read More

In a case that may have implications on thousands of miles of former railroads that have since been converted to recreational trails, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision on March 10, 2014, in favor of the property owner and against the U.S. Government.  In Marvin M. Brandt Revocable Trust et al. v. United States,...Read More

If you are an employer who purchases background checks for employment purposes, then a new Technical Assistance Document (TAD) issued on March 10, 2014, is a must-read for you.  The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) joined together to issue informal guidance regarding the legal pitfalls employers face when making personnel...Read More

KDDK environmental law attorneys Jeffrey W. Ahlers and Kent A. Brasseale II are participating in the Illinois Oil & Gas Association (IOGA) 2014 Annual Convention & Trade Show. Both IOGA members, Ahlers is experienced in handling mineral, oil and gas, and environmental litigation matters.  Brasseale, who also holds a chemical engineering degree, routinely handles matters involving environmental law and mineral, oil and...Read More

While typically an owner impliedly warrants the information, plans and specifications it provides to a contractor†, the decisions in two recent United States Court of Federal Claims cases (see Metcalf Constr. Co. v. United States, 102 Fed. Cl. 334 (2011) (Metcalf I), and Metcalf Constr. Co. v. United States, 107 Fed. Cl. 786 (2012) (Metcalf...Read More

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida recently denied a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Regional Director’s petition for an injunction against a national transportation company because the NLRB did not demonstrate that the alleged unfair labor practices caused employee support for the Union to decline to the point where awaiting...Read More