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The Winter 2014 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

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]KDDK is pleased to announce that the firm’s attorneys have been recognized for outstanding legal representation in the 2014 edition of Indiana Super Lawyers® Magazine, which was released today. Rising Stars are selected annually on a state-by-state basis.  Attorneys age 40 or under or who have been practicing for 10 years or fewer can be...Read More

On February 10, 2014, the Obama administration announced that it will delay implementation of part of the Affordable Care Act’s employer mandate for a second consecutive year. The Treasury Department stated it will delay the mandate’s penalty for small businesses who employ between 50 and 99 workers for one additional year, to 2016.  Employers with...Read More

The Indiana Court of Appeals reaffirmed the exclusive remedy through the Indiana Worker’s Compensation Act (“Act”) and further distinguished the employer-employee relationship when it denied Donovan Johnson, a construction worker, from suing a subcontractor for injuries sustained at work (Donovan Johnson and Aileen Johnson v. Poindexter Transport, Inc. and Crane Service, 994 N.E. 2d 1206...Read More

With the cold temperatures and unusually high snowfall amounts, the number of slip and fall accidents on sidewalks is high in the Tri-State this year. For business owners, this may give rise to the question, “is an injury from a slip and fall my responsibility?” The answer, like most things in the law, is not...Read More

On December 13, 2013, U.S. District Court Judge John Gleeson approved a $5.7 billion settlement between Visa, MasterCard and U.S. merchants over allegations that the two companies were fixing the fees charged to merchants each time customers used their credit or debit cards.  Visa and MasterCard were also accused of preventing merchants from steering customers...Read More

Due to a recent decision by the Indiana Tax Court in Joseph and Jeanne Hutcherson v. Robin L. Ward, Hamilton County Assessor, Indiana taxpayers may petition to correct errors under Indiana Code 6-1.1-15-12 relating to their property tax assessment beyond the former three (3) year limitation period. The Indiana Tax Court itself noted that its...Read More

If you own a company that provides cell phones and/or tablets to its employees, take note:  text messages of your employees are subject to litigation hold notices, too, just like email, files on your computers, and physical files. As was made abundantly clear by the Southern District of Illinois in its recent, lengthy opinion in...Read More

The NLRB recently announced that it will not seek Supreme Court review of two U.S. Court of Appeals decisions invalidating the NLRB’s Notice Posting Rule. The Notice Posting Rule would have required most private sector employers to post a notice in a prominent location explaining to workers their rights to join a union and bargain collectively....Read More